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UGHHH this has been always bugging me
ok so I'm 13 and have eczema. It comes and goes, as it does for those who have it. But obviously it doesnt just happen out of the blue, SOMETHING IS TRIGGERING MY SKIN TO REACT. I have very sensitive skin. And so when i was a baby i was diagnosed with eczema. I had it on my scalp, face, and hands, neck, behind knees, and the inside of elbows. Thank god i dont have it on the scalp, hands, and i barely have any on my my face. I have a little on my neck, and a little on the back of knees. My inside of elbows are excruciating. they are red, ooze, ithcy, etc, and has a white background around it. I just got the eczema over the summer. So i dont like to show my inside elbows, their gross. My mom refuses to take me to a allergist to get tested, she thinks it could be anything. So I've been trying all the anti-itch lotions and such, let me tell you it "works" for like 2 days and stops. It moisturize but doesn't heal the red patches of skin. And i also don't want to use dermatologist creams, because they make your skin leathery looking and contain steroids. So....no.Also over the summer i had terrible rash on my face, it was caused by my nail polish, i had gotten wrinkles and puffiness. Then i removedcit and WALLLLA! it went down! but now i know the reast is eczema! All i want to know what could be possibly casuing it? I've been nder LOTs stress, and we let our grass grow out, and im thinking maybe something like that is causing it? or the humidity? And when i was a baby they said it was wheat... but i've been eating wheat for a long time...i guess it wore off..or maybe not? SHOULD I TEST THESE SYMPTOMS OUT, TO PREVENT FURTHER DISCOMFORT? WHAT COULD IT BE? WHAT SHOULD I DOOOO?NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS...FAST! PLEASE ANYONE WHO'S HAD THIS PLEASE TELL ME. THANK YOU GUYS SOOOOO MUCH! ♥♥♥♥♥
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I know this sounds insane but I'm big on natural health and home healing. This sounds, to me, like you may have an internal candida overgrowth within the body that is draining the skin from moisture and vitamins. Candida is yeast and if you've experienced any yeast infections within the past then it's probably a sure sign you have a problem with that. I'd go as far as to say most people wind up with a bit of a yeast overgrowth internally with the way we eat and the amount of stress we placed on our bodies.
Then, I'd also like to say that I magically started to have severely dry patches of skin on my facial area before. I kept applying lotion and realized that, before long, I had to apply the lotion every single day, twice a day, to get it to continue to moisturize my skin. Apparently skin began to rely on that moisture rather than supplying it's own from the internal water source.
The reason I think you might have a candida overgrowth is because of the white area on the inner elbows. The white area might be a sign that there is a bit of yeastiness internal that is making it's way to the surface of the skin. It isn't dangerous to where you'd die or anything but candida can be quite irritating because it usually brings on a bunch of other symptoms like bloating, irritability, etc.
What would I do about the candida, is probably what you're thinking.
I'd purchase a bottle of grapefruit seed extract (commonly referred to as GSE) and use as directed for 2 weeks. This means you drop about 15 drops into a small glass of water or juice, mix it around really well, and drink it down quickly. I'll warn you that if you choose the water routine it isn't a pleasant taste at all; however, in orange juice you can't really taste it and in grape juice it has an odd zing at the end (which I, personally, find interesting). Now, I've found that VitaCost has a great deal on GSE:
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You're going to want to do the GSE thing for 2 weeks once every 3 months, probably, to help keep that yeast down. Just as a note, there are no scary side effects to GSE taken like this; although, a few people do experience diarrhea when they have a yeast overgrowth and go through this cycle.
After you take the GSE for 2 weeks and you discontinue then you're going to want to have some probiotics to restore the good bacteria that the GSE probably killed off during the cleansing process. There are so many probiotics out there you can purchase. I, personally, would choose the acidophilus pearls in the blue box at Wal-Mart and drug stores OR Jarrow Formulas Jarro-Dophilus® + FOS (which is, in my opinion, the better of the two; however, if price is an issue you might want to go with the first option):
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Take as directed AFTER you've completed the GSE round. Never take them with the GSE because the GSE will just kill off those good bacteria you'd be putting into your tummy. In addition, always take the probiotic pills/capsules/pearls BEFORE a meal so that they go through before you food does. It isn't going to hurt you if you forget but, still, it's more helpful when you take them before the meal.
Now, if that is what has caused the eczema problem then you should begin to see a difference--even just slightly--after your first round. It might be a longer process to get rid of it all though. At 2 weeks of GSE at a time once every 3 months you should be cleaned up in about a year and a half though, hopefully.
If that doesn't solve anything at all and you find that you've tried it for a couple of times with no relief then there is the idea in alternative medicine that eczema is caused by a food allergy. Personally, I would take a good look at what you eat and mark everything down. List your symptoms each day and see if there is any slight relief here-or-there. Sometimes you can gather information by just watching yourself. Many people will find that they are allergic to MSG, artificial sweeteners, or gluten.
See what your mother uses to wash laundry. Many people find that laundry detergent has become so chemically strong it will cause allergic reactions like this. You can suggest she try out a new brand or two. I, personally, like this brand called Biokleen:
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That is more natural and should cause less irritation if any skin problems are resulting from chemicals that are being left over onto the clothing. Suggest she also try a natural dryer sheet; however, I find with the above laundry detergent they aren't really needed. For note, the above laundry detergent is under $10 and will do 64 full loads of laundry since you only use 1 ounce per load. That is a tremendous deal as far as ANY laundry detergent goes. (It's also really great at getting stains out.)
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Water is something you also need to be consuming. Make sure you drink plenty of water every day. We're talking about just straight water. No added flavors or dyes. You can still drink juices and whatnot but make sure you get that pure, clean water in there. If you have to you can chug a glass down and then sip on some juice after if you just don't like water. You need it though to help your skin repair.
Now, as for healing dry skin naturally, you might want to invest in something a little silly sounding. I once purchased some lansinoh from the baby care aisle in wal-mart. I won't go into details why this non-mother needed to heal her dry, cracked nipples that weren't caused by breastfeed BUT I did buy some. As I recall, I thought it was, at the time, kind of spendy for such a little tube of goop. I look now at Wal-Mart.com and see it's $10.47 which, honestly, is not a bad deal at all now that I'm aware of what it does.
Lansinoh is medical grade lanolin from sheep. The sheep produce this lanolin stuff on their skin to help keep their skin moist and their wool fluffed out. A lot of people who raise sheep say that petting a sheep every day does great help to dry hands.
So, instead of putting the lansinoh on my nipples (they had healed) one day I thought to put it on the dry patch on my face that had progressively got worse even though I used lotion. I squeeze a little lanolin out, warmed it between my fingers, and applied a very, very light amount to the area. I'd say within 3 weeks of applying it I realized it had "cured" my moisture problem in that spot. After over 1 year of putting various lotions on my face every single day I cured myself in 3 weeks with some boob lube! Apparently the skin had really become hurt by the chemicals in the lotion and the lotion had made my skin NEED it. The lanolin healed me though. I don't even have to put ANYTHING on that area any more and I don't ever, ever, ever have that dry skin patch there. If I did, I know I could just put a little lanolin on it and it'll "fix" itself in just a time or two now. Seriously. Look into it. The tube is small but you use such a tiny amount and it goes SO far. For eczema you might have to use more but it is SO worth it to actually get your skin healed rather than relying on the outside moisture coming from chemicals in lotions.
So, yeah, since you can't get to a dermatologist then your best bet is to try to treat yourself naturally by ruling out possibilities. You should take the GSE to kill candidas, probiotics to restore the good bacteria afterward, chart your eating habits and symptoms, and apply a natural moisturizer like lanolin. See where that gets you.
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I was diagnosed with eczema to like around april and i get the rash throught out my legs and arms. This has happened to me scince i was in 5th grade and i am now 18. It itches like crazy gets swollen and red and looks terrible. The more i scratch the more it spreads. And on top of that it gets worst and worst every time i get it, which is 3 months or so apart. I went to the doctor two weeks ago because it got pretty bad and now they arn't sure if its eczema or not anymore. Im pretty frustrated myself. I Dont Know if my problem is the same as yours, but My mom bought me Caladryl Lotion, its a pink bottle, and it helped me with the itchyness and puffiness right now the rash looks like bruces but my mom says to keep putting on and so that i dont get marked and it wont stay,. Im not sure if it'll work for you but so far its working for me. if your not sure maybe you can ask your pediatrician if you can use it. Good luck
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