Severe eczema- clothing & bedding advice

[Sippingmytea]

Hello
My DS(5) has severe eczema across his face and body. This has happened very quickly and we are receiving care from a consultant dermatologist. Can anybody give me any advice about clothing - what we can buy to put under his clothes? Any recommendations for online shops? Also, any advice about bedding and washing? How often do you wash bedsheets, what temperature and how often do you vacuum the bedroom?

We’re feeling very overwhelmed as we have no idea at the moment what is causing it and why it’s spreading so fast and so severe?
Many thanks!

My doctor also wouldn’t prescribe anything more than hydrocortisone when I got it badly round my eyes and lips ( they thought I was allergic to my own spit at one point ). Eventually I got Pro-topic, an immunosuppressant, and eumovate - both for my face. My face, at least, is now clear.

How is your DS at the moment? His eczema could be due to an allergy to one of the new items that was added to his room six weeks before his symptoms started.
In my experience, there can definitely be a delay between the initial exposure to the allergen and the appearance of symptoms. I had a bad and sudden case of eczema which turned out to be due to an allergy to something that I had started using two-to-three months before the eczema flared. This made it really difficult to identify what it was, and it was in desperation that I thought to remove that particular item, as I was trying to think of everything new that I had recently acquired. The symptoms cleared.
Try moving your son to a different room for a week. Also take out a selection of clothes and toys for him to use during that time. If his symptoms improve, you could then try to identify which of those new items he could be allergic to.
I really hope that you are able to find a solution soon.