2006-11-22 05:06:29 · 8 answers · asked by Music fan 4 in Health ➔ Men's Health
i know this may sound strange, but it really works. get porridge oats...put them in a big sock. while your having a bath, put it in the water and rub it on your exczema... do that for a bit...trust me
2006-11-22 07:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Environment is a major factor, as is stress. Allergies can also be a problem.
Very humid climates tend to make the problem worse. I had it from childhood all the time I lived in the UK. It went away when I moved to California.
Try these:
Get allergy tests done, and reduce/avoid the allergens. For house-dust mite, use special bedding covers for the mattress and pillows that reduce the problem.
If you can, control your bedroom environment - with either humidifiers or de-humidifiers, depending on where you live. I find humidity between 35 - 50% is best.
Try stress relievers, like exercise, meditation, and changes in lifestyle
Topical steroid creams can help control the symptoms, but don't reduce the underlying causes.
Use a good quality moisturizer (hypo-allergenic) all over the problem areas twice a day - once after your morning shower, and then just before bed.
Wear only 100% cotton clothing - many man-made fibers make the problem worse.
2006-11-22 13:27:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had eczema since I can remember and it is a lot better now. I use prescription steroid creams when it's really bad and cracked, but on a normal 'good' day I will just use E45 cream.
I found that reducing the amount of dairy products I eat helps (bit of a joke when I live on a dairy farm!). Certain things will set off a bad bout of it. If I touch food like tomatoes and juice from fresh fruit with my hands they get really sore. Any chemical cleaners as well, always wear gloves. When I'm tired and stressed out, it comes out really bad and psoriasis as well. I try not to let my skin dry out at all as if I do, it ends up a right mess. Keep your hands out of the cold when you go out, my hands suffer terribly in the winter if I don't wear gloves while I'm out.
I don't think you can get rid of it completely, I never have but by avoiding eating and touching certain things it certainly reduces the severity of it.
Hope this helps!!
Oh yes, even certain soaps and shampoos you have to be careful of, try to buy something that is hypoallergenic.
2006-11-22 13:26:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suffered really badly with eczema for years, one time is was so bad it covered about 75% of my body - real painful and sore and very depressing. I found the best things to use are:
steroid creams (get from your doctor)
emollient in the bath
tar shampoo (if you have it on your scalp)
I also used to put steroid cream on and then wrap cling film around it so that it didn't come off in bed
Eczema is a stress related disease, mine cleared up as soon as I divorced my ex husband!
I hope yours gets better soon
2006-11-22 13:13:02 · answer #4 · answered by Lupee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As I have got older my eczema has improved. I now take antihistamins daily to reduce the itching, I use steroid ointment when I have a flare up and am very careful with the bath and shower products I use. they are generally hypoallergenic and unscented....;
2006-11-22 13:45:59 · answer #5 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my hands are bad I drink goats milk.
This was recommended by an elderly lady when I was on Holiday in Wales [ thought she was mad] but It works.
Cant use washing up liquid [Fairy liquid is the worse],peel potatoes have to make sure I'm, wearing gloves.
2006-11-22 16:00:14 · answer #6 · answered by echo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wet bandages that are coated in special creams help, especially on legs/arms.
2006-11-23 05:07:00 · answer #7 · answered by HELEND 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no dairy products, have goats ones instead
2006-11-22 15:50:28 · answer #8 · answered by megster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋