Question About Excema and Allergies

Emu oil is supposed to help tremendously with eczema and other skin conditions.
The site recommended to me was www.laidinmt.com or phone 1-888-444-4EMU

Good Luck!

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Both of my girls had eczema, the oldest quite badly...the doctors just wanted to give her steroid creams, and I wouldn't give it to a 9-month old. We researched, and figured out how to help it with diet changes. We removed all sugars from her diet, all juice, much fruit, and all white flour, white rice, etc. We added large doses of good bacteria - homemade plain yogurt and kefir smoothies mixed with low-glycemic fruit like berries. At 3 years old your daughter might like you to add a little raw honey to this to make it more tasty. We also opened acidophilus capsules and mixed it in with her milk (we drink raw milk, again, it's rich in good bacteria - lactobacillus). We gave our daughter lots and lots of healthy fats - olive oil dressings on salads, walnuts, avodados, pine nuts, macadamias, coconut oil & flax oil (both of which also got mixed into the smoothies!), and cultured organic butter (Organic Valley makes this). Omega-3 eggs and grass fed meats will help, too...we get these at the supermarket - you could ask the butcher. Don't worry about saturated fats - children absolutely NEED saturated fats to grow, and this is to change her system to fight the eczema. Avoid soybean oil, canola oil, sunflower oil - all these oils are high in omega-6s, and what your daughter likely needs is higher doses of omega-3 fats, like those in the oils and foods listed above. If this does not get the eczema in control, you can try removing all wheat from her diet, too. I've had friends who needed to remove wheat, luckily my girls did not require it. Once the eczema is under control, re-introduce foods slowly, like you did when she was learning to eat solids, so that you can really check her reaction to each one. Hope you have the success we did - with no doctor's visits!

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Hi Mom

I have heard of a few possibilities for your daughters Eczema,

First alot of parents use FRUIT PASTES
Eg. if you have a blender at home, peel a mango,and a few Kiwi mix with petroleum Jelly, BLEND Generously,
And apply to her Patches,THIS Does work but can sting a little if her sores are OPEN,but not MORE than the eczema itself. Something in the fruit acid.Worst case scenario it doesn't work for your daughter,

I have heard it is part of the Herpes Family,
You could try Valtrex or Zovirax CREAM, its costly 50 dollars for a little tube, BUT I have used this tube on a NUMBER of rashes, Herpes Labialis, and Herpes Simplex on my childs Cheek ( A reaction from the Chicken Pox Shot) It was Deactivated in One day and GONE in 3 days, I think it could help your child, Its worth a test, Insurance covers it,.You could even just ask for a sample at the office, and see if it helps.

FYI my Oldest with Herpes Simplex was 11 years old and my YOUNGEST with herpes Labialis was under 2.

There is also Elidel specifically for Eczema,
http://www.health.am/allergies/more/benefits_of_elidel/

Below are some more suggestions,

The way I look at it, try everything once, see what works and what doesn't thru process of trial and elimination,

what works for other may not work for you,
and Vice Versa,

I wish you the best of luck

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Eczema is also known to the medical practitioner as atopic dermatitis. There are many forms of eczema but the most common form is atopic eczema. It is also the most severe.

Treat eczema using anti dandruff shampoo - Using anti dandruff shampoo on the area with eczema will stop the itch. It doesn't make it go away but it does stop the itch which caused it to become red and sore.

Treat eczema by using emu oil - Apply just 1 drop of emu oil to the affected spot three times each day. You will notice a huge improvement within a week of doing this. Emu oil is extremely beneficial for many skin disorders and eczema is one of them.

http://www.epmi.net/

Treat eczema by using tea tree oil - Apply pure tea tree oil to the affected area each day as needed. You will notice that the eczema is almost cleared up completely within a few days. Works the same as emu oil.
http://www.ageless.co.za/teatreeoil.htm

Treat Eczema using pine tar soap
Treat eczema by using pine tar soap - This remedy is good for infants who suffer from eczema. Go to your local health food store and ask for pine tar soap. Wash with this soap every day and you will find significant improvements after a week or two.
http://www.pinetarsoaps.com/index.htm

HOME REMEDIES FOR ECZEMA
* Oatmeal bath is useful for patients suffering from eczema. For the bath, pour 2 cups of colloidal oatmeal into a tub of lukewarm water
* Cotton clothing is the best for the skin and is much better than either wool or polyester, especially wool. Avoid synthetics or itchy fabrics, as well as tight- or ill-fitting clothes.
* Daily bathing is not necessary, as it tends to make already dry skin even drier. Instead, you can sponge bathe the parts of the body that really need it--the hands, face, neck, armpits and (for babies) the diaper area.
* A moisturizer or soap should be avoided as they can contain fragrances that will trigger a flare-up of eczema. Look for products that are fragrance-free.
* Avoid overdressing your child unnecessarily at night, because getting too hot can make the rash worse.
* Stress can trigger eczema or make it worse. Try to reduce the stress.
* Make a paste by adding 1 tsp camphor to 1-teaspoon sandalwood and apply on the affected eczema areas.
* Make a paste by rubbing a nutmeg against a smooth stone slab with a little water and. Apply to affected eczema area.
* Coconut oil may be applied to the areas with eczema.
* Add carrot juice and spinach juice and apply to the affected area.
* Drink plenty of water and take fruit juices like orange.
* Make a paste by adding 1 tbls turmeric powder to a tbls of bitter neem leaves. Apply to the affected areas.
* Deficiency of vitamin B6 may also cause eczema. So increase your intake of vitamin B6.
* Evening primrose oil can also help. It contains gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which is helpful in curing the eczema.
* Take watercress every day. It helps to cure the eczema, along with a daily drink of parsley, spinach, celery, and wheat grass.
* Add 1 Tbsp. Vinegar,1 Tbsp. Honey. Mix together with water and drink all at once.
* Neem has been used for treating all sorts of skin problems for centuries. It contains Nimbidol and Gedunin, which have excellent fungicidal properties. Crush some neem leaves and apply to the affected area. It will immediately give relief.
* Basil (tulsi) is extremely effective in treating skin disorders as it is a blood purifier and kills bacteria.
* Crush the garlic clove and mix it with half a cup of hot water in a pan. Soak a clean washcloth in the solution and then apply to the affected areas only.
* Add five drops of castor oil in half a cup of any fruit or vegetable juice, or plain water, and take on an empty stomach in the morning, is beneficial for any kind of skin disease.
* One or two bananas a day are useful for those who are allergic to certain foods and who consequently suffer from skin rashes, such as in eczema.

* Foods which should be excluded from the diet are tea, coffee, chocolate, cola drinks, alcohol, sugar and products made from it, refined cereals, meats, fish, chicken, tobacco, milk, cheese, butter, smoked and salted pickled foods, and foods containing any chemical additives, preservatives and flavorings.

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B.,
I have conqured both these issues in my house with out prescriptions and added visits to the doctor. I really wanted to avoid both. I will be so very glad to tell you how I did it - the all natural way. There is a great company out there that has all natural products that gets the chemicals out of your home and that should be step one for asthma. Getting all chemicals out of the bath and laundry products should be step one for eczema. Then more to the healing phase again all natural. This company's products cost less than grocery store name brands so you save money too. What is nice is you simply replace unhealthy products with healthy ones. I cleared up severe bleeding eczema in about 1 1/2 months. Please contact me - I would love to help.
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This might sound kind of "out there", but my 6 year old son suffers from excema...has since he was about 4 months old, we've tried all of the creams, restrictive diets, etc...nothing worked. I was reading about the benefits of natural honey one day; one of which is controlling skin problems, and decided to try it. It worked wonders! We use a brand called Really Raw Honey, give him a tablespoon a day, and it has made such a difference! Hope this helps

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Hey B.,
Probiotics have been shown in testing to help clear up excema and other skin issues. I'm thrilled to see that mainstream medicine is finally discovering what alternative and traditional health systems have known for years: that what you eat affects your skin!
Just because mainstream pediatricians can't cure allergies or asthma does not mean that they are incurable.
Chinese medicine, which is thousands of years old, is based on the 5 element system can offer workable solutions using food and herbs ( more food!)
check out Bob Flaw's book on keeping kids healthy with Chinese medicine. It's easier than you think!
http://www.amazon.com/Keeping-Child-Healthy-Chinese-Medic...

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My 5 year old daughter is the same way. She too has been suffering with eczea since birth. Everytime we would get it cleared up, it wuld come back. I took her to an allergist when she was 3 and she was tested for allergies. As it turned out, she was allergic to tree nuts, milk and eggs. We noticed a big difference in her once we cut down her milk, not only did we cut down the amount she drank, but we also switched her to 1% milk. That seemed to help a lot. I took her to a dermatologist and she suggested using Eucerine Lotion after every bath ond using Aveeno bath soap and Aveeno Oatmeal Baths a few times a week. It all helped. My daughter is now 5 and she still has flair ups, but nothing like it was in the past. Another thing that I found has worked on the really bad spots was Cortizone-10 ointment. I usually use it 2 times a day and it makes a difference and helps settle down the flair up. I have never done prescription steroids and I have managed to "tame" the rash. Good Luck and feel free to contact me with any other questions or if you need any more suggestions.

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