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Thread ID: 82392	2007-08-26 01:01:00	Does anyone else have eczema?	Greven (91)	PC World Chat

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584649	2007-08-26 04:29:00	One that worked BRILLIANTLY for my son when he was a baby was a corticosteroid ointment called "Elocon". There's still a bit left in the bottom of a tube that I use on myself for an occasional flare-up - it's really great. Something else I've been using lately (not for eczema - for my recent surgery scars) is Bio-Oil. Not sure how it would go for eczema - it's not supposed to be used on broken skin, not sure how bad your eczema is. But it's great on dry skin and scar tissue. Talk to your pharmacist and/or visit their website (http://www.bio-oil.info).	johcar (6283)
584650	2007-08-26 04:31:00	Yup. Firstly I had one erupted part on thigh with hard crust and it broke apart with wetness etc.. GP gave Furticort a weak steroid cream. Then I got eczema at other areas like most other sufferers. A GP gave Diprosone a stronger steroid cream. Around that time I asked for steroid pills given the awkwardness of creams so he budged and gave me like 1-2 weeks of oral steroids (pill). Seeing a dermatologist (skin specialist) I was given Nerisone (stronger steroid cream). That sort of faded away or maybe student health (uni) was cheap $5 a visit then I was advised to see another specialist that I paid and was given Elocon yet even stronger and antihistamines the non sedating ones. At one time at uni, GP gave Dermol which is classified as very potent (than Elocon) that didn't do much for me, so I went back to Elocon. I think Dermol and Dermolate or something is v similar to each other. Over the time I have been using diff non sedating antihistamines (pills) from Telfast, Claratyne, Zrtec and also the cheaper generic brands of those ingredients that contains the same substance. I have also been rebounding around diff steroid creams like Elocon, Diprosone, Nerisone. Earlier yr, GP here was a bit lost since they were not working and gave me sedating antihistamines Phenergan or also branded as Allersoothe which 1 dose is allergy relieve and 4 dose is apparently for sleeping pills. It did work and over time I got used to the sedating effect. After a few weeks it chose not to work .. So, saw a specialist here and got a mixture cream which they had to mix up in the pharmacy with the prescription of 50% Beta, 50% Zinc with castor oil. I also got Lemnis which I read is 1% hydrocortisone (cortiscosteroid) versus the 0.1% of Elocon et al... I think. Which at the mo is working, I saw him a few days ago. Mine are always there, or maybe known as chronic. Its not food or environment or temp. If one has a wooden pretzel you can draw on my skin, my Dr says I could write stuff on my arm and go to the supermarket and use it as my shopping list. I had ecezma crust like before that broke apart and then to general eczema and from my last specialist few days, he says I now have discoid eczema at some areas which I read is a bit harder to control. Looks like ringworms but its not and if you have it on the left leg .. it mirrors on the other leg, same as the hips that I have .... Further therapies can be oral steroids (via pill) or sunbed medical treatments or patch testings or to reduce your immune system (via pills) but you get illness easier but it may subdue one's natural adrenaline and be better. The side affect of steroid cream is that they thin your skin, I have some of that esp on the hands which is relatively speaking naturally a thin skin vs the other skin on the body. Steroid pills I read is even more side affects and is only at few weeks at most. The antihistamines relieves the itch like hayfever it blocks the receptors but it does not control the skin.	Nomad (952)
584651	2007-08-26 04:44:00	I was also prescribed a weaker cream - Locoid but it did jack, I had a prescription with 2 more repeats, before I finished the first bottle I had to see the GP again when he gaved me sedating pills and then a few weeks I saw a specialist.	Nomad (952)
584652	2007-08-26 04:49:00	Food is quite an interesting topic when it comes to eczema. A friend's daughter had it quite bad when she was younger, so they made her drink a cup of cabbage soup (basically the water you get left over when you boil cabbage with nothing added to it), and it actually worked remarkably well. If you're willing to try it, then it might be a worthwhile natural alternative.	somebody (208)
584653	2007-08-26 05:26:00	Hi ya . . . . . . . . . . . . was going to write just a wee bit, but its turned into a story . My son suffers this bad at times and we have Elocon ointment . he also has a skin disease at moment which causes boils . . . . . . . . on his bum, very painful cos they get infected, this is another form of ezcema . . . . . . . . . . . but anyway eczema . . . . . . . . . he has had it since birth and is supposed to be moisturised 3 times a day and elocon put on when he flares . . . . . . he has damanged skin in some areas, where visible scars are from the eczema . He gets it so bad i give him special baths every time he has a bath . he hates it, water changes colour and he smells funny then, we cannot use soap at all, and shampoo is not used very often either . . . . . . . . . . . and he plays soccer . so mud on the legs causes scrubbing . and we have to use soap, colour free, smell free if and when i can find it . he scratches bad in bed, and he sweats somthing chronic . and most of his sheets are stained from blood . . . . . . . . . . . . . i use persil sensitive for washing poweder at moment . he also has asthma, and when one is bad the other is hard on its heals . . . . . . . . . . . they said he may grow out of the eczema . . . . . . . . but he hasnt yet . he has also just started using deoderant . . . . . . . . which so far hasnt caused a inflamation . . . . . . . he cannot eat tomatoes in any form, and tom sauce is limited . . . . . . . . . some things ya just cant eat without sauce:p and we have to limit the amount of citrus he eats . when it is sever he looks like he has been dragged down the tarseal . its just horid, the tears and screaming at time is horid . and ointment application causes riots . Just be thankful that you dont have it bad, my son is considered to have a mild form . and he is only 8 . we have a lifetime to get through yet . :rolleyes: beetle	beetle (243)
584654	2007-08-26 05:39:00	Another thing to be aware is Persil laundry detergent - even if it does say "Sensitive". About 15 years ago my mother had bad eczema, which was cured by using Dynamo brand laundry detergent instead of Persil (the normal type). Might be worth a try beetle.	somebody (208)
584655	2007-08-26 05:59:00	Well maybe ill try something else again............ every now and again i do change brands........... but find not much difference. i do get eczema as well at times and find if i stick to the same products the severe eruptions of eczema dont happen as often. Some of ours is stress related......... and when he is stressed he gets sick. and the eczema sky rockets. and the asthma is hard on its heals. i havent found a new brand at the supermarket im willing to stick with yet........ but am open to sugestions..... Thanxs beetle	beetle (243)
584656	2007-08-26 06:08:00	Well there alot of you or your family who has eczema . I didn't realize it was so wide spread. Hope you all find something that works.	radium (8645)
584657	2007-08-26 06:34:00	He gets it so bad i give him special baths every time he has a bath. he hates it, water changes colour and he smells funny then, we cannot use soap at all, Pinetarsol? My sister had to use this a few times as a kid for her eczema. She seems to have grown out of it. I didn't get it as severe thankfully. Apparently there is a link between eczema, asthma, and hayfever	Myth (110)
584658	2007-08-26 06:41:00	Yes Pinetarsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . and he has the eczema and asthma while i have the hayfever part . i get chronic hayfever . . . . . . Ive not found another bath additive to use, but i do know there are others out there . Its heartwrenching watching my son asleep in bed and scratching himself to peices . . . . . . his arms and legs are the worst areas, then his torso . and when really bad his face goes funny . The problem is, when he has the eczema, the asthma is sure not far behind . . . . . . . . . . . . and we have to be onto that cos he has ambulance rides then if we not careful . weve been lucky this winter, so far . :rolleyes: beetle	beetle (243)
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