REPOSTING FROM LAST YEAR FOR THOSE WHO MISSED IT: SAFE AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET RID OF MOLLUSCUM!

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Molluscum Contagiosum is a highly contagious childhood viral skin infection that resembles warts. If you are a mom of children over the age of 5, chances are you have seen these unsightly bumps at least once.

My daughter developed molluscum contagiosum when she was 7 years old. Our pediatric dermatologist told us the best treatment was Tagamet (generic: cimetidine) which is an antacid that has the happy side effect of killing off the viral skin infection over the course of 3-4 months. The cimetidine made her nauseous, but it did get rid of the mollusum after a few months. Three years later, at the age of 11, she developed symptoms of autoimmune disease, just as I had at that age. It was only years later, when I began to fervently research autoimmune disease triggers, that I realized the antacid regimen likely altered her gut microbiome. While autoimmune disease development is multifactorial, infections and immune alterations (our immune system begins in the gut) contribute to the onset of autoimmune disease.

Four years later, when my son turned 5, he developed molluscum. Due to his inborn error of metabolism, he cannot ingest many foods and medications. So, I sought to find a less invasive treatment. A friend of mine mentioned that her daughter had molluscum during the summertime and she noticed that the molluscum started to shrink and fade after being outside. She concluded that the use of sunscreen was the key.

So, I started my usual research and lo and behold, my good friend (the NIH database) gifted me with a study confirming that zinc oxide can kill the molluscum contagiosum virus. I began using Badger Sunscreen on my son three times a day. I could see the arrogant molluscum shrinking in fear as the zinc oxide worked its antiviral magic. Three months later, he was molluscum-free, without any medications!

I am not anti-Rx, but when there is a safer option, we as parents owe it to our children to find these alternatives. Their future health and wellness may depend on our efforts today!

SOURCES:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/giving-antacids-and-antibiotics-to-babies-can-lead-to-allergies-2018041013627

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965925/