ECZEMA !!!!!

ausmarius

My son 1,5y is suffering from eczema.....have you ever came across the bio-energy/healing therapists here in Ireland AND DO THEY HELP??? Who is the best?
As i have tried all creams nothing helps-and i don't want to give him antibiotics or steroid cream all the time .....please help,thank you!!!

wasim21k

Mine is now 9 month old at this stage, we are using all sorts of cream lotion, oil on his skin since he was 2 month without any positive result then wife tried pure petroleum vaseline when he was 4 month old and results were very prominent.
Not sure if that suites your little one.

xzanti

My lad had this too.. I stopped using ALL commercial products.. Johnsons etc..

What I did was.. Got myself a big tub of Aqueous Cream, it's an emollient.. you'll get a large tub for about €4 in any Chemist..

When bathing your child mix a large spoon of the Aqueous with boiling water and let it melt into a milk.. then mix it with your baby's bath water.. it also acts as a cleanser so you can rinse his hair with the bath water too..

After the bath rub some of the cream straight from the tub onto the effected areas and let him play around in his nappy for a little while so it soaks in..

My Son is 1 now and I've been doing this since he was 3 months old and his skin is perfect.. it even got rid of his cradle cap..

Hope this helps.. I know it's a curse to have to deal with..

kc66

Our 3 yr old had it had on his hands and legs. It was caused by his diet, seems to be an allergy to wheat and milk. When we cut those things out it goes away. If has them it comes back. It only developed in the last ~14 months.

ausmarius

kc66 wrote: »

Our 3 yr old had it had on his hands and legs. It was caused by his diet, seems to be an allergy to wheat and milk. When we cut those things out it goes away. If has them it comes back. It only developed in the last ~14 months.

....so no milk products at all ??? what do you replace them with? ...or what do you eat for breakfast,lunch and dinner? Thnak you very much!!!!

January

ausmarius wrote: »

....so no milk products at all ??? what do you replace them with? ...or what do you eat for breakfast,lunch and dinner? Thnak you very much!!!!

It could be related to a food intolerance or allergy, or something you are using to wash the clothes in, or some kind of cream you are using on his/her skin. But I wouldn't advise cutting out foods without consulting your GP or a dietician/dermatologist first.

Hannibal Smith

ausmarius wrote: »

....so no milk products at all ??? what do you replace them with? ...or what do you eat for breakfast,lunch and dinner? Thnak you very much!!!!

My nephew has it and apparently it's an allergy to cow's milk, so my sis in law changed to goats milk when he was little, which made an improvement, but didn't get rid of it completely.

There's a lad in my son's creche who drinks soya milk. I'm not sure if it's a medical thing or vegan thing, but it might be worth asking the doc

Moonbeam

My solution to everything allergy related is stop the cows milk and see how it goes.
Also stop using hard baby products eg Johnsons and use silcocks base and aqueous cream.

Future Baby

My sister who is nearly 30, has really bad ecxema when she was younger my mother used to feed her goats milk from a local famer, but u can now buy it in most big supermarkets.

she also finds rubbing a bit of Aqueous Cream on her skin, then putting a capful of milton in the bath and washing herself, then she gets out of the bath and puts more Aqueous Cream on her skin she does this every few days and is now really helping her skin that has flared up due to Xmas exams she was doing.

kc66

ausmarius wrote: »

....so no milk products at all ??? what do you replace them with? ...or what do you eat for breakfast,lunch and dinner? Thnak you very much!!!!

Soya milk. Doesn't bother him at all. He cant have milk chocolate or ice-cream. But the major thing for him was bread, he used to eat quite a bit and his legs were in bits. I think stopping that made the biggest difference. He now eats some other bread they sell in supervalu, cant remember what exactly it is, but its found beside the soya milk and stuff like that. Its a rip off as well!

Freddie Rincon

had it growing up. I was very self conscious about it.
For me, it disappears with sun on my skin. Feels like covering my skin and sweating in the Summer or being too dry makes it appear.

Another reason to live in a warmer climate

omahaid

Anyone try bleach?

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1894149,00.html

flyguy

We were using aqueous cream without result and were later told specifically not to use it (by a pharmacist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueous_cream
Just google aqueous cream and eczema and you'll see the advice is now not to use it.
We were advised to only use Emulsifying ointment BP you can also use this as a soap replacement. They sell this in big white tubs in pharmacies for a couple of euro (boots seems cheapest).

bubbuz

I had the most horrendous eczema when I was a child, was taken off dairy products.......didn't work, had a skin biopsy which came back as allergic to animal hairs ( my mum rescued german shepherds ), my mum refused to accept this and then within a year or two the eczema finally calmed and then just disappeared. I was so bad as a child that I was hospitalized with dressings around my arms, neck, legs and pads on my eyes and ears. Now I have no signs of it at all, nothing, not even a scar AND I have 3 dogs and 5 cats. Just to try to reassure all you worried parents that it will pass and there will be no evidence in the future that it even existed. Hope this takes your worries away, just stick with basic creams, e45 etc...... it WILL pass.

Lola18

My little fella had it and I tried all the creams recommended, I even tried a steroidcream the doctor suggested but nothing worked.Until a family friend recommended AVEENO. I have to say it cleared it up great and it's a really natural cream too!

part time punk

Interesting thread ... our 3 year old also has had eczema on and off since being a baby and still don't think we have it cracked. We use Weleda or E45 bath stuff instead of regular bath stuff which can help. We were using acqeuos cream to moisturise her skin after baths but were told by someone in Crumlin that it actually had the opposite effect and to use something like Aveno instead. The other thing is it's probably best not to have baths every day, but every second or third day instead, as no matter what lotions and potions you're using it can still dry out the skin. Think it can be related to allergies, our daughter's seemed to flare up badly recenty and then she took a very bad allergic reaction to some nuts one day. So you may want to talk to GP and get referral for testing for various allergies, but as another poster mentions I wouldn't cut out parts of the diet without medical advice first.

pwurple

Has anything changed that caused this to flare up? We had to change the carpets in a room in our house after flooding last year and excema appeared on our baby. We had switched to a higher wool percentage and the fibres when we hoovered may have been causing it. it settled after a while, as the new carpet stopped giving off loose fibres, and we kept her away from it.

She reacts to wool clothes still, which is a shame, as people knit such lovely things for her. We've cleared out wool from our own wardrobes, but other people pick her up wearing a wool cardi or something and it reacts again where she touches it, so around her hands or face it appears. When it flares up we treat with steriod cream. It's not very often thank goodness and the cream works in 2 days usually.

I'd be very slow to remove things from her diet without a consult from a dietician. She has an egg allergy too, and goes to the CUH allergy clinics for tests, monitoring and challenge tests. They can test for food intolerances as far as I know, so I would get that done before restricting diet unnecessarily.

A highly varied diet is the most healthy one.

Claim The Frame

There is a new Australian cream for eczema on the market here in Ireland it is called MooGoo and they have a baby strength it is supposed to be excellent, there is such a demand for it that the pharmacies can't keep it on the shelves long! I have not tried it personally but it make be worth looking into!

Outkast_IRE

I will 100% agree with stop using the Aquaeous cream it does thin the skin after continous use. i can testify to that, i find the E45 moisturiser the thick one in the tub more suited myself.
1. try and keep wool products away they can aggrivate.
2.keeping the skin exposed seems to help a lot , i had it incredibly bad on my feet , we are talking cracked and bleeding bad and taking off shoes and socks as much as possible helped.
3 warm salt water bathing helped also.
4.bit of talc in the socks helped
5 aloe vera products seem to help the vaseline moisturiser with aloe vera is excellent.

xzanti

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

I will 100% agree with stop using the Aquaeous cream it does thin the skin after continous use. .

Wow, really? Even used as a soap substitute?

I've been using it on my Son since he was 4 months and it cleared up his eczema and really softened his skin but I don't see any evidence of his skin thinning?

I don't rub it on to him as a lotion, I did at one stage but now I just use a spoonful in his bath.

PammyD

There is a man in Mountrath, Co. Laois, his name is Jack Killeen.. He treats Eczema with an old cure..

dublinlady

xzanti wrote: »

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

I will 100% agree with stop using the Aquaeous cream it does thin the skin after continous use. .

Wow, really? Even used as a soap substitute?

I've been using it on my Son since he was 4 months and it cleared up his eczema and really softened his skin but I don't see any evidence of his skin thinning?

I don't rub it on to him as a lotion, I did at one stage but now I just use a spoonful in his bath.

It doesnt thin the skin - the only creams which are capable of causing skin thinning are ones which contain steroids.
It's highly water based and so is used by the skin quite quickly which would mean it needs very frequent application - emulsifying ointment is not water based - it's oil based - so stays in contact for much longer however it's very sticky and unpleasant to use - sikcocks base is a mix of the two and often a happy medium,
E45 contains alot of chemicals and to someone with eczema can actually irritate skin ( personal experience!)
Products like elave are very simple and quite good
Aveeno good - oatmeal based - they do a menthol one which is good for a breakout as it cools hot irritated skin. They also do a lavender one which is calming
Avoid aloe Vera products in eczema as ppl with eczema tend to have small cracks etc in there skin and aloe Vera stings like crazy if applied to this.
You can buy sachets of seaweed which us excellent for dry skin - put in bath - chemists have them
Aveeno also do bath sachets which are good .
Allergenics cream - Shea and vit e amongst ingredients is a good alternative to a steroid cream during a flare up and can be used as frequently as needed.
Oilatum emollient good for bath but messy to use as very oily and slippy which can be dangerous when handling a baby!

flyguy

Ok once again: do not use aqueos cream on eczema.
I posted this on the first page of this topic in case you missed it.
If you don't believe me google it...

flyguy wrote: »

We were using aqueous cream without result and were later told specifically not to use it (by a pharmacist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueous_cream
Just google aqueous cream and eczema and you'll see the advice is now not to use it.
We were advised to only use Emulsifying ointment BP you can also use this as a soap replacement. They sell this in big white tubs in pharmacies for a couple of euro (boots seems cheapest).

PammyD

U can also use Emulsifying Ointment in the bath, Mix some with boiling water and den mix it into the bath, this was part of the advice i got from a specialist I attended..

uberalles

There is a simple product called "simple derma" available OTC only in the uk and Nothern ireland boots etc. the whole family use it for skin care and it's very cheap and very quick to see results. It's active ingredient is natural, canola oil. Magic stuff. Can be ordered on line via boots and shipped to a uk relative for example.

Derma range. The big jar circa 7 sterling. Lasts for a long time.

http://m.boots.com/mt/www.boots.com/en/Simple-Derma-Intensive-Relief-Lotion-200ml_956095/

I don't see the big jar that's better value but I'm on an iPhone but this is the stuff.


Good luck !

wmpdd3

Aveeno good - oatmeal based - they do a menthol one which is good for a breakout as it cools hot irritated skin. They also do a lavender one which is calming
Avoid aloe Vera products in eczema as ppl with eczema tend to have small cracks etc in there skin and aloe Vera stings like crazy if applied to this.
You can buy sachets of seaweed which us excellent for dry skin - put in bath - chemists have them
Aveeno also do bath sachets which are good .
Allergenics cream - Shea and vit e amongst ingredients is a good alternative to a steroid cream during a flare up and can be used as frequently as needed.
Oilatum emollient good for bath but messy to use as very oily and slippy which can be dangerous when handling a baby!

Agree with everything above. My other half has had it since he was a few months old. He used every steriod cream imaginable up until about 4 years ago. (30 years of use).

He saw a consultant who took him off everything as his skin was nearly transparent. He gave up bread, beer and milk.

He used porriage in a sock in a bath once a week, followed by aveeno. About once a month he used milton in the bath. A shower every day followed by aveeno.

A low does of Andrews liver salts relieved the itch!

We were full sure one of our babies would end up with it, but so far nothing.

Dreamer21

Try visting a Chinese herbal clinic it has worked wonders for my eczema

thethingis

Dreamer21 wrote: »

Try visting a Chinese herbal clinic it has worked wonders for my eczema

I spent 100s on the same and acupuncture and it did 0 for me.
Simple Derma available in the uk for 7 Sterling cured me.
Please consider it first.

Dreamer21

thethingis wrote: »

I spent 100s on the same and acupuncture and it did 0 for me.
Simple Derma available in the uk for 7 Sterling cured me.
Please consider it first.

I tried simple derma and every other cream etc and Chinese herbs and acupuncture is the only thing that worked for me.With eczema everybody is different it's just a matter of trial and error to see what works best for you