My Experience of Eczema

Having read many reviews on here from members who suffer from this debilitating condition, I just thought it might be worth jotting down my experience of eczema. I am not a medical practitioner nor an alternative remedy guru and do not necessarily advocate trying the things that worked for me. Moreover this does not aim to provide a definitive guide on the disease or how to deal with it. This is just a summary of my journey of discovery over the years and what worked for me. On the National Eczema Society site I was surprised to read that up to one fifth of all children of school age have eczema, along with about one in twelve of the adult population, quite ...  Read the complete review

Before I launch into my ever expanding op on eczema and available treatments, I would like to mention that through this column I have read some very real concerns about steroid treatments for the condition. Firstly, as stated in the title, Eczema is very personal to the sufferer, and nobody knows their own condition better. If you are offered a new treatment, please discuss any concerns with your Dermatologist; if you don't have one, and your skin is very bad, request a referral from your GP, as they do not always have the expertise to deal with this condition. GP's often try out a variety of treatments when sometimes what the patient needs ...  Read the complete review

I've suffered from eczema since I was a child mainly in reponse to chemicals, long grasses and plants. It used to occur on my joints in particular behind my knees and on the inner elbows. Thankfully it has lessened as I have grown older but I'm still prone to out breaks as I now work in a lab - the prefect place to find someone with skin allergies. I've also been hospitalised for ten days in the past when I developed an allergic reaction to my then pet tarantulas bottom hairs (not much you can say to that). I'm not medically qualified but just write about my own experience. What is eczema? Skin becomes inflammed, itchy, dry and flaky. Scratching eczema ...  Read the complete review

Throughout my life so far i have suffered from many various allergies and rashes but the worst one would have to be the severe eczma that i suffered as a young child. Eczma generally means 'enflamed skin' and this is an exact description of what this horrible skin disease is. Every night as a child i would try for hours to get to sleep but i was kept up by the itchiness and irritation on my skin. I knew i shouldnt scratch because my parents had told me it would make it worse but i was a child, i had an itch and as far as i was concerned i was going to scratch it!! Of course my little theory of the situation just made the condition of my skin ...  Read the complete review

Eczema in babies is a bit of a nightmare to say the least, because all they know is that the itch and feel miserable. There's no explaining it to them, and no telling them they can't scratch. The good news is that many children grow out of baby eczema. In the meantime, here are some hard learned survival tips. Symptoms: Red, dry itchy skin. It can also look a fair bit like cradle cap sometimes (this threw me as I wasn't expecting it.) skin can become flakey and weepy. Quite often you get little red lumps on the skin - like tiny pin pricks. 1) Go to the doctor if you think your baby has eczema. Your doctor can talk about possible causes, and ...  Read the complete review