Molluscum contagiosum in 4 year old

[Rorymum]

Hi all, I'm just wondering if anyone has any experience of this? My daughter has developed it under her arm. It seems to be getting worse rather than better. She's had it for the best part of a year now. I've tried tea tree but it's made no difference. I'm currently breastfeeding my 3month old and wondered if breast milk might help....?! Thank you everyone

[milkjetmum]

It does get worse before it gets better if that makes sense. Dd1 who is 7 has had it for a year now. Started with 2-3, peaked at about 20 now has 4 or 5 left. All around her armpit too. They come to a head, bleed then go in our experience. All very slow.

You can bazuka them, but this was painful after the 3rd day of treatment so we just left them alone after that. Will be glad when they're gone (have had a dream her back was covered in them...)

[flumpybear]

DD has them for 2-3 years ish - we ended up picking a couple of the large ones and made them bleed so they brought on an immune response - DS only had them about 6 months, we did the same with him

[Rorymum]

Thank you it's pretty grim isn't it? I'm worrying about her being covered in them by the time she gets to school and the Dr said they could last for years :-(

[Rorymum]

Immune response?

[Maryann1975]

My dd had this and we had success with some herbal tablets. I’m struggling to remember what they were called, but will keep trying to think for you.
Worth a try with the breast milk. It’s not going to do any harm and it does work on lots of other ailments.

[Rorymum]

Thank you Maryann I'd be interested to know what helped you

[ZigZagIntoTheBlue]

Following as both my kids have this too!

[dementedpixie]

It's a virus so the body needs to mount an immune response towards it. I doubt breast milk will help but won't hurt to try it. Might have been thuja tablets you are thinking of. I have heard molludab is supposed to help (you apply it to the lesions). Dd had it for a while on her arms body and face. We tried a few treatments but It only really went away after she had some removed during an eye squint operation! They came and asked me if I wanted them to remove them while she was under anaesthetic and I said yes.

[Rorymum]

Ok, I tried Zymaderm but it made no difference. If it's viral maybe topical stuff won't help?

[Moussemoose]

My kids had them. I ignored them. After a while they went.

[dementedpixie]

I tried zymaderm and colloidal silver. Molludab is different though and I think it breaks down the lesions so might be worth trying. I think you can get it on prescription too

[EekThreek]

DD had them on her leg, just as one disappeared another one would pop up somewhere else, for about 18 months possibly even 2 years. They were ages disappearing!

One day I noticed they were gone, completely. Then she got verrucas 😒

I noticed that when we remembered to give her a vitamin chew regularly, they got better. Same seems to be true for the verrucas - could be worth a try?

[abouttimeforanotherone]

My dd1 had them for about two years, aged 3-4 right when we would have liked her to start swimming lessons. The advice was not to take her swimming until they had cleared up.
When she was nearly 5 I got fed up with waiting and took her swimming anyway in a costume that covered it all up. Within a couple of days, the spots all started to disappear, and they were totally gone within a fortnight.
I'm convinced it was the chlorine in the pool water that did the trick.

[dementedpixie]

There is no advice that says to avoid swimming with them. Just don't share towels afterwards

[Sisterthree]

There are loads of cures for molluscum but doctors are reluctant to recommend any - well that was our experience and seems to be for most on this forum. We did our own research and found some good general information here: //curemolluscumcontagiosum.com

We also tried Molluscaway and Molluscum RX which were not good at all ... I note other people have been happy with the results, and that's fine of course, but we were not. We eventested leaving some bumps without treatment next to ones we treated and they took roughly the same amount of time to go away 5 weeks or so.

We also tried other ointments and the best by far being Mollenol - //www.mollenol.com This product killed off individual bumps within a few days. Far faster than any of the others we tried.

It was hard to stop the spread of molluscum across our youngest child's body and then to our other children though mostly because we made the mistake of at first listening to our doctor who gave us no more advice than leave the bumps alone. We then tried several ointments that we slow acting.

Our conclusion is that molluscum can be controlled and beaten but you need get on top of it quickly ... hope this helps others. :D

[DrieMacs]

For 5 months I treated my 3 year old with Conzerol cream. He had it on his bottom. Initially the doc said it would take 1 year to clear on its own. I noticed it spreading so I got this cream. Individually treated each ‘pimple’ with cream and band aid to stop the spreading, which it does when it oosed. I was treating twice a day and am very happy I persisted as it worked. When the pimples formed small masses, I made sure to treat and seal so it did not spread. Hope this helps.

[DrieMacs]

Did try Mollenol but after 10 days went to Conzerol ointment which I highly recommend. It did take time as my sons spread very quickly and massed because the docs said it would clear on its own but take a year. I foolishly did not use Conzerol straight away which would have saved a lot of my sons discomfort. Go Conzerol!!!

[beresh]

sambucol (elderberry based natural remedy syrup) worked for my children and those of a number of friends.

[anothernetter]

I got this about 7 years ago. I think I caught it from a massage I had at a spa when I went on holiday to Mauritius (I'm thinking maybe the masseus didn't wash their hands between customers). I had it mostly on the tops of my shoulders, top of my arms, shoulder blades and lower back. I had these little wart like spots with a dimple in the middle. I popped a few (I no you shouldn't but I just couldn't resist the temptation). My skin on the affected areas always had a dirty greasy waxy feel to it. I tried using mild exfoliant washes on it. I got a formal diagnosis from the GP and remember feeling horrified when they told me what it was. I'd read that it can last up to two years but mine lasted much longer (I think maybe 4 years). It's completely gone now. They say you should take extra care not to pass on to other people in the house by not sharing towels etc but I didn't and my DH never caught it from me. Don't worry as annoying as it is it will go.

[elliej83]

We got something from Helios which was a herbal remedy and it cleared up in a couple of week

[RNBrie]

My three have had it. Two out of three had a small patch with looked grim but never spread too far but on my eldest it just went crazy. She had over 300 spots over the course of two years. When they started up on her hands and face we agreed to try molludab.

It did clear them but it took 6 months from start to finish as she had so many and more kept coming up. It hurt as well. She chose to keep going because she wanted them gone but I'd think twice about using molludab on a 4 year old, it was brutal.

My other two had a normal dose of it. Around 20-30 spots which lasted 12-18 months. My GP said this was entirely normal and considered average.

It will get worse before it gets better. But as long as you're in the 20-30 spots stage I'd try just to be patient and wait for it to go. They'll go red and crusty when they start to clear up.

[RNBrie]

Oh and for the record we tried all the herbal type remedies (thuja, tea tree, colloidal silver, zymaderm) before molludab. We also tried mollenol but it didn't do anything. I also tried breast milk and it made the kids laugh but did nothing for the spots!!

I've not heard of the conzerol ointment so that might be worth a try.

[Rorymum]

Thank you that's really reassuring. She's not bothered so much but it is a bit alarming when there are suddenly so many. I think I will let nature take its course and hope by the time she starts school it will have settled.

[Isadora2007]

Thuja worked for us. Even though I don’t believe in homeopathy... it was worth a try.

[Inagalaxyfaraway]

My son had this all under his chin and began to spread to his face. I tried all of the things upthread but molludab was the only thing that worked.