Eczema on eyes

[Solveitch]

Hi there

Does anyone have any tips to ease dry skin/eczema on eyelids? My dd has really red puffy eyes, right round her eyelids and underneath, with flakes of skin on eyelids. Not sure what would be best treatment. She is constantly rubbing them and then when she cries it makes it even worse.

Thanks
Tracey

hi solveitch
im sorry to hear your child has eczema my daughter was born with this and it took me months to get the rite help to clear it she had hers all over her arms and back it looked like she had been burned my doctor gave me loads of creams to try after a long time of trying it finally faided i hope you do find a way to beat it dont give up there are alot of things out there to help you just have to find the rite one good luck take car

my dd has been given canasten HC for her eyelids. i have never used it yet tho, but as she has sebhorric ezcema it tends to make her eyelids sore.

have u given your dd a anti-histimine? that sometimes helps stop the itchy eyes. ask your gp for one on repeat perscription if possible.

My dd suffers from this too, especially at this time of year now that it's getting colder and the heating has gone on! You just get resigned to the fact that it is going to be a problem until spring. Have had terrible problems with it for the past couple of years - up and down to the doctors etc with nothing really working. However, I remembered to mention it during our annual allergy clinic appointment at the hospital this year(which always occurs in the summer so the eyes are not that bad and I forget about it!!). The doctor recommended Epaderm Emollient which I get on prescription and, if I remember to use it morning and evening, it does help keep the dryness, itchiness and redness at bay and, in comparison to other creams I have used, doesn't have her complaining bitterly about it when I put it on.

Swimming (even with goggles) also has her eyes going through the roof so I then use Zirtek for a couple of days which I find is helpful in reducing the inflammation and the itchiness.

Good luck with finding a solution which works for you.

Coral

My dd's eyes were like this for a while, especially on her lower eyelids where they were red and cracked. We mixed her usual cream (diprobase) with warm, boiled water and used cotton wool to pu the cream on. Another good tip is to do it when she is asleep.
HTH

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hey solveitch, my son has also suffered with severe excema around the eyes with all of the symtoms you have stated and a few extra. cucumbers - kids size lebanese & telegraph cucumbers are good. i guess it depends on whether you are using the western medical system of going to the local GP for treating a complaint? or if you are wanting to try something alternative that might just fix / get rid of it? if you are interested in reading my sad sack situation you'll find it on Allergies - Whats the time Mr Wolf? Its excema time!. Theres some info there that may help you. Otherwise i offer info against possible overuse of creams (like parrafin etc) that are OIL based. Especially applying them at night as I used to do for nearly 2yrs before becoming more informed. The oil heats up on the skin thru our own natural body heat during sleep with blankets etc.. and literaly has a "cooking the excema" effect from underneath the skin. Because the heat cannot escape thru the skin (because it is covered with sometimes thick layers of cream) the natural reaction of the body is to remove the cream - thru scratching, rubbing, wiping etc it off / away. This was explained to me by the naturopath we saw about a year ago. It made alot of sense. Alternatively the eye area is linked with the liver. Obviously each individual is just that, but it might be worth your while looking into it now before it develops into something a whole lot worse.(speaking from experience with my son) i wouldn't want you and your dd to travel the road ds & i have been on. Luck & happiness.

I get a tiny patch of eczema on my eyelids. It cleared up when I took flax seed oil daily (actually to try and help my ds's eczema as he is breastfed) when I forgot last week it came back again. It's definately worth a shot as it works from the inside out and so you are not rubbing anything on the eyelids.

Hi Kinderbob

I have flaxseed oil in capsules, however how does a 3 year old take them, I wouldn't want to swallow the capusles myself - they're huge. I have burst them every so often and added them to food. What's the best way?

Ta
Tracey

I buy the oil in a bottle for bob and mix it with pureed fruit and his probiotic in the morning. Just don't put it with anything hot and store it in the fridge. Capsules are fine burst open - just a very expensive way of doing it.