Eczema Treatment Care

Question by Dree D: I have eczema on my thighs, arms and a tiny bit on my face.How can i get rid of it?

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Answer by Jezebel James
Unfortunately, eczema is really hard to get rid of. I have had it all my life, and when I use steroid cream on one part of my body that has it, it comes back in different spots. The best thing I have used is Flax Seed Oil.. You can find it in the health food section of your grocery store in a bottle, usually refrigerated. The oil is kind of gross, so if you don’t want to take that, they also sell pills pretty much everywhere that you can take. Just make sure the bottle is dark, because the light will deactivate some of the ingredients. Good luck! Oh, and its also really good for the rest of your skin, plus has omega 3 & omega 6.. so its all around very good for you!

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I have had a very red, itchy rash in various parts of my body for a month and a half, supposedly caused by an allergic reaction. The rash is around my eyes (upper and lower eyelids, extending to the brow ridge), around my mouth, under my left armpit, on my inner thighs, and on my left nipple. The rash is very red and has clearly defined borders. Sometimes the rash on my eyes is so swollen, I am unable to see and cannot drive to work. The rash around my mouth makes it so that when I open my mouth wide enough (to eat a sandwich or burger), the corners split open and bleed. I have been to 4 different allergists, and 2 different dermatologists, and nothing has been figured out other than that it is contact dermatitis. I have been on three rounds of prednisone, which eliminate the rash completely (but have very nasty side effects), have tried cortisone cream (did not work), and various other prescription-strength anti-itch cream (did not work). I have been on hydroxyzine, a prescription-strength antihistamine (did not work). I have eliminated all possible allergens that come into the contact with my body. I have stopped using deoderent, I switched to baby shampoo, I stopped using shaving cream, I switched to cetaphil (unsecented, hypoallergenic) body wash, and I have stopped using sunscreen. I stopped using fabric softener, I use ivory flakes laundry detergent, and have switched my bedding. I have even stayed at a different house for a week to see if the allergen was where I was living and the rash still got worse. I was blood-tested for various auto-immune diseases like lupus and the results came out negative. It seems like my doctors have all given up and want to put me on prednisone for the rest of my life to mask the symptoms but not try to figure out the problem.