We have a grand-daughter with what has been diagnosed as eczema. She is just 3 1/2 years old and has had extreme eczema all of her life. Her skin is red crusty and she itches terribly . Her hands are particularly painful but she really has problems all over her body including her face. Her mother keeps her covered head to toe to keep her from causing damage with scratching. I have recommended she try Quercetin. She has tried every thing else imaginable including a very restricted diet which I think may actually complicate things but who knows. Help Please
As you know, eczema is an itchy skin condition. The dermatologists think it is a skin condition, the allergists think it is an allergic condition. In my experience, it responds to allergic treatment.
Quercetin and stinging nettle would both be effective in trying to slow down the histamine reaction that is causing the itchiness. I have seen it in a product for children. The food restricted diet is a good idea, but it is often hard to eliminate enough of the potentially allergic foods long enough to solve the problem. The most common foods at this age would be milk (dairy), eggs, wheat and perhaps other grains, yeast, corn and, depending on exposure, nuts. And by 3 ½ years of age there may also be dust, mold or dander allergies mixed up in the picture. Treatment with energy desensitization with NAET has been most successful in my office. The children tolerate it well. The muscle testing is done through a surrogate.
Other options include virgin olive oil rubbed gently onto the skin. Check to make sure that laundry soaps and fabric contents do not include irritating elements. Some fabrics are toxic to sensitive skin, and laundry soaps can be devastating as well. We use only organic soaps and fabric softeners.
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing:
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1 Lesley // Feb 22, 2010 at 12:24 pm
My daughter also had / has eczema issue’s. We have found that L-lysine and complex Vit B seem to help her.
2 Sharon Beyler // Feb 22, 2010 at 4:01 pm
I would try Market America’s OPC-3. It worked for my niece.
3 Cara // Feb 24, 2010 at 2:48 pm
my 14 year old son has had eczema since he was a baby. I have found the homeopathic Calendula Gel and Rescue Remedy cream a great thing to treat it with. I have also use desitin on the skin when he had really bad cases that didn’t want to heal. The vitamin A and Zinc in it helps heal the skin. don’t use to much to long though the zinc can make the skin to dry if used for a prolonged period of time. You may also want to have your granddaughter have an allergy test done to see what she might be allergic to. A blood test type is the easiest type to have done for a child. you may want to give the child a good multivitamin and Vitamin C, which is a natural antihistamine. I hope this helps you.
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