My DD has molluscum contagiosum. Natural products for healing?

[gbailey]

I took my daughter to the ped yesterday because she's had a red bump on her face for nearly two weeks. DH really wanted me to take her. I thought it was a mosquito bite. It hasn't bothered her (i.e. no itching except for a few times this week). The doctor says it's molluscum contagiosum and says she likely got it at Disney World Anyway, she told me it can take 6 to 12 months to go away and gave me an RX for an antibiotic cream. She also gave me a referral for a dermatologist because, as she said, we don't want it to spread and he may want to give her a treatment for it. The treatment she described is experimental and I won't be offering my DD up as a guinea pig for a doctor.

Anyway, does anyone know of any natural products I can use if it is what she says it is? My dermatologist who I've seen for years and trust told me he'd take a quick look at it (I would trust his quick look more than I would trust another derm who I've never been to take a longer look) with no charge. He doesn't accept our insurance and is extremely expensive but thorough.

Has anyone had any experience with this? I think it's a mosquito bite but I'd like to be sure. Any advice, direction, etc. is really appreciated. Thanks.

[blithespirit]

Maybe an answer for you

I posted here months ago with the same issue and after many painful attempts to get rid of them...We finally got rid of my daughter's molluscum. Apple Cider Vinegar!!!! It worked and it was fast and cheap... Please read our story. I hope it works for others. It was aweful to go through for my daughter. She had them for six months. She had over 50 on her arms, torso and legs, back. Everywhere except face. Good luck to you!
http://molluscumexperience.blogspot.com/

[babygrant]

I found out yeterday my DS has this too! Will lurk on this thread.

[spedteacher30]

my son had them all over his legs and stomach last winter--they went away within 4 months or so, and we didn't do anything other than lotion because when his skin got dry he would scratch the bumps and make them bleed.

the doctor didn't want to do anything for them other than keep him from scratching them.

[Ethelpea]

my dd had mc a few months ago. I had her soak in a bathtub with sodium ascorbate or ascorbate acid (vitamin c) for about 10 minutes each night. Her rash was gone within a week! I suppose I used 3 tbsp per tub. I'm not real scientific about measuring or anything. I also upped her oral vitamin c to b/t 7-10 grams/day. She never hit tolerance at that level, either.

[spatulagirl]

Someone on a natural family mailing list I am on just had this. They got rid of it with neem oil.

[littlehoneybee]

My dd had molluscum this spring and summer. I used diluted lemon myrtle oil. Just google lmo + molluscum. One plus is that it smells wonderful!

[blithespirit]

New address for our Molluscum Blog

http://ourmolluscumexperience.blogspot.com/

Sorry. We changed some of the settings to try to protect my daughter's identity better.

[gbailey]

Thanks everyone for replying! Fortunately DD only has one and it looks like it's fading. I purchased DD some thuja ointment on the recommendation of a friend. I've used it for the past few days at night. I cover it with an adhesive bandage per the instructions and it's going away. She stopped scratching it so that's good. I purchased the Thuja ointment at Whole Foods.