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Moloscum contagion

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Blossombelle1991 · 27/12/2020 06:47

My daughter whose 3 has moloscum Contagion on parts of her body. Does anyone know how I can get rid of these before they spread and get any worse? They are driving me insane and are so stubborn! Also what did they look like before they disappeared as a couple have become inflamed and look quite sore. Any help would be much appreciated thank you!

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pleasestoprainingplease · 27/12/2020 22:55

My son had this at the age 8-9 and I've never felt so helpless. He had them all over the back of his neck, his inside arm arm and all down his torso and groin area. After a year they just vanished it was dreadful at the time though. Doctors are just not bothered.

Trouble is if they're obvious others ask about them and as their contagious it's can cause problems. My son was so bothered about people not seeing them. Broke his heart.

Do all children get them? I'm wondering if my 5 year old will at some stage.

BakewellGin1 · 27/12/2020 22:59

DS had this aged 4 behind both knees...
GP wasn't concerned at all.
We tried everything and they stayed for ages then seemed to go overnight

FoxinaScarf · 27/12/2020 23:02

We squeezed a couple a d they went. I think it made the body notice them.

Drivingho · 27/12/2020 23:04

We did molludab and sudocrem and a bit of squeezing.
Sorted them in a couple of weeks

sunset900 · 27/12/2020 23:05

My DS had this and I was told that about 80% of kids get them and therefore most adults are immune. He had them for a couple of years and they just went by themselves. I think we did squeeze huge ones that were bothering him but that was only a couple of them.

HarrietSchulenberg · 27/12/2020 23:06

2 of mine had them, both when they were about 7. They lasted for a year then vanished pretty much overnight. GP advised to leave alone but keep covered if swimming so they had to wear shorty UV costumes in the pool, but they were otherwise fine.

Ginandplatonic · 27/12/2020 23:12

My son had masses of them all over his trunk when he was little. I tried all the home/over-the-counter remedies I found online and they did nothing. Eventually went to the GP who put liquid nitrogen on them. Had to go back a few times for the bigger ones, but this cured them. None of my other 3 kids had them.

I’m in Aus though, where GPs seem more prepared to be proactive/interventional from what I read on here.

hartof · 27/12/2020 23:13

My daughter had these on her stomach and I had some on my back after using a swimming pool at a caravan park. Mine went very quickly hers lasted a while, I didn't use anything on them but towards the end of their lifespan they did turn green so she had antibiotics. As a picker it was incredibly difficult not to get them.

Whatwouldscullydo · 27/12/2020 23:14

Oh its horrid isn't it? Dd ended up on antibiotics twice as one got infected.

As per a thread on here I invested in a surgical was which I would scrub her with in the bath. She couldn't tolerate any squeezing/popping but using a shampoo bottle to create some suction on those that had the cores bursting out removed a few centres.

I scrubbed hard in the hope id aggravate the mother spot eventually, once that had been conquered the rest followed but it did last and git worse over abut 2 years. For most of that I left alone but they went a few months/weeks after I started on the scrubbing

Whatsnewpussyhat · 27/12/2020 23:24

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niki26 · 27/12/2020 23:33

My DD had them quite badly for quite some time - probably over a year. She ended up in hospital over the summer for something completely unrelated and I actually asked the doctor about them...he said they were very common and would clear up....but she was at school and a couple of kids commented on the bumps on her arms and I really didn't want her to feel self conscious about them.

So my husband did some research (google) and ordered molludab. They went a lot worse to begin with - very red and raised (but didn't hurt) and suddenly two weeks later they were all gone! I was a cynic but pleased we did it!

WeAllHaveWings · 27/12/2020 23:44

We left them when ds had them when he was in his first year of secondary school, they disappeared of their own accord after 7 months. He was lucky they were mostly hidden from view across his torso, upper arms and legs, but he did find them embarrassing when changing for pe.

If there were inflammed/leaking we would put a small plaster on them to try to stop them spreading (not sure if it helped) and blood showing through his school shirt.

Molludab doesn't do anything other than irritate them to try to get your immune system to kick in and fight the virus off.

StealthToddler · 27/12/2020 23:53

My youngest had it on his neck and it looked awful. I used Nelsons homeopathic thuja tablets and some thuja cream and it cleared pretty quickly using that. The dr was so unhelpful - I didn't want to leave him 12-18 months with it for it to go on its own!!

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Blossombelle1991 · 28/12/2020 09:51

When they are going what do they look like? My daughters look quite red and I can really see the white head on it (it looks like a spot that you just want to burst) I havent burst it but was wondering if this is the process they go through before leaving the body? I have found 3 new ones on the crease of her leg is really winding me up now they are so stubborn!!

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Blossombelle1991 · 28/12/2020 09:54

I keep thinking should I pop it I'm just so worried it's going to spread like wild fire if I do??

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niki26 · 28/12/2020 10:14

No that's exactly what they go like @Blossombelle1991 !!! Honestly - my daughters went like that and I said to my husband that they are worse than before! He said they were supposed to go red and angry looking before they went.....and sure enough they did! I know it's hard but be patient!

WeAllHaveWings · 28/12/2020 11:11

Yes they get red angry/bleed as the immune system kicks in and starts fighting the virus. Then quite quickly (weeks not days) they all start to go. It is a long lasting virus and unfortunately takes time to go.

This also tends to be the time, as they get worse, when people start to use treatments or cures and think they worked, but in reality the spots were just about to go anyway.

donewithitalltodayandxmas · 28/12/2020 11:16

Ds1 had these when he was about 13/14 but we were told to leave and they just disappeared , he also then developed several varruccas which persisted for couple years but have now just totally disappeared as well .
I don't remember the dr advising anything to use ?
My other ds never got them

2020in2020 · 28/12/2020 11:20

Tried everything including molludab, DD2 had them for the best part of a year, all over her arms and torso and she kept picking them. Nothing worked. Then one night I read a thread on here about removing the “cheesy pearl” 🤢 from the biggest spot and I managed it one night when she was asleep. You have to remove the core from the biggest spot and a few others, then the others basically shrink, turn red and disappear. She has teeny tiny purplish dots as scars which GP has told me will fade.

Good luck it’s horrible!

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Blossombelle1991 · 28/12/2020 15:52

Thank you everyone this is really interesting to know as Im unsure if they are getting worse or better. I have found a couple of new ones also is this normal when they are going?
@2020in2020 was it hard getting rid of the cheesy pearl did it hurt your child also how did you manage to do it what did you use or did you squeeze it?

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PastMyBestBeforeDate · 28/12/2020 16:02

Ds developed them in March on his back. He wore a vest constantly to keep them covered. They started to resolve in November. At the point they started to resolve I was worried they looked infected but it calmed down and now he just has some flat red marks.

DinkyDaisy · 28/12/2020 16:14

My eldest got this very badly. Eczema made things worse.
He ended up on antibiotics a couple of times and has scars.
2nd child also got it and used molludab on a couple. He had it less long but got them on his genitals which was horrid. [No molludab there!!].
I think, molludab perhaps sped up the process of getting rid of them...
Unpleasant and much worse than verrucas or warts...

2020in2020 · 28/12/2020 20:29

@Blossombelle1991 I popped them with my fingers when she was in a really deep sleep - made sure to put the core/pus (sorry it’s so gross) in a tissue which I binned and obviously washed my hands! She didn’t wake up. She wouldn’t let me near them when awake!

I know lots of people say leave them alone but they just weren’t going anywhere and kept multiplying. Obviously I’m not a doctor, just went on advice from a thread on here!

GintyMcGinty · 28/12/2020 20:32

There's nothing you can do but let it run its course.

We tried various things including molludab and none of it worked. GP told us the same.

Daughter had it for 4 months and son 10 months.

They were both young enough not to be bothered by his it looked and it didn't hurt them at all.

It will bother you far, far more than your child.

Toasty280 · 28/12/2020 20:39

My son had them age 9, they covered him, he was being teased about them it was awful. Did the who!e GP/pediatrician/dermatologist and they said they would go. Then his teacher saw them. She said get hibiscrub or something similar a hospital grade antibacterial wash, wash him twice a day, change towels and bedding and all clothes eff every day. Within a week they had gone.

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