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Prescription Eczema Medication
Does anyone know any home remedies for eczema?
I have mild eczema on my feet that is quite bothersome. I don't think it's bad enough to warrant prescription medication and I don't feel like seeing a doctor, so does anyone have a helpful home remedy?
There have already been excellent answers.
However, I recommend this taking a look at this information in UpToDate:
http://www.patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=gen_hlth/4517&title=Eczema+%28Atopic+dermatitis%29
This is the resource and information many physicians use. I would provide a link to the physician's articles on eczema, but they wouldn't work for you (you need a password). However, this is the "Patient Information" section of UpToDate, which is excellent and not a whole lot different from the physician's articles.
It is also and excellent site to bookmark for future use with other problems.
BUT...a second reason I answered your question is because *sometimes* people who think they have eczema on the feet - with itchy, scaling skin...actually have tinea pedis (AKA athlete's foot), which is caused by a fungal infection.
Although tinea pedis tends to show up between toes, this is not always the case - which can make the diagnosis more difficult for a physician.
Check out these photos of tinea pedis:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=tinea+pedis&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8
Search for photos with eczema on the feet, and you will see what I mean...they look very similar!
In fact, to ensure a correct diagnosis, a physician will scrape some of the skin onto a slide, apply a little KOH, and look for fungal hyphae under a microscope.
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So, if this is case with you, the treatments for eczema would help some, but not cure the problem...and it would come back.
Therefore, if the eczema treatments don't work, consider some over-the-counter antifungal creams or lotions, like:
Clotrimazole (Lotrimin), Miconazole (Monistat-Derm), or Tolnaftate (Tinactin).
You'd have to apply any of these twice a day (as opposed to the stronger, but no more effective, prescription antifungals which only require once a day application).
And sometimes (if extensive), may require up to 4 weeks of treatment. Once and if it clears, keep applying the medicine for another week...and that should do the trick.
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I hope this helps!
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Dry Skin Eczema - What You Can Do To Reduce It
When you've got Dry Eczema Skin, generally there are a variety of very simple things which you can do to reduce the severity from it.
Nearly everybody probably will use some sort of prescription moisturizer then reckon that is all that they can do on their own. You can do a good deal yourself at home without having to rely entirely on prescription eczema cures, by using Natural Eczema Treatment
There is certainly a correct way and a wrong way to moisturize your skin if you are attempting to scale down your signs and symptoms of eczema. Continue with the steps listed below and it will not be long before you begin to see some benefits. Try to focus on natural eczema remedies.
There are countless of moisturizers out there which suggest that you will get wonderful skin if you use a particular product. To begin with this is merely marketing, and secondly, most of the moisturizers are useless for someone who has an eczema skin condition. In some cases, some of these moisturizers can have negative effects on your eczema.
Look for a moisturizer that contains only natural products like Aloe Veral, or vitamin E. Make sure that the cream has only natural ingredients.
The ideal way to use moisturizer is always to apply it to warm skin. The best time to do this is directly after a hot bath. At this point the skin is hot and the skin pores are open. The moisturizer shall be sink more deeply into the skin. This keeps the skin moist for longer, and is one of the better methods to deal with dry skin eczema.
Symptoms of eczema are more profound on dry skin. Your skin does not just dry out from the outside, it can be happening from the inside. This means you will need to begin having meals which include healthy oils. This means eating fish. Quite a few people will not like eating fish, and if you fall into this group, then begin using supplements every day.
Never think that your only option of addressing your eczema is by way of medicinal means. The issue with a lot of medicated creams for eczema is that they include steroids and other unpleasant chemicals.
While these kind of treatments may give you some health benefits, it's only a question of time before your body gets used to them and then you will need to look at stronger medications. This implies risking stronger adverse reactions.
A lot of natural cures which can be effective for eczema and dry skin. The other benefit is that you do not need run the danger of having negative effects as these remedies are natural. They're something that you need to definitely learn more about.
Eczema breeds on dry skin work, so do your best to maintain a regular routine of moisturizing your skin following the steps above, and your dry eczema skin really should begin to improve.
About the Author
Molly Connor has worked in the field of alternative treatments for a number of years. She is a strong believer in the virtue of natural treatments for helping with various health issues. If you would like more information on how to get rid of eczema then pleas4 visit.
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