Comments for ECZtra! http://blog.eczema.org We help. We listen. We understand. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:49:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Swimming and eczema by rachel http://blog.eczema.org/2011/12/02/swimming-and-eczema/#comment-574 rachel Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:25:12 +0000 http://blog.eczema.org/2011/12/02/swimming-and-eczema/#comment-574 hi my son has it really bad but swimming helps his skin allso its really good for his joints when his skin is bad his joints start hurting and swimming is really good for that. i told oliver nurse and his dr and they said it was a good idea. hi my son has it really bad but swimming helps his skin allso its really good for his joints when his skin is bad his joints start hurting and swimming is really good for that. i told oliver nurse and his dr and they said it was a good idea.

]]> Comment on Swimming and eczema by chris http://blog.eczema.org/2011/12/02/swimming-and-eczema/#comment-558 chris Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:54:43 +0000 http://blog.eczema.org/2011/12/02/swimming-and-eczema/#comment-558 If you listened to everything you were told you wouldn't do anything, so keep on with the swimming. We have been in the same position so subtly had to put on the creams, whcih are a good barrier even though it makes the little ones hard to keep hold of as they try to slip through your hands. Gloves in a bottle were mentioned to us (its a cream) its not too thick and it works if you put it anywhere on the body. See our blog on talkhealth about the activites we get up to. If you listened to everything you were told you wouldn’t do anything, so keep on with the swimming.

We have been in the same position so subtly had to put on the creams, whcih are a good barrier even though it makes the little ones hard to keep hold of as they try to slip through your hands.

Gloves in a bottle were mentioned to us (its a cream) its not too thick and it works if you put it anywhere on the body.

See our blog on talkhealth about the activites we get up to.

]]> Comment on Hand, foot and mouth disease with eczema times two. by spindlygiraffe http://blog.eczema.org/2011/10/19/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-with-eczema-times-two/#comment-530 spindlygiraffe Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:03:06 +0000 http://blog.eczema.org/2011/10/19/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-with-eczema-times-two/#comment-530 Back to GP today. She was so nice and checked out my daughter too. I also had time to express my concerns about protopic and steroid creams. She does act as if she has all the time in the world for me, really listen and pay attention to what I say. Really lucky with out practice. James is now on an antibiotic but I have to keep an eye on him, if he deteriorates over the weekend, bring him to A&E. He looks like he has been burnt really severely. Hoping antibiotic will kick in soon, if it does not help hand, foot and mouth, it should at least help his eczema. His hands look too sore even for me to touch, I am finding it really upsetting. However he says his hands are fine but his legs are really sore. Back to GP today. She was so nice and checked out my daughter too. I also had time to express my concerns about protopic and steroid creams. She does act as if she has all the time in the world for me, really listen and pay attention to what I say. Really lucky with out practice.
James is now on an antibiotic but I have to keep an eye on him, if he deteriorates over the weekend, bring him to A&E. He looks like he has been burnt really severely. Hoping antibiotic will kick in soon, if it does not help hand, foot and mouth, it should at least help his eczema.
His hands look too sore even for me to touch, I am finding it really upsetting. However he says his hands are fine but his legs are really sore.

]]> Comment on Baking, open cuts and infection by simonhg http://blog.eczema.org/2011/09/09/baking-open-cuts-and-infection/#comment-521 simonhg Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:53:59 +0000 http://blog.eczema.org/2011/09/09/baking-open-cuts-and-infection/#comment-521 <p>I had a first-hand experience of the sufferings of children with eczema. There are things that eczema does not like; the prime things are hot water, heat, and other pollutants. These are just but a few.<br /> I returned home after a short absence to meet my wife and baby girl. She was suffering from eczema. On one occcasion, I had to prepare her milk to feed her, so I left her in her cot to get her milk warmed up only to hear her crying so loudly that I panicked and rushed back to the bedroom. Her cheeks were bathed in blood and i quickly picked her up to sooth her. I then pressed her gently to my cheeks as i calmed her down, then I used a soft towel and wetted it with cold water and dabbed her face. This action calmed her down tremendously and I later cleaned my cheecks of her blood. I later experienced three days of harsh burning effect on my cheek. It was like acid had been poured on my cheek! I went back to my biochemistry notes and after a few weeks came up with an analysis that saved the day. I found the relief in tincture of Basil. And in order to assist the healing process, i added aloe vera gel to the tinctue of Basil. It worked wonders.</p> <p>What was happening to the baby or anyone with eczema has something to do with the building blocks of the outer skin layer.<br /> The nucleic acids that build the skin have their clock and the timing to flush on the surface of the existing skin to continue to build the outer skin. During this time, external elements interfere with the process causing irritation. With the germs from the fingers in addition to the pollutants, the skin becomes worse off. What we call germs from the fingers are normally natural secretions of digestive properties that aid the digestive process from eating to excretion. When these secretions get into food or any open sore, the digestive process continues so the food spoils if it is not reheated, and the sore become worse as the digestive fluids are eating the sore. Ask your Doctor about this. If he has time, he will tell you more.<br /> For now, always have a very soft towel with cold water to dab the affected parts anytime there is a reaction. Otherwise, avoid washing with hot water; use lukewarm water instead and wash in a warm place or bathroom during cold periods. Creams do not do well with acids anyway, so avoid creams as they make matters worse. If you follow this pattern, your infant child or baby to adults will get their healthy skin back. Good luck!</p> I had a first-hand experience of the sufferings of children with eczema. There are things that eczema does not like; the prime things are hot water, heat, and other pollutants. These are just but a few.
I returned home after a short absence to meet my wife and baby girl. She was suffering from eczema. On one occcasion, I had to prepare her milk to feed her, so I left her in her cot to get her milk warmed up only to hear her crying so loudly that I panicked and rushed back to the bedroom. Her cheeks were bathed in blood and i quickly picked her up to sooth her. I then pressed her gently to my cheeks as i calmed her down, then I used a soft towel and wetted it with cold water and dabbed her face. This action calmed her down tremendously and I later cleaned my cheecks of her blood. I later experienced three days of harsh burning effect on my cheek. It was like acid had been poured on my cheek! I went back to my biochemistry notes and after a few weeks came up with an analysis that saved the day. I found the relief in tincture of Basil. And in order to assist the healing process, i added aloe vera gel to the tinctue of Basil. It worked wonders.

What was happening to the baby or anyone with eczema has something to do with the building blocks of the outer skin layer.
The nucleic acids that build the skin have their clock and the timing to flush on the surface of the existing skin to continue to build the outer skin. During this time, external elements interfere with the process causing irritation. With the germs from the fingers in addition to the pollutants, the skin becomes worse off. What we call germs from the fingers are normally natural secretions of digestive properties that aid the digestive process from eating to excretion. When these secretions get into food or any open sore, the digestive process continues so the food spoils if it is not reheated, and the sore become worse as the digestive fluids are eating the sore. Ask your Doctor about this. If he has time, he will tell you more.

For now, always have a very soft towel with cold water to dab the affected parts anytime there is a reaction. Otherwise, avoid washing with hot water; use lukewarm water instead and wash in a warm place or bathroom during cold periods. Creams do not do well with acids anyway, so avoid creams as they make matters worse. If you follow this pattern, your infant child or baby to adults will get their healthy skin back. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Starting school by Alx http://blog.eczema.org/2011/08/29/starting-school/#comment-520 Alx Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:45:05 +0000 http://blog.eczema.org/2011/08/29/starting-school/#comment-520 ..."I don’t want him to become to immune"... I made a mistake earlier and should apologise for misleading you with my terminology. To clarify: you cannot become "immune" to steroids (they will always have some effect), but you can build up a up a *tolerance* to them (i.e. you need to use much much more for the same effect). Immunity implies there won't be any effect (positive or negative). When it comes to something you have created a high tolerance for, just because there isn't a noticeable effect on the skin does not mean there aren't effects. I hope that clears things up a bit. In regards to 'cut down' - it depends. Obviously work with your dermatologist and figure out what you feel is an acceptable risk level in relation to your child's quality of life. You might also want to ask (tactfully) for a referral to another dermatologist to see if they have the same view. I was fortunate when I was younger in that our nearest hospital was Leeds General Infirmary. At the time (and presumably still today) the LGI had an excellent dermatology department with multiple consultants who could advise my parents and later myself. In regard to side-effects - the surprising thing for me was the simply not noticing it until quite late. I didn't really notice until my partner pointed it out a year or so after we started seeing each other seriously. Her skin is "normal" and it would appear a bit of "frog in cold water heated up vs. frog dumped in hot water" was going on for me. …”I don’t want him to become to immune”…

I made a mistake earlier and should apologise for misleading you with my terminology. To clarify: you cannot become “immune” to steroids (they will always have some effect), but you can build up a up a *tolerance* to them (i.e. you need to use much much more for the same effect). Immunity implies there won’t be any effect (positive or negative). When it comes to something you have created a high tolerance for, just because there isn’t a noticeable effect on the skin does not mean there aren’t effects. I hope that clears things up a bit.

In regards to ‘cut down’ - it depends. Obviously work with your dermatologist and figure out what you feel is an acceptable risk level in relation to your child’s quality of life. You might also want to ask (tactfully) for a referral to another dermatologist to see if they have the same view.

I was fortunate when I was younger in that our nearest hospital was Leeds General Infirmary. At the time (and presumably still today) the LGI had an excellent dermatology department with multiple consultants who could advise my parents and later myself.

In regard to side-effects - the surprising thing for me was the simply not noticing it until quite late. I didn’t really notice until my partner pointed it out a year or so after we started seeing each other seriously. Her skin is “normal” and it would appear a bit of “frog in cold water heated up vs. frog dumped in hot water” was going on for me.

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