Around 6 months ago I developed discoid eczema, and it just will not go away, I have had courses of steroids and steroid cream, whilst the cream does relieve the itching, it does not cure it. Has anyone had light treatment, what exactly is it and more to the point does it work.
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I'm OK since I moved from the Chilterns. If I moved back to a hard water area I'd definitely invest in a water softener.
http://www.lumenis.com/wt/home
Not sure about light treatment, it seems a bit drastic.
IMHO, steroids make it worse long term. The reason is that they suppress the immune response which is over reacting (like hayfever). But the immune system is doing this because it is below par - to suppress it further will only hurt in the long run.
We solved the problem with allergy testing and a strict elimination diet (wheat, cows milk & citrus were worst offenders). Omega 3 oils were used in large doses too.
Within a month she was 90% eczema free, having not had a whole nights sleep for over 6 months with constant scratching and bleeding.
She also has religiously had vits & fish oil since and, now her immune system is better, she can eat anything again.
Like UKaitch, I have sporadic and mild (but still bloody annoying) eczema. I use Zenoxon cream, available from local pharmacy, to keep it in check.
There's a Lush in Reading so next time I'm in town I'll check out that Dream Cream. It'll be a quick in and out job though - spend more than five minutes in that place and for the rest of the day you pong like a whore's handbag!
The bad thing about hard water as the cause is that you have to move/spend money on a softener to get rid of it. The good thing is that you can forget about continuosly applying cream.
Put some oats in a sock or old stocking and run the taps through it. I have recommended this to a few friends with eczema and had very good success.
I'll get my coat.
My husband has it really bad too.
I know it's stating the obvious but do you use non-biological washing powder/tablets etc? Have you tried cutting out fabric softener and spray starch etc? This makes a difference for my Ivan.
Any one else think that the weather affects this? I guess it's to do with the skin drying out...?
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GT I do use non-bio but who uses spray starch.
ouch....
It's nice pootling about with my 2 little monkeys for a "career break!" (ahem... career!) When they start school and I go back he can take his split on again. As it is I tend to save up my ironong and watch fat friends, or something on those lines, as I do it with a bottle of beer (so sophisticated, not!)
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