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| By artquill on Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 05:04 pm: |
Curently got Flair up reliased i've slipped in to bad habbits
Weather is up and down here hot office cold out side.
Stress at work tax year end very busy and sudden drop off with work not busy now!
eatting everything but less dairy no eggs
(easter eggs out now! i love cream eggs)
Taking flucoxasillin antibiotic to controll flare up
have been using Eumavoate on face for abotu 3 months dropped down to
hydocotizine and dermol 500
also takign antihystamine
currently red in face and itchy still but only 2nd day of antibiotics.
will resume taking probotics see if that speed things up..
| By ECZEMA GO AWAY on Friday, November 13, 2009 - 03:01 pm: |
For the Eczema on my face. I tried the following, Appears to work for me.
A course of Doxycycline antibiotics.
Take food supplements like Multi vitamins.
Regular steam baths (facials), appears to have unblocked my pores.
Avoid harsh cleansers/soap, I opt for organic products.
Above all I try hard not get stressed out, as it flares up my eczema.
| By Morpheus on Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 09:36 am: |
Max - to be honest, your skin will be better off if you don't drink any alcohol (so will your liver). But I understand that you want to drink. Have you tried explaining to you mates that your eczema flare ups correlate with your alcohol consumption. If they're good friends then they'll understand.
I had a similar problem when I was at Uni. In the end I just stopped going out because my skin got so bad - my friends were funny with me at first but when I eventually explained why, they were very understanding and I wish I'd told them earlier.
As for types of alcohol - avoid any of the alcopop type drinks as they're full of sugar and other crap. In fact try and avoid sugar in general - it might be different for you but excessive sugar consumption really affects my eczema. That leaves you with things like vodka, whiskey, rum etc but watch the mixers as they are usually sugary.
Generally I don't drink now except for the odd glass of something at a wedding etc. I've found that my not drinking is much more of a problem for other people than it is for me - don't let people make you feel bad for making choices that put your health first.
| By miss allergic on Friday, August 01, 2008 - 09:57 pm: |
Hi Max!! I know your pain I am 29 and have had eczema since I was 17. I have been through that vicous circle of drink and flare up or not drink and be a bore... To be honest for about three years I just havent drank. To me no amount of slagging from my mates makes up for the facial flares I get from drinking. I used to find that drinking vodka and lemonade didnt flare me as bad but that might not be the drink for a bloke on holiday!! I used to find the coloured shots that restaurants give you free were quite bad for me. On the plus side think if you are sober you might not get the beer goggles effect that might happen to friends at the end of the night!!!
Also my mates have got used to the sober thing and now use me as a free taxi....
| By max on Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 03:37 pm: |
im going on holiday in 2 weeks and i should be looking foward to going but im dreading it because of my atopic exema which i have had since the age of 2
all my m8s are gona be drinking alcohol and i really want to but if i do its going to ruin my holiday but if i dont my m8s are goig to think im boring
does any one have any suggestions of what i should do with regards to drinkin alcohol and are there any types of alcohol which are better than others.??
| By Lee on Sunday, December 23, 2007 - 12:14 am: |
Hey everyone!
Stumbled across this site whilst researching Impetigo.
Am 22 yrs old and suffered from ezcema (atopic) for most of my life. I find Oilatum Shampoo particularly good for scalp treatments, and Oilatum bath emollient invaluable for some control over the ezcema on the rest of my body.
I have been suffering recurring infections for the last few years (every 4-5 weeks!) and my doctors have been struggling to put thier finger on it. However, today I went to see another dermatologist who has diagnosed the most recent infection as Impetigo. Have been prescribed a cream anti-b cream for my nose and oral anti-b's (Ethromyecin) for two weeks, plus Fucibet ointment to be applied all over the body twice a day. Is this the usual treatment? It seems like a lot...
| By wheatfreecured on Friday, April 06, 2007 - 03:11 am: |
Kelikraft////
stop eating white flour.. bread .pasta.. etc...
and see if your itch and the red starts to go away... give it at least a week...
google; celiac skin rash
| By kelikraft on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 01:51 pm: |
Hello! I came across this site while trying to research pityrosporin polliculitis. Im not sure if the spelling is right thats how the nurse has its spelled on my papers. This is something a dermatologist that i have seen twice now is treating me for. Its all over my neck shoulders and chest and itchys terribly. Right now I am taking a two week course of Diflucan. Ive only been on it about 4 days now with little improvement in the bumps but i will say the itchyness is much better. Has anyone ever heard of this ? I would greatly appreciate any info you might have as i can find nothing on line!
| By Shane on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 10:46 pm: |
Hi Im 17 and have had eczema for all my life and to treat your scalp a really good treatment is oilatum Scalp shampoo its helps me a great deal you can get it from and chemist or drug store!
| By texas on Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 03:56 am: |
I have had ezema for over 15 years. Over the past year I have had it in my scalp. I was seeing a doctor who gave me steriod and anitbotics and it worked but only to return. Is switched to a new dermatologist and he have me the antibiotic bactrim. It really worked well. It is now three weeks and it returned. I have lost hair, and it is soooooooo painful! I no longer get relaxers on my hair and I am using the natural approach. I really need some relief. Any suggestions on something that worked
| By Dave on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 10:52 am: |
I think there are several factors which make eczema effective/not effective for treating eczema. When you scratch dry skin and it gets sore and weeps it's probablt infected with bacteria- and obviously this is nipped in the bud with anti-biotics.
What Mekki sad furter down about Dr Gabe Mirkin seems to be really insightful and make a lot of sense.
Definatley read up on this article he's written about Eczema: drmirkin.com/morehealth/g108.htm
Sort cources of Azithromycin seems to be working for a lot of people.
| By plasmagic on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 02:00 am: |
Antibiotics does help u to clear ur eczema? is it possible? i am now havin clarithromycin for infection which is a veri gd antibiotic n exp, but my eczema is stil there
| By Dave on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 12:22 pm: |
I've been prescribed Amoxicillin for some dental problems a few times by my G.P and each time my Eczema has cleared up within a couple of days almost entirely. However after about a week or so it returns.
The annoying thing is that most anti-biotics are restricted by prescription only in the UK and are often hard to get repeated as doctors fear over use can lead to bacterial resistance, which makes sense. However in most of mainland europe you can buy it yourself over the counter at any chemist so each time I go to spain I make sure to stock up. My skin is now so soft and smooth.
| By tweetybird on Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 09:12 pm: |
I also have ezcema and in addition to that i have chronic hives and angioedema. I have tried stuff from acupuncture, chinese herbalist to many different allergy medications. For teh most part if I am taking my medicine I am fine, but once i stop, the hives and ezcema returns. I have had this since April and I am now trying the armadillo counter poison pill. I just read johnnybegoods response about it. Has anyone else used it and how long do you have to take it? I have been taking it since Friday and I have not realize any difference at all. I am not sure if I should still continue.
| By Julia on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 09:50 am: |
I have used Probiotics for 2 years on my three yr old. It really works!
The only one I found suitable was Natures Way Primadophilus Reuteri or P. Bifidus.
P. Reuteri is the same bateria as found in Human mothers milk.
With the probiotic we keep the eczema at bay, no need to moisturise or be terribly careful what you eat.
We do however eat organic and buy only organic skin creams and shampoos. I think Eczema is a warning - showing that we are eating or are in contact with too many chemcials
Also avoid the commerical disposable nappies and try Moltex Eco or use "real" Nappies. Commercial nappies always brought my son's eczema up.
Also use something like Ecover for washing clothes, all the other commercial brands, even the so called sensitive ones are just a chemical cocktail.
Useful website are
naturesway.com
betterlife.com (cheapest supplier of NW P Reuteri that I could find)
simply-organics.com (you can practically eat their creams they are so natural.
Any more advice, please do not hesitate to ask
eczema@uwclub.net
All the best
| By ely on Friday, September 22, 2006 - 05:58 pm: |
Try Essential Fatty Acids and Zinc!
Both of my children have had eczema and thankfully, I have been able to control it very easily. At three months my daughter came down with it on her face, her back and limbs. She cried a lot and scratched. The doctors prescribed all sorts of creams, however, my husband is a research scientist and would not allow there use. Most were very potent steroids. So, we researched and read about essential fatty acids, GLA in particular. I was nursing so I started taking borage oil as well as giving my daughter small amounts in her cereal. Within a week, her eczema was gone. I did not keep using the oil after the symptoms cleared, but every time there is any sign of it, the oil clears it quickly.
My son had the same issue at 4 months. However, his face was so bad that first we had to treat it with Bacitracin and cortisone for about 4 days. Then, with the oils he too cleared within a week.
I also used an infant probiotic to help build his friendly bacteria. He has NOT had eczema since and he is three now.
My daughter had a bout this past month, her first in years, she is 5 now. It did not respond to the oils. So, we looked for another reason and found out that zinc deficiency can cause dry skin/eczema. So, we gave her some and within 2 days, it is gone.
This is what worked for us. I understand that helpless, horrible feeling of not knowing how to help you child. Please talk to your doctor and see doses etc. for your child. Or seek the help of a holistic doctor. You can also research GLA and zinc and eczema on line.
| By Jill on Thursday, September 07, 2006 - 02:26 am: |
I have had ezcema since I was about 4 years old. Between the ages of 14 and 23 it cleared up and almost disappeared. Then last year I began to get it really severely on my hands. I saw my GP, allergists and dermatologists and the only thing that cleared it up was a strong cortisone cream. Apparently this is okay to use on the hands (compared with other areas of body) because the skin on the palms of your hands is really tough and doesn't absorb cream too readily. My hand ezcema really got my down especially because I found it hard to do the most simplest of tasks especially at work. Strangely enough, after a continual battle over a year my hand ezcema cleared up. This could be to do with less stress, change of environment (moved houses), better moisturising etc. But now it has come back on my face! - near my nose, my mouth and on my forehead. It makes me sad because it looks yuk and there is not much I can do about it - but alas things could be worse!
I was recently prescribed doxycycline by the doctor which is an oral antibiotic/ anti-inflammatory which should clear it up a bit. I am definitely hoping so. I was wondering if anyone has tried this drug before?
For those of your with children who have ezcema. I greatly recommend Pinetarsol Oil baths everynight (that's what it is called in Australia at least). My parents used to give me them and it would stop the itching and let me have a good night's sleep without scratching myself in my sleep. And it is natural and safe.
Good luck all!
| By Nadia on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 03:17 pm: |
N A T U R A L ----- C U R E!!!!!!!!
Hey Im 17 years old and this year my eczema had flared up soo much it ruined my life.With the help of these forums on the internet ive self helped my condition alot; where there was help when the doctors were blunt and no-one lese understood.
I hated to go to sleep as my neck would weep and ooze of a horrible smell. The liquid would burn my skin and make my flesh all raw and rotten. This horrible thing coouldnt be treated by steriods as at night it made my skin more moist and weepish, and emoilents were irratating.
This hapend on my scalp too, where yellow liquid oozed and it spread to my neck and folds of my armpits. The stench was astounding and the feeling was unbearable.. If anyone else suffers this well.. Im glad to say I had treated it fairly well within two days for myself, by using
-- Polytar shampoo for the scalp, available from most chemists/pharamacists.
--To control the damage done to the skin by itching by thinking that.. ''If I leave it for 1-5 minutes its time for healing or I can ruin and wreck the skin within 1-5 minutes. After 1-5 minutes your itch will feel less intense and gradually youll itch less for a better skin texture.
-- BEST NATURAL FOOD TO HELP ME!! The GRAPEFRUIT!! eating 1 whole one every night has helped my eczemas weeping and foul stench dissapear on my neck and skin folds. The rotting smell of flesh and weeping goes within two days of eating grapefruit for me. I HOPE THIS HELPS !!
It has emmensely improved my sleep at night as my neck weeps alot less..
--If you find it hard to eat the grapefruit just remind yourself of the suffering and smell, then the sour taste wont matter to you.
--Also cuting up the grapefruit into quaters makes eating it alot easier!!
--and a tip for those who have severe eczema on their neck, tie a cotton scarf around your neck it helps it alot, but sleep with it too!
=]
| By penny on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 10:09 pm: |
has anyone had tried probiotics specially for infants to clear eczema?
| By johnnybegood on Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 01:31 pm: |
Some advice for eczema sufferers: The following has helped me a lot so I want to pass it on. Diet and medication. Also, this is not advice the doctors will give you but it has helped me:
1. Diet: avoid sugar, alcohol, white rice, white bread, rice cakes and any white starchy carbs, avoid processed juices (Fresh squeezed only). Chicken or Fish are ok. Fruits and vegetables are usually good if you are not allergic to the particular type. Also, try fasting this seems to help quite well.
2. Supplements: green tea extract, evening primrose oil, pre-biotics (yes that’s right prebiotics not probiotics (nutra-flora). Also, this Chinese medicine called armadillo trade mark counter poison pill. Any Asian herb store should have this stuff. This is really good stuff by the way.
3. After you shower moisturize, moisturize, moisturize some people go as far a putting Vaseline on all areas after taking baths or showers, if you don’t want to use Vaseline use lotions. Do this immediately after you shower do not even waste a second.
4. If one has mild eczema (the lowest form of eczema), moderate to severe eczema is misdiagnosed when one is allergic to a bacterial infection from breaks in the skin. The skin flairs up as a result of the bacterial infection and can simply reoccur as one breaks the skin again and again. This causes an endless cycle of skin reactions that appears to be moderate or severe eczema. To treat (perhaps cure) go to the doctor and get antibiotics (Some people are allergic to penicillin, maybe take an alternative like sulfa) and keep your nails short to avoid re-infecting yourself by opening up wounds. Also, use hand sanitizer for open breaks in the skin.
I am not an expert but the above-mentioned should defiantly help out.
| By me on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 04:21 pm: |
i have had severe eczema since i was 6 months old and has always had it. as a teenager it was bad but we got it under control. im nearly 19 and for some reason it has flared up so badly..my mum thinks it my bf cats wen i first started going ova the cats neva affected it even though i am allergic...i have bin on antibotics n it has cleared up but each time i stop it seems to flare up a little, ne ideas
| By Pamar on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 11:20 pm: |
I have eczema in my face, recently it got right out of hand and became very distressing for me, i tried using so many different products, even spent money on Japanese medicine, didn't work, one day a friend of mind told me to crush some garlic and place directly on my face, it burned like mad, but by the next day, the redness in my face had decreased, now i'm using it everyday and i can see a great difference. Apparently garlic is suppose to be a natural antiseptic.
| By samantha on Friday, February 25, 2005 - 02:03 pm: |
candida diet you MUST avoid with NO CHEATING all SUGAR INC ALL FRUIT INC DRIED, any yeast.
citric acid, all bread, any sweetners except stevia from abroad (banned in the eu)mushrooms (any fungi) you can have organic meat as there are no antibiotics in them. carefull on the starchy veg, white potatoes, parsnips as they are converted into sugars. any fresh herbs as dried has a small mould content on them. best is to look up on the internet. if your hooked on chocy try carob(siesta by d & d chocolates) in healthfood. no jared sauces all have sugar in them! you'd be surprised how much sugar is in things.Read ingredients list twice!! it's hard but you get used to it and my skin is thanking me for it also my blood sugar levels!!get an anti-fugal pill loads are about, freindly bacteria best in yoghurts.and multi vitamin, high strength.slow on the wheat aswell. AVOID ANTI-BIOTICS unless your life depends on them.Try for a couple of weeks also spit in a glass of water before you put anything in your mouth when you wake up, if stringy bits appear to go to the bottom or its cloudy or speckly this is a test for candida if it is clear you haven't got it.ps some doctors don't recognise this problem so its upto you if you respect yours or not! internet will give you more info than me, i'm not a proffesional at any of this its just my experience of it. be brave and try it, good luck and keep us posted.
| By hadenough on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 04:23 pm: |
Candida Diet!?!?!?
Not sure that i really understand it. where should i get more advice? Is there anyway of testing it. Dont want to pay a nutritionalist unless i know they know what they are doing!
Will try anything though!
| By samantha on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 03:09 pm: |
i've been on the candida diet for 2 weeks now and my eczema isn't red raw anymore it actually looks like its calming down and going!!!! i feel better in myself for a cleaner diet. i would seriously recommend everyone with eczema to look into candida it isn't easy but it is possible!
good luck
| By tc12346 on Friday, February 18, 2005 - 08:13 pm: |
samantha,
Yes, I have heard of candida from doing a search on allergies to yeast. I have suffered 10 years with headaches, ibs, asthma and slight eczema. I've been on the candida diet now for a month and all my ills are gone. I feel great but every day I feel greater. I recommend this only cause I tried it and it worked amazingly. 
| By samantha on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 11:26 am: |
has anyone heard of candida? apparently it is a yeast over growth in the gut and can cause skin problems. you must stop all sugar in any form inc fruit appart from lemons, all yeast and citric acid!! lots of probiotics and vitamins. do this for a couple of months and see if you notice a difference.see a nutrionalist first. i'm starting it now this is my second day, i've come off the steriods and i'm itching!! maybe its the yeast starting to die and coming throught the skin! oh i will try anything!
| By zina on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 09:24 pm: |
my 26 week baby boy has suffered with eczema since he was 10 weeks old, literall after his first lot of injections and i changed to baby formula rather than breast feeding.. he suffered sever wet eczema and very dry red;itchy and finally infected skin...it broke my heart... i changed to infant goats milk and have tried many creams and am still trying.... now i am weaning him on all home made food ... i need to know if i can put m***ks honey cream on his body even though i know he cant eat it before he is a year old due to infant botulism .. is it ok to put cream on him? i am going to see a dermotologist next week to see if he can give my baby a skin culture
| By ruth on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 01:24 pm: |
mary - consider getting yourself a medic alert bracelet with a penicillin allergy warning - just in case for whatever reason you end up ever having to have penicllin antibugs again and you are not able to communicate this info to heatlhcare staff. i understand why it has put you off taking antibiotics ever again! but if you get a drug allergy - it tends to be penicillin is one of the most commonest ones to have (not that that is much comfort to you!). like some allergies - you can be taking things all your life and then they drop on you from out of the blue without notice which can make it difficult to diagnose what has triggered it at times. its good at least that you have been able to identify it for any future treatment you have - you poor thing - hope you get much better soon!!
| By Mary on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 07:48 pm: |
Antibiotics! I was given amoxillin (penicillin) a few weeks after my dermatitis/eczema started as GP thought it was infected, and 7 weeks later I was in hospital with severe jaundice and a liver not working properly - I have had amoxillin before and no ill effects. I looked awful - yellow skin with sore red blotches! I felt it was possibly because the eczema had made me more sensitive but the Doctors said no it was just an "uncommon reaction to penicillin"! My liver is now nearly back to normal but it was a unpleasant experience and puts me off having any antibiotics again [cannot have penicillin anyway now]. Penicillin does not just cause urticaria reactions. The dermatitis/ezcema still with me though.
| By ruth on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 01:47 pm: |
LAT - what you are describing could in fact be an allergic reaction to penicillin. A lot of people with or without eczema are allergic to penicillin - and given the fact that she is developing more serious signs with further doses would indicate that this may well be the case. You really need to contact the doctor that prescribed this IMMEDIATELY and let them know what has happened as she may have to be prescribed something else. Don't treat this lightly as if it is an allergic reaction than it could rapidly become a life threatening event!
| By Caringdad on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 07:58 am: |
LAT, my daughter also has occasional oubreaks, we use diprobath in her bath and it seems to do the trick, we only bath her once at night (just watch it makes the bath slippy so be careful).
On the other hand I myself are a sufferer, with only occasional good days, I find bathing once a day and also once a day in the shower helps me, I use Oilatum for my bath.
Hope this helps
| By LAT on Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 06:10 pm: |
My daughter is 21 months old and she has had mild out breaks with eczema since birth. Of course they would not diagnosis it until she was close to one. Recently she took 400ml of penicillan and she broke out with a rash on her legs. It looked like a heat rash and hives. Each time we gave her the medication she would break out more. We took her off the medicine but we are unsure if this was a eczema out break or reaction to the medication. Has anyone had a eczema reation to penicillan? Now we are trying to clear up the patches of eczema. Also we need tips on treatment?? Bathing or not bathing often?? What kind of bath lotion is better that another??
What kind of cream? She gets it really bad on the bottom of her feet. I want to try to get control over this early. Thanks
| By Chrissy on Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 04:43 pm: |
will i be having allergic reaction towards the hepatitis B vaccine? i m 17 yr old girl with atopic dermatis over certain parts of my body.
| By Kez on Saturday, July 19, 2003 - 01:49 pm: |
Anne - it could be a reaction to the additives or colourings? But talk to your doctor, he may advise another type of medicine. Good luck!
| By anne on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:25 pm: |
Has anyone ever experienced a flare up after taking probiotics.
I am currently pregnant and have round red patches all over me, the only thing I have done
different is starting a course of probiotics.
| By xxFelixxx on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 02:08 pm: |
During the past week I have struggled through 5 days of intravenous antibiotics, and oral antibiotics, and creams, and ear drops for treatment of an "ear infection". I tried to tell the "urgent care" drs. it was probably eczema but they insisted it was an infection.
The skin outside the ear has burned away and the
swelling has decreased but the pain and itch are
still as bad as ever. Monday I have an appt with and Ear,Nose,Throat dr and hopefully they will prescribe Prednisone, which I know will help clear this up for now. No culture was taken and I am taking Benadryl to help with the itch. Thank you for listening. (I am 51 yr old female with history of ezcema for @ 14 yrs).
| By Briana on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 07:49 pm: |
Has anyone had any help with probiotics? I went to a search engine and typed in "eczema and probiotics". I found lots of info. At this point I'm willing to give anything a try with my 5 year old son. Protopic is helping, but I'd like to look into something "holistic".
| By not-so-desperate on Saturday, December 28, 2002 - 03:16 pm: |
Melanie
Thankyou for replying!
The Cefalexin finally got rid of the infected eczema on our son's arms, but, in spite of what other people here say, it makes his skin unbelievably dry. So it still itches. He refuses to put on creams or emollients of any kind. It is really frustrating. Although he's 14, he has no interest whatsoever in girls - yet! And he's very lucky in that it rarely affects his face.
I'm against the use of antibiotics - but in our son's case, it may be a matter of life or death, with his rotting kidney, so I have had to give way. When I was taking antibiotics years ago, I grew warts, and the same thing happened to ******.
I'll try to persuade him that cod liver oil capsules taste nice!
| By Melanie on Sunday, December 08, 2002 - 08:57 am: |
Desperate, I am really sorry to hear about your son. My 14 yr old daughter has eczema quite badly on her face, scalp and shoulders. It's hard enough being a teenager without these problems!
As well as evening primrose oil she takes codliver oil capsules as well. But emollients on th skin are really important. We have big rows about this whenever I remind her to put them on - they are so important that I simply won't let go out without creaming her face.
| By desperate on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 09:48 am: |
Please help.
Our younger son is 14, and has eczema. He also has a damaged kidney, which will need to be removed. While we wait for the operation, he has to be on antibiotics, to stop the kidney getting infected.
The doctors have prescribed Augmentin, Trimethoprim, and now Cefalexin - and his eczema reacts very badly to all three. His arms are bright red, and his skin is extremely dry and unbearable itchy. You know the symptoms. His temper has also worsened.
It looks as if he's allergic to any penicillin-based antibiotic.
We are giving him live yoghurt to keep his intestinal flora healthy.
He doesn't like any creams or ointments, often refuses to have them, and never puts them on himself. He's a fairly clean person, and his eczema has never become infected yet(touch wood).
Can anyone offer any help, please?
Another thing: he takes evening primrose oil, but his GP says it is no longer on the 'prescribable' list of products. Is this true?
| By lourdes on Wednesday, October 09, 2002 - 05:35 am: |
I have had eczema for 2 years now. I get very depressed and sad. 
I am only 20 yrs. old and so far I have tried all the topical steroids in the market. But when I stop using them the condition returns.
I am considering taking Lunelle birth control injection, i made some research and so far i have concluded that taking the injection would probably help me because it has steroids. I would rather take the injection than to take prednisone. That way i control my eczema and not have any kids.
Has anyone tried contraceptives to help eczema?
PLease reply. or e-mail me at luluttt@yahoo.com
p.s.
i was down in tears when i saw this site. i couldn't believe how many other people also suffer from this.
thanks for your advice.
| By mkgw on Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 02:46 pm: |
repost from Adult-section, I wasn't aware of this sub-section.
Hi, I recently was given "Cephalexin" (an antibiotics) to for a condition unrelated to my eczema problem. It completely cured my eczema. However, my skin condition returned once I discontinued the medication. Then I got back on the medication once more and again it cured my eczema -- completely. Unfortunately, I had to discontinue taking the medication as my doctor was concerned with possible effects of the medication on my liver.
Any ideas?
| By Anonymous on Sunday, July 08, 2001 - 03:46 am: |
Has anyone tried herbal medication by GTL Herb to treat eczema? If you have, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could share your experience. Thanks.
| By steve on Sunday, March 04, 2001 - 05:35 pm: |
Has anyone tried anti-microbial emolients?
I had great skin for 3yrs after UVB in glagsow, then lost it big style! Outpatients tried a few things, but GP came up with Dermol 500 lotion. also dermol 600 bath stuff. I feel these have been an invaluable part of winning more control. It was more effective than the oral anti-b Fluclox was (though it helped, and dermol followed this success, i suppose).
| By mekki on Friday, February 23, 2001 - 06:36 pm: |
Good to hear from everyone about this. A quick update: Dermatologist prescribed a topical Fusidic acid / Westcort ointment and a ten day course of cloxacillin. My eczema was significantly improved after 72 hours, and gone in a week! But...
Two or three days after stopping the clox, it slowly started creeping back. I went back to the dermatologist, and he gave me a 3 week course of clox and tacrolimus ointment. Unfortunately, I am 7 days into the treatment and have not noticed much improvement. I had hoped that the tacrolimus would at least control the inflammation but it doesn't seem to be helping. The infection is also still evident (yellowing skin around eczema sites).
axa, I share your concern about resistance. There are already strains of staph that are virulently resistant to some of the most potent antibiotics out there. What I had hoped to happen has not seemed to occur, ie. a short course kills off the staph and my immune system then does its job of keeping the nasties at bay. Nope I'm not too sure about the use of the cloxacillin either. I suggested a bacteriostatic antibiotic like tetracycline, but the doc felt their spectrum of activity was too broad. Bacteriostatic antibiotics prevent bacteria from reproducing, whereas the penicillan family kills them off. Serious conditions like pneumonia and menningitis require the quick action of the bacteriocidal antibiotics, and I definitely don't want to get into trouble in the future with resistance in a serious case.
Petra, I am very interested in your story. I am glad that your daughter has gotten her skin under control. I think it is great that you found doctors that were able to identify the yeast infection. This, to me, seems the wisest approach to treating eczema. Many doctors are too overworked, or lazy, to spend the time discovering the cause of the condition, and instead treat only the symptoms.
Shelagh, Yeah, it looks like impetigo is caused either by staph aureus, or occasionally, A. strep. Perhaps your doctor should do a culture on your daughter?
I guess I am rambling a bit ;) Just thought I would provide an update.
Thanks for listening,
mekki
| By Shelagh on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 - 11:52 am: |
Isn't Staph Aureus also the bacteria that causes Impetigo? I find this interesting as my daughter has eczema and while she rarely gets Impetigo often if she scratches me I get it! (I've just finished yet another course of antibiotics to get rid of it)
| By Petra Laundon on Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 07:43 pm: |
My daughter Kizzy is five and was on a daily low dose of Flucoxicillin for about 2 years as well as complete, and IV courses for severe infections. Throughout this time, although the infections were fewer she had other problems including pain whilst passing urine. We saw allergy specialist Prof. j. Brostoff and Dr M.Radcliff and they thought the Anti-biotics were aggravating her. They concluded from rast tests that she was allergic from the yeasts common on skin inc Candida, Pityrosporin and Trichophyton ruben. As anti- b's increase growth they took her off of them and replaced medication with Itraconazol (Fluconazol is also used.) The pain stopped and she improved a great deal and as the skin healed the infections became fewer. Unfortunately she became used to this med. and deteriated. After a short break she is back on it and the Eczema has improved once more.
Petra
| By axa on Sunday, February 18, 2001 - 04:42 pm: |
Hi mekki,
I'd hate you to think that you're talking to yourself, lots of people read and gain from these pages without putting finger to keyboard and responding.
This idea of antibiotics helping out is an interesting one and I've certainly experienced it myself. The obvious downside is the over-exposure to antibotics that reduces its effectiveness not just in the individual but in the population as a whole.
If a person took antibiotics to manage their eczema are they perhaps storing up trouble for themselves later when they need an op and antibiotics to control infection? Just a thought. I think we need more research on this one, which begs the question, why is there so little research being done on eczema?
I also suffer from asthma and the drugs I take to manage the condition have moved on by leaps and bounds within my lifetime. Yet the hydrocortisone creams my doctor prescribes haven't changed much since they were first introduced. Why is that?
Enough rambling fom me, please keep up your investigations mekki and do please continue to post to the group, I know there are lots of people out there who benefit as a result.
All the best
axa
| By Vicki Bencze on Sunday, February 18, 2001 - 04:02 pm: |
Hi,
I am so excited to be able to chat with people who understand what I have been going through forever. I am 31 yrs. old and live in Canada. I have lived with every type of eczema going since I was a baby. I had been doing fine for three years and now I have another breakout. When I had my last breakout, I went on prednisone tablets. I cleared up in one day. My skin was great, so I started to shower every day and apply Glaxyl Base cream to my entire body. I've been great for 3 yrs. like I said and now it's back. VERY VERY ITCHY. Now it is infected, so I'm on my way back for more prednisone. It is not recommended for children and not for long periods of time, but it seems to be the only thing that makes it go away. Other antibiotics are not as effective for me. I'd be interested in talking to someone else about their lives with eczema.
| By mekki on Tuesday, January 23, 2001 - 11:16 pm: |
Even though I feel like I'm talking to myself here, a quick update...
Lab results came back positive for staph. aureus. The dermatologist gave me a fusidic acid / cortisone ointment and a 10 day course of cloxacillin. I'm pretty sure my previous course on ammoxicllin was responsible for my "miraculous" remission.
Reading up on this at PubMed, it seems that this is an often overlooked, aggravating factor in eczema. 90% of people with eczema have positive skin cultures for staph. aureus compared with 5% for those without the disease. I saw 3 G.P.s, whose only course of action was to provide stronger and stronger cortisone creams, before I got fed up and demanded a culture be taken. Do your research, bring in journal abstracts and see what happens
| By ca on Friday, January 19, 2001 - 10:38 am: |
my son hasused antibiotics on quite a few occasions,and each time his eczema cleared up
He has just finished a course of steroid tablets after his asthma flared up ,and his skin was so soft and clear it brought a tear to my eye he has never had skin like that before it was lovely while it lasted.
| By mekki on Friday, January 19, 2001 - 10:25 am: |
Hi,
I found this site through a link at www.eczema.org
| By axa on Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 06:18 pm: |
Mekki,
do you mind telling us how you "stumbled across the site"? It may help us in attracting others.
Many thanks for your time,
Best Regards
axa
| By mekki on Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 05:21 pm: |
As an added note...
A query on PubMed using the search string "atopic dermatitis Staphylococcus aureus" yields 200 journal abstracts. PubMed is at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
| By mekki on Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 05:38 am: |
Hi,
I stumbled on this site, and am very thankful for the ability to share our knowledge this way.
I am 27 y/old, and have had asthma, allergies, and eczema since I was 3. My eczema has been virtually non-existent for the last 15 years, but has recently flared up quite severely on my hands and feet. I am sure most of you know the torture of dry cracking skin and that damn itching!
There is a radio doctor here in North America who is a dermatologist by training named Gabe Mirkin. He is a proponent of a quite controversial theory that holds that many diseases are the result of chronic and untreated bacterial infection. His website, www.drmirkin.com, has write-ups on many conditions, including eczema. One feature I really like is his inclusion of journal references to show your doctor.
I have just shared this info with my G.P., and he was interested enough to take a swab from my weeping eczema. I am still waiting for the lab results, and a consult with a dermatologist, but I thought I would share this info with others who may need the hope! I have just begun applying iodine, along with emollients, which a study in
Japan has indicated may help control eczema.
As a side note, I was on a 2 week course of ammoxicilan for bronchitis, and noticed an improvement in my skin. I was also just finished exams, so the stress reduction might also have helped
I am interested to hear from anyone else who has tried antibiotics to treat eczema.