Eczema and Food Allergies
by ecokaren on January 19, 2010
My kids have been suffering with Eczema, on and off, since they were infants. But the symptoms have gotten worse in the last five years. They tried every cream and ointment on the market and have tried everything that their dermatologists and pediatricians recommended. They’ve used specialty soaps (goat milk soap like the photo) and lotions, they took quick showers, slobbered with lotion all over their bodies afterwards, took every skin supplements I gave them, and even washed their hair (for dry scalp) with apple cider vinegar once.
Happy Goats Soap on Etsy
They helped but nothing cured them.
Then, my daughter’s recent bout with a nasty cold, made me discover what was causing their Eczema problem and hence, found a solution.
Read my blog for more…..
And read the posted comments too. The problem is more prevalent than I thought – thank God that we are not the only ones suffering and at the same time, I’m so sorry that there are so many like us.
I hope sharing our personal experiences and posting solutions that worked for us will help each other.
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Karen, Thank you for such a great insight into your personal life. Eczema and allergies are topics that touch more and more families lately. Over the last several years we have learned so much about the links between the foods we eat and allergies. I look forward to learning from you and sharing our journey.
XO
Elena
Elena,
I am also learning how stress affects our skin too. It makes sense that what we put in our bodies affect the skin but I was amazed at how much stress affects how our skin looks. There is so much correlation between the two that there’s a field, albeit still very small, called Psycho-dermatology. These are psychology trained dermatologists who investigates how patient’s stress manifests in their skin ailments. These doctors train their patients in managing stress as part of the regimen. This is very interesting as my kids’ stress level definitely changed as they grew into teen years with increased stress with school, emotional changes, hormonal changes, and their sports playing. So this is a fascinating discovery to me. In addition to watching foods they eat, we are also trying to manage their stress too.
I am encouraged by the support I received from so many readers who shared their stories as you did. The comments helped in going forward and staying on course. So we can’t “fall of the wagon” – sort of speak.
♥k.