What is Eczema?

Question

I don't have it a Neice of mine has it and just wondered what it was.

Answer 1

The term eczema is broadly applied to a range of persistent skin conditions. These include dryness and recurring skin rashes which are characterized by one or more of these symptoms: redness, skin edema, itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding. Areas of temporary skin discoloration may appear and are sometimes due to healed lesions, although scarring is rare.
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Answer 2

Some eczema's are a symptom of a leaky gut, which is why certain foods can trigger a break out. Also most commercial detergents, shampoos and soaps etc exacerbate the problem. Try using ecover or natural alternatives for the above products. We have used probiotics for eczema, with superb results. Start with one a day, then after 2 weeks if no major improvement up the dosage to 2-3. Once you have the skin back to normal, take a maintenance dosage of one tablet a day The best probiotic we found was primadophilus reuteri or bifidus. Try and go as organic as possible in what you eat and use on you skin, and always wash new clothing, that has been our recent culprit. Good luck!

Answer 3

It is an autoimmune condition. This means the immune system is reacting to your own body by getting inflammed and attacking healthy tissue. In the case of eczema it attacks healthy skin. So, the body thinks it is attacking an enemy, but is attacking itself instead. That's why they use Hydrocortisone and similar drugs to calm the body's immune reaction and this usually helps. In more recent years, they are finding some actual reasons (like exposure to herbicides or pesticides) that have started the problem wayyyy back. Only years later after the exposure the eczema rears its ugly head.

Answer 4

Hi There



Here is a herb remedy that will work. For long term health learn about colon and liver cleansing to clear out the toxins in the blood.

1. Take 1-3 droppersful of Echinacea Plus Tincture (at herbdoc.com or another qualified site) to strengthen the immune system.

2. Rub Garlic oil ALL over the affected area (Garlic will kill anything if you use enough of it)

3. Give 1-3 glasses of Activated Charcoal Slurry per day (to absorb the toxins out of the blood)

4. Mix equal parts of Aloe Vera Gel, Slippery Elm Powder and Activated Charcoal Powder together (absorbs the toxins externally)

5. Apply a thin layer of this mixture over the AFFECTED area(s).

6. Continue this treatment, until the desired Results are achieved.

This is healing at it's highest point.

Cause
Eczema is often called Dermatitis, and may be a symptom of an omega-3 fatty acid deficiency. Eczema can be due to allergies, allergies secondary to digestive disorders such as hydrochloric acid deficiency, rashes secondary to immune diseases, genetic metabolic disorders, and/or nutritional deficiencies, especially of niacin (vitamin B3) and B6, as well as other B vitamins.

To minimize your risk of developing eczema, avoid irritating substances, wear natural nonirritating materials, use soothing ointments, and check to see if dietary, nutritional, and/or and allergy-causing factors need to be considered.

Other ideas that will help:
Be sure to drink around a gallon of filtered water daily to flush out excess waste and toxins.

Cleansing: Do a colon and liver cleanse to help rid of the toxins in the blood.

Juice Therapy: The following juice combinations can help speed healing: black currant and red grapes; carrot, beet, spinach, cucumber, and parsley; and wheat grass juice.

Nutritional Supplementation: Vitamin A and GLA (gamma-linolenic acid), an omega-6 essential fatty acid found in high quantities in evening primrose oil, have both been shown to improve the symptoms of eczema. Vitamin E. Other useful supplements for preventing and reversing eczema include vitamin B complex, vitamin B6, vitamin E, magnesium, and zinc.

Topical Treatment: Apply evening primrose oil directly to cracked and sore areas of the skin. A topical paste made from ginkgo and licorice root extract has also been shown to improve eczema symptoms.

Cleansing: Your body is trying to let you know your blood has toxins. The body has to release the toxins some how and they escape through the skin. A colon and liver cleanse is the long term answer for a healthy body.

Best of health to you

Answer 5

I have eczema... all it is, is it looks like a rash or little pimples on ur skin, u cant get it n e where on ur body its gets really itchy all the time, mosty in the winter due to the dryness.. it really is a pain in the a$$. and its NOT contagious.

Answer 6

allergic reaction usually dry skin or blisters or both my daughter has it what an itch pain in the *** it is