Ezema
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Connie Wong
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Well i wanted to bring up this problem in the forum before. Both of my two sons have ezema and they usuually apply a cream called Perderm which I got it from his doctor. the cream is quite effective and the rash usually disappears one to two days afterwards. however the pedi. advised us to use it sparingly.
You can try the newest types of cream like protopic which is very expensive or elidel. I haven't tried these two yet cos my sons' problem doesn't seem so severe.
Try to apply lots and lots of baby cream after bathing. and make sure that all the baby's clothings are cotton. these helps too.
connie
You can try the newest types of cream like protopic which is very expensive or elidel. I haven't tried these two yet cos my sons' problem doesn't seem so severe.
Try to apply lots and lots of baby cream after bathing. and make sure that all the baby's clothings are cotton. these helps too.
connie
Connie Wong
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Dear jwang,
My son's ped's Dr Joseph Pang has protopic available but it costs $500. Dr Pang does not recommend my son to use that as his problem is not so serious. I know a pharmacy in Lok Fu Centre that has both for sale. I think that they could be bought without a prescription.
Connie
My son's ped's Dr Joseph Pang has protopic available but it costs $500. Dr Pang does not recommend my son to use that as his problem is not so serious. I know a pharmacy in Lok Fu Centre that has both for sale. I think that they could be bought without a prescription.
Connie
Hi, my son is 4 months old and had a very bad case of eczema on his body and scalp, it got pretty bad because he was not able to sleep. I did the following: 1) bath him only 2-3 times a day and use Oilatum (can buy at watsons) 2) put moisturizing cream on him (mustela stelatopia) or vaseline
My son got quite bad so i went with him to a skin specialist. Let me know if you want his contact.
My son got quite bad so i went with him to a skin specialist. Let me know if you want his contact.
Hi.... I just want to share my experience with my daughter, hope it'll help you make feel less worried...
My daughter will turn 4 in March, and she used to have a really bad case of eczema when she was a baby. I took her to half a dozen of doctors countless times, including a few dermatologists here and abroad, when we're visiting my in-laws. I was worried back then and refused to accept dr's explanation that it'd go away by itself as she grew bigger. She got over it without much medical interference shortly before she turned 1. She started showing eczema only after a few weeks after she's born.
Based on my own experience, my advices are:
- Don't use baby bath, as the foam/bubbles tend to make the skin dry. Oilatum or Aveeno is good. Or even just plain water. They don't get really dirty yet at this point.
- Make sure the temperature of the water (for bath) is not too hot. Just luke warm. Cold when it's summer. Again, hot water tend to dry the skin.
- Right after bath, use baby oil/almond oil all over the face and body.
- Don't dress them up too warm and choose 100% cotton.
- Pay attention to the softener as well. Use the ones indicated for babies, as they are milder. I think I used "Vigor" before.
And of course, some cream from the dr will help the blisters or rashes. But if it contains steroid, you don't want to use it too much, do you?
Good luck.....
My daughter will turn 4 in March, and she used to have a really bad case of eczema when she was a baby. I took her to half a dozen of doctors countless times, including a few dermatologists here and abroad, when we're visiting my in-laws. I was worried back then and refused to accept dr's explanation that it'd go away by itself as she grew bigger. She got over it without much medical interference shortly before she turned 1. She started showing eczema only after a few weeks after she's born.
Based on my own experience, my advices are:
- Don't use baby bath, as the foam/bubbles tend to make the skin dry. Oilatum or Aveeno is good. Or even just plain water. They don't get really dirty yet at this point.
- Make sure the temperature of the water (for bath) is not too hot. Just luke warm. Cold when it's summer. Again, hot water tend to dry the skin.
- Right after bath, use baby oil/almond oil all over the face and body.
- Don't dress them up too warm and choose 100% cotton.
- Pay attention to the softener as well. Use the ones indicated for babies, as they are milder. I think I used "Vigor" before.
And of course, some cream from the dr will help the blisters or rashes. But if it contains steroid, you don't want to use it too much, do you?
Good luck.....
My baby daugter (3M) is also diagnosed of eczema. She has rash on her face, and the skin in her body is rough. Doctor also advised to switch formula to HA ones. And use Oilatum Bath Oil and QV cream. He also gave us some cream for the rash.
Kind of worry, cos' I've heard that some case may turn to asthma when baby grow up .....
alice
Kind of worry, cos' I've heard that some case may turn to asthma when baby grow up .....
alice
Alice,
Unfortunately eczema is also called skin ashtma, so yes chances of having ashtma is higher than other kids. But my pediatrician told me to just try to prevent the ashtma from "flaring up", so bottom line is it is sometimes preventable. Hope things work out for you and your baby.
Unfortunately eczema is also called skin ashtma, so yes chances of having ashtma is higher than other kids. But my pediatrician told me to just try to prevent the ashtma from "flaring up", so bottom line is it is sometimes preventable. Hope things work out for you and your baby.
My son used to have severe eczema, but now it's all history. Below is what we did which worked on him. Hopefully this provides some pointers to some worried parents:-
Food:-
(1) We took our son to do a allergy test at which they basically did some form of blood test, and found out foods that he is allergic to. In our case, we found out that he is allergic to chocolate (artificial ones especially Dairy Farm chocolate ice-cream, he will get a fever straight after if fed), nuts.
(2) This is an old wise tale, but we also avoid giving him "seedy" fruits, eg, strawberry, kiwi, papaya...better safe than sorry!
(3) Tried to avoid MSG. We found out that the soya sauce in Steam Fish dishes is extremely bad.
(4) Formula wise: Nan HA
(5) My grannie insisted on this, and somehow, it worked like a miracle (maybe a combination of everything though)....use barley water in lieu of water when preparing the formula from time to time (ie once a week, once every other feed...entirely up to our convenience)
Bathing and Moisterising:-
(1) Make sure water is not too hot (very important!)
(2) We used Cetaphil (a non-soap bathing liquid available at Mannings and Watsons) to wash hair and body
(3) after using Cetaphil, we poured Pinetarsol solution (anti-itch) and baby oil into bath water and soaked baby for a little while (also available at Mannings and Watsons)
(4) then we immediately dried baby with warm towel and smeared E45 cream (only available in UK, we got ours from Boots) all over baby's body.
(5) Used Elidel (prescription necessary) only ever so thinly everyday until baby's ecszema got clear. Then we only use it whenever extremely intoralable bad patches appear again. (Don't be afraid to use it everyday at the first instance, it's better than starting and stopping and changing the treatment<-won't get better)
(6) Bathe him once a day, no more, no less
General envoironment:-
(1) Keep surroundings as dust-free as possible, only limit to a couple of soft toys around baby
(2) Dressed baby with 100% cotton undershirt
(3) Winter - we would rather dressed the baby a bit more, rather than turning on the heater, especially at night (dry up skin)
(4) Summer - we avoided dressing him too much (damped clothings soaked with sweat may be bad as well)
(5) Laundry - we seperated baby's clothes from other members of the hosehold, and used baby laundry liquid (available at ParkNShop, Wellcome etc)
(6) We also got some very mild anti-histamine from baby's doctor which we can feed baby with, whenever we think that ezcema is "coming back".
Hope the above work for your little ones too! Good Luck! Remember, during the "change of weather" time..like now....eczema is prone to appear. But it will get better once the weather stablise, so don't get too worried...
Food:-
(1) We took our son to do a allergy test at which they basically did some form of blood test, and found out foods that he is allergic to. In our case, we found out that he is allergic to chocolate (artificial ones especially Dairy Farm chocolate ice-cream, he will get a fever straight after if fed), nuts.
(2) This is an old wise tale, but we also avoid giving him "seedy" fruits, eg, strawberry, kiwi, papaya...better safe than sorry!
(3) Tried to avoid MSG. We found out that the soya sauce in Steam Fish dishes is extremely bad.
(4) Formula wise: Nan HA
(5) My grannie insisted on this, and somehow, it worked like a miracle (maybe a combination of everything though)....use barley water in lieu of water when preparing the formula from time to time (ie once a week, once every other feed...entirely up to our convenience)
Bathing and Moisterising:-
(1) Make sure water is not too hot (very important!)
(2) We used Cetaphil (a non-soap bathing liquid available at Mannings and Watsons) to wash hair and body
(3) after using Cetaphil, we poured Pinetarsol solution (anti-itch) and baby oil into bath water and soaked baby for a little while (also available at Mannings and Watsons)
(4) then we immediately dried baby with warm towel and smeared E45 cream (only available in UK, we got ours from Boots) all over baby's body.
(5) Used Elidel (prescription necessary) only ever so thinly everyday until baby's ecszema got clear. Then we only use it whenever extremely intoralable bad patches appear again. (Don't be afraid to use it everyday at the first instance, it's better than starting and stopping and changing the treatment<-won't get better)
(6) Bathe him once a day, no more, no less
General envoironment:-
(1) Keep surroundings as dust-free as possible, only limit to a couple of soft toys around baby
(2) Dressed baby with 100% cotton undershirt
(3) Winter - we would rather dressed the baby a bit more, rather than turning on the heater, especially at night (dry up skin)
(4) Summer - we avoided dressing him too much (damped clothings soaked with sweat may be bad as well)
(5) Laundry - we seperated baby's clothes from other members of the hosehold, and used baby laundry liquid (available at ParkNShop, Wellcome etc)
(6) We also got some very mild anti-histamine from baby's doctor which we can feed baby with, whenever we think that ezcema is "coming back".
Hope the above work for your little ones too! Good Luck! Remember, during the "change of weather" time..like now....eczema is prone to appear. But it will get better once the weather stablise, so don't get too worried...
My best friend's son now is 8 and has very serious eczema since he was born. Every night, they boiled water with brown bar sugar (sugar cane). His son started to enjoy as he realised that he would not feel itchy after taking the bath with brown sugar water and had a good sleep. This is the very traditional Chinese medication. Believe or not!
Also pls look for a cream from NuSkin. It is also good for those suffering from red, scaly, itchy or rashy skin conditions. It is the Epoch "Calming Touch".
Also pls look for a cream from NuSkin. It is also good for those suffering from red, scaly, itchy or rashy skin conditions. It is the Epoch "Calming Touch".
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hello
hi there,
my 3 mth old also developed eczema,i was advisde by my ped to chge the formula to NAN 1which is hypoallergenic and also use AQUEOUS cream after bath in lukewarm water without any soap.use only cotton wear washed in mild detergent and use CETAPHIL moisturizing lotion if skin feels dry,all available from your ped.it helps.
goodluck.
malini.
hi there,
my 3 mth old also developed eczema,i was advisde by my ped to chge the formula to NAN 1which is hypoallergenic and also use AQUEOUS cream after bath in lukewarm water without any soap.use only cotton wear washed in mild detergent and use CETAPHIL moisturizing lotion if skin feels dry,all available from your ped.it helps.
goodluck.
malini.
There are some really good products for eczema made by Ego:-
http://www.ego.hk/index.aspx
http://www.ego.hk/index.aspx