Is there a cure for Eczema?
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No, there is no cure to get rid of eczema forever.  If you talk to your dermatologist he/she can help you control it, though.  Example: I use Protopic every night and my skin is completely clear and much more resistant so it looks and feels like I don't have eczema.  However, as soon as I stop my treatment my face gets red, dry, itchy, and hot all over again.
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My daughter in law and my nephew both have eczema.  They use a product called Eucerin...it works great. I worked with cardboard for years on my job and have very dry hands. I use it all the time......love it....don't use anything else. If you decide to try it, get the cream in the jar. For some reason  the lotion dosen't work as well.
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Unfortunately there is NO psoriasis cure but there are psoriasis treatments. It is that simple. Anybody claiming to have a psoriasis cure is misleading you and most likely after your cash. Nothing you do causes psoriasis, it is also that simple. A psoriasis diet will not magically cure your psoriasis, neither will steroids or powerful vitamin derivative type drugs that alter your immune system. We have created this page explicitly to answer this single question as we receive many hundreds of emails each month asking us for a psoriasis cure.\n\nHere is a site you can get all your information from.. very informative!!!\nhttp://www.psoriasiscafe.org/psoriasis-drugs.htm\n\nAlso: Right from the can, Crisco is a big secret among Hospitals as a highly effective moisturizer. Hospitals even use it to treat psoriasis and eczema.\n\nGood luck
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You may have a genetic or in-born susceptability to eczema but it does not mean it cannot be cured.\n\nI suffered from eczema last year and look at what it did to my face.\n\nhttp://www.eczemacure.info/article/articleview/49/1/7\n\nMy son is suffering from eczema in his toes right now.\n\nThe best way to fight eczema is to clean or strengthen your body's cleaning mechanisms: Colon Cleanse, Kidney Cleanse, Liver Cleanse.\n\nAlso stop taking foods and drinks that are toxic to humans: junk food, junk drinks, convenience foods.\n\nEat and drink fresh, clean vegetables and fruits.
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Oh, I am so sorry for you both. I would go to a naturopathic doctor and get her off all that stuff. You can get rid of this condition but because of her age, I hesitate to give you too much info. Her body is building mucus and her adrenal glands are probably stressed and her poor liver is trying to process all that medication. Doctors and meds are good but if you aren't getting results, you need to find a reputable ND. In a short time she should be completely well with no meds. Please look into this. My daughter was on similar meds when she was young and it really played havoc with her spleen and liver. It took 3 months with an ND and she was finally well. Because of all the drugs, she developed a horrible case of eczema. It almost covered her whole body! It is completely gone. Yes, there is a cure for eczema. I had it too and we have been free of it for 9 years. I had allergies and asthma and that is gone as well. My daughter is 20 and very healthy now.\n\nA good chiroprator with herbal knowledge might be your answer too. There are other choices.
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I've found that a clay mask will make the eczema go away completely, while lotions tend to just suppress it for a short while.  You might even get good results using the mask before you have a problem.
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(m)\n\neczema dries out the skin, the most direct way to treat eczema is to help the skin regain its moisture retention capacity. Just moisturizing your skin isn't enough. When a moisturizer is applied, it hydrates the cells, but the cells quickly lose the moisture. If substances that work synergistically together to restore the skin cells' elasticity are applied to the skin, then as the healing progresses, the cells continue to admit moisture as before, but after the healing are better able to keep it from escaping.\n\nShea butter is a wonderful agent for revitalizing our skin cells so that they regain their moisture retention capacity. Unrefined shea butter not only contains a high moisturizing fraction, but also contains an extraordinarily high healing fraction. To enhance the shea butter's ability to reverse the effects of eczema, we have infused it with 2essential oils: bergamot and patchouli.\n\nIngredients\nThis product contains:\n\nShea Butter\n\nShea Butter has been used for centuries in Africa to keep skin healthy and beautiful. Shea Butter's almost magical effects are due to the fact that it has both a high moisturizing fraction and an extraordinarily high healing fraction.\n\nBergamot\n\nBergamot oil's antiseptic action makes it useful for the treatment of acne and skin infections.\n\nPatchouli\n\nPatchouli oil regenerates skin cells and thus is used for a wide variety of skin problems\n\nVirgin Olive Oil\n\nPure virgin olive oil is used to give our shea butter a softer consistency. But it has beneficial effects for your skin as well; its unique constituents nourish parched, sensitive skin, and restore it to a more youthful and supple appearance.\n\nKarite Gold - Eczema Treatment Formula is a totally natural skin care product.\n\nPure Shea Butter\nIf you would prefer to purchase pure shea butter -- that is, shea butter without any essential oi
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Sadly I think Drs now days have become blinkered and find it hard to appreciate there can be a cure without drugs. They are far to quick to pigeon hole people and lable them as having a 'treatable' condition, without first looking at other possible explanations and/or causes.  Drug companies have a lot to do with it too, they have a scary hold over our Drs, our NHS and our society, when it comes down to it, it's all about the money.\n\nA friend of a friend of mine had a similar problem with misdiagnosis.  Her daughter had a red raw rash on her thighs and bum, she was prescribed anti eczema creams but it became so bad the child was hospitalised.  It gradually got better until she went home and it flareded up again.  To cut a long story short, she took her to a holistic practitioner and it was discovered the child was allergic to the type of rubber in her bath mat.  Result - no mat, no rash - simple as that. \n\n We are far to quick to assume that drugs are the only cure, and the media does not help matters.  I'm afraid we will only see an increase in children being labeled as having ADHD etc. as the diet we feed our children declines further into the relms of cheap, quick and easy, toxic ladened convienience foods.  Our bodied weren't build to cope with the levels of preservatives, additives and essentially poisons that we pump it full of daily.  Even when we think we are doing well by eating low-fat food, we're only making things worse as these are full of increasing levels of sugar, or worse, aspartame to compensate for the lack of fat.\n\nSadly I don't know the solution, but It has to come from the top.  Organic foods need to be cheaper, and food education should be a top priority.  Our diet affects us more than we know!
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First you should understand that people suffer from eczema for different reasons, diet, contact, exposure to sun light or even certain chemicals or ingredients in frabrics and cleaners you may use everyday. But being some who has suffered from eczema I know the frustration so here are a few suggestions: First, when treating the skin, you must thoroughly clean the area with either witch hazel or hydrogen peroxide, this will reduce surface bacteria and open your pores. Second, you need to apply pure aloe (from the plant) to area. Trust me this plant woks miracles. You should do this at least twice a day, especially after you shower. Then, to prevent further spread you must filter the water in your shower and sinks. Tap water contains plenty of things that can cause or aid in the development of eczema. Use lotions or deoderants with no fragreance. These extra smell goods will adgitate the skin as well. Change the products you use to wash and dry your clothes and sheets in, they also contain harmful chemicals that are not good for the skill. AVOID SKIN CREAM. WHY? Because skin creams only provide TEMPORARY relief and does nothing to adress the cause. I hope I have been of some help. Let me know it works. As far as the scalp is concerned you should use an all natural shampoo, avoid scratching, and avoid sweating if possible. Keep hair cut close useing scissors only.\n\n\n        Tha_Kure
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My both kids had severe eczema. My boy had it worse. He had almost 21 different food / common chemical allergies that made the situation worse. Due to this, I have learned a lot. I can explain you about eczema better than most doctors. Here are some of the points:\n1. All eczema is commonly due to allergies and dry skin combined.\n2. All alergies has resistance levels. This means if you give a product today and it was OK then that does not mean that person is not allergetic to it. Tomorow the same product can trigger allergies.\n3. Protiens are the source of major allergies. Try to introduce protien rich food later. Also avoid milk, potatoes, wheat, eggs (esp. whites), sea-food, food colors, artificial food favorings and nuts.\n4. Keep the child away if you are cooking in your home. I found that the smell of allergy causing food also creates allergies.\n5. Keep a log of daily activities including food / drinks, motion and irritations. If you keep the log it will be easier to find the problem foods.\n6. Give one food for one week without switching. Start with rice and carrots or rice and broccoli (choose one). Give the same food for a week. If severe allergies are noted then remove it from diet and introduce a new one. Any one food introduced should be given continously for 1 week.\n7. After giving a bath pat with a towel slightly leaving a film of water in the skin. Seal that to skin by applying thick gel like plain Vaseline. Many creams also create allergies so be careful in using creams other than plain unscented Vaseline. Also do not use the baby oil - many kids are allergic to mineral oil.\n8. The allergies becomes severe if you reintroduce the same allergic food again and again but may go away if you remove it from diet for long periods like more than a month.\n9. Angry and sad moods of child make the situation worse. I know that a child with eczema takes parens to the edge and many times we may become harsh. Try to keep your child happy.\n10. An unconventional treatment, NAET (http://www.naet.org) worked well for my son. For people I have referred it did not work well since it depends a lot on the practitioner.  For my daughter we did not take treatment since we knew a lot about eczema and could control it well.\n11. It is late to tell you but it is best to introduce the solids a little late to kids with eczema.\n12. If your child has severe itch, ask him/her to scratch using the back of the nails by scratching backwards (in the opposite direction of normal scratch). You can also scratch him like that. Less damage occurs by scratching reverse.\n\nIt may take a long time to write all I know but it helps if you talk. Feel free to contact me through Yahoo messenger id : littleBhishma or skype: hgangadh
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Hi,\n\nI don't think there is a cure for this disease but there are several drugs available and coming through the system that may help ease the problems or slow them down.  \n\nTry these links:\n\nhttp://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2100/2112.asp?index=8877\nhttp://armor.typepad.com/bastardsword/2004/08/potential_cure_.html\nhttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=35418
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All the above answers are actually very good; there is not one simple solution to eczema.  Things that contribute to eczema include allergies to things such as foods, perfumes or soaps and it is helpful to try and identify these if possible.  Most of the time, it is impossible to do so and instead skin care plays a major role.  Avoid scratching if possible; sometimes this requires the use of topical Benadryl, steroids or Calamine to reduce the itching.  To avoid drying out the skin which precipitates many bouts of eczema, use as mild a soap as possible or, preferably, none at all.  Particularly in infants, the use of soaps or shampoos really isn't necessary and only serves to dry out the skin.  Also, avoid excessively long baths or showers for the same reason.  When drying off, don't rub the skin as this removes a lot of the natural oils.  Pat or air dry.  Then, apply a moisturizer (Eucerin is a good one without perfumes or colors) immediately to prevent drying out of the skin.  Vaseline works great for this as well, but can feel greasy afterwards.  Usually, these measures will lead to improvement in the eczema.  However, topical steroids may be necessary.  In general, these are quite safe.  In more severe cases, topical tacrolimus or pimecrolimus (Protopic or Elidel) may be useful.  However, these are associated with more side effects and are best left as a last resort.
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A fantastic lotion called Renew will clear up almost any case of eczema. It has been tested and found to be extremely effective against eczema.
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Heal with oatmeal. "Oatmeal baths made from powders such as Aveeno provide effective but temporary relief from the itching of eczema and dermatitis\nRelieve the itch with ice. An ice pack made by putting ice cubes in a plastic bag and placing it on the itchy area makes an inexpensive and effective itch fighter\nPour some cold milk onto a gauze pad or thin piece of cotton and apply it to the skin for about three minutes. Resoak the cloth and reapply at least two more times for three-minute soaks. Repeat several times a day, but make sure to rinse your skin in cool water after each application, because the milk will smell.\nAvoid most antiperspirants. The active "drying" ingredients found in most antiperspirants-aluminum chloride, aluminum sulfate and zirconium chlorohydrates-are too irritating to those with dry, sensitive skin.\nKeep nails short and clean\nHumidify your surroundings recommend either buying a cold-air humidifier or placing shallow pans of water near radiators and on wood stoves to add humidity\nShowers should last about three minutes-and no longer than five minutes because longer shower will make dryness worse.And use only your fingertips to wash--not washcloths or sponges--and then pat yourself dry\nDon't forget your emollients\nWise to double-rinse your laundry to make sure the detergent rinses out and won't come in contact with your skin\nDon't use dryer sheets because some of the chemicals in fabric-softening dryer sheets remain on the skin and can be irritating to people with eczema\nDon't be a fool if you use a pool.(chlorine)\nBuy American when it comes to cosmetics. The general rule is, avoid cosmetics if you're bothered by eczema or dermatitis. But if you must wear them, buy American. That's because some cosmetics made in Japan, Italy, France and other foreign countries contain formaldehyde, which can cause allergic dermatitis in many people.\nIf you are feeling stressed out or are particularly worried about something, it will only aggravate your condition.\n\nHere are some other things that you should avoid if you're prone to eczema.:\n1.Baby lotions\n2.Colored toilet paper and tissues\n3.Stuffed animals, fuzzy and furry toys and pillows can bother those with sensitive skin\n4.Real animals\n5.Fake fingernails\n6.Live Christmas trees\n7.Quick changes in air temperature\n8.Metallic jewelry: If you're prone to nickel allergies--the most common form of contact dermatitis--then avoid watchbands, earrings and jewelry that cause a skin reaction. Buying earrings? Look for earring posts that are stainless steel.
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If you live in America, you can get this at drug store:\n\nCortaid Extra Strength Spray. \n\n(the cream didn't work for me, but the spray is fantastic) Better yet, have some allergy tests done and relieve the misery as soon as you can. I hate eczema and suffered with it for many years. Much luck to you.
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Proactive is for treatment of acne, not for eczema. I find it very odd that the doctor suggested proactive.. you may need to find another dermatologist for more consultation.
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Here are two websites that offer natural remedies. I can't stand the steroid treatments. Best of luck to you.\nhttp://www.wellnessgarden.com/essential-oils.htm#eczema\n\nhttp://www.smartskincare.com/skincarebasics/donoharm.html