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Complementary Medicine / Re: What is the treatment for molluscum contagiosum?
« on: 14/10/2012 18:28:34 »
I took the time to join to share my experience with this horrible infection, and thank others for their help!
I had a regular check up at my local GUM clinic earlier in the year, and was given the all clear, minus some ingrowing hairs in my pubic region. Only they weren't ingrowing hairs, they were MC. I found this out shortly after the next time I shaved (with a less than sharp razor I might add!). A week or so later, a had a collection of ingrowing hairs/spots/pimples/warts, basically I wasn't sure what. Another trip to the GUM clinic and was told it was MC probably caused by my like for swimming and exacerbated by my shaving of my pubic region, but that it would clear up in two years anyway. TWO YEARS!!
Obviously this is rather a shock to the system, as it's quite a horrible looking infection in a...sensitive area for a 30 year old, or anyone sexually active I guess. So I took to Google and looked up treatments, including picking (painful and messy), clove oil (did nothing), tea tree oil (did nothing*). Then I read Helper88's post about using ACV, which did eventually work.
Essentially, I found you need to be militant in your approach to killing MC, so here's my tips:
That's all I did. I had it in total for about 3 months and now I'm completely clear. Yes, ACV stinks. Yes, no sex sucks. Yes, covering your self in plasters and such feel stupid, but for me at least it was short term pain, for longer term gain.
Thanks to helper88 for helping me get shot of this!
I had a regular check up at my local GUM clinic earlier in the year, and was given the all clear, minus some ingrowing hairs in my pubic region. Only they weren't ingrowing hairs, they were MC. I found this out shortly after the next time I shaved (with a less than sharp razor I might add!). A week or so later, a had a collection of ingrowing hairs/spots/pimples/warts, basically I wasn't sure what. Another trip to the GUM clinic and was told it was MC probably caused by my like for swimming and exacerbated by my shaving of my pubic region, but that it would clear up in two years anyway. TWO YEARS!!
Obviously this is rather a shock to the system, as it's quite a horrible looking infection in a...sensitive area for a 30 year old, or anyone sexually active I guess. So I took to Google and looked up treatments, including picking (painful and messy), clove oil (did nothing), tea tree oil (did nothing*). Then I read Helper88's post about using ACV, which did eventually work.
Essentially, I found you need to be militant in your approach to killing MC, so here's my tips:
- Trim (don't shave) the affected area of hair
- Soak some gauze in ACV and hold it on the affected region for 15-30mins(it should make the MC angry
- After soaking, stick the gauze over the area using plasters, make sure it's completely covered, otherwise the area will dry out too soon. As stated before you need it on there for 16-24 hours
- Remove the plasters in the shower, it'll hurt less!
- *Although I said tea tree oil didn't work, after showering I wiped the area with tea tree oil
- Don't have sex, or you'll make it worse and potentially infect your partner
That's all I did. I had it in total for about 3 months and now I'm completely clear. Yes, ACV stinks. Yes, no sex sucks. Yes, covering your self in plasters and such feel stupid, but for me at least it was short term pain, for longer term gain.
Thanks to helper88 for helping me get shot of this!