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By Teresa on Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 12:03 pm:

Lucy and Jane/ Belinda/ Ruth...

Lucy, salicylates are naturally occuring chemicals in certain foods for e.g.oranges, tomatoes, apples, sultanas. For some people, the build up of these chemicals can cause problems.

I am no doctor or expert only a mum which tried the salicylate and amine free (failsafe) diet for my daughter who has atopic eczema (yet there is no family history of eczema). I am currently working through every cream, method etc on how to reduce her grief! I found the failsafe diet not to be very useful but I know others who have benefitted. There is a book The failsafe Cookbook by Sue Dengate which is available, doctors recomend seeing a dietician before changes to the diet. Funny thing is you cant find a dietician/ doctor who has any idea!!!!

I am providing my daughter with supplements of those oils mentioned plus minerals and multivitamins which it is too early to tell yet if this will help. The chiropractor says to give it about 28 days.
Teresa

By ruth on Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 10:44 pm:

Hi Jane - I would be interested to hear who this paediatrician is.....sounds like a rare find. Since we live in Australia - may come in handy....thanks, ruth

By lucy on Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 12:46 pm:

Sorry to sound dim but what is salicylate?

By jane on Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 09:35 am:

Hi Belinda
Thanks so much for the feedback. My son's only on week 2 of the low salicylate diet so we can't expect any changes yet but it's great to hear that it helped another child. I'm sorry to hear that the same combination of treatments isn't working this time around for your daughter. Have you increased the amounts of evening primrose, flaxseed and cod liver oils that you are giving her this time around? Also, I met a mother whose daughter had suffered very bad eczema at the age of 5 and it is now completely cleared (she is now 8) simply by taking flaxseed oil orally and putting it on her skin. I will ask her doctor (the same one I am seeing now who prescribed the flaxseed oil to start with) for the amount to take orally for you when I visit this week and let you know. I am thinking about trying flaxseed oil too. This doctor is the only holistic paediatrician in Australia and apparently patients fly in to see him from all over Asia and Australia. I'll let you know what he tells us on our next visit. He has said that eczema is hard to treat/cure (isn't he right!!) and that each person is different re. treatment.
Thanks again - will write again soon
Jane

By Belinda on Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 10:40 pm:

Jane,

When my daughter was between six months and ten months old she had severe infected eczema. A naturopath put her on a low-salicylate diet, combined with a daily intake of oils - evening primrose, flaxseed and cod liver - and a course of special vitamins. She cleared and remained clear for some years. Unfortunately, we are now struggling with a chronic outbreak and the same treatment has not worked this time around. She is six.

By Jane on Saturday, October 23, 2004 - 06:41 am:

My five-year-old son has very bad eczema. Cortisone creams and Elidel haven't worked so we recently saw a paediatrician who suggested his ezcema may be caused by a sensitivity to salicylates in food and recommended we try a low salicylate diet. Has anyone else tried a low salicylate diet with any success?
With thanks Jane