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Eczema Treatment Program

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Otherwise know by the general term “eczema,” atopic dermatitis is a chronic and on-going skin condition. The symptoms are usually dry, very itchy, and irritated skin that may need daily care. Atopic dermatitis appears before the age of five, in the majority of suffers and about 50% of those people will continue to have symptoms for the rest of their adult lives.

Use non-fragrant moisturizers like Vaseline to keep your skin from cracking or getting irritated. Remember, no one’s discovered a cure for eczema yet. It’s still lurking and waiting to come back.

It’s best to resist any urges to scratch your self. You could actually break your skin and cause an infection. Plus it makes it harder to heal.

Prepare oil by boiling 200 grams of mustard oil in an iron vessel to which 50 grams of fresh clean leaves of neem are added. Once these leaves turn black, allow it to cool and then strain it. Application of this oil four times a day on the affected regions can cure eczema. Application of mashed papaya seeds on the eczema-affected parts can help to reduce itching and severity of the condition.

The best time to moisturize your skin is when the skin is warm and the pores are open. This allows the moisturizer to sink in deeper into your skin, and keep the skin hydrated for longer. The best option is to apply the cream after a warm bath. Also you carry around a small pot of cream with you so that you can continue to moisturize throughout the day.

Mild steroid creams, such as Dermacort or Lanacort can calm flare-ups of eczema by suppressing your body’s inflammatory response. You should ask the pharmacist’s advice or see your GP before using any steroid cream. The stronger steroids are only available on prescription. You should continue to use emollients at the same time as steroid creams.

You also want to make sure that during this time, you’re making your child as comfortable as possible. Even young babies will try to scratch the eczema in order to give themselves the relief that they desire, so make sure that you keep their nails short during this time. You should also keep soft sheets on their crib, just so that they do not end up rubbing their face against the rough sheets in order to give themselves relief and irritate the problem further.

Eczema – Was it a MIRACLE or purely Coincidental

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Infected persons of the skin disease/disorder eczema are in the millions, it is an uncomfortable road ahead for any sufferer while treatments are carried out to control the symptoms.

One of the offending symptoms is that of intense itching; a sufferer finds contentment in scratching the offending area where they sometimes use an instrument like a hairbrush, which can be very dangerous therefore making the condition worse. In some cases the whole of the body is massacred and abused by this disease from head to toe. The skin of the patient is crusted with scaly patches creases and cracks. Areas behind the back of the knee caps in between the elbows even the private parts I found to be the worse nook and crannies infected by eczema.

Unaware with his/her compulsive scratching the patient has not realised that they have caused the cracked skin to become an open wound, which is now vulnerable to infections. Adults have a far better chance in controlling eczema than that of kiddies. Young children do not understand how serious this complaint can escalate into if attacked by the human hands.

This skin disease can be so severe at times where patients are wet wrapped and admitted to hospital. Eczema if brought in contact with certain substances can irate the skin of the sufferer even more, causing the ailment to flare up and react in many different nasty ways. Please check with your local GP on these irritants that causes more pain and suffering to the patient.

Steroid creams are prescribed in severe cases and is very commonly used to ease and control this vicious skin disorder. We also have herbal remedies and cures. I state most importantly before buying over the shop counter that you consult your doctor.

Is it a miracle?

I entered the house of God on the day of my little baby sons christening. His face covered with spots and his red raw weeping neck made me feel helpless as a mother. My little boy was ravished from head to toe with eczema.

Onto my little baby with no name at the time I blessed him while at the same time sprinkling a little holy water onto his neck.

The eczema was still with him for many years, but his neck was cleared of the eczema from that very day. I sometimes now wish I had had held him by the heel just like Achilles mother.

I will never know was this a miracle or just a coincidence. What I do know is that you believe in what you want to believe so I end this article with a thank you to GOD.

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I have seen cases of eczema that would make you cry, But there are remedies that can help ease the pain and mental stress. Please go to my health page for help and advice at www.benidormbeaches.com