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- Fri Nov 11, 2016 4:33 pm
- Forum: eczema treatments
- Topic: Good Cream that works!!!
- Replies: 67
- Views: 144652
Re: Good Cream that works!!!
I have tried many conventional moisturizer : Cetaphil, Physiogel, Dermaveen, QV, Aveeno.... Some worked better, some caused even more irritation to my skin. When I found out that I was allergic to dust, I researched to find a shielding lotion instead which can protect my skin from external irritant ...
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 4:27 pm
- Forum: adults and young people with eczema
- Topic: Phototherapy & Patch Tests
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5260
Re: Phototherapy & Patch Tests
I went through both phototherapy and patch test. Phototherapy did not help me but that's probably a personal experience but for some people, it does help. However, I also went through a skin patch test with 30 common chemicals and it was a great thing because I found out that I was allergic to a com...
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 4:23 pm
- Forum: adults and young people with eczema
- Topic: Are immunosuppressants the best thing for eczema??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6644
Re: Are immunosuppressants the best thing for eczema??
Hi there, I started having eczema 10 years ago when I was 29. Skin specialists prescribed me steroid creams first and then over the years when my rash started spreading to my whole body, I was prescribed oral steroids predinisolone. It went away when I had them and when I stopped (tapered), it came ...
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 4:19 pm
- Forum: eczema treatments
- Topic: Neoral (Ciclosporin) - Your personal experiences?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5367
Re: Neoral (Ciclosporin) - Your personal experiences?
Hi there, I started having eczema 10 years ago when I was 29. Skin specialists prescribed me steroid creams first and then over the years when my rash started spreading to my whole body, I was prescribed oral steroids predinisolone. It went away when I had them and when I stopped (tapered), it came ...
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 4:06 pm
- Forum: general eczema discussions
- Topic: eczema detox as a healing approach for eczema?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3829
Re: eczema detox as a healing approach for eczema?
Hi, As our skin health and immunity is generally compromised, I would not suggest to go on an extreme diet but to ensure we balance our daily nutrition intake while avoiding the highly allergenic and itch-causing food. I would highly recommend to adopt an alkaline food based eczema friendly diet. Th...
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:42 pm
- Forum: general eczema discussions
- Topic: I'm new here - Looking for home remedy treatments
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14608
Re: I'm new here - Looking for home remedy treatments
I have personally tried diluted apply cider vinegar but it didn't help me much and my skin gets slightly irritated whenever I wash with it. However, I tried several other home bath remedies : -Oatmeal bath -Salt Bath -Bath oil baths The oatmeal bath worked a bit better for me. You can read more abou...