Pinworm poop will look like normal poop but will also have tiny, thin, grayish-white pieces of thread or dental floss looking worms.
These pinworms in your poop are very small and around 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch long or the size of a staple and while they can occasionally be spotted on top of your poop, it's also much more common to see the pinworms moving around your anal area at night.
Pinworms are alive and may wiggle or move slowly and if the speck does not move, it's likely just normal debris or thread form clothing and the pinworms are short, slender stands that look like cotton thread or bits of lint and can be pale white or grayish-white.
You should also check your skin right around your anus, especially 2 to 3 hours after falling asleep as the female pinworms crawl out at night to lay eggs and look closely in your underwear or on bedsheets in the morning.
The key signs of having pinworms in your poop and around your anus include intense itching around your anal or vaginal area, which gets worse at night and trouble sleeping and restlessness due to the nighttime itching.
Pinworms or threadworms are tiny, white parasites that look like small pieces of thread or staples and are also very common, especially when you have children.
Less often, the little white worms in your poop can also be segments of a tapeworm.
Common symptoms of pinworms or threadworms in your body include intense itching around your bottom or your vaginal area, which gets worse at night.
Trouble sleeping or waking up crying due to the itchiness.
Restlessness or mild stomach pain.
And seeing the tiny white worms in your poop or near your anus.
The causes of the little white worms in your poop or pinworms or threadworms are swallowing microscopic worm eggs.
And the pinworms or threadworms spread as eggs move from your fingernails or fingers to your mouth after scratching or touching contaminated objects like toys, bedding or clothes.
The pinworms and threadworm eggs can survive on indoor surfaces for up to 3 weeks.
The treatment for pinworms and threadworms include over the counter or prescription anti-parasite medicine like mebendazole or albendazole, which clears the infection.
And all people that live in the same home as the infected person must also take the pinworm or threadworm medication at the same time, even if they have no symptoms.
And you have to wash all bed sheets, pajamas and towels in hot water and clean bathroom surfaces very well.
Always wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after using the toilet and before eating and keep your fingernails trimmed short.