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AnnMumsnet · 09/08/2017 07:48

Are you one of the 56%* of parents who have never heard of water warts? Or are you able to spot the symptoms of water warts? Do you have experience of them in your own children?

In case you didn't know, water warts are a skin condition most common in childhood characterised by raised spots which can look like small pearls under the skin - this can last up to 18 months without treatment.

MolluTinc is a new treatment for water warts now available from pharmacies. It is the only product available in the UK to contain 10% potassium hydroxide and works by breaking down the water warts on the skin and allowing the body’s own immune system to tackle the virus that causes them. Applied twice daily for 2-10 days, it can help clear water warts within 1-5 weeks. It is suitable for those aged one year and upwards. For more information, visit mollutinc.co.uk/

Here’s what MolluTinc has to say: "whilst water warts only affects 5-11% of children aged 16 years and under, over 11% of children affected will experience a severe impact on quality-of-life as a result of the condition - we would love to know what you know about water warts, how you cope with them and your own tips on how to avoid them"

Please share your experiences with this condition. If you haven’t heard of water warts, we’d also love to hear from you about how you imagine them to be. All who share their tips for coping with water warts or their experiences of it on this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 John Lewis voucher!

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw.

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  • stats from a MolluTinc survey of 500 parents of children aged 2-14
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Queenofthedrivensnow · 13/08/2017 18:48

It's my dds got them as babies around their necks and a few on torso. I removed one on dd1 chin and it scarred. I left the rest alone but as with other posters experiences they disappeared after 18 months max. They didn't return. I wouldn't bother with a treatment though

Queenofthedrivensnow · 13/08/2017 18:52

Water warts is a really gross name for them too

Quiero · 13/08/2017 19:10

DS has MC and it really gets him down. He's 12 so becoming really body conscious and has spent the whole summer in trousers and hoodies as he's embarrassed of the spots on his arms and legs.

We got an emollient from the GP but it didn't stop the itching and a few have become infected, the worst being one underneath his plaster cast (he has a broken arm) which we couldn't get too - nightmare!

I will happily try ANYTHING to get rid of these things, he's been left with pitted scars on the back of his legs from the ones that have gone away by themselves so I'd try something different in a heart beat. Just as I feel we're getting somewhere I spot new ones appearing.

For those questioning whether what they have are warts - DS's looked like warts for about a year, hence why I ignored them. It wasn't until they started to fill with liquid and get a head on that I realised they weren't. On the plus side, once they turn it means they're on their way out but they look very unsightly and get extremely itchy. It's a proper pain!

buckley1983 · 13/08/2017 21:53

I'd never heard of water warts & (or MC) before discovering this thread - interesting to learn of this condition. It's always good to learn more about childhood conditions - forewarned is forearmed! If nothing else, I now won't panic if I notice this on my child's skin. Thanks Mumsnet!

sweir1 · 13/08/2017 23:30

I have never heard of these but I feel for those who have had them

FuckingHateRats · 14/08/2017 06:37

My girls had MC, for nearly two years each! A few got infected and we popped them out and in hindsight they cleared up so much faster when we did that.

Ledkr · 14/08/2017 07:15

Dd has them too I can't imagine popping them tho aa they look too thick.

hannahbjm · 14/08/2017 08:15

My now 6 year old had them for just about a year. When i took him to doctors they said just leave them alone. They were all along left side of his chest and inside of his arm. I usually just left them but any that went big and looked like they were about to burst i put a plaster on them.

NauticalDisaster · 14/08/2017 11:12

I have never heard of water warts before! From the name I would have thought a hard bump underneath but a blister-like covering over the top.

ha2el · 14/08/2017 17:31

My son suffered from warts when he was younger and eventually we just left them and they went on their own. I'm wondering now whether he did have the water warts on the inner arm of his elbow having looked at them on-line. They just went on their own in the end.

ThisTime81 · 14/08/2017 17:51

My daughter had these for months, again never heard them called water watts!! We used a double headed stick from boots which was witch hazel which seemed to help but others would flare up then disappear, my daughter has a few wee scars because of them but sure they will fade over time.

footdust · 14/08/2017 18:35

Never heard of them before and don't think I've ever seen them in any of my 2 children

Musicianofbremen · 14/08/2017 20:20

Never heard of these described as "Water Warts" before. I had them on my hands and the backs of my knees as a child though and was bullied mercilessly. My son has dreadful eczema so I dread him getting them and scratching the area.

IncaAztec · 14/08/2017 20:42

Same here...what are Water Warts!!!'

BeakersofNaiceHam · 14/08/2017 20:50

Love that MC sounds like a Harry Potter curse. I keep saying it like a spell now. I shall teach dd to cast it on any child who bullies her.

gemmie797 · 14/08/2017 21:38

Never heard of them before. Would assume my kids had been stung if I'd seen this

starlingsintheslipstream · 14/08/2017 22:24

I've never heard of Water Warts, although my kids haven't suffered with Molluscum Contagiosum either.

I'd have assumed it was verrucas, especially since the packaging shows a child in armbands and trunks.

Mrswinkler · 15/08/2017 07:53

Same here. Never heard of water warts but I've heard of molluscum. I thought you just left them to get better on their own?

andbabymakesthree · 15/08/2017 08:58

Unnecessary treatment. Misleading name. Not for us thanks.

MarcoPolo7 · 15/08/2017 13:11

I'm definitely one of the 56% who haven't heard of water warts. It sounds similar to a verruca that you can pick up from a swimming baths.

I'm pleased to read plenty of info about it here, so I'm aware of what to look for in future.

Looks like there are plenty of knowledgeable Mumsnet members who know all about it. There is always someone on here who can help identify or advise if I'm unsure.

partystress · 15/08/2017 13:16

Can't see the point of a misleading name. Both my DC had MC. In each case lasted c 6 months. No distress or pain. Sought medical advice with DC 1 as hadn't heard of before. Told to leave alone, or squeeze if any became big/uncomfortable.

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skyzumarubble · 15/08/2017 13:24

I would also have assumed verruca treatment from the packaging - I have never heard of water warts. I have heard of MC and would leave well alone. A friend spent a bloody fortune on 'alternative' treatments that didn't make a blind bit of difference.

WelshMoth · 15/08/2017 17:27

Eldest DD is a GP and she's caught these of one of her patients. She said they're a virus and is letting them go by themselves. I'll mention this to her.

ChasedByBees · 15/08/2017 17:42

I too have heard of Molloscum but not water warts. I'm sure this is useful feedback in itself. 😀 Luckily we've not had it, but I know it takes a while to go.