Eczema & Hives: Older Child
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7 Year Old Is Still Wetting the Bed
Asked by D.T. from Greensboro
on October 7, 2008
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My husband and I have noticed that our 7 year old who is in the 2nd grade has reverted back to bed wetting. We have noticed that for the past month it has occurred mo...
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- Try Hylands Homeopathic Bedwetting Tablets. They worked like a charm for my nephew. If he takes one each night, no problem but if he starts to skip, they know it!
- There is a condition called Vesicoureteral Reflux. A symptom? Bedwetting. What happens is the urine back tracks into the kidney. A Urologist would need to be seen for ...
- It is not uncommon that if your son also has dyslexia symptoms that the bedwedding may be related to the dyslexia. If he has difficulty with the small words, is very ...
7 Year Old with Tummy Troubles
Asked by S.W. from St. Louis
on October 21, 2008
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OK Mamas I need some help. I have a 7 year old girl with some minor tummy troubles. She said that her tummy "just dosen't feel good" and she has to go poop a lot. A...
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- It could be nothing or could be something.I'm not going to give any medical advice because we simply have no idea what is causing this.If you feel as her mama to take ...
- You may want to try talking to your Pediatrician about putting her on Miralax or another name is Glucomax, I believe you can buy this over the counter now, Both of my ...
- Yes you should call the dr. Any change in bowel habit that lasts for more than a week should be checked out at any age. Better safe than sorry.
Question About Excema and Allergies
Asked by B.B. from Rochester
on April 11, 2008
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My 3 year old daughter has had excema and allergies since birth. They both get pretty bad, especially right now. I am planning to take her to an allergy specialist. Ho...
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
7-Year-Old Boy with Armpit Odor
Asked by J.M. from Minneapolis
on August 29, 2009
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Hi, Moms!
Last night after my 7-year-old son took a shower, I noticed that his armpits still smelled bad. I thought perhaps he had not cleaned himself well after p...
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- I have 3 boys and at or around 7 they did need deorant. I just went to the dollar genral and bought some of the cheap stuff for $1. It is weaker but it did the trick. ...
- Actually he is not so young. It is very common, especially if he is in the middle of a growth spurt. My DD has been using deoderant since age 5. She would walk by you ...
- hi my 6 year old daughter also has the same problem so i asked her doctor what i can do and he said that it was ok for her to use deoradant and since she has sensitive...
Seeking Help for Son's Skin Condition
Asked by M.S. from Houston
on October 7, 2008
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My son has had a rash with little bumps on the side of his chest for over a year now. His pediatrician said that it is a skin condition called Molluscum Contagiosum a...
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- I asked my dermatologist about this condition this summer since my pediatrician kept saying, "It will go away on it's own."......and it didn't. My dermatologist said ...
- Never heard of the condition, but try this, it's simple and all natural, put a cup of baking soda in his bath water...it was the only thing that helped by dauther, who...
- My friend's son had this condition. One pedi told her that it would go away on its own, another told her to have them burned off. Her son was 7, no way was she going t...
7-Yr-old Son Skin Peeling off All Fingers?
Asked by C.D. from Honolulu
on December 13, 2008
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All the skin on my 7-yr-old son's fingers is peeling off. It starts as a spot and then slowly these huge pieces of skin start to come off. Underneath is new, pink skin...
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- Always good to consult a physician when it comes to medical issues. I hope it is nothing, but I would have him see his doctor just so you don't let something potential...
- That sounds like dermatitis sicca. I have the same problem on two of my fingers. When it comes on, I get a special ointment (called Ecural in German, don't know the US...
- my hands do it too, and my 7 year old has it on his feet. It is excema. I think they use excema as a sweeping term, and the derma doesn't elaborate at all. You can ...
Eczema
Asked by D.S. from Houston
on June 29, 2007
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My son had a small rash oh the back of he's hip. Took him to the doctor and he gave us Locoid Lipocream ( Hydrocortisone butyrate) Said to use it for a week and it sho...
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- I have a 7 year old daughter with severe eczema. We are on 4 different ointments/creams give by the dermatolgoist and we have a prescription shampoo for her scalp....I...
- My son (15 months old) has eczema as well, and Cetaphil was recommended as a moisturizer by our ped. It has worked very well. Heat seems to exaggerate it, so we have a...
- One doctor said that my son had eczema but it end up being something diffrent. I change his doctor and find out that it was skabess{ it most likely spelled wrong } . I...
What to Do About a 6 Year Old Who Still Needs Pull-ups at Night?
Asked by A.P. from Anchorage
on August 4, 2008
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Our almost 6.5 year old son still needs to wear Pull-ups to bed at night! I have heard that it shouldn't be considered 'bed wetting' until the age of 6 so we've been ...
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- Our son started wetting the bed out of the blue a few months ago. We figured it was related to his 'obstructive sleep apnea', which meant his tonsils and adenoids wer...
- Hello A.! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for writing in about this question! Oh how I feel your pain. My son is 6 as well and is still wearing pull-ups at night. ...
- You are not alone! We have a nine and six year old with the same issues. I have been told it is hereditary and to wait it out along with the things you are already d...
Very Dry Skin on My Hands
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on December 19, 2007
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Hi!
It seems that since I wash my hands 1,000 times a day they are VERY dry. I use to have great success with Sally Hansen 18 hour hand lotion but that is not helpi...
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- I use Aveeno Intense Relief Hand Cream. I get dermatitis in the webby part between my fingers, and last night I got desperate and put some of my daughters Dr. Smith's...
- you have probably found something that works for you by now. But I wanted to let you know, Arbonne has a skin conditioning oil and hand cream that works wonders on dry...
- Try the Mary Kay Satin Hands set. It has a extra emollient night cream that seals in the cracks, a peach smelling scrub that both cleanses and exfoliates and a hand cr...
Short or Long Hair for a 7 Year Old Girl?
Asked by T.D. from Salt Lake City
on October 29, 2009
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Hi! My 7 year old daughter has really long hair and loves it. However, she gets upset EVERY time I try to brush and style it. Most of the time I just brush it out b...
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- My daughter is 6 and does the exact same thing. It's probably because she has an extra sensitive scalp. The thing the works the best with my daughter is distracting ...
- Your daughter sounds like mine. You also sound like me. I have threatened and threatened to cut my daughters hair so many times. I was tired of it looking like I di...
- We did this with my 9yr old a while back-same reasons, and we did the Locks of Love thing. It was great for about a week or two, and then it was just a pain. With he...
