Eczema Support Group
Eczema is a form of inflammation of the upper layers of the skin. The main symptoms are skin rashes characterized by redness, skin edema, itching and dryness, with possible crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing or bleeding. Eczema can be extremely physically and socially uncomfortable. If you're an eczema sufferer, join the group and get support.
hi guys wondering if anyone out there can give me some advice
I'm 23 have suffered with eczema all my life I have had a infection in my eczema for the last 2months!! It's on my hands in between the fingers, my arms, inside my elbows, my back, the backs of me knees, the top of my leg right in the crease where your bottom meets your leg!, My chest, and my face!! It is so painful! Showering brings me to tears applying creams stings and burns so much it brings me to tears! I have been given my 4th lot of antibiotics in just over a month! And have 3 different steroid creams to use at the same time! Nothing is working! I am waiting for a referral to the dermatologist I have requested phototherapy but have been told it is up to a year wait! I work as a care assistant and was going to do a nursing degree but the doctors have said my job and the domestic setting I'm in is making my eczema worse and that I need to find a new job. Emotionally I'm seriously struggling! Residents are screaming go get away from me as they "don't want to catch my rash" my younger brother who I used to take out quite a lot doesn't want to do anything with me because people at school have been making comments and taking the Mick! My lovlife is non existent! And I am in agony! All I seem to do is cry and limp all over the place
My eye lid was so swollen I could barely open it, I've been home for 3 hours and the swelling has gone down significantly.
The cream is from Kamwo - dermcare - eczemacare.
I've also read that light therapy can be helpful. Do you know what your triggers are? I am still working on figuring mine out but think it might be eggs and metals.
Hope you find relief soon - sending you hugs
Sending hugs back x
Sorry to hear about your suffering Ashleigh... boy do I feel what you are going through...
Anyway at the age of 45... (mind you I developed Eczema at 21 )... I've finally figured something thats starting to work with my extreme outbreaks.
So here it is:
1. Get some organic oats( grind them into almost powder in the food processor and store in a zip bag / glass jar. Fill small muslin bag with it, and drop it into a warm bath, also 20 drops of grapefruit seed extract. Sit in it with all affected areas about 20 mins.
2. Rinse and dry off.... before moisturing... spray areas with ( a mix of distilled water/grapefruit seed extract/lavendar/a pinch of xylitol/sea salt)
3. put some oil ( coconut/ jojoba( though this is really a wax)/ olive is ok too ) on.
4. get some gauze, and wrap the areas.
Note: I found that constant disinfecting and re-wrapping the areas is a big help just in case the skin has been exposed to staph/ mrsa... who knows, but always a good idea to keep the area clean as possible. The gse is such a good and natural bacteria killer. This whole process has brought the excruciating itchiness down to a 2! I was able to sleep through the night.
Doing all this is kind of a bother, but it's really really helping in a big way, unlike anything else I've tried in the past 24 years... and I've tried Everything. But I like to stick to natural remedies when I can, and I think this might be it. :) Give it a try guys and best of luck with this crazy thing!
Thanks I'll certainly give it a go it might be a bother but anything that helps is worth a try!! I was talking to a friend of mine who was wondering if the fact I have the implant would be causing the flare up due to the extra hormones ect. I have had a swab from the back of my legs and doctors said I have a staph infection didn't really explain that and just prescribed more antibiotics that are not working! So not really sure where to go from there with regards to the infection