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[quote=Anonymous]eczema as an adult who also had it as a child. My eczema is pretty well controlled now but I get it behind my ears, beside my nose (gawd, that's the worst!) and inside my ears, which is every bit the horror you might imagine it to be. I had it beat recently until I moved to a different part of DC and our water was treated more aggressively with chlorine and chloramine - two huge culprits for causing eczema. Ironically, bleach solution baths can also help to TREAT eczema in some kids. It's an allergic type reaction exacerbated by dry air, chemicals, and bacteria. Adult and baby eczema is also different. My own eczema does not change if I eliminate dairy or soy or eggs, but for many children the difference is day and night (particularly with dairy, if you manage a complete and long term elimination). Still, elimination diets often help alleviate without providing full relief. Our water in DC and probably in the surrounding is an issue for me, as i mentioned. They sell de-chlorination filters that might help if the water is adding to the problems.

Oops, before I forget to answer your question: my eczema responds to different things at different times, depending on what's going on. If it's in the early stages (no flakes, just itchy redness) aquafor does the trick. If I get it get to the point of flakes, I need to use a steroid cream (drops go in my ear - I use fluocinolone on the ears and over the counter cortaid around my nose). The itching behind my ears nearly always responds to aquafor, but again, if I let it get to flaking (or cracking, it tends to crack back there rather than flake) I use some cortisone cream.

I've heard that steroid creams can thin the skin, but my regimen is okay'd by my dermatologist. She has prescribed things for me before, but nothing has worked as well as aquafor.

I'm a crunchy type and hate to use a petroleum based thing, but after a lot of trial and error, it's what works.

Best of luck to you. Many, many, many kids outgrow this. I hope yours does! [/quote]

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