Excema problem??

Question

My son has really bad excema, it covers 99% of his body. His specialist has tried almost everything he can thing of, including herbal remedies. We have also tried UVA treatment, which didnt work, weve had various creams, no luck. Now theres word of trying imniosuppresant treatment or something like that, can anyone shed light on it? Have you every recieved that kind of treatment? Did it work?

My son is only 15 and its really getting him down.

He currently uses cetramagragol, protopc and fucibet, uses e45 in the shower and takes vallergan at night, all him bedding is 100% cotton

Answer 1

I get patches of eczema, on my neck and face at times, but the last time I had it, I bought some coal tar shampoo, and some monistat for yeast infections. I showered with the shampoo, using it as shower gel, and then I applied the monistat cream using it as a lotion. It disappeared in just 2 days. I gave this solution another person on answers about her daughter with the same condition. She wrote back and said it really worked for her daughter too.
Good Luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Your son should have his hair sent for analysed. I know it sounds odd but my son had eczema from head to toe too and we tried everything. We eventually went to a naturpath and she cut off a chunk of his hair for nutritional testing. I was ill when the results came back, it was quite frightening to see all of the products he had in his system. She altered his diet slightly and put him on supplements/vitamins for several months and the eczema went away. This is year 2 and we have few problems with his skin now. On occasion when he has been ill or rundown he has a few patches but we give him a boost of vitamins and it clears up. Before you think this may be a waste of time I can assure you that his health was also a huge issue and we had spent most of his life in hospital. We went to the naturpath as a last resort but she stopped all of the problems within a very short period. Good luck.

Answer 4

I can see where people are coming from with there answers but excema cannot be caused by allergies. My partner suffers badly from this complaint and we have gone through alsorts of different treatments. He now has a regime which he has to do every night. Take a bath with Oilatum in the bath and DO NOT USE SOAP. Pat dry, (don't rub). Then cover the affected areas with Aqueous Cream and let it soak in. This should be done either once or twice a day. The trick with excema is to keep the skin well hydrated. If your son has any inflammation then this has to be treated with cream from your GP which usually has steroid in it. Another thing to try is putting sea salt in the bath as this has natural healing qualities and could help your son. (This helped my son when he suffered from excema as a child). Drinking plenty of water through the day will help the skin aswell.
I hope your son gets to grips with this as I know it's a horrible complaint.
P.S. If your son has trouble sleeping because of the itching there are tablets available especially for this called HYDROXYZINE. Ask your GP

Answer 5

Have you tried changing his diet? I had truly awful psoriasis from my teens until my late 20s and tried just about every cream and lotion (including the scary steriods) with no success at all. I found a book by an american dermatologist which suggested both psoriasis and excema were affected by diet. I cut out all white processed food (bread/pasta/rice etc),dairy and the nightshades (tomatoes/aubergines/courgettes etc) and ate lots of green leafy veg,cooked apples and sweet potatoes.

I know it sounds impossible for such a young boy but it wasn't forever. My psoriasis cleared up within weeks and I am able to eat most things now in moderation (though diary does seem to cause a flare up instantly) and have had almost no problems for nearly 7 years!

Letting the sun get to the affected areas usually helps to. I recommend you try altering his diet though. I sympathise with him as remember well the hell of the itch/scratch/bleed cycle,not to mention the embarrassement of other peoples comments.

Good luck.

Answer 6

Immunosuppressant therapy is generally the last resort of bad eczema. Cyclosporine is one medication commonly used for psoriasis and eczema patients when all else has failed. This medication is typically used for transplant patients so they do not reject their new organs and for people with autoimmune disorders, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. There are many side effects of immunosuppressant drugs, so definitely think long and hard about this treatment route. I have been battling my daughter's eczema, food allergies, envrionmental allergies since the day she was born. She is also one of the few kids who do not respond to any of the standard treatments. We ususally get her pretty clear by using Cutivate 2x a day, baths only once every week or so (and only then for less than 10 minutes), Vaseline about every hour, Bactroban 2-3x per day when she starts to get infected from the scratching, Atarax (an antihistimine) 4x per day, limited sun exposure, and limited exposure to heat. However, if we waver in this treatment regimen, she flares right back up again. My husband and I are considering the immunosuppressant route for her, but we are agonizing over the side effects. I think the thing to consider about your son is: will his quality of life improve drastically with immunosuppressants? If he has been covered with a rash and itching and miserable for so long, the prospect of freedom from eczema is most likely worth the risk of side effects.

Answer 7

I was also covered by excema in my teens. Nothing really seemed to help. I know that if I took baths everyday that it would irritate my condition. That any clothing that retained moisture, like cotton would also make it worse. So I spent alot of time without socks, and ran around the house in just boxers, the dryer the better. If it helps, I out grew it. It wasn't until I was in my twenties, but it did go away. Every once in a while it will come back, but there was nothing worse then when it covered me head to toe. The embarrassment issue was helped by being introduced to other kids like me by my dermatologist, the itching was only helped by cortizone, baking soda and when I did bathe I took epsom salt baths and that seemed to help. Good luck.

Answer 8

I also have really bad ezcema. I have had it all my life (23 years) I find that steroid creams - Disprosone and Protopic work the best to clear the redness and itchy-ness. Also keep moisturised at all times, Aqeous, Epaderm are really good for this, I would coat the stronger steroid creams on (only on the red/sore parts and apply really thin as they damage your skin) then coat your skin with lots of epaderm or aqeous cream. They will keep it moisturised and lock in the steroid. I was also advised if you are really itchy and sore at night, wrap cling film on the affected area after coating yourself in cream. It is a bit hot and uncomfortable, but it keeps the cream in really well.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

A really simple natural solution is porridge (oats not instant)
Yes really, if he has dry eczema then add it to his bath or mix with some water and apply and if it is wet eczema then just add the oats and wash off.
Some times food triggers it so keep a diary of what he has eaten and see if you can find any triggers (cheese makes my sisters eczema terrible)
acupuncture has also been shown to help eczema sufferers.