Eczema Treatment Care

Question by pi n: Can breast feeding reduce eczema and other food allergies?
My mom told me she did not breast feed me a lot when I was a baby. I was allergic to milk and I sometimes vomit when I was a baby. I had to drink soy milk for substitution.

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Answer by Daniel R
I am a RDN, and one the best things you can do is BREAST FEED! Studies have found a correlation between the length of time a mother breast feeds, and the health and intelligence of the baby. Many people drink soy milk as a substitution but this is incredibly bad for many children. It is known to cause many allergies for people later in life. I am also allergic to milk, but the best thing you can do is breast feed. Some people also try formula, but this is not good either! There is no substitution for the nutrients and brain-strenghtening functions of what is in the mother’s natural breast milk.

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Question by EDUARDO H: What can I use on my baby’s skin to reduce or eliminate eczema?
I would like to use a natural remedy. He is 16 months old and has really sensitive skin. He has been scratching alot and is starting to bleed. I apply baby aveeno soothing relief, but is not enough.

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Answer by art_angel2185
baby oil or utter balm that stuff is awesome.

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What lotions could I use to relieve the irritation and reduce the occurrence on eczema? I only get it in a few small places a lot during the summer with the heat and just keep scratching. I currently do not have health insurance so I don’t want to go spend a fortune to get a prescribed lotion. Any tips on good lotion from the drug store or what ingredients to look for in lotions that are helpful?

How to cure eczema?

I’m 19 years old and have had eczema since I was roughly 15. It started just on my stomach cause of the belts I wore, and then on my arms, but that was nothing until this past year. I have it bad on my arms, stomach, half my back, upper thighs, chest, and neck. And I am also half hispanic, so I scar very easily. They aren’t raised scars or anything, but just dark marks. And they stay, for years. Lotions for dry skin don’t work, I know that. But even if I do control my eczema, the scars from it will last for a long time. Can anyone relate and possibly know any way to help me with my scars, or eczema? I’m running out of options! I feel like a leper here!