Eczema & Psoriasis
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My 5 Year Old Has Excema
Asked by A.G. from Wichita
on February 19, 2008
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My 5 year old daughter has excema. When she was an infant, it was so bad that she has scratches all over her face. She was reffered to a determatologist. He gave me so...
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- A., I feel for you and your little one, my little girl is 5 now and we have fought this for years!! It got to the point she had a big bald spot on her head I was so sc...
- My neighbors child have horrible excema and I finally convinced her to go to Children's Mercy and see a determatolist and within a few weeks of seeing the doctor she h...
- Two things A....my daughter had that all her life....I took her to Children's hospital..they helped her...they said they make newer things constantly..at the time they...
Excema Care
Asked by T.D. from Norfolk
on August 29, 2010
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Could anyone give me some suggestions as for as a good moisterizer for excema. My son has it and it seems to be getting worse now that the doc has switched his moister...
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- We have been using Vanicream on our son and it's worked well. You can special order it at most pharmacies (usually takes one day to arrive) or it can be ordered onlin...
- I have only ever used Vaseline for my son (now 2) but it gets worse if he wears anything that has been washed in regular detergent (I make my own and he almost never h...
- My son is on elidel cream I find all the other excema creams seem to dry him out so badly. We use Aveeno baby soothing relief moisture cream it's the one with the dar...
Excema = Allergy?
Asked by E. from Detroit
on February 16, 2007
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Does Excema ALWAYS mean there is an allergy? My son is 6 months old and has had bad excema since about 2 months. Under my ped's advice, I use Cortisone and Aquaphor, b...
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- i dont know if you have a Costco Warehouse where you live but there is this stuff called Amlactin that works better than cortisone or aquaphor and Costco sells a big b...
- Hi! My son also had/has excema. He too first developed it around 3 months which was last winter. I know that it went away completely in the summer, and didn't retur...
- My daughter started with excema after she turned 2 and started drinking regular milk. The DR. kept saying she was not allergic, but when I stopped the milk and went ba...
Anyone Know of Anything That Helps Guttate Psoriasis?
Asked by B.C. from Joplin
on March 10, 2011
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My 10 year old has eczema, we were kind of used to dealing with that. Heap on a ton of stress and suddenly my daughter has a terrible outbreak that you just can't not ...
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- Although I cannot disagree that a dermatologist may be necessary to find some relief from the symptoms, I would not recommend that you stop there unless you find a doc...
- Yes, you need to see a dermatologist. I don't know the particulars about Guttate Psoriasis. I have the garden variety Psoriasis. Mine was brought on by stress about...
- I'd take her to a dermatologist. Does the shampoo help? Maybe the in laws can add tea tree oil to the soap if it does. What about treating the anxiety, a good cou...
Excema in Scalp
Asked by T.K. from Dallas
on August 24, 2009
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My child has Excema in her scalp and she is scratching so much she is causing her hair to fall out in that spot. Can anyone tell me what to do? I have heard to use dan...
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- Well, IMHO, if her hair is falling out already, that raises a red flag to me that the dandruff shampoo getting blamed for kids' hair falling out might be a fallacy. ;)...
- I have heard the same thing, but for me I did not want to use adult dandruff shampoo on my baby. I mean can you imagine what is in that stuff, and what if it got in th...
- Hey T. - I see this all the time! ...and Arbonne's baby line corrects it - we are free from mineral oil and typically that ingredient dries out the skin and the scalp...
Excema Suggestions
Asked by E.S. from Amarillo
on April 3, 2007
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My three year old son has very severe excema on his legs and arms and now starting on his lower back. He's been on antibiotics a lot and ointmints we went to see a der...
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- Hi E., I buy my household supplies from a company called Melaleuca. I don't have experience with Excema, but that company is raving about their lotion and the Excema i...
- My daughter had bad exczema (atopic dermatitis) when she was an infant. The pediatrician prescribed elidel ointment for her which worked well. I would also try going...
- my brother had excema pretty bad too. We would use only "free & clear" laundry detergent. No perfumes or dyes. Washed with ether Cetaphil soap or the walmart brand wor...
Creams for Excema
Asked by L.H. from Provo
on April 30, 2008
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I'm not even sure if I spelled that right, but my 3 year old has bad excema under her knees and on her arms. She scratches it all the time which makes it worse. We rec...
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- I believe that herbs work best. Here are a couple of sites I found, I think either one would do the trick: http://www.merryclinic.com/eczema/treatment.htm http:/...
- I have had excema...had it for a long time until I visited a dermatologist. I was told to avoid water contact as much as possible and to avoid hot water. I was advis...
- HI L., Me and my two daughters both suffer with eczema. It is awful, it is very itchy and painful. I have suffered with it all of my life. I have tried it all fr...
Excema & Swimming
Asked by L.J. from Dallas
on June 20, 2008
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Hi Mamas
My almost 7 month old has severe excema and I was meaning all along to ask my dermatologist if it's ok to put him in the pool this summer. (of course after a...
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- L., My now 2 year old has had eczema since he was 3 months old. You need to keep him moisturized and use cotton fabrics for clothes and sheets (polyester and others k...
- I agree with some of the other responses, but also think you should rinse or bath him right after being in the pool. Just my 2 cents. Good luck.
- my son and i both have very bad excema! My daughter has a mild case of it! We ended up getting our own outdoor above ground pool this year. But the water in the pool...
Excema
Asked by A.E. from Owensboro
on December 31, 2009
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how does "magic butt cream" help with extreme excema in young children?
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- Hi A., Renew lotion is the only cream I know that will "heal" ezcema. Just FYI, Ezcema is completely systemic. That means it comes from the outside in. Adjusting yo...
- Is the eczema on the butt??? I've lived with horrible eczema since a child. What helps most is moisturizing cream and luke warm (not hot) water. Depending on the ag...
- I would think the 'butt paste' would help b/c it is so thick but my pharmacist told me to use Hydrocortisone cream. I used it on myself and w/ in 4 days of use, it wa...
HELP!!! My Daughter Itches All the Time from Her Excema, What Do I Do
Asked by K.B. from Lansing
on October 7, 2006
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I have a 3 year old daughter, and she has excema on 75% of her body. Because of her excema we hardly ever get to sleep thru the night because she is always waking up f...
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- I used to have the same problem with my girls,Until I found a exema cream by gerber it works great and it applys like your daily lotion.Also aveeno baby wash and lotio...
- Hi I am 25 and new to mamasource, My daughter is 5 and has had real bad excema when she was 2 Our pulmoary specailest at UofM recomended Cows Utter which you coat the ...
- Hi K.- I can totally understand your frustration! I went thru the same thing with my son. His is so bad and is all over his genetal area and is excema often bleeds....
