Seeking Help for 2 Year with Eczema.

I have had SOOOOOO many dermatological (word?) problems in my life. My mom always joked that I needed to marry a Dermatologist so that I wouldn't have to pay for copays. But, anyway, Dr. Barry Thompson, in Augusta, has helped me out for years. He isn't a pediatric dermatologist but he sees all ages. He also has a partner with him Dr. John Reeves and he is fantastic. I hope this helps! Good luck!

Hi N.,
My daughter also had eczema. My pediatrician told me to put a couple drops of baby oil into her bath so that the water wouldn't dry out her skin. This helped me out alot.

As a Mom to two boys with allergies and terrible eczema we have tried just about everything. Here is a list of the things that have hleped the most.
warm (not hot) bath or showers everynight, this helps remove allergins that are on their skin in the evening, it also hydrates the skin before putting on lotion. We make to put the lotion on before their skin drys, pat dry with towel no rubbing.
They are both prescribbed a steriod cream (not ointment) for itching but we try to uses in a little as possible because the side effects can include prematur aging of the skin. The lotions we put on them include petrolium jelly for really dry spot and a thick cream for the rest of the skin.
Also they are on Maitence allergie meds this has really helped allievate the itch and cut back on the eczema spots. It took trying several prescrips though some will actully dry the skin (this a problem over the counter Benadryl)
We do have carpet in our house but our allergist says it would help if we didn't.
We have seem many Dr.s about thier skin and allergies to include primary PH, derm PH and two different allergist. the routine we have developed is a result of trying what each Dr has recomended and keeping what works. Finding a good childrens Allergist has the best help. It's a lot of work but as long as we stay on top of the routine they are much more comfortable and have fewer outbrakes.
I totally agree with finding out what your son is allergic too. It can really help controll his symtoms and could help you avoid some serouis reactions. Good luck

EDIT:
Oh I forgot to meantion avoiding regular soap. It can dry the skin out. There are several brands of nonsoap cleansers. Some of the best we have found are cedaphil (can find it with the creams) and an all natural soap made by a company called Mia Bella (have to buy through a consultant) I hope I have hleped

Please be sure to use safe natural soaps on him at all times. I also oil my son down with natural oils every night within 2-3 minutes of his bath to help retain the moisture in his skin. Your local herb shop or health store(not GNC) could be very helpful. These things and allergy shots have greatly reduced my sons eczema. Some peopls have had to cut out dairy products to see any results. Good luck. Oh also All Free and clear is a great detergent with no allergens.

hello N. how are you???? My daughter was five months when they diagnosed her with severe eczema, they told me that they would give her two months on using dove soap and keri lotion but if that didnt work they were going to give her to steroid treatments this was something that I really didnt feel comfortable with or I couldnt afford, so I had to seek other cheaper help..... I am so thankful that I did her eczema is gone and see couldnt be any better.... I owe it all to the renew lotion its only eight dollars a bottle and in two weeks it was completely gone it even works for her diaper rash... well just from mother to mother I just wanted to let you know that you have options so that you dont have to spend all this crazy amounts of money to get your son well..... Please if you want more info contact me at ____@____.com or my home phone ###-###-#### hope to hear from you!

We used a Mary Spraker in Atlanta...I think it it was at childrens healthcare of Atlanta...I remember seeing the back side of white water when we took our son. (not 75 or 41)
Shes dones several articles in childrens magazines or allergies and eczema. She actually suggested to us we take our son to the beach for the weekend we thought she was crazy he was 4 months old at the time but she said the salt water would help clear it up at the time it was really bad. So we took a trip to Flordia. After that I went to our local herb store and bought sea salt by the scoop and about twice a week put it in a luke warm bath for him to play in and during the summer his kiddie pool was always laced with sea salt. Clorine is the worst thing for some one with eczema. My son is now 10 and we might have one brake out a year and thats mostly in the summer due to living in our pool. I hope this help and it really does get better...Good Luck with your Baby Girl

I am a pediatric Medical Assistant and we tell our patients to start out with a very mild lotion called Eucerin, and use an oatmeal based baby wash, like Aveeno. A lot of the baby washes and soaps say fragrance-free, but are not. Try this until you can get into an allergist or your PCP. Hope this helps!

My sons doctor prescribed him hydrocortizone cream. Its works immediately on the itch and its cleared by the next day if not the day after depending on the severity of it.

hey N.! Both of my babies have eczema. I use dove soap and eucerin lotion every day! But when they have a bad break out I use Triamcinolone ointment ( prescribed by my doctor)..the hydrocortizone cream never helped my kids.. but this ointment is wonderful!
My nephew also has eczema (it's worse than my kids' though) ..he has to wash with cediphil all the time (hair and body) and has to use eucerin lotion everyday also! They make sure that the bath tub is clean (they have a tub where he only washes in it because the other soaps that they use will break him out bad)! Hope i helped in some way! I really hope the best for you and your little boy!

Hi N.,
My 4-year-old was born with eczema, although it has subsided now. Her pediatrician prescribed Elidel (pimecrolimus) cream, which worked very well. We've been going to Gwinnett Pediatrics (http://www.gwinnettpeds.com) since she was born, and I've never had a problem getting an appointment. They also offer a telephone advice nurse and an after-hours hotline. Good luck!

Hi N.,

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My son suffers with eczema as well. A friend sent this to me, and I found it very interesting:
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=556...
We've visited a dermatologist in Fayetteville, but they were no help. I feel the correct "path" is to diagnose the source of the rash, but all they wanted to do was push prescriptions. So no advice there, sorry :(

My daughter has the same thing (since she was about 2 and now she is 5). We go to Allergy and Asthma Consultants. They have about 5 offices around the Atlanta area. My Daughter see Dr Livesey.
Good Luck
K.

I have had eczema since i was 6 years old and it seemed like nothing would manage it. Then when i was about 19 years old I went to a new doctor and he prescribed Triamcinolone ointment. It cleared it all up!!! I couldnt believe it. Then when my daughter was born, she developed it and her doctor said that she could use it also because it is the most mild eczema ointment and it is good for babies. 2 days later, it was clear. she would have a break out every blue moon and it will clear it up within a day or 2. One thing to do is not use frangrance on your baby like lotions and soaps. They recommended for me to use Dove sensitive skin soap and only use Vasiline. It has worked wonders! Hope that helps :-)

Hello to you

My 3 year old has eczema and I know how frustrating it can be. We have had some luck with switching to soap washing powder and giving her baths with a little bleach in the water. I also use a product I got off line called Freederm. These things all together seem to help alot.
I read several articles about the detergent allergy, and the bleach we found worked because she swam in a pool for a week while we were on vacation and was nearly completely cleared up. Being vigilant and keeping him moisturized is important too.

Are you military?
Our ped at Martin Army has been very sympathetic but, most of what we have found we have found on our own most docs look at it as just a skin condition. They don't see the pain it causes and the sleepless nights as the little one's lay itching. There is also an eczema board I could get you the info. Check out the products at freederm.com
Email me for more info
J. K