Monday, December 21, 2009

Any effective alternative remedies for eczema (steroid creams arent working)?

Hi my 3 year old daughter has lovely clear skin until about a month ago and now all of a sudden she has eczema (lumpy, itchy red rash) all down her arms, legs and on her cheeks. She has been prescribed 1% hydrocortisone cream and Doublebase but both seem to be completely ineffective. The Doublebase in fact, often makes her skin look more %26#039;angry%26#039;.





I took her to the doctors (for the 4th time about her skin) today and she has been given antibiotics for an infection that has got into a cut on her knee and caused lumpy painful sores with whiteheads down her leg (she looks like a right scab bag! :-( ). I am hoping that the antibiotics may be the cure she needs and that she will go back to having the lovely skin she had before, once the weeks antibiotic course has finished.





The doctor today said that there are no other remedies for her skin other than the prescribed creams but she is so itchy and uncomfortable-which as i said, dont apper to be working. Does anyone know of any other remedies that may help or soothe her skin? (preferably cheap ones!) Look forward to some effective, constructive ideas, thanks|||Eczeme is one of those conditions that GPs tend to neglect. Its difficult to treat at times, but she should grow out of it in time. Sometimes the most effective treatments are the simplest. I had the same as a child and my mother followed a religious routine for several months which soon cleared it up -





Twice a day (morning and night) cover her from head to toe in a simple moisturiser. If the duprobase isnt working then ask your GP for another. But do not use E45. Only put a very small amount of steriod cream on the bits that look the worst. These creams tend to be overused and less effective if too much is used.





Then at least once a day bath her in Oilatum bath oil. Let her sit in it for at least 10 minutes. The key to this is moisture. You have to keep her skin moisturised.





As well as this you might find that changing washing powders ASWELL will help. Change to non-bio or a powder designed for new borns is great. Try to find Filetti. Its what I used.





On top of that avoid all perfumed products, and avoid soap like the plague! If you do all this, eventually it will get better. The key is consistancy. Do it all the time and you%26#039;ll notice the difference. Good Luck x|||SPRING WATER! Believe it or not!





%26quot;Spring water could help treat eczema when applied directly to the skin, according to new research.





Doctors have discovered that %26#039;harmless%26#039; bacteria found in thermal spring water really do improve itching and the appearance of skin.





The finding provides scientific backing for the benefits of visiting thermal spas, where eczema sufferers have often sought relief on therapeutic visits and holidays.%26quot;





http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/articl鈥?/a>|||Hi my daughter also suffers, we too have tried the diprobase etc etc.


We just keep moisturising and using sudocrem. Nettle soap we have also tried when we were out in Turkey and that seemed to work, but it might have been a coincidence because of the sun.





I have read and tried giving my daughter Willow water, you can buy it at Sainsburys, this is supposed to help.|||my little brother had eczema as a baby and still does at 10 he takes baths in this stuff called oilatum its basically like a bath oil but designed for skin conditions like eczema. It seems to really calm it down and make it itch less and also seemed to clear some of it up|||I had eczema. I had to stop bathing everyday which was aggravating it. And to assist that I stopped eating excessive oily food especially butter which goes through your pores and is irritative and makes you need to bathe. That sorted me out after a 15 yr problem.|||Light therapy. I don%26#039;t know how old you have to be to have it, but my friend has had it and it seems to improve the situation. I think it involves UV light.|||http://www.mothernature.com/Library/Book鈥?/a>





That should have all the answers you need. ^_^ They are mostly home remedies.|||ive just been to the dermatologist today it took 4 or more yrs for the doctor to refer me! your poor daughter i really feel for her , try to get referred asap , for now try using diprobase cream at night rub it all over its a good moisturizer too , im not sure if u can buy cotton gloves for youngsters but maybe you can get mittens (100% cotton) this might help stop her scratching in her sleep , a herbal alternative is Rhys Tox i found that quite calming its used for rheumatism but for some reason works well on skin prone to inflamed eczema.


hope this helps. x

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