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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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honeyandginger48 · 19/08/2017 15:06

My daughter had 'water warts' for a short time when she was younger - but back then it was known as Molluscum contagiosum. I took her to our GP who said they would go in time and not to worry about them. No treatment was recommended but I probably would have tried an over the counter remedy had I know about one.

emmav6 · 19/08/2017 15:17

i have to admit i have never heard of them by any discription

TennisAtXmas · 19/08/2017 15:26

Emmav6, don't feel bad for not having heard of them, its a made up name which no one on here seems to have ever heard before!

rejcomp · 19/08/2017 17:14

Never heard of it, good to learn new things. :)

waltermich · 19/08/2017 18:34

my son got these from local swimming baths, looked very unsightly-ten years later he is left with poc marks on the whole area-bit like chicken pox scars :(

dementedpixie · 19/08/2017 19:00

They are not spread from swimming pools unless he shared a towel that an affected person had used.

SisterMoonshine · 19/08/2017 20:31

I always felt DD got hers from an outdoor paddling pool at a campsite. She sat on the edge a lot and the top of the back of her leg felt itchy over the next few days. She thought she'd been bit, but no sign. Then a couple of weeks or so later, a cluster of molluscum. Can't be sure, but seemed like it came from that poolside.

el2606 · 19/08/2017 20:43

I've also never heard of them being called water warts, but my friends son had it for a couple of months and it just went away on its own!

lucyrobinson · 19/08/2017 21:35

I have never heard of water warts. My daughter developed a wart under her nose that got quite big. Very hard to treat on her face. So sad how children stare and say such horrible things. Amazingly after a long time it just fell off one night. I just tell my daughter that everyone can't be the same. Try not to point and just be kind.

SciFiFan2015 · 19/08/2017 23:31

Water warts. What a stupid name! Molluscum Contagiosum is the name we all seem to know.

If anything verrucas are more associated with water no?

sarasabrownie · 20/08/2017 11:30

Water warts is a weird description if it's molloscum you're talking about. But maybe you think it sounds less intimidating or 'diseasey'? Any how this little virus has shimmered round my daughter for over 4 years. She started with a patch on her buttocks that went dark red and scabby and then left very slight scars. Some cropped up on her legs (we always start by thinking she's been bitten by something) and they just hang around for ages - we tell her not to scratch them, put antiseptic on them sometimes cover them in a plaster. We were just saying that she seems to be finally over it when what appears a few days ago but a patch of three or four spots on her torso. We've gone the 'leave them alone route' mainly till now but might actually try an OTC remedy as what have we got to lose? Can I buy this stuff in a chemist?

myboycraig · 20/08/2017 16:16

My oldest boy had water warts, started with just one under his nipple when he was about 3 (13 now). I took him to the Dr and was told it was water warts and probably find more will appear (which they did). Sometimes they got really itchy and look inflammed and sore but was told there was nothing to give for it at the time and they would heal on their own time. It must have took about 2 years to disappear but my poor baby has been left with scars.

freedomofspeech · 20/08/2017 16:33

Agree with the above posters. Think we need to stop dumbing down conditions and also finding treatemtn for everything!

Charleyb11 · 20/08/2017 18:03

My son had these when he was about 18 mobths old. I was a bit embarrassed for him as it didn't look great
Had never heard if them until then- certainly not heard then described as water warts either? They lasted for aged. If I could have tried treatment to get rid of them quicker then definitely would have tried this product.

Smellophant87 · 20/08/2017 20:50

Never heard of water warts, but have heard of molluscum contagiosum. I would personally never buy a product that didn't use the actual name of the disease it was trying to cure. I've never had them, but I imagine they are pretty annoying, like all skin conditions, and also a little embarrassing due to the stigma of having a contagious disease.

itsali · 20/08/2017 21:23

I've never heard of water warts. I picture weeping warts. I have heard of Molluscum Contagiosum as my nephew had them.

bruffin · 20/08/2017 21:32

Ive never heard of water wart, thought this was about verrucasConfused
I have heard of mollescum, but my dc never had them.

Butterfly1975 · 20/08/2017 21:57

Had never heard of them but thanks to this thread I realise my dd has a couple of these warts behind her knee which I'd thought were skin tags! Will look into treatment as might hopefully stop it spreading any further.

hopsalong · 20/08/2017 22:51

Is this the same as dyshidrotic eczema? I had this in my 20s but it went away when I stopped using antibacterial handwashes like Carex (under doctor's advice). I wouldn't buy a special product for it.

bruffin · 20/08/2017 23:10

Hopsalong
Its not the same.
Mollescum is a virus like warts, dishydrotic eczema is a form of eczema which has tiny blisters. Il

coco2303 · 20/08/2017 23:54

I have never heard of or seen these either name.....does that make me a bad parent????
What is it, how do they get it? Ect.
Please dont judge me for sounding dumb Confused.
My children are 2 and 4 years old so kind of still new to this parenting lol

Leanfun · 21/08/2017 07:09

Never heard of them and none if my children have had them. Sounds very contagious.

carolineandbaby · 21/08/2017 07:36

I've never heard of this before or seen any one with it. Is it quite common? Should I be worried?

cluckyhen · 21/08/2017 09:16

I have never heard of these and nor have I ever noticed them in my children or any of my nieces/nephews!

allibaby · 21/08/2017 09:24

My son had these when he was younger but at the time my doctor didn't explain that these were water warts and said they were simply warts and to leave them be.
They stayed on his body for about 2 years and it was a practice nurse that mentioned water warts and told us how to treat them.
Strangely none of my other children became infected despite the close contact with their younger sibling.