excema

[teresa1]

I have a 2year old grandson who suffers with excema. He is under a consultant and has had various creams and lotions prescribed. One of the main problems is lack of sleep for both my grandson and his mum, would be glad to hear from any mum or nan who has had to deal with this problem and any tips of how they managed to overcome this problem.

the sleepsuits from here are pricey but worth it for getting sleep

Thanks very much Misdee, will try these.

A week of zyrtec (cetirizine) can do wonders for the itch/scratch/itch cycle and therefore stop the broken sleep pattern.

put him on probiotics (live yoghurt on a supplement, my children like the yoghurt you drink). You need to give them daily. Add a dose of fish oil for the omega 3s as that helps some skin problems too. Can take several weeks but hopefully you'll notice a gradual improvement. Some mums here have found switching from cows milk to goats milk helps and if you look at other eczema threads you'll find advice on bathing too.

HTH

I am new to this site and infact new to chat forums, but I also have a son 19mths who has recently broken out with the most awful excema.

He hasn't started to scratch yet, and we have just started with dypro bath and double base cream from the doctors. I don't want to use the hydrocortisone cream unless I absolutely have to, but I would like to know if there is anyone out there who has any advice on what foods if any make it better/worse,or which non steroid creams had the best results for them, and any tips anyone might have to handle this.

I have always used Aveeno cream on my DS-it is a lovely smooth cream which just keeps his skin moisturised.

What a timely new thread - it's excema flare up time I reckon and Tilly is terrible. Just ordered that catalogue Misdee but at the mo she is sleeping and living in tights as she has scratched the skin off her ankles. baths are a nightmare even with stuff added as all she does is scratch. We are using Aveeno, grease (emulsifier) and Fucidin H steroid on top for a few days to get it down. She also has anti-histamine at bedtime. She is still in a sleeping bag which stops her getting to her feet and am dreading the big bed/duvet move planned at Xmas.
For mild cases I would recommend Badger Balm which is lovely and natural (think Boots do it or try the web).
Tilly has yoghurt and veggie Omega oil but the non dairy route is a bit of a nightmare as she isn't a big eater at the best of times. Her hands flare up with cheese and hummus but these are her fave foods!
Sorry - bit of a rant!!

i have an eczema t-0shirt going free atm. its for age 2-3, pale blue with fold back mittens.

In terms of foods, every child is different, my only advice is to keep a diary where you write down what does he eat every day and the reactions he has. DS reacts with rashes to so many things you would not believe it. We have removed some of them from his diets and his eczema is gone though he might also have outgrew it...

We have this problem too. If we had known about this site a year ago, we probably would have bought about 4 suits! Funnily enough, ds had impetigo last week, and the antibiotics for that seemed to make his eczema much better and less itchy...which we thought was a little weird!

He has to wear tubigrip bandages during the day, and wears socks on his hands at night, to protect his arms. The worst areas are the wrists, because he can get to those. It is so disheartening, not to mention a pain rubbing loads of greasy creams on him morning and night.

When he was a baby, he was on anti-histamines to break the itch/scratch cycle.

I'll take the T-shirt Misdee if it's up for grabs. Can you CAT me though as I haven't had much success with it!