Eczema Treatment Care

Question by janie: I think I have eczema…very itchy, raisied rashy looking thing on leg..now other leg is starting to get?
Could this be an allergy to dust? They remodeled house and when returned thick dust on EVERYTHING..since I had 45 boxes of stuff to put back, I temporarily just feather dusted it..started couching all night..then got tightness of chest, shortness of breath, and wheezing. Also this Eczema if that is what it is..can dust or mold (the storage shed next to me has a huge mold problem we recently found out and I am allergic to mold, I believe..doctor said I had allergic rhetinitis and discovered mold under carpet and house flooded once due to water heater breaking and they did nothing with carpet. For 10 years I suffered not knowing why. moved no symptoms now this…if eczema something that will go away? Natural treatments? caused by dust or molds?
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Answer by Sawyer
Go to health food store & buy something called Essential Fatty Acids. It is also known as Omega 3 and as Fish Oil. This is a natural remedy for eczema, as well as improving memory, being good for the skin, & helping your heart.

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Question by Jenny Rackham: are dermatitis and eczema the same thing?
so my dermatologist says I have eczema…… and I searched for stuff on the internet but I can’t find pictures or creams or anything. I tried searching dermatitis and it looks the same? Also, my dermatologist gave me some steroid creams, but I was reading that these are bad for the skin. Please advise.

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Answer by Triobios
Eczema is a kind of dermatitis (derma = skin) but not all dermatitis is eczema. If the doctor ordered the steroid cream you should use it. It can cause damage if it is used over a longer period of time (the skin gets thinner) but with normal usage that is not an issue.

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Question by 1st-time-mommy: Is there such thing as a doc that specializes in eczema?
I have tried what seems like everything and my doctor even gave meTriamcinolone which only makes the eczema worse(plus it supposedly thins your skin) It is spreading all over my bnody and thankfully not on my face. I need to get this stuff gone because it is really spreading fast, thanks

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Answer by mommymedic
Try seeing a dermatologist if you haven’t already.

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Question by michellegoesrawr@ymail.com: Do eczema flareups still occur even when not in contact with the thing you’re allergic to?
So recently I found out that I may be allergic to chicken & eggs. It’s not certain as I have not gone to the allergist to find out but every time I eat chicken it gets REALLY bad. I still have dry, cracking skin on my arms, legs, back and neck. But since I stopped eating chicken it’s not really inflamed or that bad. Is it just because I don’t moisturize? o.o Or am I missing something?

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Answer by carolethecatlover
Yes. It takes up to 48 hours for the chicken to go thru your intestines. Then, the components of the chicken go into your blood. Until used up by the body. But, if you are allergic, your body had produced anti-bodies, which hang around and jump on, that is, cause inflammation, on every chicken associated molecule in your body/blood. The next time you eat chicken, the army of anti-bodies recognizes it instantly and goes to war, so you get more of reaction much faster. Does that make sense?
I would go to an allergist, immunologist, NOT a dermatologist. They think too topically. Don’t touch a chicken or an egg for a couple of weeks before the appointment.

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Question by Hannah V: What’s the best thing to cure eczema on the neck?
My friend has this nasty thing on her neck for more than a year. Its consuming her whole neck actually. Its dry, red and scabby. I knew she went to a Doctor, they gave her this lotion but it didn’t work at all. I tried giving her cortaid, but that didn’t really work either

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Answer by Rusty
The main cause of eczema is overreaction of the immune system. Identifying certain foods, chemicals, etc can be very helpful in battling this disease. I try to avoid soy and milk products which trigger my flare-ups.
After using number of prescription drugs I’ve turned to the natural treatments.
Now I use herbal remedies from serenaskin.com, which aim at the root of the disease – the immune system, and are steroid-free.
After about 2 weeks of using ointment and spray my skin has been cleared up and now I just continue with anti-eczema extract, which controls the immune system. My skin has been clear for months now.
It is the only treatment I have found that provides me complete relief when I use it as directed.

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