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Parasite Infection-Desperate for Help

I am desperate to find some answers. I am 26 years old and for the last year I have been living with a parasite infection.  I initially thought it was pinworms and went back and forth to the doctor several times. I was treated with mebendazole over four times.  I first was prescribed one pill then saw another doctor and was prescribed one more pill.  I had stool tests done which came up negative. But at the time I wasnt having regular bowel movements due to another medication I was taking that tends to constipate.  I knew it was a false negative and was then prescribed 3 pills of mebendazole a day for three days.  My intection stil persists. I have an appointment with a gastroenterologist coming up soon but I am desperate to know what is going on inside of my body.  I think my doctor thinks I am losing my mind because of how I describe my symptoms but I know what I am feeling and I know I am not crazy.  Some of the things that happen to me are in the eveing I will constantly feel tickling around the inside and mainly outside the anus. The tickling is not limited to that area I often teel the tickling moving through my labia and around the perineum.  The tickling I will also feel in the sides and back of my underwear and up and down my lower back and up and down my thighs.  I have put my hand over the tickling and feel slinding past my hand and flickering or like a clicking sensation.  Also I will often wake up to clicking feeling between my butt cheeks near the anus, but mostly when I have on tight restricting clothing or underwear.  I have tried to catch them with tape and I can not physically see anything but I am certain it is there and it is driving me insane.  They flick around and move very quickly I cant keep my finger on them even when I do feel them moving past my fingers. This is ruinging my life.  I have little to no sex life with my boyfriend because of this. I have tried everything to get rid of this parasite I have changed my diet, I am a very clean person also and have lately been stressing myself to be even more clean with everything in and around where I live, sleep and eat.  I have tried all kinds of natural cures, and parasite or colon cleanses and nothing is working.  If anyone can tell me what I am dealing with or can suggest what I can do it would be helpful.  I do not know what else to do I have spent so much money on trying to cure this infection. I am grossed out and stressed out.  Please anyone HELP!
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I went to my GYN recently because I'm constantly getting BV and I didnt specifically ask them to look for any markings like that although I know the BV and yeast infections are directly associated with the parasite infection. Also on my third trip to my PC for the same problem she did physically check the area and said that it was not at all irritated, not even a litte. However I do now scratch or rub the area if it does itch because I was under the impression that this was a pinworm infection I've had for the last 7-8 months and have kept very clean and not touched the area at all since its so easy to spread the infection from the eggs..
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Do you have any type of bumps or rash around the affected area? Have you gone to a GYN to inspect the area?
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