I have had dyshidrotic eczema episodes since I was a child. Anytime that I am stressed, I get an outbreak. I think that my DD (2.5 yo) has it as well, but I have never seen the blisters. When she is upset, I notice she scratches her palms. She's been scratching her palms excessively at night as well. I don't want her to use steroid creams, if possible. Do you have any suggestions for treatment? Have you tried anything (diet changes, homeopathic, etc.) that has worked? I would love to hear some success stories. Thank you for your time and assistance!
Thanks everyone for your great suggestions! I am definitely going to try the coconut oil for outbreaks (for both of us). I think DD's outbreaks were a response to cow's milk. When she was first given cow's milk at the age of 1, she seemed to be intolerant of it. Her pediatrician thought I was crazy, but I started giving her only soy or rice milk (only rice milk now). My DH thought he would try cow's milk again, which she did seem to tolerate better this time. The itchy palms started around the same time. She is back on rice milk and the itchiness has gone away. I appreciate you sharing your triggers with me. I will definitely keep that in mind in the future. Thanks again!
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I have the same eczema as you do on my hands- very painful, and I used to get outbreaks all the time. When they were full-blown blisters, I had to use the steroid cream to get rid of them. Then I found CeraVe tub cream, consistency of a lotion, and used it every time I washed my hands. I haven't had an outbreak since!! If I start to see a blister forming, I put the lotion on right away a few extra times, and it goes away quickly. The other thing I've found that helps (my daughter has eczema as well) us is coconut oil. I found a great brand, organic, that has done wonders for our skin!! Plus, it's a food as well, so totally safe to use on her hands in case she puts them in her mouth. If you need more info, feel free to pm.
My son has had eczema since he was born; I used the steroids cream on him initially but what has really helped is coconut oil; his homeopathic doctor recommended this and it has been a blessing! Just massage the oil on her body/hands before a bath and then use a regular cream like cetaphil or Aveeno Baby to soothe her skin.
Hope this helps!
I agree with you about the steroid creams. They're only treating the symptom, not the cause, and you have to worry about kids getting too much or getting it in their mouths.
Definitely diet changes, but instead of eliminating everything and anything, you actually ADD nutrients and allow for gentle detoxification. I work with a lot of people who have gone through this and have a close colleague who had terrible eczema, as did one of her 5 kids. (Another kid had severe allergies - just horrible). Same answer for both kids. Which makes sense since all of us have bodies that need the same nutrition and ingredients.
PM me if you want to look at natural solutions and I will help you.
Our daughter had eczema. She was tested for food allergic response. She is allergic to nuts, soy, dairy,egs. Also she has a bad reaction on tub water. After we left out her allergic ingredients and installed filter/softener her skin cleaned up completely.
The eczema I've referred to in past posts is dyshidriotic. I have it on my right foot and in the past year a little bit on my inner index fingers and inner left thumb. I've had it since at least high school, possibly middle school. I didn't know what it was then, though, and actually my mom assumed it was something like athletes foot and would put that cream on it. Of course it didn't work, but she never took me to a dermatologist.
Anyway. I go to a dermatologist for mine, and if one of my daughters had it I would take her too. I suggest you do the same.
I avoid putting anything drying on it, fragranced, and I'm allergic to lanolin so nothing with lanolin.
I avoid high fructose corn syrup and artificial food dyes.
I also avoid all artificial sweeteners. Those are THE WORST. They not only make my eczema flare ups worse, but my migraines and pain flare ups too. They're also very dehydrating. They don't have any health benefits unless you're diabetic, so my recommendation to anyone is to stay the eff away from artificial sweeteners of all kinds unless you're diabetic.
You might also keep a food journal and see if the eczema flares up when she eats certain foods or drinks.
If you suspect certain foods might be a culprit, try eliminating those foods one by one a month at a time and record it in the journal. After a month reintroduce the food and see what happens.
You can get help from a nutritionist.
I don't know what dyshidrotic eczema is but when my kids get eczema I use this homeopathic stuff at Walmart called TriDerma Eczema Fast Healing. It's a lotion and a little expensive, but it worked on my son awesomely! He always gets it on his stomach and after I used this stuff on him every night before bed for 1 week, it is gone and I haven't used it since. I cannot guarantee this will work since she has blisters, but it is worth a shot. The best I know is to use things that don't have dyes in them because they can make the ezcema worse. Hope this helps. Good luck!
I'm not a doctor but a past sufferer of eczema. I wonder if the Zyrtec would help with the itching of the palms. I am taking it and it does help so much with the itching palms and other itching/allergy issues. YOu might try it if you haven't. See an allergist then.
