Help, getting really down about Molluscum

When I had it, it felt like the world was ending but, once it ended, it quickly faded from mind. It took me 6 or so months and the first few months were a disaster (dozens and dozens of lesions) - turns out my body does NOT like MC.

Key things I learned:

• Do nothing to spread it yourself - don't make the problem worse.
• Drink LOTS of water - I was at 64 - 128 ounces per day. Keeping hydrated is a good way to keep your skin healthy.
• Do not drink alcohol or do anything to impair your immune system.
• Sleep well.
• Eat insanely healthy.
• Take vitamins.
• Go to the doctor to get the spots frozen off (you can do it at home as well but liquid nitrogen works better).
• Get good at identifying which spots are MC and which are folliculitis - I am very pale and had never realized how many red bumps that I had had before MC. This really was key for me because, at some point, everything could have been MC. For me, I would actually feel a tingling in an area before a lesion would appear.
• Some studies have shown that over the counter Cimitidine has anti-viral effects (it seemed to work for me)

Hi Gemma,

How's going? This forum was my solution for treating MC. If you listened to Dr. then it would take months and worst case years. I listened to my Dr. that it MC would eventually go away on it on. In my case, I had two bumps on my genital area. Froze them couple times and it didn't work. I also passed to my girlfriend. I could live with that. I couldn't eat and sleep. I couldn't focus at work. I lost a lot of weights because of the stress. after so many sleepless nights and researches. I'd decided to try ACV. If you want to see the resolve in couple days then try ACV. I didn't use duct tape because it irritated skin. I used 3M medical tape. it worked well. Also, MC is very contagious. Do not use the same towel to clean MC area. I used paper towel and then threw up away. Do not shave, trim it with scissor. Let me know if you want to know how i got rid of MC.

Hey, I've just jumped on because when i discovered my son had MC i, like everyone else i assume hit up google to research & tried many options. I read somewhere how a lady's grandchildren were treated with salts & it was the one that has worked for us! we used either epsom salts or magnesium flakes (whatever we could get at the time) we have been making a shallow bath just enough to cover him & about 3-4 cups of flakes/salts, he stays in for at least 20mins a day then just pats dry without rinsing & using smaller hand towels for different areas. I think its been roughly 2 weeks & they are clear but we are still doing it a little longer to be on the safe side. We have gone through lots of flakes but i feel it was well worth it as its easily available from supermarkets & pharmacies & natural as he suffers from eczema. Hopefully it helps someone else x

I wish id taken a before and after photos of behind the knee which was his most affected area, still has scaring but the improvement was amazing!

its incredibly frustrating - you sleep take your vitamins eat well freeze them / destroy the molluscom as soon as you see them and then they still come back

the psychilogical affect of this illness is brutal