How to get rid of excema on both arms?

Question

Hi. I have got some kind of excema on both of my arms. It looks red and swollen, both near the hands and a lot on both under elbows. I have had this for maybe more than 2 years now. I have tried hydrocortisone (not the latest one, one week and some days, still doesn't disappear. It sometimes itches. I am so angry that this won't disappear it is just so bad.

So do you have any tips on how to get rid of it?

Yeah, but the hydrocortisone seem to work sometimes, it looks a little bit better but it doesn't fully disappear. But should I just let it be? It have not disappeared for a long while. Thanks for the answers.

Answer 1

I had this too, in the exact same place. The truth is that it will go away on its own (I had it for years too). All of those products you're putting on it just make it worse. The only advice I can give is to use mild EVERYTHING- soap, shampoo, lotion. Try Johnsons. Stay away from the hydrocortisone products for a few weeks, too.

And don't scratch!

Answer 2

Hydrocortisone is a Level 7 steroid. Excema usually requires a Level 2 or Level 1 steroid (much stronger) to be treated effectively. See a dermatologist. They have excellent topical products available now to treat excema.

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Answer 5

It may be an autoimmune disease and stress (anger) will make it worse. You need to see a doctor as well as do you own research on the Internet. Beware of quack /herbal remedies. All they do is lighten you cash flow.

Answer 6

aquaphor.. trust me it works! my youngest child used it and his went away.. also do you have asthma? If so you may want to either check and see if it's under control or see if you can eliminate some of your steroid meds..** note to person above me..Jesus did you scam a long enough answer from someone!**

Answer 7

Elidel (from the dermatologist) cortisone products do not work for
exczema and might actually make it worse.

Answer 8

go to doc and get a good steroid cream , It was the only thing that worked for my son

Answer 9

epson salt baths

Answer 10

Eczema Tip: If you want to get rid of your eczema just in one day try using coconut oil. Use three drops in a luke-warm bath then when you're finished put lots of cream on to keep your skin nice and soft. Good-luck :]:[ Capryce ~ Wellington, NZ

Eczema Tip: I have suffered with excema for about 4 years now, mostly on my face, hands and arms. I tried 3 different doctors and a million different creams and lotions and nothing worked. I finally was told to try a combo that amazingly worked for me.
1. I cut out dairy from my diet
2. Freederm lotion! (acutally helps and not that pricey)
3. Evening Primrose Oil 1000 - 3 a day
4. Vitamin B stress complex with zinc and Vitamin C
With these four things in place the excema on my face FINALLY disappeared. I still do occationally get a small flare up here and there but nothing like what it was before. I would also like to say, that everyone allergies are different so you may not need to cut out the dairy. Be sure to follow the instructions on the pills and the lotion, dont overdo it! (you can find them at any drug store or even, target, wal-mart etc.) Just be patient let your body adjust to the changes. I really hope this helps, it was a lifesaver for me! - Kim, MO

Eczema Tip: Scalp eczema sufferers can get fast relief by applying "Hand Sanitizer" to affected areas. Most are alcohol based with Aloe and vitamin E. It seems to cool the inflammation and stop infection. - Gerry, St.Catharines

Eczema Tip: Treatment for excema: You can get rid of excema by drinking goats milk, having salt baths (sea salt you can buy at stores) or bathing and drinking a tea called red bush tea. It comes from Africa and all of these treatments really help me. I also have excema and it is almost all cleared up. I do NOT recomend antibiotics. All of the things above are natural and dont have any side affects as antibiotics and over the counter creams do. - ExcemaAnswersQueen

Eczema Tip: I had two forms of eczema for years; 1) cracks in the tips of my fingers and thumbs in the winters and 2) occasional severe itching on the bottoms of my feet. I found relief by applying Head & Shoulders dandruff shampoo to the affected areas. The active ingredient is 1% pyrithione zinc (same as in several expensive OTC eczema treatments). Suggested use; apply 2x per day for several minutes and wash off. Continue for up to 4 weeks, or for one week after symptoms subside, whichever is less (can reduce uses to 1x per day after symptoms subside, if disired). My symptoms were gone in just two days. Afterwards, repeat only if/when symptoms return. I found this tip in a chat room, forget where. From other web readings I think 1) This may be effective in up to 80%+ cases and 2) side effects are negligable. Not sure why this works but pyrithione zinc has anti-fungus and anti-mold properties, which is how it stops dandruff. Hope this helps. - Vernon

Eczema Tip: I am 26 and have suffered from severe recurring eczema in almost every part of my body. It's taken me almost 5 years of hospital visits, allergists, and naturopaths (the only one to really give me insight to underlying issues/causes), and i still suffer occasionally. Some info that REALLY helped me: cut out ALL sugar and sugar transforming foods (white carbs), fermented foods, and alcohol, do a candida cleanse (Yeast Buster's Kit is a great one), introduce a probiotic/digestive enzyme/omega fats/fibre/lots of water on a daily basis. cortisone creams worked short term for me but did not treat the causes-also not good to take continuously. same goes for vaseline-lubricating, but not broken down by the body-try PURE shea butter, it can be used anywhere on the body and scalp to keep moisture in, also emu oil has really good healing and moisturizing properties. sleep on all-cotton sheets, and keep your nails short! this is so hard to deal with, physically and emotionally, get lots of sleep and take a good B-vitamin for stress (when i have a flare up, it stresses out my system) hopefully this helps you like it has for me-good luck! - Nicole

Eczema Tip: Creams, steroids, cortisone shots etc.all work great and help excema in the meantime. But these remedies only help solve temporarily and do not get to the "root" of why it is all happening. I found a great Holistic Doctor in Laguna Beach, California who has helped me to control my excema. She noticed a few things I was allergic to. But the main thing is that she put me on a Candida Diet. She told me that excema can be caused by Candida "yeast" bacteria living inside. So I went on the diet and my excema cleared up for a good year. Now it is back and so I am back on the diet. However, the diet has saved my life in the past. It is not easy and you must follow it very strictly---No sugar, yeast, fermented food, dairy (because it might be something you are allergic to), no hydrogenated oils or anything too acidic. You might want to cut out on some possible allergic foods like wheat until and introduce them back in slowly. Stay away from Alcohol!! Major killer and makes excema much much worse. In addition, you'll have to purchase supplements which kill the candida bacteria, which you can get at health food stores or go to a holistic doctor to get them. At the same time you are taking in good food, you'll want to be killing and getting rid of the bad bacteria. Therefore, you should be taking lots of fiber to release the crap!! No pun intended. Take flax or vitamin E, adrenal supplements and a good multivitamin. I promise you this diet is great, and hey it can't hurt to try it. If anything, you will lose major weight and feel great. But I promise you it will make a difference on your skin. I would stick to it for at least 3 weeks depending on how bad you have it. Longer if it's really bad, and if you can try to make it a lifestyle as far as the eating goes. Sugar is the worst for excema!! Intense exercise helps though. Sweat it out! If you are someone who gets chronic yeast infections this will be great for you also. It is a pain, but worth it!!
- Kristen

Eczema Tip: Excema, and most skin conditions, are caused by allergies. Asthma, arthritis are also allergies. If you have sluggish digestion, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, diarhea, irritability, fatigue, contact your physican* and ask about "Leaky Gut Syndrome". Briefly, when the body doesn't digest foods properly and efficiently (due to insufficent acids in the stomach for example), or if the body has been exposed to a lot of antibiotics (which have killed not only the bad bacteria, but also the good!), or oral contraceptives, as well as other causes, parasite and bacteria overgrow, and literally attach their legs into the lining of your intestine. This causes 'holes' in which underdigested foods fall through, and go directly into the blood stream. The blood then considers these particles as being an allergy, and voila, a skin reaction, or other form of reaction. It's easy to rectify. Rebalance all the 'flora' in your intestines, and you'll find relief. It's the plague of the 21st century....get to your doctor or naturopath doctor, or research online..there's lots of information. Get yourself some relief..It's an awful condition, and it can easily be managed. - Wendy, Toronto

Eczema Tip: I just recently dealt with a severe eczema breakout. I had the red cracked skin, and oozing sores where i scratched. What helped get it under control? Apple cider vinegar! A friend of mine that suffered with full body eczema told me to try this. Dilute it with water and soak for a few minutes (it will sting at first but dies down as eczema clears up). It dried up the sores and smoothed out my skin, as long as i followed up with a moisturizer. Im not into long term use of steroid creams for fear they will thin out my skin. Hope this helps!!! - New York

Eczema Tip: This is more of a suggestion than an answer, because as you know there is no "answer" to excema. Both stress, and allergies can cause flare ups in excema, and since you are unsure which on is the cause, and it can be both, can I suggest that you go on a stress vitamin, and see if that helps. I tried a B Complex with C, Zinc, Vitamin E and Copper (Stress Tab from drug store) and it cleared my (stress related) excema up in 3 days. If that doesn't work, and you think it's more of an allergy problem, try going on a cleanse for two weeks. This would require you to omit from your diet all white and wheat flours, dairy, and significantly decrease the amount of sugars that you consume (it's only for two weeks!!!) to allow your liver to clear out and start to process sugars and dairy better. If your liver is toxic (overwhelmed) with overprocessed foods, dairy and simple carbohydrates, it will be too stressed out to handle mild allergies. Therefore showing up through your skin. I hope this helps!! - Calgary
(Editor's Note: Milk Thistle is fantastic for the liver. Do a web search & read up on it.)

Eczema Tip: Here are some tips that have helped me control excema. As well as using Cortisone creams and Elidil, to avoid contributing to flare ups I:

use pure cotton sheets and wear as much cotton and natural fibre as possible
avoid wearing wooly fabrics
avoid skin products with lanolin and mineral oil - they cause flare ups and allergic reactions
use only creams that are as simple and natural as possible such as Vaseline Problem Skin, pure olive oil
avoid absolutely all fragrances or perfumed products of any kind -- includes air fresheners, sprays, scented candles, bubble bath
some studies suggest that the amount of perfume, fragrance and scent in our society is a great contributor to environmental illnesses of all kinds
wash clothes and bedding in detergent that is as simple, fragrance-free and natural as possible -- no liquid detergents or phosphates -- Sunlight powder is good as is Arm & Hammer baking soda based detergent
avoid fabric softeners -- they are scented and can trigger breakouts
avoid any kind of skin powder, especially anything containing talc -- this is believed by some people to cause more excema and allergies in babies. Plain corn starch powder is very soothing as an alternative
When none of the above helped, my doctor recommended washing my hair and skin in Nizoral dandruff shampoo several times a week even tho I don't have dandruff. He said my skin was being further irritated by the same thing that causes dandruff. Once I got that under control, the cortisone and Elidil were much more effective.

If the Nizoral doesn't work, ask your doctor for a prescription of Capex shampoo which does much the same thing but is much more powerful
I found Caladryl anti-histamine lotion to be very helpful in controlling itch. It is a mixture of calamine lotion and anti-histamine
Although we are told to avoid the sun, I find the sun very helpful to excema (Editor note: usually you have to avoid the sun because of the medications used for eczema such as cortisone based medications, and Elidel).
In winter I often go to the tanning salon and find that it can be helpful if done slowly and gradually
~ Hope this helps - LL

Eczema Tip: As a mom of a child with SEVERE eczema I searched the Internet many hours for a "cure". I took my son to all kinds of doctors who would only prescribe steroids. My son recently broke out very badly and scratched so hard that his feet and hands turned into a bloody, scabby mess. I read in the Dallas Morning News that Noxzema is supposed to help, but him being only 2 1/2, I didn't think he could handle the burning. Instead, on the same shelf at the grocery store, I found a facial wash called ALBOLENE. It does not contain any chemicals and is unscented so it does not burn his skin. I use it as a cream 2X a day and I can honestly say it is the only thing I have found that helps. It's made his scaly, rough and red skin soft and silky. The bonus... after I put this face wash on him I rub the rest into my hands and they look and feel better then ever. I hope this helps someone else out there. ~ Lucie, TX

Eczema Tip: Instead of using salt put a handful of raw oats into a stocking and use as a sustitute. It works better in a bath as the oats soak in the water and make a wash. Also I used diprozone but found that because my xma (excema) was so bad that the cream would not even reach the problem. Try wrapping your sons limbs in glad wrap after putting on the cream, if you let him sleep in it it will sweat the cream to the origin of the xma (excema). I know its uncomfortable but it really works. Also another thing that is soothing and good for the xma (excema) is watered down sorbelene cream. Mix it like a solution and pat it onto the aggravated areas. Also don't let him scratch the areas as this aggravates and spreads the xma (excema), try to get him used to slapping or patting it to minimize itchiness. - Renee, San Diego

Eczema Tip: This article was sent to us by Marie, CA. We are well aware of this website, and of this article in particular. It attributes the cause of eczema to "Leaky Gut Syndrome." This is an "opinion," and since it is not our article, and we can not reprint it here, we thought we would post the link, and let you decide for yourself.
Leaky Gut Syndrome article from eczema-usa.com

Eczema Tip: I have been getting what looks like exzema (eczema) on my ring (left) finger for a few months now, and have been researching it quite a bit. I have come to believe that western medicine offers little to no help at all with this problem, but that Eastern (traditional Chinese) medicine may help. It seems that this is a common symptom of an imbalance in the "triple heater" meridian. I strongly urge anyone with an out-of-the-blue case of exzema (eczema) on their ring finger to go to an accupunturist. Just using accupressure, mine is now almost completely gone. In any case: THINK HOLISTIC! - Rebecca, NY
Note from editor: "triple heater" meridian is also known as "triple warmer." Check out Energy Medicine at www.innersource.net

Eczema Tip: I just developed eczema last spring due to stress and allgergies all around my eyes. It would get so cracked, swollen and sore that I would develop fevers and have to miss school. The eczema actually went away for several months until I came to university and used makeup in conjunction with stressful exams that made me flair up again. I don't have Vaseline here (my usual remedy) but I remembered that someone once told me zinc works really well. I whipped out my Ozenol (it's like polysporin but smells very strong and contains zinc) and in a matter of one day the swelling, pain and discomfort are almost all gone plus it doesn't sting or burn when you put it on (something I've had to endure with other products and the prescribed Elidel cream). I did research on Zinc and found out that it's ridiculously good for your skin. Nothing beats a good visit to the dr. and some Vaseline but if you're desperate like I was, I recommend this stuff or anything with Zinc Oxide. Note from editor: A certain form of zinc (pyrithione zinc) is the basis for several eczema creams.

Eczema Tip: My daughter's eczema first appeared on her feet as little red rashes when she was 1, we got topical cream from the doctor who also said most cases went away by the time the child turned 2. By the time she was 4, we had tried the highest level of cream available, Elidel, Singular, she went to doctors for skin allergy tests, I spent 100's of dollars on "natural" cures that were sworn to work, I bought Skin-zinc over the phone, I tried Baby Arbonne, tried Vaseline at night and would wrap her legs up with gauze, it was terrible. She had this so bad, she would have bleeding scabs all up her legs, when we were in public, people thought she had a contagious disease on her legs. She would hide from me to scratch! Then I tried EMU-OIL! We used emu-oil 4 times after the bath, and her legs are so soft!!!! Please if you have a child who suffers, and scratches, please try this for them. I found it at the mall in Tulsa.

Eczema Tip: I am an Esthetician and Cosmetic Manufacturer in Anchorage Alaska. Due to our extreme cold, dry climate we unfortunately have quite a few people who suffer with exzema. The best treatment I have found for my clients who are suffering from eczema is to use my "Forget Me Not Daily Exfoliator" followed by my "Ididacreme." All of our products are made especially for dry skin and enhanced with natural Alaskan botanicals that have worked wonders on customers world wide. -
Eczema Tip: I am 29 and have suffered from moderate eczema for the last five years. I was born with it but it was not so bad during childhood and teenage years. I find stress to be the biggest factor - when I am on holiday my skin seems to clear up. Also when I shower too hot or long I always get a flare up. It's hard to break the habit of showering hot. I tried showering cold for a couple of weeks and there was improvement but then I went back to showering warm-hot which dries out the skin. Moisturizing a lot is very important. Also my skin is better in summer than winter because the air is not dry in summer and there is humidity. I no longer drink alcohol or eat seafood but I still can't live without tea or coffee which I am trying to cut back on. I also avoid sugar and chocolates as best I can. A naturopath recommended I take primrose and flaxeed oil, plenty of vitamin C and water and probiotics. In terms of medication I use cortisone creams a lot and even took prednisolone a few times, which I know is very bad. I think cortisone dries out the skin even more and the relief is only short term and when the eczema returns it's worse than before. I have tried UV light treatment which seems to clear the eczema up but also tanning causes dryness. Tacrolimus ointment is very good. For scalp eczema use oatmeal shampoo or nizoral.

Eczema Tip: For anyone who is having exzema (eczema) problems. I've had it since age 4, now 32. My exzema (eczema) will act up so bad that I will get patches and batch itch. I can no longer eat fish (allergic reaction since 97) so GNC stated I am missing the natural oils that my body is not producing. I've tried the cortisone for the itching which helps. What is really needed is Evening Primrose Oil 1300 and Borage Oil. These are supplements that put the oils back into your body. Very inexpensive. Since then my skin is now showing its natural glow and the patches and dark areas have lightened to my natural skin tones. I recommend this to any one who is suffering and for all ages.


Eczema Tip: I have ezcema (eczema) and my son had it when he was young. We both use propolis cream (a bee product) from the health food store. Some of them contain tea tree oil, some don't, but I find that it really takes out the inflammation and redness. I also use a linden calendula cream mixed with the propolis cream at night just for the extra moisture. If it gets super itchy at night, which is when I seem to really notice the itch, I use Aveeno anti itch cream from the drug store. The linden calendula cream I use is made from Eminence skincare, an all natural skincare line that is handmade in Hungary. The products are amazing and treat everything.