can a homeopath cure eczema?

Question

my boyfriend has eczema, it gets more itchy by night, he has being attending a homeopath for about 12 months now and at first it worked for about 6 weeks, but then it came back. she changed the treatment after that it seemed to move from the rest of the body to just the feet and there has been open wounds on the feet since which are weeping puss. when he questioned this she told him it was just all the treatments he has used in the past getting out of his system and once these were gone he would never suffer from the eczema again. hes a long way down the line now and has stuck to everything she tells him to do but he seems to be getting another breakout again.

has anyone ever heard of eczema being cured by homeopathic treatments before cause he's tempted to go back to his doctor to get some relief as he has spent many night awake just scratching his feet for the night. or if anyone can recommend any other treatments i'd be greatful for the help,

thanks

it doesnt seem to be an infection, he has had it checked out by a nurse just in case, it only really weeps badly when he wakes in the morning cause he's been scratching all night.

Answer 1

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The term ‘eczema’ is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘to boil.’ It refers to an inflammation of the skin, which results in the formation of vesicles or pustules. It is the most common and most troublesome of all skin diseases.

Eczema is essentially a constitutional disease, resulting from a toxic condition of the system. The disease covers a wide variety of forms, the majority of them being of a chronic variety.

Symptoms: Eczema in its acute form is indicated by redness and swelling of the skin, the formation of minute vesicles and severe heat. If the vesicles rupture, a raw, moist surface is formed. From this, a colourless discharge oozes, which forms skin crusts when it accumulates. The disease is usually worst at night when the heat of the body is retained by the bedclothes.

The skin itches at all stages. In the wet stage, it may become infected with bacteria. The healing of the condition is affected by scratching in response to the irritation. Scratching not only spreads infection but also lengthens the stage of dryness and scaling.

Causes: Allergies play an important part in causing eczema. Some women get eczema on their hands due to an allergy to soap or detergents used to wash clothes or dishes. Some persons develop it around the fingers when they wear rings because of allergy to metals. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Centre at San Antonio, in a recent study of children with atrophic eczema, found that 75% were allergic to a number of foods. The most common triggers for sensitive persons are eggs, peanuts, chocolate, wheat, cow’s milk, chicken, and potato.

The real cause of eczema, however, is the failure of the human system to excrete the poisons from the various orifices of the body. Waste matter is excreted from the rectum through stools, from the bladder through urine, from the lungs through breath and from the pores of the skin through sweat. Sometime the pores of the skin are overworked, as waste matter is not properly eliminated from the other orifices. If the pores are not given the chance to perform their normal function, the sweat will be full of morbid matter and this gives rise to skin diseases like eczema, acne, boils, and other eruptions.

Other causes include faulty metabolism, constipation, nutritional deficiencies, and stress brought about by nagging spouses, jealousy, frustration, and a host of other emotions. Suppressive drug treatment of the formal disease is also a most potent subsidiary causative factor in many cases.

The Cure: Skin applications to cure eczema may give temporary relief. If the exudation is suppressed, some other more serious disease may develop. The best way to deal with eczema is to cleanse the blood stream and the body.

The treatment should start with a fast on orange juice and water from five to days, depending on the severity and duration of the trouble. Juice fasting will help eliminate toxic waste from the body and lead to substantial improvement. In some cases, the condition may worsen in the beginning of the fast due to the increased elimination of waste matter through the skin. But as fasting continues, improvement will manifest itself.

Fruits, salt free, raw or steamed vegetables with whole meal bread or chappatis may be taken after the juice fast. Carrot and musk melon are particularly beneficial. Coconut oil may be used instead of ghee. After a few days, curd and milk may be added to the diet. The patients may thereafter gradually embark upon a well-balanced diet of three basic food groups, namely (i) seeds, nuts, and grains, (ii) vegetables, and (iii) fruits. The large proportion of the diet should consist of raw foods. Seeds and beans such as alfalfa, mung, and soyabeans can be sprouted.

This diet may be supplemented with cold-pressed vegetable oils, honey, and yeast. Juice fasting may be repeated at intervals of two months or so, depending on the progress being made, in chronic and more difficult cases of eczema, patient should fast at least once a week till he is cured.

The patient should avoid tea, coffee, alcoholic beverages, and all condiments and highly flavoured dishes. He should also avoid sugar, white flour products, denatured cereals like polished rice, and pearled barley and tinned or bottled foods. He should eat only pure and wholesome foods.

Raw vegetable juices, especially carrot juice in combination with spinach juice, have proved highly beneficial in the treatment of eczema. The formula proportions considered helpful in this combination are carrot 300 mL and spinach 200 mL to make 500 mL or half a litre of juice. The patient should get as much fresh air as possible. Restrictive clothing should not be worn. 2-3 L of water should be taken daily and the patient must bath twice or thrice a day. The skin, with the exception of the parts affected with eczema, should be vigorously rubbed with the palms of the hands before taking the bath.

Coconut oil may be applied to the portions with eczema. It will help the skin to stay soft. Walking or jogging should be resorted to in order to inactivate the bowels. Sun bathing is also beneficial as it kills the harmful bacteria and should be resorted to early in the morning, in the first light of dawn. A light mudpack should be applied over the sites of the eczema is also helpful. The pack should be applied for an hour at a time and should be repeated twice or thrice a day.

Water Treatment: In cases of acute eczema, cold compress, or cold-wet fomentations are beneficial. The affected part should be wrapped with a thick soft cloth. The cloth should be moistened with cold water (55-60 degrees F) every 15-30 minutes for two hours at a time. The bandage should be left intact, keeping the cloth cold. There may be intensification of itching or pain initially but this will soon subside. A cold compress may be applied twice daily for a week or so.

Hope this helps, Good Luck.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If he has infected areas, he should go to a doctor for a round of antibiotics. He doesn't want to loose his feet or legs to an infection. Infections are very serious and if they travel to his heart, they could even cost him his life. Talk him into getting some antibiotics if at all possible. And it wouldn't even hurt to check his blood sugar levels.

Most people believe eczema is an auto-immune disease. If the homeopath is treating him with things and lifestyles that help with allergies then she is probably helping him.

My last thought would be about her possibly using those foot pad things at night? Has he been doing that? If he has, they may actually be causing the infection. I am not sure what they are called, but they look like big tea bags and are supposed to drain the "poisons" from your system through the bottom of your feet. Is he using those? Are they causing this problem?

If this were me....... I would go to a doctor. I do believe in homeopathic approaches at times, but when it comes to an infection, it is just not worth the risk of not treating it. Aspirin might also help with the itching. And he might try some anti-fungus cremes too. Finally, the doctor could prescribe some steroids if he chooses to go that route. At least get the antibiotics.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

There is no cure. Colloidal silver, shea butter, cocoa butter... Any pure moisturizer might provide some relief.... then again, I am not a doctor. Why not try to find a doctor like I've got. He is a homeopathic doctor who actually has a medical degree. He was in general practice for a long time, then got really pissed at the way they taught him to overmedicate people. He got a second degree in homeopathic medicine and accupuncture. He can still do prescriptions, but he takes more time and helps try to cure it naturally first. Helluva cool guy. I am never afraid to go to the doctor, lol.

Answer 6

Even though I'm an herbalist I don't believe in homeopathy so I'd say "No, a homeopath can't cure eczema.". If he were my client, I'd recommend that he talk to a dermatologist, especially if he hasn't ever seen one for it before. Then I'd recommend that he ask that dermatologist about evening primrose oil.

My personal opinion is that 12 months is way too long to go without some real answers. Even if it wants to treat this naturally, he needs to talk to someone else. She sounds like a quack.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

I used my homeopathy and herbal training to treat my husband's eczema, too. And it worked at first, then stopped working. So I'd change the treatment and it would work, then it came back. He even tried traditional medication prescribed by his doctor to treat it with no luck. It turned out that it was extreme stress that was causing it. The second he quit the job he was at and found a new one that was less stressful - it cleared right up. Now, when it comes back, I know he's stressed out. The second the stress subsides - it clears up. It's amazing how our emotions can effect our health.

Answer 10

Keep in mind that to become a homeopath you do not need to take any formal education. You are also forbidden to prescribe "medication". Does this give you a clue about their ability to diagnose, let alone cure? Let me give you an example. Since there is no licensing procedure, I hereby declare myself to be a homeopath. I have evaluated your boyfriend from here and I prescribe large quantities of whiskey. It won't cure him but he will be too drunk to notice the shingles. I apologize for the bad taste in jokes but it is to point out the problems of dealing with untrained and unlicensed "healers". In the 1800's, they were called snake-oil salesmen.

Answer 11

my little 4 year old cousin has terrible eczema on her legs, chest, and arms. she goes to a homeopath, and it is working fairly well. she is on some very random diets, including yeast-free, and other stuff, like not eating artificial sugar (candy) it worked for her, but it's still so bad and red. i have eczema too, and i've had the whole weeping pus, and nighttime itching bit. if he goes to the doctor, tell him to ask the doc for some elocom cream, and some impruv. the elocom is the medicinal stuff, and impruv is a cream that heals the skin, and helps it to b able to absorb the medicine and to heal. another thing, is, if your bf jogs, tell him to stop, cuz when eczema sweats, it gets worse and worse, and that's where the weeping starts up.