Monday, December 21, 2009
What can i use treat the eczema around my nose and ears with besides cortizone or steroid creams?
The area around my nose gets extremely red and dry and I have tried every cream on the market - I want to use something everyday that does not have any bad ingredients (such as cortizone or steroids) please advise!|||My nephew has eczema pretty bad so we have used Eucerin and also Mometasone Furoate Cream perscribed by his doctor. They both pretty well, but Eucerin seemed to do the trick and his is virtually cleared up. Everyone is different though.|||i was covered with it as a child. the doc gave me something called emolient tar. ask your pharmasist about it. went away and never came back.|||ask your docter i know there is a specail cream for that i saw it on commercials
Steroid creams?
i havent realised that for last few months i have been using steroid cream on my eye lids to clear some dry skin. im using moisturizers, but from time to time i find that teh dry skin will appear every week and a half. has my eye lids adapeted to the steriod cream? if so is there a way of changing my body (well my eye lids) back and they not been affected by the steroid cream? (if anybody get what im saying please help, it hard to explain what i mean)
thanks|||i put a dab of vaseline on my eyelids at night. if they seem too dry or irritated, i put a dab of neosporin. hope this helps.|||Oh, you mean you both have Ocular Congingivitis, like the guy on the movie Shallow Hal?
That was a joke, just a joke. I%26#039;m not trying to make fun of you. If you have seen the movie, you%26#039;d understand my joke.
thanks|||i put a dab of vaseline on my eyelids at night. if they seem too dry or irritated, i put a dab of neosporin. hope this helps.|||Oh, you mean you both have Ocular Congingivitis, like the guy on the movie Shallow Hal?
That was a joke, just a joke. I%26#039;m not trying to make fun of you. If you have seen the movie, you%26#039;d understand my joke.
I discovered i had vitiligo, september 2006, and it was diagnosed last year i was given steroid creams but....
they did not work, slowly but surely the vitiligo is starting to disappear. it is only on the left side of my face starting from above my eyebrow to my jawline, im 19 year female with no history of vitiligo in the family, my questions are;
(1)Will the vitiligo be passed on to any future children?
(2)If the vitiligo disappears, what are the chances of it returning?|||Congradulation... If your get treat vitiligo by steroid Creams.
As for as concern with the vitiligo and chance of it to return again in you or in your children research say:-
Vitiligo may be hereditary in some cases. Children of vitiligo affected parents are more likely to develop vitiligo disorder. However, most children will not get vitilgo even if a parent has it. Also most people with vitiligo do not have a family history of the disorder.
Large number of inherited disorders are associated with vitiligo. They include: albinism of the ocular type, autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome, congenital deafness with vitilego and achalasia, dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria, ermine phenotype, familial histiocyctic reticulosis, kabuki syndrome, and the syndrome of spastic paraparesis, vitiligo, premature graying and characteristic facies.|||I have had vitiligo for the past twenty years. I have never heard of it disappearing, I have 3 children and at the moment only one of my children has it. What did you use on your skin to make it go away ???|||www.vitiligosociety.org.uk
(1)Will the vitiligo be passed on to any future children?
(2)If the vitiligo disappears, what are the chances of it returning?|||Congradulation... If your get treat vitiligo by steroid Creams.
As for as concern with the vitiligo and chance of it to return again in you or in your children research say:-
Vitiligo may be hereditary in some cases. Children of vitiligo affected parents are more likely to develop vitiligo disorder. However, most children will not get vitilgo even if a parent has it. Also most people with vitiligo do not have a family history of the disorder.
Large number of inherited disorders are associated with vitiligo. They include: albinism of the ocular type, autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome, congenital deafness with vitilego and achalasia, dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria, ermine phenotype, familial histiocyctic reticulosis, kabuki syndrome, and the syndrome of spastic paraparesis, vitiligo, premature graying and characteristic facies.|||I have had vitiligo for the past twenty years. I have never heard of it disappearing, I have 3 children and at the moment only one of my children has it. What did you use on your skin to make it go away ???|||www.vitiligosociety.org.uk
Can any one hElp ? ive been told by so many people not to use steroid creams on my face but i have been ?
ive been using dovobet ointment on my face to get rid of the red sots that i believe are spsoriasis related can any one tell me if it will damage my face and should i stop using it if so is there another way to get rid of the spots ??? how long can i use this dovobet ointment before it starts damaging my skin ??? ive used it now on my face 5 times so far but now im starting to worry because of all the stories ive been told, if my skin is now damaged how long will it take to show ???
|||Continued use of steroid cream can thin the skin so its not recommended that you use it for longer than a week at a time 2 3 times a day. I had to use it on my face for dermatitis, luckily it cleared up quickly. Maybe ask a pharmacist if you%26#039;re unsure how long you can use it? |||When I was younger, I was prescribed a steroid cream for my eczema on my hands and other small patches on my body. I never noticed anything negative after using it, which was for almost two years. Now I don%26#039;t have it anymore so, from my experience it was fine. However using it on your face may have a different effect. My best advice is to go ask your doctor. It%26#039;s the only way you%26#039;ll ever really know...|||i%26#039;ve used it on my kids faces before.....i just know you have to be careful not to get it in your eyes as it can cause serious vision problems. so I only use a tiny bit and rub it righ tin so they can%26#039;t smear it into their eyes.
and only right on the sore bit...not around it....
|||Continued use of steroid cream can thin the skin so its not recommended that you use it for longer than a week at a time 2 3 times a day. I had to use it on my face for dermatitis, luckily it cleared up quickly. Maybe ask a pharmacist if you%26#039;re unsure how long you can use it? |||When I was younger, I was prescribed a steroid cream for my eczema on my hands and other small patches on my body. I never noticed anything negative after using it, which was for almost two years. Now I don%26#039;t have it anymore so, from my experience it was fine. However using it on your face may have a different effect. My best advice is to go ask your doctor. It%26#039;s the only way you%26#039;ll ever really know...|||i%26#039;ve used it on my kids faces before.....i just know you have to be careful not to get it in your eyes as it can cause serious vision problems. so I only use a tiny bit and rub it righ tin so they can%26#039;t smear it into their eyes.
and only right on the sore bit...not around it....
Can herpes be treated with the steroid creams typically used for eczema?
I have had a mild eczema for a few years now and have been treating it with a mild steroid cream. I%26#039;ve been reading about herpes simplex and am wondering if it%26#039;s possible that I have this virus? The supposed eczema patches are treated extremely well with the cream I use so I%26#039;m pretty sure it%26#039;s not herpes, but rather eczema. Any helpful advice is much appreciated!|||You need to get checked for Herpes before you self treat. Have you been practicing safe sex?
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
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
Is it ok to take steroid pills, use steroid creams and take strong painkillers while pregnant?
My wife%26#039;s period is late and as we were not planning to conceive right now she has been taking regular steroid pills and using strong prescribed steroid cream on her hands. She also experiences terrible migraines at times and has taken strong painkillers, again prescribed, at least four times over the past month. We are concerned about what effect, if any, this could have on her pregnancy, which is obviously still in a very early stage. Any answers, or links to relevant pages, would be much appreciated.
Thank you.|||Only a Dr could answer this, but if you go to www.safefetus.com you can enter the names of her meds and it will tell you how safe it is during pregnancy. If it%26#039;s listed as a class D I would strongly suggest she not take them any longer until she knows for sure if she is pregnant.|||Better NO.
consulting a doc will help u.|||Come on ! What do you think ?|||All of what your wife has been using is unsafe during pregnancy. Even the hand cream. I couldn%26#039;t keep using mine once I found out I was pregnant. The strongest pain relief you can use is panadine. No nurofen, panadine forte etc. I would suggest she stop all of the medication and go see her doctor immediately to see if there;s something else she can take in replacement if she is indeed pregnant.|||need to consult doc. not sure abotu steroid thing (sure they cant be good)
but the only safe painkiller is paracetamol. Anything stronger you have to see a doc about asap
Ibuprofen, aspirin etc are BIG no nos|||The cream may be ok (read MAYBE) but the medication IS NOT!!!!!! Go and see your Doctor immediately because some drugs cause birth defects or malformations.
Thank you.|||Only a Dr could answer this, but if you go to www.safefetus.com you can enter the names of her meds and it will tell you how safe it is during pregnancy. If it%26#039;s listed as a class D I would strongly suggest she not take them any longer until she knows for sure if she is pregnant.|||Better NO.
consulting a doc will help u.|||Come on ! What do you think ?|||All of what your wife has been using is unsafe during pregnancy. Even the hand cream. I couldn%26#039;t keep using mine once I found out I was pregnant. The strongest pain relief you can use is panadine. No nurofen, panadine forte etc. I would suggest she stop all of the medication and go see her doctor immediately to see if there;s something else she can take in replacement if she is indeed pregnant.|||need to consult doc. not sure abotu steroid thing (sure they cant be good)
but the only safe painkiller is paracetamol. Anything stronger you have to see a doc about asap
Ibuprofen, aspirin etc are BIG no nos|||The cream may be ok (read MAYBE) but the medication IS NOT!!!!!! Go and see your Doctor immediately because some drugs cause birth defects or malformations.
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