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.
I've had eczema on and off for years.
I'm sort of a "grin and bear it" type of person, so I don't often seek out treatment, but I'm having a particularly nasty bout on my fingers. It's been pretty bad since about April. I've tried using several steroid cremes, but nothing seems to help.
Im currently using a steroid cream twice a day with bandaids on all the fingertips and trying to avoid soap, water, anything that might be irritating. It has stabilized, but it's intensely annoying and painful when I touch things without bandaids on. Also, I'm spending an obscene amount of money on bandaids.
I guess I'm nervous because I'm taking off to south east Asia in a week and I'll be in fairly rural areas. I'm nervous that I won't be able to take very good care of my hands and that things will get worse.
I've tried cutting out dairy from my diet and that didn't make a difference. I'm thinking about trying the wheat thing, but I'm also in recovery from an eating disorder and playing with rules around food is a pretty bad idea for me.
Does anyone else have any other suggestions to get this somewhat under control?
Thanks
I'm sort of a "grin and bear it" type of person, so I don't often seek out treatment, but I'm having a particularly nasty bout on my fingers. It's been pretty bad since about April. I've tried using several steroid cremes, but nothing seems to help.
Im currently using a steroid cream twice a day with bandaids on all the fingertips and trying to avoid soap, water, anything that might be irritating. It has stabilized, but it's intensely annoying and painful when I touch things without bandaids on. Also, I'm spending an obscene amount of money on bandaids.
I guess I'm nervous because I'm taking off to south east Asia in a week and I'll be in fairly rural areas. I'm nervous that I won't be able to take very good care of my hands and that things will get worse.
I've tried cutting out dairy from my diet and that didn't make a difference. I'm thinking about trying the wheat thing, but I'm also in recovery from an eating disorder and playing with rules around food is a pretty bad idea for me.
Does anyone else have any other suggestions to get this somewhat under control?
Thanks
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
Hands are really difficult to heal because of the constant contact with water etc. The only method I know is to get a good, thick, waxy handcream, one made of beeswax is best, and just keep applying it to protect the skin. You can try putting the steroid cream on first, but the important thing is to keep applying the wax to prevent the skin from drying out. It takes about a week to heal the fingers, but you have to keep doing it while the new layers of skin strengthen. I think licking the skin helps too.