Eczema & Hives: Infant, Steroids
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Horrible Eczema
Asked by J.H. from Kansas City
on August 18, 2007
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My 7 year old has always had eczema, but the current breakout she has is horrible! She has red bumps all over the back of her legs, around her knees, inside her arms ...
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- My son has the same problem. Our doctor told me to keep hydrocortisone on it. 1% hydrocortisone cream is very cheap and pretty darn effective. It doesn't clear it up c...
- my daughter gets excema occasionally and I use Aveeno's oatmeal lotion. It works great. Hope this helps.
- Hi J., I just joined this group or I would have responded sooner. my daughter had horrible eczema from her waist up and the back of her knees, too. She could barely...
Homeopathic Doctor for Infant with Severe Eczema
Asked by S.S. from Phoenix
on March 13, 2008
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Hi, I am looking for a homeopathic doctor who is willing to see my 4 month old little boy. Our doctor is too anxious to just prescribe steroids to "see" if it helps. ...
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- Dear S., What part of town do you live in? I know of a practice located in Gilbert. Let me know if you are interested. Regards, T.
- I have a 15 mo with mild eczema that began when I stopped breastfeeding. We figured out it was cows milk in formula so we went to soy based Enfamil (liquid gold-we ca...
- S. We just went through that with one of my grandchildren. Her skin on her legs looked like she was being eaten alive. Please feel free to call me at ###-###-####...
Nephrotic Syndrome
Asked by S.R. from San Francisco
on January 21, 2009
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My son was thought to have allergies, and has just been diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome. He has low protien in his blood levels and high protien in his urine. I ha...
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- A 2nd opinion def. as I would wonder why the Dr decided to give out antibiotics so freely to a 2 yr old. You said he had a cold. So why give an antibiotic for a cold??...
- Hi S., I am a wellness consultant and see many challenges with our children today. Experts advise us our health is created by our home environment. ...
- S., What kinda of cleaners are you using?! All the stuff we buy at the stores can actually cause allergies and it is really bad for our kids!ESP if you they are ind...
Possible Milk Allergy
Asked by J.L. from Philadelphia
on January 9, 2008
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We recently started introducing whole milk to my son last week (he will be one on Friday). Since then, he has been very irritable/fussy and on Sunday night he broke o...
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- My son had a milk allergy and just recently had been cleared of it. he had it from day 1 (we were in the ER 3 times before he was 3 months old before it was finally di...
- It could be posssible just to be an allergy to the milk. It seems that it may be the cause for now since the rash has cleared up since the milk was removed from the d...
- Hi Jamie, You'd be best seeing an allergist to determine exactly what the allergy is. My daughter is allergic to cows milk protein and breaks out if it touchs her...
Treatment for Mosquito Bites?
Asked by R.S. from Minneapolis
on July 22, 2008
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My 2-yr-old daughter gets the worst mosquito bites! Most of her bites turn into welts larger than a quarter and they're terribly itchy. If she gets a few bites, she ...
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- DEET is the only thing that works to repel mosquitos, it's been tested over and over and is SAFE. It just smells bad. Nothing else works nearly as well, not even clos...
- My boys and I get the same welts. I use Melaleuca's MelaGel on them and they get better and stop itching within 15 minutes. If the itching is really bad, I use Dermaco...
- I just read an article yesterday that says if you crush a few tablets of asprin and mix it with a little water to form a paste you can put it on pretty much any bug bi...
Need Opinions on Daughter's Allergy.
Asked by F.M. from Allentown
on May 11, 2012
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My 6 year old daughter went to an allergist yesterday and had a pulmonary function test (breathing test) which was not great until he gave her an inhaler. He tested he...
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- get rid of the cat. I see your SWH Sorry i apologize i've seen this type of question several times on here over the years and it surprises me how people stru...
- I haven't read through all of the comments here, but I can tell you that doctors can make mistakes. My friend's son has severe seasonal allergies. Around age 5, they t...
- It is possible to be allergic to cats, but not to all cats. Just like dogs, some dogs and cats are considered hypoallergenic. These are ones that don't shed. It is ...
Ear Infections in 2 Year Old
Asked by J.V. from Austin
on January 14, 2008
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Hey everyone my son just turned 2 on last Thursday. Last month he had a cold and I took him in to the doctor and he said that Ethan had an ear infection in one of his ...
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- My son didn't respond well to that drug either, in fact it gave him a rash, so it is now on his 'don't take' list. We went round after round with the meds, and he kep...
- I have a 5 year old little girl. She started having ear infections before she turned one. Amoxicillion never worked for her either. Omnicef usually helped the most or ...
- Just a thought. You can buy Grapefruit Seed Extract at Whole Foods. If you call the manufacturer, they can tell you a formula (just a % mixed with water) that can he...
