Contagiouso Moluscum (Warts on a Child)

M.-

I actually had this in a small contained area about 9 years ago. The doctor gave me a hypodermic needle to pop them and then put that antibacterial alcohol (the orangish-brown stuff- I'm drawing a blank on the name) on them. They went away shortly after that.

Good luck.

When I was a tween, I had those on my knees and other places as well. My Doc also told me to pop them and get the small white ball out. It is good you are being very sterile, that will reduce spreading. I would either get a second opinion, or just pop them since that seems to be working better than letting them be. Good luck

I agree sounds like your doing the best you can.. Maybe do some more research online like the other response did.. Maybe consider a second opinion...
Otherwise this may sound really strange but is the only suggestion I can think of... There was once a study done on warts were they took a bunch of people with warts gave half of them a wart medicine and told them that it was a pretty good cure and may work, the other have they made some mix of stuff that was basicly water thickened and colored and told them it was the best cure out there and would definitely work.. you guess it the fake cure had the best results suggesting mind over wart so to speak lol. So weather you use the herb from the other response or the medication the doctor gave you or something you concoct, I recommend telling your daughter its the best medicine there is and that it will heal her right up. I know it sounds really strange but hey its worth a shot. Ive tried it and had it work, and had it not work too, but its harmless and definitely worth a try.

It sounds like you are doing fine. If it worked for your friend it can probably work for you also. I always like to try herbs, so I googled "contagiouso moluscum herb". Here is one site that came up:

http://www.molluscumcure.com/?gclid=CJSD2YW5hZMCFROLggodl...

I was interested in this and decided to look it up. I read that it takes 6 to 12 months to go away.

hi..this is a natural remedy that worked great for my sisters two kids..1-800-694-6855 or ###-###-#### or www.molluscum-contagiosum.net. this company sells a cream to put on them and it goes away in a few days..not too expensive either...good luck.

Dear M.,
I have gone through this with four out of my five children. It is a virus like your doctor said that apparently is present all of the time and after this your daughter should have an immunity built against it. My children went to the dermatologist and they used the Buzz Light Year lazer on them to get rid of them. I remember that my one daughter had a couple even after being lazered that grew rather large. I popped them, used the rubbing alchohol and they shrunk down and went away. Make sure that you get the little white core out. That is the actual virus my doctor told me. In a couple of the really big yucky ones that she had, there were three white cores. Something that you might want to ask your pediatrician for is a prescription for a skin numbing cream. These warts are very painful and the cream helps it not be such a traumatic experience for the child. Good luck to you. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

My son had that. The only thing that helped was Tagament. Yes, the stuff used for baldness. It cleared it up.

More importantly, moluscom is caused by an low immune system. Processed, packaged foods lower our immune system. You may try getting him on natural, organic foods and immune boosters like vitamin C and A, zinc, garlic, etc.

Good luck!
K. Loidolt, Author, Shopper's Guide to Healthy Living

My three year old had the same thing! They were all over her bottom and under one arm. They just kept spreading. They do eventually go away after about a year. But I wasn't willing to wait. We saw two pediatricians. One said to leave them alone for a year. The other put some synthetic beetle juice on them. It was bad. I had to leave it on for an hour and then go home and wash it off in the bathtub. It blistered each one. We could only do about 20 or so. Each one turned into a big red sore. It did kick her immune system to fight off the rest of them. We only had to do it one time. Otherwise we would have had to keep going back 3 or 4 times until they were all gone. Good Luck and I'm sorry! It isn't very fun!

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Hi M.,
My son had a several worts, they are contagious however we went to a dermatologist who gave us a cream, Aldara, to put on every other night that destroyed the wart, no puss, no infection just gone. They said not to use a band aid with the cream as it soaks into the band aid so I used a band aid and put the plastic piece you pull off the sticky part under the pad so the medicine didn't soak into the band aid and stayed on the skin. Within about 2 weeks they were all gone. He occasionally gets one somewhere else, on a knee or elbow and we just use the cream again. The cream is expensive but insurance covered almost all of it and you use a tiny bit each time. Good luck!
SarahMM

i went to the dermatlogist today and all she did was dab them with beetle juice and gave me a paper that said NOT to popthem. But she never did give me a time eriod of how long them stay. any ideas?

Hi M.,
I am not sure about those kinds if warts, but planter warts and regular warts I am. And if they say it is a virus, then i know what helps that. I have used in the past oregano essential oil. It works beautifully. It is a very strong antibiotic , and depending on if the wart has already been opened it will burn so you need to dilute it with alittle bit of olive oil. You also need to get a very high quality of oil. It will dry up and flake off. You just keep putting it on until it is gone
Hope this helps
J..

You may have been told this already... but don't pop them that is where the virus is and they can spread easier that way. They can even spread to you. I have not had a chance to read the other posts yet, but look on line under moluscum... you will find a bunch of info. I had to deal with this with my husband. Yep... he works in the gas fields and sometimes they share clothes, towels... ewww I know! Well he caught moluscum from another one of the guys... the only thing I got to work since it is a virus is NEEM OIL! Oh it smells really bad! It did clear the infection fairly quickly though. I got it at the health food store, you may have to be careful when putting it on a child, so I would look into that. Good luck it can be tough to get rid of. As far as the infection from squeezing the warts... your child may need antibiotics. Keep an eye on it and take her back to the doc if you have any doubts! =)

Hello M.,

We moved to Singapore about 4 years ago. After a visit to a club pool, my son developed the same warts. They spread like wild crazy, and I agree that they're not very attractive. There doesn't seem to be any sure fire way to get over them. Like you, I took my son to his regular pediatrician, and she told me that they would go away on their own. When this didn't happen, and they started to multiply, I decided to take him to a dermatologist. He gave me a topical cream (the name of it escapes me) But I will describe the treatment so you can tell the doctor if you choose to go this way. After his bath, I would treat each moluscum with the topical cream individually, and cover it with small round bandaids. the cream was pretty strong and basically killed the wart. When I removed the bandaids, the seed of the wart would come out with it (make sure none of the liquid spread to any other area's of his skin). within a week, they were all gone! I tired 6 months to get rid of them many other ways (even squeezing them out ourselves, which just made everyone uncomfortable) This is what finally worked for us. The good thing is, that once your child has them, and manages to get rid of them, they don't come back. If I were you, I would avoid taking your daughter to a swimming pool until they are all gone. For some reason, the disease seems to thrive and spread in the water. Good luck!

I have 6 children and unfortunately 4 of them have had this. My oldest son never got any treatment (his pediatrician said to just wait and let them go away on their own) and it took about 2 years for them to finally be gone. My two daughters got them this fall and I took them to the dermatologist and she froze them. This completely got rid of them for my oldest daughter (they had all gone away after a few weeks). But my younger daughter seems to be more resistant. We have tried freezing them two times and it gets rid of some of them but not all of them. I have decided to just let her body get rid of them since the freezing is painful and not working for her. My other son got only a few (6?) and they went away really quickly--2 weeks all on their own. I wouldn't suggest popping them. They will go away on their own but it can take awhile and they are contagious so don't let her bathe with siblings or share towels. Hope that helps! :) Also the dermatologist told us they spread in dry skin areas so to use lots of lotion on those areas to stop the spreading. Good Luck!

I'm not sure if they are related to regular warts, but you can always try the cure I used. I had a wart for aboaut 13 years. I did everything I could to get rid of it, but it wouldn't go away. My son told me to put duct tape on it, which I though was crazy, but after about a week it was gone.

Warts are a funny thing and oddly enough they are VERY susceptible to suggestions. If your daughter believes they will go away, they will go away. If she thinks they will stay, they will stay. My daughter started having a wart problem and we tried all sorts of things to get rid of them. One day she was running through the house and one of the ones on her foot caught on something and ripped off. It freaked her out and we kept saying, "you showed that wart; I bet it's too scared to come back again. I wouln't be surprised if the other ones get scared away too." Within a few days ALL of the wars were gone and they have never come back. That was two years ago.

Also, pediatricians and general practitioners are terrible with warts and skin conditions. You really should take your daughter to a good dermatologist.

Hi M.!
I would recommend giving her probiotics. Balancing out the intestinal flora will help the body naturally take care of those viruses. I can speak from experience, I had about 15 little warts disappear after taking Shaklee's Optiflora probiotics, and they have not returned since. If you are interested in learning more or trying Shaklee's optiflora, either send me a message or go to www.shaklee.net/startahealthylife
Good Luck!
H. Gaitten