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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...
Bumps on Back of My Daughter's Legs
Asked by R.T. from Houston
on June 10, 2009
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Hello moms, I am stumped on this one. My 7 year old daughter has excema and she has these bumps on the back of her legs, like behind her knees and up the back of her ...
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- I would take her to your regular pediatrician first...this sounds like impetigo which my daughter has had...if they look like little pimples and even develop a 'whiteh...
- My son has this as well...I took him to my pediatrician as most things I tried did not work to get rid of it. I live on an Army base and she prescribed Cetophil (sp?)...
- Skin problems needs the advice/attention of a licensed dermatologist, not an allergist. -Jen
Elidel Prescription/excema
Asked by J.D. from Grand Rapids
on February 9, 2009
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Hi Moms! I took my 3 year old son to the pediatrician last week for his well-child check-up. He has had excema since he was about 6 weeks old. The doctor gave him a...
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- HI J. Yes excema can be caused by a gluten allergy, or intolerance, as well as dairy. And lots of people who are gluten intolerant don't do well with dairy. It runs i...
- Google Elimination Diet for allergies. My son had a blood test that showed he was a possible allergic to wheat, dairy and eggs. So, we did the elimination diet with ...
- Grab "Is This Your Child?" by Doris Rapp MD from the library -- she explains an elimination diet and rotation (rotary) diet in her book. Don't use the Elidel-- try r...
Advice on How to Find the Source of Excema in 16 Month Old
Asked by J.G. from San Francisco
on April 5, 2009
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My daughter started out with a rash that looked just like poison oak on her left knee. When it didn't go away I saw our pediatrician who then referred me to a dermato...
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- Our daughter had a bad rash on her face when she was much younger. It started out just around her mouth then spread to both cheeks and chin, so covered quite a lot of...
- I would strongly advise taking her to an allergist instead. It's likely that she has a food or animal allergy. The best course to getting a definite answer is throug...
- I would go back to the dermatologist. If it has gotten worse and spread since you saw the dermatologist, they might prescribe a short term oral steroid, or they may h...
Advice on Arbonne Products
Asked by J.N. from Phoenix
on November 3, 2008
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Hello Moms,
My daughter has excema on her face and the only product that she was tolerating was Vanicream. Her doctor spoke of Arbonne Baby products and thought I ...
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- Hi J.- I think it depends whether you have money to spend trying it. if you have something she can tolerate, stick with it, especially if you are poor like me. S.
- Actually, I have found something sold by another company that works WONDERS for excema, dermatitis, rosacea, or just about any other skin irritation (bug bites, sunbur...
- I loved the Arbonne baby line and used it on my daughter who had excema all over her body. I personally loved it and it worked great with her skin (and on mine!). Ho...
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....
Excema
Asked by S.T. from Columbus
on July 10, 2008
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Hi, I'm hoping someone out there can help me. I have a friend whose child has severe excema all over his body. Has anyone had any success with any medicines out ther...
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- My nephew also has eczema & what my sister does is bathe him w/ aveeno baby w/ colloidal oatmeal & uses aquaphor on his skin. My nephew is now 6 yrs old & still gets ...
- You need to look at CHOCOLATE, NOT meds for this. I know of several people who've eaten HEALTHY XOCAI chocolate...no waxes, no sugar, no preservatives, etc. and have ...
- Hi there! I have heard that Arbonne (online) has a baby line of skin care that is fabulous for excema. There is a body wash, lotion and sunscreen. The website is ww...
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...
Pediatric Dentist? Excema?(random Q)
Asked by C.P. from Dallas
on May 21, 2007
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I am looking for a pediatric dentist for my 3 year old in the Plano, Richardson area...any suggestions?
Also, my 2 year old is having a horrible time right now w/ h...
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- My eldest son has excema in his ear of all places!! We fight with it CONSTANTLY because it causes skin to flake off in his eardrum and gets skin infections all the tim...
- We live in Mckinney and use the "tooth fairy" on El Dorado Pkwy. They are nice and do a good job but I don't know that it would be worth the drive for you. Since y...
- My husband had exzema as a teen, and found that the only lotion that helped him was the Curel Ultra Healing (red label) lotion. I use it on my son after his bath ever...
Advice on Excema
Asked by M.L. from Boston
on August 3, 2008
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My daugher has recently developed excema. I have not taken her to the peds as I know that it is excema but how to treat it? My doctor is not someone that hands out m...
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- There should be another post on this. Try searching if you can. My daughter has it. Her Dr. put her on a prescription cream for the flare ups, then recommended a fe...
- Aveeno cream and soaps.and use aquafora lotion from CVs. These are all the things that my pedi dr told me to do. hope it helps
- I have eczema and also my son does too. The best lotion I have found that works is Eucerine but only the one in the tub. It is very thick. the ones in the pump bottle ...
