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My 4.5 year old son has dry eczema. What helps the chronic itch?
He's very itchy & he often gets short tempered from it. He's allergic to dust mites,pollen,mold,rice,corn, soy, & egg. I bought a Hepa filter vacuum,encased his bedding to keep dust mites away, run air purifiers,change the furnace filter frequently,use fragrance free detergents,run clothes through a second rinse cycle,use no dryer sheets,keep baths tepid & brief, lotion with Eucerin immediately afterward, & have him wear only cotton clothes. I can honestly say NONE of this has made a difference. He starts Kindergarten in the Fall & I worry about him. How can he concentrate if he's itchy? Keeping my child drugged on Benadryl indefinitely isn't an option to me. I currently started him on probitotics with his allergists approval & give him 2 tsp. ground Flaxseed in his cereal every morning. I'm now trying Emu oil on him. I spend all my free time searching for answers. Has anyone found relief from dry eczema? Perhaps a Homeopathic Dr. is my next step. Thank you in advance for any help!
i have had eczema AND psoriasis since i was born and i'm going to be 16, even though eczema can't be cured the symptoms can be helped. First to get rid of any possibility of irritation don't wash him with soap unless its dove. Also use Purex Free and Clear. This has no dyes or scents in it so the skin won't get irritated. Try Eucerine and Aquafore. These are over the counter ointments/creams that really do help. If he has a bad itchy rash put him in the tub for 15 minutes with nothing in there and let him soak. Meanwhile take his pjs dunk them in water, and then put them in the dryer to get warm. Take him out of the tub put on the perscription or the Eucerine/Aquafore all over his body and put the wet pjs on. This is so the moisture stays on his skin because people with eczema don't have the moisture layer like normal skin because the skin cells reproduce quicker. Also to get rid of the flakes use a soft bristle, anything will work and lightly go over his body when he's in the tub to get rid of the irritating flakes that may cause him to itch. We have tried everything for my skin but that's usually the way we keep it under control. Sometimes the just you see is dry skin that came off his skin, like my house i dust constantly because dust is made up of other things and your own skincells but mine is so bad that i dust all the time.
Also don't let him have acid foods like tomatoes and oranges. When i was little like 3 or 4 my dad showed me pictures of me after i ate pasta with tomator sauce. of course little kids get it everywhere and he said that when he took off the noodles and wiped off my arm there would be a red ring that would burn me and turn into a patch of eczema, and it still happens like that today. Anything can irritate it also, try to stay away from hair dye or any hair chemicals that you might use or someone might use. They will burn his skin. I got a perm and that was terrible the solution burned my scalp, my forehead, my ears, and my neck and i got first and second degree burns from it. And i still have scares to prove it. And even though the burns are gone, my head is now a problem area because it burned away the healthy skin so it itches constantly and i get patches on my forhead all the time.
Thats all the advice I can give you, hope it helps! check ya later ♥
Treat Your Eczema With 4 Tips - Easy!
The cause of eczema comes from a lot of different factors, each factor increases the discomfort level until a point is reached where you are in a big itching attack, destroying your skin. But you don't have to fear. I will show you tips that can help you to understand and recognize these factors. You can greatly reduce the impact eczema has on your life.
The #1 Cause: Dry Skin
This point is argued by many people. They'll say that dry skin is a symptom of eczema. This might be true, but think about it for a second. The most irritating thing about eczema is the itching right? So if you could beat that dry skin, you probably go a long way in beating that itch too. The important thing to do is to keep your skin moisturized. At least twice a day, after you took a shower or a bath. Apply the moisturizer to your damp skin. This will probably help out a lot.
The #2 Cause: Ignorance Toward Diet
Your diet can affect your skin and the condition it is in. Most people don't even know this. Your eczema will get worse if you don't give your skin enough nutrients, your skin won't be able to heal itself.
In some foods there is a kind of acid that reacts very badly. This will worsen your skin condition, thus your eczema.
The #3 Cause: Scents
It may sound a little weird, but many detergents/soaps have awful effects on your eczema. You probably noticed already, nothing is more irritating than having your skin brush against your clothes all day. You can blame the scenting agents in your clothing for that. If you switch to unscented detergents, soaps and shampoos it's possible that your clothes are much more comfortable this way.
The #4 Cause: Clothing
I already showed you what damage scented clothing can do. You probably didn't know that clothing alone can have a negative effect on your eczema, most eczema patients don't know this. There are a few fabrics that can be a real pain. Try to avoid clothes that are woolen or obviously itchy. Wear 100% cotton clothing as often as you can.
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