Eczema Treatment Care

Question by sorry, try again: What is included in your children’s bedtime routine?
What does it consist of and what is their ages?

I have a 11 year old son.

Starts at 7:45. Starting with Bathtime, pjs and lotion (eczema), brush teeth, wash face, read book for about 15 mins, make sure homework is done, and lights out at 8:30.

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Answer by B.J. C
My daughter is almost 3. Her bathtime is around 5:30 or 6, pjs, teeth brushed, and then she gets to play quietly in the living for a little bit…no tv or anything so she’s not overstimulated. She goes to bed around 6:30 or 7. She gets a story of her choice, maybe two if she’s been extra good, and then into bed she goes.

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Question by – Rubi`s Mom: baby eczema..pic included?
i dont have a recent picture, but if u look at her chest and face u could see her eczema my question is that she is a dark baby and because of her eczema she has patches of her face and body that are white, its alot lighter now than in the picture so when the eczema clears up will she regain her color or will she always have white patches.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l163/bklyns1princezz/DSC03158.jpg

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Answer by Madi’s Mommy
First of all, beautiful baby!! My cousin’s daughter had the same thing and most of the color came back on her face. There are a couple of spots on her body that are a little lighter, but you have to look really hard to tell. Again, very beautiful little girl. God Bless!

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Question by Depressed Soul: HELP! Face Eczema, IMAGES INCLUDED?
Ok, this is a bit long but it will only takes about 5 minutes of your time, I really need help on this problem, thank you!

I had been applying steroid cream for a long perioid, and then on and off use for 4 years, and 6 weeks ago I decided to stop using those cream because it has worsen my condition, and making my face sensitive to the sun (I guess my skin has been thinned). I vowed to myself I’m not going to use back hyrodocortisone or any steroid cream anymore. I’ve spent a fortune for this problem and been to many dermatologists and ended up transferred to a senior skin specialist dermatologist, one of the best in my area but still pretty useless. My table has a big pack of prescription creams to the point that I think I can open a pharmacy. I’ve also tried Elidel and Protopic but it didn’t help.

Anyway, lo and behold when the moment I stopped using the steroid 6 weeks ago, I suddenly had a left rash small patch appearing on around my left smile line area, and one big patch on my right. So I went cold turkey for 2 weeks and cleansed my face with only water. During that period the areas were flaking and dry, and by the end of that 2 weeks I finally washed it with a gentle soap, Cetaphil, and I realised the small patch of rash on the left side got cleared itself, but, the right big patch of rash was still, damn red, painful, peeling, and itchy. I did a research and found out that the real Aloe Vera plant might help the condition so I tried and after one application it took away the pain. But the redness, itchiness and peeling were still there. So my aunt’s friend passed me a bottle of enzymes, made out of natural ingredient and I applied it for a week, and the rash went off. Then, another one appeared around my mouth, so I applied that enzymes and it week off after a week. Then this time, a rash appeared on my right cheek and also a light rash on my right chest, so I thought this time the enzymes would help but after 5 days of applying that thing, the rash on right cheek and my chest became more, so I freaked out and stop the using the enzymes water.

I didn’t take a picture of my chest, but I took a picture of my right cheek: http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/6934/rashhy6.jpg

Then I googled and deicded to try out this cream called California Baby Calendula Cream, I read many positive reviews so I decided to give it a try.

After a week I guess it healed my condition, the rash on my chest almost disappeared and now my right cheek look like this: http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/6491/photo2339in2.jpg

BUT recently on the 24th of Dec, Christmas eve, my LEFT CHEEK gotten 2 rash that looks like “mosquito bite and kind of pimple” so I thought maybe the calendula cream would help since it healed my right cheek problem.

But after 3 days, today, the rash increased to 6

My left cheek: http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5418/photo2350ec9.jpg

By the way, I’ve been on this “detox diet” for 6 weeks already, I’ve stop eating eating meat and poultry. I only take one meal a day which consist 1 plate of brown rice, and 3 serves of spinach and broccoli, and 2 fruits. I’d take fish at most twice a week though because it has the omega 3 thing. I’ve also been drinking only water, 12 glasses a day. I used to sh*t twice a week but ever since I started out this “detox diet” I’ve been sh*tting everyday. Yes, it does help to clean my bowel and liver but I still don’t understand why am I still getting this crap on my face. But I must admit did give in to diary products during Christmas eve by eating the log cake and chocolates etc, so I suspect maybe this is why now my left cheek are having this problem. But do you think I should continue with the calendula cream?

Also, I came across this question, a lady who had the similiar condition as mine and decided to give up using steroid cream because it ain’t doing any good,

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnnbGI7NNBKjcnvtqKfx.xHsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080705070028AAU4tGm

So I sent her a message and asked whether she has found any solution to overcome the problem and this is what she replied,

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/6144/kelsovi9.jpg

After reading her message, I suddenly remembered during the period when I gone cold turkey for 2 weeks and that first small patch of rash on my left smile line disappeared itself. I went on and replied her message to ask more questions during her cold turkey period but till now, after a week she still hasn’t reply. I guess she hardly log into her yahoo mail but I’m still praying hard for her to reply my questions. So in the mean time I decided to post my problem here and hope that you guys would give me advise on what should I do next.

Main question: Should I continue with the calendula cream OR go cold turkey again?
By the way, I came across this site with two information links about cold turkey is the best cure for effects of steroid abuse.

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-537209271.html
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-39859685.html

You can’t really read the rest of the information unless you signed up the free trial thing (which is what I did), If any eczema sufferers here would like to have a read about it do message me and I will send to you.
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P.S. I’m allergic to a fragrance called Lyral so therefore I have not been putting any makeup on my face since the a flare-up I had during 2006. And this year I did IgE blood test and food allergy blood test. My IgE stated 73 IU/ML, I’ve checked with the laboratory person and he said that any number that’s under than 87 is normal. I’m also not allergic to any seafood or diary products.

P.S.S. Please don’t suggest other creams that contains Petroleum, Mineral Oil, and Paraffin because I’ve had bad experience with moisturizer cream that have all these ingredients. I found out that those ingredients actually form an oily film that sits on top of the skin, preventing moisture from evaporating. It has a drying effect, it actually suck out the moisture of your lips/skin, which is why you have to constantly reapplying it.

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Answer by Merry Christmas!
It’s honestly not that bad

Answer mine?…. It won’t let me post the link to it on here, but if you click on my pic you’ll be able to find it
Thanks [=

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Question by Leigh: Can anyone help me identify a large rash on my back? (pictures included!)?
I first noticed a spot on my back that my boyfriend and I thought was an insect bite. I had an outer-circle of itchy, red, raised bumps and a single bump in the middle (sort of a ‘bulls eye’ effect, about 1.5 inches in diameter–first picture). The first doctor told me it was either ringworm or nummular eczema, and the anti-fungal cream had no effect (the spot continued to expand) but the corticosteriod cream caused it to stop spreading and it faded and stopped the itch. After the prescribed 2-weeks of use I stopped, and within a few days it started getting red again, growing larger, and became a sort of cluster of bumps about 3 inches in diameter with additional smaller circles forming around it as well (3 to be exact–2nd picture). That was in the course of a month, and about a week ago the ‘red bumpy areas’ got really dry/scaly and a thick, red, raised border formed along the outside of each red area. Most of the ‘circles’ are touching each other and the total area it covers on my back about 5 – 6 inches long/4 inches wide. The doctor I saw today spent a while looking through his skin-books before he came up with a diagnosis, and then said he thinks it’s an ‘atypical case’ because it looks slightly different.

I don’t want to say his diagnosis because I don’t want to bias anyone… but I’m wondering if ANYONE has had anything similar and how long it took to clear up and/or what they had to use to do so. Any other ideas just what it might be?

Any advice/suggestions are appreciated!

Pictures (I apologize for the images, but I did this quickly and couldn’t figure out how to re-size them to equal size):

http://www.geocities.com/itsy_chik/Rash
Thanks for the responses so far… I figued I’d add what the doctor told me. He said it definitely wasn’t shingles (and there isn’t any pain involved, just itching!) and he thinks it’s an ‘atypical form of EAC– Erythema Annulare Centrifugum.’ Although from the pictures on the internet, I don’t think it looks like that either and most of those cases don’t seem to have much itching involved. I don’t think there’s an infection (no pus or open sores, just dry, raised, red, itchy skin). Other ideas? Thanks for the responses so far!

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Answer by peaceful
My daughter had the ringworm looking circle with the bump in the center. Her doctor immediately thought that it was MRSA because it had it’s characteristics. She tested her for it but the test was negative. She didn’t know exactly what it was but decided to try an ointment called altabax to see what affect it would have. Thank God it worked. It cleared up in a matter of three days.

I would ask the doctor about MRSA. If he hasn’t already checked for this then I would find another dr.

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Question by BAByGiRl11: Eczema or ringworm!!!????!?!?!? Pictures included!!!?
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c186/m_onyeagolu/ewww2-1.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c186/m_onyeagolu/ewww-1.jpg

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Answer by carolesuzanne
I couldn`t tell for sure, but if it is circular and has small white spots on that circle, it is ringworm. Get some anti-fungal cream, that should clear it up.

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