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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Jul 03 2008 : 5:36:44 PM
My Grand daughter #2 has eczema on her one hand and a little on her foot, anyone know what is good for this?? She has had it since she was a baby, she is nine now. The cream from the DR. DOES VERY LITTLE.
NANCY JO
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| MaryLD |
Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 2:09:35 PM
Im brand new to this eczema link, and I wanted to chime in!
I'm a Licensed Midwife , though currently on sabbatical. When my practice was full bore up and running, I stocked items from Uriel Pharmancy. They have a Rose Quartz Cream ( that's the name of it) that is the best I've ever seen for eczema and dermatitis. It just works wonders, and you don't have to use a ton. It is also good for chapped skin, diaper rash, and fissures such as may be caused by hemmerhoids. ( still can't spell that one after all thse yrs!) I wonder if it would help deep hand cracking , though I agree, the cuase of that is often due to dietary allergies or sometimes yeast. It you hit the timing right, it can also reduce poison oak rash by 80% in the early stage of the rash, before blisters appear. It costs $14 for a two ounce tube. They give you 20% off on orders of 5 or more items. I always sold at cost to help my clients. I mainly used allergy, cold, and skin care remedies from them.
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| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 06:53:45 AM
My flare up from a few weeks back is under control again. For me I know it is dairy and snickers bars (mom had some from Halloween -the little ones yummy)I wasn't sure I was going to survive because when it gets that bad it can be months (read spring) before it gets better. This time I tried something different. On my chest which was broken out like a rash I used olive oil. Kept myself lathered up. My arm was a mess from me scratching with open cuts. I mixed up honey and olive oil and made a plaster. Took me a few days to get the wrap to cover it cause it is sticky, but the itch went away instantly! That was so wonderful. And of course through this, I changed my eating habits back to the basics. It took a couple of weeks, but the worst of it cleared up. I still have a little, but nothing compared to what it was. Now I try to keep the olive oil plastered on a few times a day and that seems to help. I only itch when I go to bed now and that I can deal with instead of all day. Best to everyone else dealing with it too. Laurie
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| 22angel |
Posted - Nov 25 2009 : 6:52:56 PM
I used to get eczema all the time when I was little. I remember it ALWAYS flaring up around Christmas & Easter b/c of the chocolates, and for some reason, white chocolate made it that much worse. Maybe, after reading all this, it was the dairy?? Although I had plenty of milk & cheese & dairy products when I was a kid & I don't remember it having that much effect on me. I remember going to a doctor in the city when I was little & he gave me a prescription for some lotion/cream of some sort. It worked, but I have no idea what it was. Now, I only get it occasionally, again usually around Christmas. And the whole "don't scratch, it will make it worse" thing is so not true! I've tried NOT scratching & it is the exact same - it doesn't matter if you scratch or not, it's still itchy! Thankfully, I've mostly outgrown it {unless I've had lots of chocolate, excess sugar & lots of strawberries in some combination!}. But it's not something I want to ever re-live! My nephew had it when he was younger {he's 6 now} & I had a bunch of sites about the link btwn food & eczema, but my sister didn't really pay attention to it. And the sites are on my parents' computer. I hope everyone who has it clears up soon!
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 01:48:28 AM
Laurie - I'd be happy to send you a lotion bar to try. I make some for Sunshine's girls that has shea butter and olive oil with lavender and chamomile. She says it works great. Email me your address and I'll get it sent off.
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| jillybean |
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 7:37:28 PM
Bag Balm is excellent for eczema. I found it at CVS. It comes in a small green square tin. This is working for my 3 children. They all have it on their hands. My youngest also has it on her arms and legs.
There is an excellent post on Bag Balm on the Here's to your health forum under the title of cracked skin.
Hope this helps.
Jillybean |
| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Nov 10 2009 : 5:05:11 PM
After a great summer and no trouble, I've broken out again. I've been doing a bit more dairy than usual and mom gave me some little snickers from halloween. Sigh. I know better. So I'm back looking through this link. I have some stinging nettle. The olive oil has been helpful on my legs, but my chest has flared. Feels like a rash. Tasha, I never got back to see your post and your offer. I'll try the stinging nettle first, but may take you up on that offer.
I'm so happy others have advice on this. I never realized how many others suffered with it.
Laurie
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| KayB |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 1:56:42 PM
I can still see where my eczema outbreak was and it's been a month since I went to the dermatologist. I was told mine is stress related; however, I have never broken out when I am so stressed I just want to go to sleep for the rest of my life. Someone said something about a link between eczema and lupus. Has anyone heard that?
Life's a dance you learn as you go |
| vermont v |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 11:46:49 AM
I had a big itchy patch of Excema on my leg. I was at the dermatologist for another reason and he told me only steroid cream would clear it up. I threw the RX away and used coconut oil on it twice a day for two weeks and it was gone. Put it on within three minutes of bathing for the best result; keeps the moisture in! |
| GaiasRose |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 08:06:44 AM
it does. the sores all go away so there is no itching! I have some VERY HEALTHY kombucha mushrooms, send me your address and I'll send you one.
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| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 07:40:18 AM
Does it help with the itching?
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| GaiasRose |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 06:56:21 AM
Laurie, you need a kombucha mushroom to make the tea. google search kombucha and you'll find more info than you'll know what to do with!
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| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 06:35:31 AM
I really, really just want to scream. I'm so tired of being itchy which causes me to be frustrated and agry and short with people. I broke down and bought some cortizone creme this weekend. Had a major outbreak and couldn't get it back under control and would not stop itching. I hate buying the stuff, but I've tried so many things. I'm sure I ate something last week that set me off as eczema is linked to allergies. I just wish I knew what it was. Every time I think I have it under control... bang. *sigh*
I did try emu oil. It was amazing for the dry skin and helped with the lighter breakout issue. The cat loves it too. She found the bottle and licked the cap clean before I could get it from her. Then she realized it was on my hands. Quite entertaining.
How are you preparing the Kombachu? I haven't tried that yet and am willing. MY trouble is to stop the itching when I've broken out long enough to get it back under control, which happens with lots of water and simple diet again. Some day I need an allergy test. My breakouts have gotten worse as the years go and some days I just want to curl up and take all my skin off.
Laurie
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| GaiasRose |
Posted - Mar 31 2009 : 10:50:32 AM
I am convicted in using kombucha. Zoe has psoriasis and kombucha is the only thing I've used that did anything. Topically I keep my kids nice and moist, but most skin ailments-despite what a doctor is going to tell you-are internal ailments, generally a GI imbalance. Degory has psoriasis too (Rob has it and I have eczema. Grace also has slight eczema.) Kombucha and kefir have both shown to drastically reduce- and in Zoe's case-outright eliminate the skin maladies.
HTH!!
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| KayB |
Posted - Mar 31 2009 : 10:09:50 AM
I've also been using the Wal-Mart brand of Eucerine cream. It's really thick. Steroid creams over a long period of time will thin the skin and make it very delicate, so I try not to use that too much. I'm feeling better with the therapy the doctor has given me. I miss the "smelly" body washes, but if this is what it takes, then so be it. Also, I'm going to be very religious about my sunscreen this year. Before, it's always been slapdash but hubby and I have agreed that maybe if I treat my skin well, it will quit rebelling.
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| Jana |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 06:40:06 AM
My youngest (now 21!) had terribl eczema on her feet when she was little. She still tends to have it sometimes. We found that Cetaphil Cream (in the jar) worked really well. Its greasy and you should wear socks with it, but it really helped. One thing that seamed to set it off was neighbors using sprays and things on their yards.
Jana |
| MustangSuzie |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 08:02:27 AM
I agree with the others who have mentioned to get rid of all dairy. I too get psoriasis and eczema mostly in the winter as I have an allergy to cold. Stress seems to bring it out as well. I cut out all dairy and also use Stinging Nettle. Nettle is an herb that has amazing anti-inflammatory and anti histamine like properties. I began using it for my seasonal allergies in the fall and it works like a dream. Also, you can try a Chamomile cream or Chamomile tea. :)
From what I have read and studied, steroid based creams may clear the patches up short term, but they usually will come back and be somewhat worse the next time. When I used steroid creams in the past, my patches always came back.
Blessings....
Sarah
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| Brew Crew |
Posted - Mar 07 2009 : 07:15:44 AM
Nancy, sorry for your granddaughter. One of my little girls also gets eczema on her legs and arms terribly. For her, totally plain castile soap only on the 'major wash spots' (in other words, not all over!!) every few days seems to keep it under control. When I was trying to bathe and wash her all over every day it was sooo much worse. Moisturize the trouble spots right after patting dry to hold in any moisture. Avoid fragranced products, etc. Shea butter, hempseed, and borage can help as well.
I hope she gets to feeling better soon, and pitching like an all-star! Good luck!
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| melody |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 10:07:35 AM
Nancy,
I make a healing salve that consists of chamomile and calendula infused virgin olive oil, coconut oil, shea butter, rosemary essential oil and bits of rosemary and just a tad of beeswax. All natural no preservatives or coloring.
Chamomile and calendula is very soothing....
If you would like me to send a sample jar let me know your address either here or via e-mail and I will get that out to you toot sweet!
Melody |
| knittingmom |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 09:57:04 AM
I've had eczema flareups since I was 13, some worse than others.
When it's very bad I put oatmeal (yup plain old oatmeal)in a wash cloth and tie it off with an elastic to create a pouch and use that in the bath or shower to squeeze on my skin helps a lot.
I've also switched soaps, I've been using Kiss My Face olive oil soap and that's really helped. I've also found most handmade soaps to be very gentle. Also the Kiss My Face brand of lotions are pretty gentle.
Other than that lots of water, take oils internally (i.e. Omega oils), up the vitamin C intake as well, avoid processed stuff as much as possible.
I've had cortisteriod creams all along and while they kind of calm things down they certainly don't do much else and they thin the skin.
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world" |
| KayB |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 09:44:37 AM
I finally got to see my dermatologist yesterday because I have had the worst outbreak in my life recently. I also have severely dry skin. This has been going on since I was 16 and I am now in my mid 50s. It's not an every day thing. We can usually get it cleared up. My last bout was over 20 years ago, but it's such a bugger. My doctor said nothing with scent in it. Anything with a scent has alcohol and that's not a good thing. She told me to try this new Aveeno Advanced Care cream and body wash. Also, no scrubbies or wash clothes as that irritates skin. I will have to wait until I heal and see her again in 2 months before I can even think about exfoliation and shaving my legs has been pretty tricky. Right now I'm broken out on both legs, both arms, my back and sides. I scratch in my sleep and it gets bright red and looks like I've been burned. I will pray for the little ones because I know it ain't no fun as my grandma would say.
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Jul 07 2008 : 02:29:25 AM
I'm with Aunt Jenny
I had it so bad on my hands that I couldnt even bend my fingers without them cracking and bleeding.....Regular Dr's always gave me steriod based creams. I finally went to a natropathic Dr. He asked me to keep a food diary sheet for on week. After looking at my diary sheet, he told me that for me, I am allergic to tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, mushrooms, and eggplant. (all members of the nightshade family of plants) So I cut those out of my diet and IT IS GONE!!!
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| Aunt Em |
Posted - Jul 06 2008 : 9:43:00 PM
Most Dr's will tell you that ecxema is not diet related, but in our case it definitely was. I finally figured out kind of by accident that my son who had itchy spots in all his bendy parts (backs of knees, elbows,etc.), only got it after eating junk food...which I then figured out it was actually any kind of artificial coloring. Then for me, I had it on the palm of my right hand, little blisters that would break open and itch and really hurt. I figured out its a wheat sensitivity that never showed up on an allergy test. And oddly, the more whole grain it is, the worse my hand gets. So, I cut my wheat intake way back and my hand is completely fine now after about 15 years of dealing with it. So, you might start by looking at diet related allergies too to actually look for a cure rather than a cream to just soothe it.
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| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 2:02:25 PM
I've dealt with it most of my life. It gets worse when I have not been eating well, hmm, imagine. I tried olive oil for a bit, but I think there was something at the time keeping me from getting better. I usually flair when the little chocolates start showing up around the office. I have little self control when we work such crazy long hours. Doctors like to prescribe steroids, but after one try of that, I refuse them any more. Talk about emotional! Lots of water, warm to cool showers, not real hot ones, though those feel good at the time, the heat dries you out further. I use an aloe lotion by jasons. Most lotions are useless for me, but that one isn't bad. I can clear it with a simple diet for a while, brown rice, beans, veggies.
Good luck, I hope she learns to control the little she has before it gets out of control. It can be difficult when it is all over.
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| clux64 |
Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 10:15:08 AM
My friends daughter gets boughts of eczema during the winter and our 'alternative Med' friend suggested daily doses of beat juice to stimulate the liver. Couldn't hurt to try.
--Celeste
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jul 05 2008 : 10:02:08 AM
I find that the dairy is an issue just like others have said. For me I use tea tree and that helps well as does vitamin e. Nothing will cure it but this helps to keep it from flaring up.
Denise
farmgirl sister #43
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