Date: 1/29/2004 8:23:00 PM
From Authorid: 53052
this seems to be a common thing, many people have it and not realise on thier head it can quite often be mistaken for dandruff... i know there are shampoos you can get what can help some, or as a woman who i used to stay with she used to spray veggie oil and massage it into her scalp that helped it tons, but that was for it on the head  |
Date: 1/29/2004 8:59:00 PM
From Authorid: 38849
well i've had a fairly bad case of eczema... and about the only things that have worked for me are steroid, moisturizer, antibiotic cream from my dermatologist... nothing else ever worked, but it cleared it up very well... sadly my family doctor only did the hydrocortizone cream also... never worked for me. --  |
Date: 1/29/2004 9:22:00 PM
From Authorid: 31255
This disease sucks! I was born with it and have had it all my life... Of course when I was young it was much worse... throughout the years I have slowly out grown most of it... But here is the list of things that have helped... Oatmeal baths, ice, Neutrogena Moistruizing creme, Nivea lotion, Aveeno Moisturizing lotion with cooling menthol and Dermarest eczema medicated lotion with Baby Powder put over it. Allergy pills and anti-anxiety medicine has also reduced my ezcema. Stay away from smelly lotions... and if oils make him itchy make sure to stay away from the thick cremes that are oily... those use to make me itch and break out even worse than nothing.  |
Date: 1/29/2004 9:51:00 PM
From Authorid: 39258
Lanacane works great for the itching and clearing up the redness (itching irritates it and makes it worse as i'm sure you know) as for an over the counter lotion, eucerine works really well. I've had this for years and break out worse in the winter (mainly on my legs) so hopefully this helps.  |
Date: 1/29/2004 10:02:00 PM
From Authorid: 16671
I'm thinking your doctor mis diagosed it, simply because my grandaughter has it too, usually on her face her hands a other places, but she got the same cream your talking about and it takes it away. Oh it keeps coming back, doc says it always will, but when it hits we use the cream. I'd have someone else check him, or go back and tell your doctor the cream isnt working. your doc will probably put the child on prednazone *sp* for awhile.  |
Date: 1/29/2004 10:39:00 PM
From Authorid: 61946
No, Eczema has nothing to do with potty breaking.
My 2 sons also have Eczema, and the doctor told us to keep them out of the sun and to keep them moisterized well with non fragrant lotions. You can give him benedryl for the itching, it might make him sleepy but it will stop the itching.
You can also use over the counter hydrocortizone cream, it is pretty much the same strength as the prescription kind. You can also get a type of soap thats called Cetaphil, it's for Eczema and other skin conditions of the same type.
Hope this helps some.  |
Date: 1/29/2004 10:43:00 PM
From Authorid: 53961
Found this interesting article: http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/eczema.htm  |
Date: 1/29/2004 11:10:00 PM
From Authorid: 62552
I had eczema since I was 2, and I'm 15 now and it went away. There really is no cure... the cream would just soothe the area. >>Bageera<<  |
Date: 1/30/2004 12:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 59876
the cremes work on some, but not everyone. my mom has really bad psorisis and nothing topical works on hers. here is the thing though, my mom is diabetic. when she has been in the hospital and her sugar levels have been kept under control with insulin, her psorisis starts clearing up rapidly. a friend of mine had her baby develop eczema within a few weeks after he was born. his pediatritian tested him for food allergies when he was a bit older and he was allergic to wheat and corn. they cut wheat and corn from his diet immediately for several weeks and then put him on a rotational diet. it completely cleared up his eczema. this is the one and only instance of this i have heard of. i'll warn you too, corn is in darn near everything! there was a little girl in the kindergarten at the school i worked at that had eczema so bad that she was always being sent home. the poor child did nothing but twitch and itch. she couldn't focus enough to be in school. i don't know if the same types of products that are used for psorisis are ever used for eczema, but the only topical that even partially worked for my mother is called dovenex. it may not be appropriate for children as it comes with several warnings. also, there is a very good website called flake hq that stays on top of the latest greatest for skin conditions. hope all that helps some.  |
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Date: 1/30/2004 12:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 59876
i also might add that up until i was about five, i had psorisis head to toe, so bad, i was ridiculed in public even by adults. for some reason it laid dormant for all those years until last year. that is over 25 years. very odd. there is no rhyme or reason to it. |
Date: 1/30/2004 5:21:00 AM
From Authorid: 42792
My youngest has this and we use that new non-steroidal cream, Elidel. It works great!  |
Date: 1/30/2004 6:16:00 AM
From Authorid: 15228
My mother-in-law had a pretty severe case and I know from her experience it is pretty miserable to live with. She uses neutrogena body oil, but any oil (NOT plain baby oil) with sesame oil in it should work. Also natural soaps..anything without scents are good...she also had light treatments..I think it is like a suntanning bed, which cleared her skin up after several months.  |
Date: 1/30/2004 6:29:00 AM
From Authorid: 10245
I was going to suggest Elidel also, NKA :o)  |
Date: 1/31/2004 5:35:00 PM
From Authorid: 39887
I have it and so do my grandsons. Here is what we do that helps us, we bathe with Dove soap and or Aveeno oatmeal bath. I found some cream made for Eczema at Eckerds drug store in the baby lotion and powder section. Getting hot makes it worse and moisture will too.The cream we get is so good and a lot cheaper than the prescription stuff. Just apply as needed and often as needed.  |
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Date: 1/31/2004 5:36:00 PM
From Authorid: 39887
By the way, don't let his bath wter be too warm, lukewarm is best. |
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Date: 1/31/2004 5:36:00 PM
From Authorid: 39887
sorry, I meant water. |
Date: 2/2/2004 9:46:00 PM
From Authorid: 27403
Have you tried changing your laundry detergent and softener also, if you use it! Go back to using Dreft, or one of the hypo allerginic detergents. Especially if this started after he was potty trained and started to where big boy underwear! And, even it that does not clear it up, I bet the area is very sensitive (being broke out and all) and using a strong and perfumed/fragranced laundry powder would really irritate it. Also, you might try going back to a non-fragrance, non-deodorant bath soap. Some of the products on the market today are so heavily fragranced that they break many many people out Hope this helps! Love and Light  |
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