By itch on Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 07:32 pm:

try calendula cream, its good.

By lizzy on Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 07:34 am:

help how do you stop the itch,if i could get this undercontrol i could have half a chance,and get the cuts from scratching the infections and every thing that goes with excma controled. thanks

By lola-rose on Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 09:14 pm:

Hi my daughter has had eczema since she was 2 days old she's now 7 months through trial , error. tears, stress, sleepless nights we have come up with a a treatment plan that works for us...first thing in morning 0.5% hydrocortisone cream only on inflamed areas then epaderm head to toe every two hours & sudocrem on red bits. Bath in evening with oats very softening 0.5% hydrocortizone again on red patches followed by 50/50 then she sleeps in tubi fast suit that stops her scratching & keeps her skin moisturised all night ( available on nhs) we now have a whole nights sleep & a happy baby! we also use omega 3 fish oil capsules & saw a naturopath who was fab & were planning to stop streriod cream soon.

By cills on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 02:33 am:

i have 2 boys with excma the use of steroid creams or any steroid does make the excma worse!!!! all it does is pushes the excma into the body. a month ago i completely stopped using steroid creams on my boys i have always used them until i started looking into the harm they can do for the first 2 weeks it was a nightmare there skin was a mess from top to bottom scrathing and crying through out the night but i was determined to never put steroids on there skin again ever it was so hard to see them going through this but finally it has gotten so much better i have changed there diet as well and use natural creams its such an awesum change even though its hard at first im so happy for my boys that im not putting toxic stuff onto them please contact me if you want more details i hope i havent offended anyone my email rpdyer@xtra.co.nz

By Gail on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 05:33 pm:

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By Moderator on Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 01:12 pm:

Hello eczemafree,
I guess you are alyssa. Your message is still there until Weaning topic. Lots of identical message aren't necessarily needed on this board.
I am pleased you have found a cure for your daughter's eczema. Probiotics have been used by lots of people on this board. You can search those threads by typing in probiotics under search me on the left.
regards

By eczema free on Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 05:51 am:

for some reason the people running this forum don't want any of you to know my daughter was cured of her eczema by using the candida diet and acidophilos orally 3x per day and yogurt topically in just a few weeks. after she suffered for almost two years using creams and medications that never made a difference. Anyone know why this is?

By jean9v on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 01:18 pm:

GEORGINA,

DOES, THE RASH LOOK ANYTHING LIKE THIS ONE?
CUT AND PASTE SITE;SCROLL DOWN FOR PICTURES.

csaceliacs.org/dh_symptoms.php

Take white wheat flour out of his diet. Just a shot, it could be something that he is eating.

j

By georgina on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 07:56 pm:

my son is 7 years old and has eczema all on his legs and arms and is really itching. he stayed at his nans a few weeks ago and since then his has been really bad. He has allegies to house dust mites and grass pollen. And i just dont know what to do to relive the itching. please can any one help. I have been reading about salt baths if someone could tell me what sort of salt ot use , and also whats the thing about the hairdryer. please any ideas other than the steriod cream i am using at the moment.

By Tracy on Friday, August 12, 2005 - 09:53 am:

I read somewhere about skinZinc, but before you try it make sure it isn't this one....
http://pinch.com/skin/scfaq.html check out this there were steriods found in it.

Also it can be made at a chemist at half the price.

Just some info I came across

By jonmom on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 01:39 pm:

My 2 yr old son seems to break out worse from being in the sun. Could someone explain if anything can help this? He loves to be outside. Am I going to have to keep him in?

By Stan on Thursday, June 27, 2002 - 03:41 pm:

Hi everyone,

My son (8months old) has eczema. I am very reluctant to treat his skin using steroid creams. Unfortunately, it seems to be the only option - no other creams or methods helped so far. I know that Elidel is one of the non-steroid creams that seems to help a lot of people.

It is a new drug and was only approved for use in the US and Denmark in Europe. I wonder if anybody living in the States or Denmark could help us. I would very much appreciate it if you could buy and send Elidel to us. We live in Ireland. If a prescription is needed we can fax one from our GP.

Needless to say, I will cover all the expenses including P&P.

If you knonw anything about the cream or have any experience - both positive or negative experience - please let me know. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thank you.

Stan
standan@voila.fr

By Nita on Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 04:34 am:

Hi i'm new and I enjoy reading all your posts. My daughter also has eczema, since she was three months old. The doctor put her on Elocon and she has been on it ever since, I took her off dairy products, wheat, soy, and tomatoes, eggs, and that seemed to help a little. I also gave her, flax seed oil, cascara sagrada (capsule form.) Once a day, and grape seed oil for her skin. She has been off her Elcon for about three weeks now, and so far so good..and she also showers every day which helps a lot. For her laundry I use tide with bleach,. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks again, I learned alot from this post!!
- N_aboussou@hotmail.com

By Maria D on Wednesday, September 19, 2001 - 12:55 am:

Sarah,
Please be careful when using Elocon, don't overuse it. It is classed as a potent steroid and should be monitored and only used for a few weeks at a time. Really only mildly and moderately potent steroids should be used in children.

By deborah on Friday, September 07, 2001 - 07:58 pm:

Sarah,
My daughter is 5yrs old and has had severe atopic eczema and associated allergies (e.g. soya, wheat, carpet, house dustmite etc) since she was 3mths old.

We have been wet wrapping for a long time. Try only to use steriods during the day, plaster the emollient on before you wetwrap, make sure the inner bandage is soaking. The best emollient we have found so far is Epaderm.

When bathing, try emulsiderm and emulsifying ointment, horrible stuff (leaves deposits around the bath) but it does help. Try bathing and moisturising ointments twice a day. I find Sophie can go a day or two without wetwraps but then we are back to square one, as at her age she can be unco-operative. We are using less steroid now but can go through a 750gm of epaderm in a month.

Antihistamines can help sleep at night but be aware Sophie has suffered severe reactions to colourings, additives in the medicine.

The most effective thing we have done for Sophie is to replace carpet with wooden flooring. A marked change was noticed. Hope this helps please feel free to email.

By sarah on Friday, September 07, 2001 - 05:06 pm:

It is interesting to read how others have been dealing with their children with eczema. My son Joe is now 18 months and I can't believe the impact that his eczema has had on our life. With the lack of sleep, the endless visits to hospital, doctors and homeopath, the worrying about what's making it flare up, the endless washing, the application of all the creams and bandages and so on and so on. We are still trying to get a flare up under control from when he was 12 months. Our GP prescribed hydrocortisone, calamine and zinc bandages, antihistimines and antibiotics in addition to our usual emolients. But Joes arms and legs were so infected and sore and itchy that we eventually had to take him to the hospital. Here we saw a dermatology nurse who has helped us sort out a treatment regime that has helped alot. This has included using Elocon and bandaging with tubifast and 5050. His skin looks lovely and I weaned him off the steriods and bandages slowly. Then comes the problem. The eczema flares up again almost overnight. The past couple of times the flare ups have coincided with the hot weather but it's not so hot anymore. Has anyone got any advice? Do you have to use the steriods indefinately? He also seems to respond well to the bandaging but I'm not sure that it helps to wean him off as his skin becomes so dry again.

By kim on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 06:11 am:

Hi Suzanne
we add a couple of handfuls of sea salt to a 20cm bath (big bath not a baby bath)...I have heard that it stings if the skin is broken and I guess that makes sense but I have to say that our daughter has started to enjoy her bath more since we started using it...don't know why, it could actually be quite soothing...not sure. Anyway if Jaime has any broken skin I just bath her in the salt water and then dry the spots really well with a hairdryer...this seems to create a dry airy surface that bugs can't live in as opposed to a warm and moist effect that you get when using creams and wraps. We do also use bi-carb soda in the bath - just get a handful, put some water on it and rub it straight on her legs and arms for a couple of seconds...I don't really hold back with the bi-carb soda as I have found that it reduces her itch considerably!!! You could patch test it...but be prepared for smooth skin..it really exfoliates the dead cells from the surface of the skin and I think that is what helps the itch...I hope these ideas help. (Jaime is also on a wheat free, dairy free and preservative/additive free diet which has been, I believe, the most important factor in healing her skin)
very best regards
Kim

By Keith on Tuesday, August 14, 2001 - 07:11 pm:

Hi there,
My little nephew is 5 months old and is showing a mild case of ezema on his body. The doctor has given his parents steriod cream to clear it up, but I have great concerns on whether this will improve his skin or cause more harm. I have had severe ezema all my life and have become very dubious about the application of steriod cream especially on a baby as it may go on its own or a milder form of cream could be used?

By eczemavoice on Sunday, August 12, 2001 - 02:43 pm:

By Suzanne on Sunday, August 12, 2001 - 11:28 am:

Kim, I'd like to try salt water baths for my 2 year old as I've heard from others it helps but I'm unsure how much to use. Also, she has some broken skin at the moment from scratching, is it still ok to use salt baths? Do I need to use sea salt? Thanks.

By kim on Friday, August 10, 2001 - 08:06 am:


Hi Janice
our two year old daughter has had mild to bad eczema since four months old. I made a deal with myself not to use the steroid cream anywhere close to her face even though the eczema was quite bad on her neck, hands and face. So I only used it on her legs and ocaissionally on her wrists. Now her whole body is totally eczema free (normal skin) except where I used the cream - I am very very VERY suspicious of steroid cream. When I finally stopped using the cream on her legs they just flared up horribly. She had the worst couple of months - red, sore, itchy and infected legs. We now have it under control with salt water baths, bi-carb soda rubbed straight on the skin (reduces the itch considerably) and a fairly resitricted diet (no eggs, dairy, wheat, preservatives). If she has any bits of skin that are broken I dry them really well with a hairdryer and I don't use any creams at all. Sounds maddness I know and it took me a long time to try the 'no cream' regime but it is working brilliantly. The salt water is a great healer and is (I believe) one of the best defences against infections. Hope this helps.
Soldier on...and all the best
Kim

By Vanessa on Tuesday, August 07, 2001 - 10:16 am:

The Sebo hoover has a special filter for dustmites, I purchased mine in John Lewis. I'd highly recommend it.


My 17month daughter has been on "Elocon" (steroid cream) for four weeks following a stay in hospital for her eczema. Her skin now looks/seems amazing, so three days ago I tried using Eumovate (a milder steroid cream)but her eczema flared back within a day. The dermatologist has told me to go back to Elocon, which worries me sick. Has anyone got any experiences with Elocon? How can I wean her off this gradually when I can't see any eczema to put it on (her eczema appears in different areas all the time)

By jane on Thursday, July 26, 2001 - 08:45 pm:

we bought an expensive vacuum which maybe helped a little but what I believe does help is throwing away dusters and using a damp cloth on every surface and most important - replacing carpets with lino (sheet is best) and curtains with blinds (blackout in the bedroom)

By Heather on Wednesday, July 25, 2001 - 09:51 pm:

Janice - Dyson vacuums are very good for dust mite control. But whatever you do, make sure you get one that does not have a bag attached. The dust mites can get through these!

Re e45 - we too have reactions to this and the itch relief just didn't work at all. Also, if you've been using a strong steroid for years and are now just reducing the strength, a flare up is likely as the skin gets used to it. Its really tempting to go back to the strong one, but persevere if you can. Your daughter's skin maybe needs to learn how to fight its own battles and this may take some time.

Good luck.

By janice on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 - 11:00 pm:

my 6 year old has had mild eczema since birth.in the last year, she has also developed mild asthma. i asked for allergy tests to be done (more for asthma than eczema) she was sent to derm
atologist at local hospital who said she no longer did skin prick tests as always came out with same allergies anyway- ie, dust mite etc.she then looked at cream emily has been using for years- 50% emollient,50% eumovate.said she shouldnt be using this long term and gave me other creams to try:-diprobate,hydromol and hydromol bath oil.her skin has now flared up something terrible and is raw down the whole of the right side of her body,esp armpits,elbows,knees. i dont know if this is result of removal of eumovate or of using new creams.have also tried new e45 itch reliever which made her even itchier.am trying not to go back to previous cream but it worked for years and its breaking my heart to watch her scratch till she bleeds.any advice?als i am looking into buying new vaccuum cleaner.can someone recommend the very best for dust mite allergies,thanks.