Eczema ... desperate please help

[Anonymous]

What does the doctor say? It’s blistering and you haven’t consulted a doctor?

Our doc prescribed a steroid cream for flare ups. It works practically overnight. They make a non-steroid for eczema now, Eucresia, I want to say? We haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve heard good things about it.

In between flare ups, use cornstarch water. Make it up in the sink and coat his face with the water and let it air dry. If it’s elsewhere on his body, cornstarch baths.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eczema is food allergies. Most doctors do not understand this, and will recommend steroids (which is what hydrocortisone cream is) which thin the skin and potentially cause other issues (premature puberty, anyone??).

All the lotions and things will help, but will never fix the real problem.

This is not completely true and it's a little misleading about what the person should do about the issue. My son had eczema as a baby and it turned out he did indeed have food allergies (nuts). We took him to a pediatric allergist - which is what OP should do!!! - and she said that 1) Eczema and food allergies are correlated, but it's not clear that eczema is actually caused by food allergies in all cases - they are just correlated; and 2) even if a food allergy is causing eczema, the mom should NOT eliminate foods from her diet unless the baby is also have bad GI distress. Being exposed to the potential allergen in breastmilk is actually very safe for the baby (again absent bad GI issues) and can help lessen the severity of a food allergy later on. Eczema can be treated safely using topical creams, and prescription steroid creams if needed.

Sample size of 1, but this is the approach we took with our son. His eczema cleared up within a week of starting a light topical steroid (plus using only gentle soap). He is still allergic to nuts but it is not a super super severe allergy - he reacts with ingestion only, not contact, and his reaction mostly shows up as rash/vomiting vs. airway closure.

Thank you for this.
What is the name of the topical cream or baby lotion/wash that you used?

The topical cream is a compound that includes Triamcinolone (prescription), Aquaphor and Sarna Anti-Itch lotion (not prescription). For soap we originally used Vanicream soap (recommended by the ped) but changed to Mustela when he was older and he seems to be doing fine still. FWIW we had a great experience with the allergists at Children's - sometimes the wait to see the doctor for your appt can be long at the main hospital but if you can get an appt at the Friendship Heights location the wait isn't as bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My baby had red cheeks too, and it turned out that his eczema was due to food allergies.

+1 soy allergy caused eczema in our kid

[Anonymous]

Eucerin has not worked
Aveeno has not worked

I am moving on to Aquaphor and Cervae

[Anonymous]

Nothing works for me. I am also desperate. Steroid make it crack and split and hurt. I have prescription lotion too, same effect. I put eczema Gold Bond, it helps a lot, but noting gets rid of it. I am so sorry for your baby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing works for me. I am also desperate. Steroid make it crack and split and hurt. I have prescription lotion too, same effect. I put eczema Gold Bond, it helps a lot, but noting gets rid of it. I am so sorry for your baby.

same sister same
what is the name of the cream that you used?

have you thought about going to allergist, as some PP suggested?

[Anonymous]

Cheeks are tricky. We do everything everyone else mentioned, but have had to do wet wraps a few times with really bad flare ups. Works wonders, but not sure how you’d do cheeks: https://nationaleczema.org/eczema/treatment/wet-wrap-therapy/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing works for me. I am also desperate. Steroid make it crack and split and hurt. I have prescription lotion too, same effect. I put eczema Gold Bond, it helps a lot, but noting gets rid of it. I am so sorry for your baby.

same sister same
what is the name of the cream that you used?

have you thought about going to allergist, as some PP suggested?

I have gone. Twice tested in two years. Negative. I had insane allergies as a child, touching a flower made my hands break out in hives. Got ton of immuno therapy shots/vaccines. I present as the worst patient for allergies, and then nothing. I mentioned my shots as a child, they said it makes no difference. I wear gloves for doing dishes, peeling potatoes, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing works for me. I am also desperate. Steroid make it crack and split and hurt. I have prescription lotion too, same effect. I put eczema Gold Bond, it helps a lot, but noting gets rid of it. I am so sorry for your baby.

same sister same
what is the name of the cream that you used?

have you thought about going to allergist, as some PP suggested?

Clobetasol.

[Anonymous]

Florasone, for some people, is the only cream that resolves eczema; it's safe for kids & babies too

https://www.amazon.com/Boericke-Tafel-Florasone-Relief-Cream/dp/B0009EIN2O

[Anonymous]

I've suffered for years with eczema, had allergy shots for 5 years, which made most of my nasal allergies go away, but the eczema on my hand is back. If your hands are cracked and not healing, even with prescription steroids, I suggest working hands by O'keefe's. Cerave and Aquaphor didn't help, but this Working Hands has really made a difference in how often I have to use the steroids.

[Anonymous]

This plus steroid cream helped my three year old:

https://www.amazon.com/Egyptian-Magic-Cellulite-Irritations-Ingredients/dp/B00UPY5N12/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3MBBVV8ZDU8ZP&keywords=egyptian+magic&qid=1561729125&s=gateway&sprefix=egyp%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-5

We had tried all the other usual suspects before this including Cerave, Aquaphor, Mustela Stelatopia, Cetaphil, Eucerin and Vanicream.

[Anonymous]

You sure he doesn't have a milk allergy?

[Anonymous]

I ended up taking DS to a dermatologist. We use a prescription strength cortisone when he breaks out and Eucrisa when he doesn't have a breakout.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eczema is food allergies. Most doctors do not understand this, and will recommend steroids (which is what hydrocortisone cream is) which thin the skin and potentially cause other issues (premature puberty, anyone??).

All the lotions and things will help, but will never fix the real problem.

I have had eczema all my life and don’t have any food allergies. I’ve been tested several times for allergies and everything always came back negative. As another PP said, my understanding is that eczema and allergies are correlated but it is not always the case that someone with eczema also has allergies

Eczema, allergies, and asthma usually go hand in hand.