Jul
20
2010
Does anyone have eczema and what do you use to treat it?
Posted by: Alan in eczema treatment, tags: Anyone, Eczema, Treat
My son has had eczema pretty much since birth. I’ve tried all kinds of lotions and creams on him. I’m trying to find out who has dealt with this, and what you used etc. I have heard that Elidel works, but its real expensice with my insurance. So any type of lotion or body wash you know of will be helpful.
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July 20th, 2010 at 6:54 am
Every now and then, I get it on the insides of my elbows pretty badly. I use hydro cortisone cream and a few days later, it’s gone.
This is what it looks like:
http://www.chattem.com/products/cortizoneMaxStrength.asp
And I had a friend who had a different kind of skin condition, worse than eczema, and he used Eucerin a lot.
Hope that helps. Eczema can be a pain
July 20th, 2010 at 7:26 am
cortisone cream (like cortaid), you may need to get Rx strength, take him to a Dr., and make sure its not cirrhosis
July 20th, 2010 at 8:10 am
Hey,
I’ve had it since I was a baby. Certain years, and seasons it was worse. I’ve probably tried just about every eczema ointment, lotions, medicine out there..I recently tried Protopic, It burned for a few days, and I couldn’t bare the burning sensation to see results. I’ve been using aveeno for years and its worked quite fine for me. I haven’t gotten the eczema in the typical locations, behind my legs and inside of my elbow in about a year. Maybe I’ve outgrown it, if possible..finally after 19 years.
So try aveeno products, or goats milk soaps and lotions, body wash.
-.-’
July 20th, 2010 at 8:45 am
I don’t know the age of your son, but I’ve heard that lying in a tanning bed helps, although there are some risks to doing so.
July 20th, 2010 at 9:32 am
Ok, I know exactly what you are going through. My daughter has severe eczema. We have tried every kind of cream for her. She is going to be 1 yr. old next month and she still has really bad flare-ups, especially on her face. I asked her doctor about Elidel and she didn’t think that it would be ok for her to take it because of how old she is. She said because it alters the immune system, and my daughters too yound and her immune system is still developing. But my brothers daughter and one of my other nieces used Elidel and I’m not sure if they grew out of their eczema but it sure cleared up after that. They weren’t even a year old when they used it too. I sure did want to give it a try on my daughter because she is soo unhappy and it makes me feel so bad for her. It really breaks my heart to see people staring at her when we go places. But I just have to keep hope and I just had to read other peoples story about children with eczema. Well I hope that helped you a little anyway.
July 20th, 2010 at 10:23 am
You should definitely talk to the doctor about some generic brands for your son. I was recently prescribed an antibiotic for the rash my skin cream could not get rid of. Just to let you know, I have also heard warning about Elidel and connections to cancer. http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/advisory/elidel_protopic.htm
I find that Aveeno products work well for excema and dry skin. They make lotion, body wash, oatmeal baths, face soaps, shaving cream, sunscreen, etc. Aveeno also sells a hydrocortisone cream. You can get a really cheap at target.. and target makes the generic brand for only 3 bucks. If his exzema is mild enough that just might be the trick. Be sure you are using fragrance free everything! I’m talking about detergent, soap, and lotion. Make sure you give him warm, not hot baths and that he drinks lots of water.
July 20th, 2010 at 11:14 am
i have had eczema since i was a toddler and now im 13. when i was younger i got it on the backs of my leggs and the insides of my arms, but ever since elementary, i just get it on the insides of my arms and in between my fingers and under neath one of my finger nails…it is so0o0o0o0o itchy sometimes and i’ve been on all kinds of treatments:
allergy medications,
low dairy diets,
probably around 20 different creams,
i ‘ve tried sleeping with gloves on,
cutting my nails,
well i itch in my sleep so sometimes i cant help it,
iif i would cut my nails, i would just bight the rash to relieve my itchyness,
but in the summer i always clear up, its so strange..
but at the moment im clear as ever and my thin, itchy, scabbbed, cracked, dry skin is gone and now i have clear, relaxed, nice, thick skin that’s soft and scar free.
about a month and a half ago i got fed up with having to wear hot long sleeve shirts in the hot texas sun just to hide the disgusting rash. (i have it very severely) so i asked my mom to take me to the doctor and she did. the doctor looked at my skin asked me what i was using and i said hydrocortizon and bactertrasion ( idont think i spelled that right) and he said well that’s what you shoould be using but since you’ve been using it for a long time your skin has just become used to it and dependent on it and your skin is thin becuase of whats in the hydrocortizon’s ingrediants… so then he told me he was going to give me somethign new to try which is
a steriod-based ointment with a touch of ucerin cream and my skin cleared up in 2 days!!!
so now to keep my skin clear, i am on sleeping pills so i dont itch in my sleep and i also wear long soccer socks on my arms when i sleep. i also keep my nails short.
but if i dont use the sleeping pills and i just wear the socks, sometimes i rub the socks on my rash sub-consciously and i wake up with raw skin
ezcema really sucks for me as a teen age girl. =[
but there is lots of hope for your son with all the new medications being released daily =]