Molluscum Notes
The report

Living with molluscum: my experiences

Thoughts and experiences from two years with molluscum. Told personally, without jargon and without promises.

4 min read Molluscum or something else? What I read about recognising it Pimple, wart, herpes or molluscum? How it started for me, how health sources describe molluscum and why, for me, only a doctor’s diagnosis really counts. Read 5 min read Molluscum contagiosum as an adult: how it felt for me Molluscum is seen as a childhood condition. I had it as an adult for two years. How that felt and what I read about molluscum contagiosum in adults. Read 5 min read Seeing a doctor about molluscum: GP or dermatologist? GP or dermatologist, and when at all? What I read about seeing a doctor about molluscum contagiosum and how I felt over two years of many appointments. Read 5 min read How long is molluscum contagious? What I read about it How long is molluscum contagious? What health sources say about the incubation period and spreading it, and how this question stayed with me for two years. Read 3 min read Why does molluscum spread on your own body? Scratching, rubbing, shaving: what I read about how molluscum spreads on your own body, and how the constant new spots felt for me over those two years. Read 4 min read Can molluscum come back? What I read about it Can molluscum come back? What health sources say about new spots during the course and about catching it again, and how I experienced all the ups and downs. Read 5 min read Molluscum that won’t go away: looking back on my two years Molluscum often clears up on its own. For me, nothing happened for two years. How it went for me and what studies say about long courses and treatments. Read 4 min read Itchy, red or inflamed molluscum: what I read about it Molluscum is described as painless, yet it can itch, turn red or become inflamed. What I read about eczema around spots, the BOTE sign and seeing a doctor. Read 4 min read Molluscum and the immune system: what I read and what I hoped Why does molluscum clear quickly for some people and not for others? What I read about molluscum and the immune system, and why I did immune-support courses. Read 4 min read Myths about molluscum: what I believed Only children? Poor hygiene? Just ordinary warts? What I believed about molluscum, which assumptions I came across and what reputable sources say about them. Read 3 min read Everyday hygiene with molluscum: what I changed My own towels, disinfecting, constant checking: how I dealt with molluscum in everyday life and what health sources say about how it spreads. Read 4 min read Molluscum when living together: partner, family, household Separate towels, bedding, piles of new laundry: how I dealt with molluscum at home and what health sources say about how it spreads within a household. Read 4 min read Molluscum and shaving: what I read about it Can shaving spread molluscum? What the Mayo Clinic, sexual health guidelines and a small French study say about it, passed on without any advice from me. Read 2 min read Swimming, sport and sauna with molluscum Swimming or sport with molluscum? What I skipped over two years and what the CDC and other health sources say about pools, sport and shared items. Read 2 min read Molluscum and holidays: why I didn’t travel for two years Hotel towels, bed linen, the pool: why I gave up holidays for two years with molluscum and what health sources say about towels and other shared items. Read 2 min read What molluscum cost me: laundry, immune-support courses, holidays Hundreds of euros on new underwear and clothes, plus immune-support courses: what I spent in two years with molluscum and what I read about it afterwards. Read 5 min read Molluscum and shame: why I stayed silent for so long Molluscum is a taboo subject. Why I felt ashamed and stayed silent for so long, and what I read about how common molluscum contagiosum actually is. Read 3 min read Molluscum and intimacy: how I dealt with it Molluscum is a taboo subject, especially when it comes to intimacy. How I withdrew from others and what I read about how it spreads between adults. Read 3 min read Molluscum in the genital area as an adult: what I read Molluscum in the genital area is a taboo subject. Calm and factual: what I read about how it spreads, getting checked and the diagnosis in adults. Read