Eczema or Atopic Dematis

[tree nymph]

Foreverfriends:

My hubby got ezcema after his brother and nephew got it. Then my elder son got it. My baby got it when he was few months old. It seems contagious. I am still breastfeeding my baby. He is 24 months now. His ezcema flare up when he perspires. His condition is much better though from all joints to right ankle joint now.

I think it probably runs in the family, not contagious, its genetic.

[Fettuccine]

tree nymph:

Foreverfriends:

My hubby got ezcema after his brother and nephew got it. Then my elder son got it. My baby got it when he was few months old. It seems contagious. I am still breastfeeding my baby. He is 24 months now. His ezcema flare up when he perspires. His condition is much better though from all joints to right ankle joint now.

I think it probably runs in the family, not contagious, its genetic.

Yes, tree nymph is right. Eczema dermatitis is not contagious. My son has it since infant years, even till now at 8. His skin is very dry, and can't sweat too much, if so rashes flare up. Unfortunately, he has multiple allergies inherited from me :-(. Grandpa has food allergies, so it runs in our family.

[Fettuccine]

deminc:

Just out of interest, did anyone's child who has egg allergy and eczema, had a bad reaction to vaccination? My son went downhill after a vax, and this was before we found out about his egg allergy. I really don't know if there's any relationship, but we were so spooked we had put the other jabs off until he's older and needs to go to school.

Hi deminc,

My son avoided this bad reaction to vaccination when he was young because our pediatrician advises us not to, as he was then allergic to eggs. Every allergy reaction was trial and error. Therefore, the MMR booster (if I'm not wrong) was done in school only last year when he turned P1. The nurse actually called and double check if I was sure if he should go ahead with the injection. So I said yes, as I feel his immune system has improved, and since K1 to P1, he can eat a lot of more diary food (that he was allergic to).

After the jab, he was fine, there were no flare ups. So relieved with the result, I let him try fried eggs and wala, he can eat eggs now!

[PlatypusMeowMeow]

baglady:

My boy has been having itch behind his knees and on his fingers for 2 weeks. There are no signs of mosquito bites so we thought it was a heat rash and applied cream. It seemed to help at first but now it only provides a bit of relief for a short while. Last night he woke up crying due to the itch and was scratching like mad. It stopped only after I put ice pack on it.


Now I think it may be eczema. Will prob bring him to the doctor tomorrow.

Does anyone have kids with eczema? It's like little bumps, not really red. I was reading about it online, seems there's no cure! Any recommendations?

Unfortunately, there is no cure for eczema. I suffer from it and it leaves ugly scars on my legs

[dovetail]

I attended a forum on atopic eczema last week at SGH.


The dermatologist give us a reference website which I think is very educational. You can read about the care, treatment, relief of eczema. There are also games and children's books for download all related to eczema. They also teach you FTU (finger tip unit), a guide about how much cream to apply.

I took the dermatoglogist advice and bought from Guardian a ceramide moisturizer cream for eczema on my foot. It has worked very well for me. Ceramide cream has higher lipid and more moisturizing. It's much more expensive ($22+ for 75g) but my problem only on small area, so it's okay.

The website is http://www.staphy.com
:celebrate:

[Breadandmuffins]

Hi


Anyone tried Neem oil or its lotion for eczema & any results? There is a shop called NeemShop at Novena Square 2? Any side effects?

Thanks

[sgmom]

Hi; I co-author a Singapore blog on allergies and we've interviewed some of SG's top doctors about eczema.


There are some great tips from Dr. Mark Tang at National Skin Centre at
http://sneezywheezy.com/?p=580.

Also, an NUS study found that the stress of caring for a baby or child with eczema can have a negative emotional impact on the mom. The moms in the study felt down, isolated and stressed out. We wrote about that this week, at http://sneezywheezy.com/?p=1060.

One mom, meanwhile, shares her story - on how taking care of her baby induced stress in her life & marriage, and how she ultimately learned to treat and cope her child's condition. To read her story, click here: http://sneezywheezy.com/?p=1036.

There's help out there! You are not alone..

[Castle House]

ngchris:

My ds is enzymic as well. I use Cetaphil shower as well as Cetaphil moisturing cream. The best advice i had when he had rashes was to bathe him in/with ABC Guiness Stout beer. No kidding, it works!

:scared: :yikes:

Really...!! Effective??

[Castle House]

tree nymph:

Foreverfriends:

My hubby got ezcema after his brother and nephew got it. Then my elder son got it. My baby got it when he was few months old. It seems contagious. I am still breastfeeding my baby. He is 24 months now. His ezcema flare up when he perspires. His condition is much better though from all joints to right ankle joint now.

I think it probably runs in the family, not contagious, its genetic.

:scared: run in the family?

Both dh n myself do not seem to have ezcema.. but it seem like ds has it.. esp now weather is getting hotter each day.. now his legs has little rashes..from the knee cap area till the ankle... which is really unsightly..

Is this sympton consider ezcema?

I thought of applying lotion.. but was afraid will trigger more... headache..

[adhdadhd]

Personal experience in adult eczema

1) started around 2008 (age then 47) after taken some Glucosamine.
2) visited western doctors, given steroid cream, failed to help.
3) visited famous TCM, spent lot of $, EYS, BTRT etc, all not helping.
4) chanced upon Chlorella (Holland and Barrett), recommended by friend as daily supplement.
5) Eczema healed, after detox flush 2 days later.

Food to avoid: Chicken, diary products (especially cow milk of any kind), peanuts, soya bean.

Root cause for me: poor digestive system.