re: Kids and eczema - update page 2

Try xyzal and Eucrisa(new nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory). We have been having good results with it. Also look into using an excimer laser(narrow band UVB). Let me know if I can help you further(Derm PA)

Forgot to mention, we used vaseline on my son in morning and the night. Everytime he got out the tub too. Helps keep the skin moisturized.

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Try xyzal and Eucrisa(new nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory). We have been having good results with it. Also look into using an excimer laser(narrow band UVB). Let me know if I can help you further(Derm PA)

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thanks for the suggestions, I will be researching these today and will ask my pd about it this week

I’ve had it for 35 years. Hydrocortizone, brand name keeps it under wraps if I apply daily. I finally had enough and have a dermatologist appointment Tuesday. Family members of mine have used prescribed steroid cream, and that makes it doorman for about six months.

our pediatrician had recommended to use hydrocortisone 4/5 days at a time, then stop for a week or two, then resume if needed

If your child has eczema at that age, it is generally an allergy to something they are ingesting either from mothers diet if breastfed or from their own. Most common of all the typical allergies is dairy. You should try eliminating that in your son's diet, and your wife's diet if he is breast fed. If he is refluxy/gassy/projectile vomit it is another good indicator of dairy intolerance. And, to pur it All out there, if his poop is mucous, also a good indicator of dairy intolerance. All three of our kids were in the same boat and we discovered the dairy issue with our 2nd. It will usually clear up between 12-18 months.


ETA: I didnt really say above, but when my wife and kids went off dairy eczema and other symptoms mentioned cleared up.

I'd be a little concerned with attempting to cure the eczema with antibiotics... I guess if it's definitely known that the issue is a specific bad bacteria, yeast, etc., then maybe that's the right call.

But a lot of times, eczema is an over-reactive immune response to something (which is basically what allergies are). And if that's the case, then I would think antibiotics won't help much-- if at all-- and can cause more and greater issues by further imbalancing the immune system by killing good bacteria. Skin is, after all, part of the immune system, and for full health, it's important to have a healthy mix of bacteria on the skin similar to how you want good bacteria flourishing in your gut.

With the idea of restoring balance to immune response, I would start by looking at diet... At 5 months, not sure if diet goes beyond breast milk / formula. The poster above me makes an interesting point by saying your wife's diet could be a factor assuming your kid is drinking breast milk. If so, might be worth her investigating a low inflammation type diet (less sugar & dairy, more veggies) in the short term.

If your kid was older, I'd think about supplementing their diet with probiotics (or at least probiotic rich foods like kimchi (though spices can be a little problematic), kefir, saurkraut, etc.)... but at 5 months old, that's almost certainly too young. Not sure if your wife eating probiotics would help, but probably wouldn't hurt.

Another good suggestion in the thread is to consider irritants like laundry detergent... Might have to switch to something gentler. Not impossible that if your wife uses a heavily perfumed soap then feeds the baby, the baby is rubbing against or even ingesting a small amount of your wife's body soap.

Might seem extreme, but for your kid's sake, might be worth investigating all of the above.

Somehow I developed eczema behind my ears later in life. I've been using some Equate Oatmeal moisterizer from Wal-mart, but holy hell that stuff will make your ears smell like shite after a long day.

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have a cousin who has had it all her life. We nicknamed her Crusty when we were kids.

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Beauty Counter body butter mixed with eucrista worked for us.