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anyone elses lo have bad eczema at the minute?

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ratbunny · 08/05/2008 15:01

Cant work out what the trigger is this time. It has been good recently, then jabs about 6 weeks ago and it flared and didnt come down properly for about 4 weeks
Now it isnt too bad, but his legs are red, his wrists and behind his ears, round his mouth. And it doesnt respond well to hc, and he wants to scratch CONSTANTLY.
Its not food related as we did a dairy free diet for a week and gave him cheese yesterday and its no different (he used to be dairy allergic, but we are currently on a very slow dairy trial). And I;m already careful about his diet becasue of his food allergies.

Can hayfever manifest as eczema?
Any ideas?

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ratbunny · 08/05/2008 15:02

sorry, jabs were 8 weeks ago..
not that it makes much difference.

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JenniferYellowHat · 09/05/2008 11:37

My eczema has really flared up the last couple of weeks due to hayfever so it's certainly possible. Usually antihistamine sorts it out but I can't take any this year as I'm bf...

RedFraggle · 09/05/2008 11:40

My DD (3)and I have both had flare ups recently - I think it is linked to the hay fever season as I've been sneezing lots too.

As JenniferYellowHat suggests can you give your little boy antihistamine? We have some liquid form piriton that works a treat on DD.

IneedacleanerIamalazyslattern · 09/05/2008 11:43

Ratbunny dd only has excema when her hayfever comes. In autumn she starts clearing up, through winter she has perfect skin then come spring it starts getting dy and by summer it is back.
Take him to the GP who may prescribe an anti hitimaine, dd gets stocked up every year around March for her summer months now.

ReallyTired · 09/05/2008 22:22

My son has awful ezcema at the moment. He has never had it so bad. He has it all over his body and to make matters worst he has it behind his ears so it hurts when he wears his hearing aids.

elizabethsmum · 13/05/2008 21:51

Thanks v much for this. i have tried it today using rice milk instead of soya and the brownies came out beautifully- DD who bless her never gets the chance to taste anything remotely chocolatey wolfed down two straight away!

elizabethsmum · 13/05/2008 21:52

whoops- meant to post this on the chocolate brownies thread!!

elizabethsmum · 13/05/2008 21:54

PS - my ezcema is terrible at the moment- was thinking it might be the weather

NoBiggy · 13/05/2008 21:54

DD2 has been pimply and scabby lately. It flares every so often. But she's had a snotty nose too. I hadn't considered hayfever, as none of us are afflicted.

UniversallyChallenged · 13/05/2008 21:58

Do you try the porridge oats in a muslin trick? Tie it up and run it under the hot water tap into dc bath - works with mine. Sorry if im teaching you to suck eggs

MetalMummy · 13/05/2008 21:58

DS1s eczema is bad at the moment, I think it's a combination of heat and hayfever that's causing it. His asthma isn't too good at the moment either

pointydog · 13/05/2008 21:59

dd2's eczema has been awful all autumn, winter and spring. No idea what the trigger is, if any. I gave up trying to work it our a long time ago. I know I sound defeatist. Sorry.

It pisses me off.

pointydog · 13/05/2008 22:00

on the up side, her asthma has been almost non-existent. So I'm happy for that (re metal's post)

madeindevon2 · 14/05/2008 10:01

my sons is worse too at moment. mouth, back of neck, legs, knees and elbows mainly. i reckon its the heat.
do you use suncream if hes outside? i used baby sensitive soltan once from boots and that made it worse i reckon too
just try and keep him out of sun altogether (sad tho isnt it....)

mustsleep · 14/05/2008 10:14

oh i didn't know it was realted to hayfever season ds doesn;t get hayfever but does get eczema

it has flared up this past week and he is quite sore behind his knees and in his elbow creases poor kid

we aren;t using hc at the mo as he hates having it on he says it stings but have been very liberal with the diprobase and that seems to be calming it down a bit

themildmanneredjanitor · 14/05/2008 10:16

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DrNortherner · 14/05/2008 10:17

Yep my ds has awful skin at the mo, legs, backs of knees and trunk.

Sunflower100 · 15/05/2008 08:27

My dd's (15mo)is awful too. Back, tummy, legs and arms - everywhere really! I think its the heat as it flared up from almost nothing the day the weather changed. Fed up!

kalie · 15/05/2008 10:04

Hayfever can manifest as eczema. DD1 is covered at the moment from playing on the field at school, happens every year.
Also, trying to find a suncream that DD1 & DD2 aren't allergic to. Have tried Boots Soltan & E45 sunblock but makes eczema flare up really badly. DDs are fed up with wearing long sleeves & trousers to protect skin from sun, they want to be in dresses or t-shirts & shorts. Any advice?

ladida · 07/06/2008 02:02

my daughter has taken exzema at the age of 9 years, doc has put her on aveeno cream as a moistureiser and epaderm as an amoiliant for washin and bathin i find it work well, aveeno cream has an oatmeal base which is supposed to be very good for exzema sufferers she has used load of creams and ointments that did not work. but im goin on holiday soon and im lookin for sun lotions that i can use, but must not have any perfume or fragrence of any kind plus no colourents of any kind heeeeeelp. x ladida

ladida · 07/06/2008 02:09

my dtrs exzema is on her face, need brill sun protection as it cant b covered with clothin.

helibee · 07/06/2008 02:56

my ds's eczema is very bad atm too-he's needing 2 different antihistamines just to help stop the scratching on top of his creams etc.(he's only 9 months old), i think hayfever def aggravates it.

Also as for sun cream, i spoke to someone from the eczema society and they said any baby one (not child one) is ok as they are made for very delicate skin, every child is different but the nivea baby works well for my lo.

We also found that an air con unit has helped to reduce some of the heat aggravated eczema patches on ds and he's happier when its cool.

Tras · 14/06/2008 19:33

My DS exzema has flared up recently and I think it could be the sun cream. The Health Shop recommended a sun cream by Dr. Hauschka but its £18 a tube and only goes up to factor 30! Think I might get it though because we are going on hollidays soon and if it stops a flare up, it will be worth it.
My DS has just turned one and I also have just started using cow's milk for him. Might cut that out and replace with goats milk, but what do I do about yoghurts etc. Are there any replacements for those? We also noticed that he has been eating oranges recently so will have to stop giving those. Its all a process of elimination. Any other dietary advice? All is welcome.

whatdayisit · 14/06/2008 19:40

My 5 yo's has been flaring up at this time of year for the last 4 years. Can't be the sun cream (or the sun) this year, though we've hardly had any sun.

I wondered if it's becasue of him getting sweaty at night, as my dad swears blind the little bit of eczema he gets on his face is caused by sweating in the gym and I've started getting a bit under my eyes since I started running.

wonderwomanakaeandh · 14/06/2008 19:40

Yep both the dd's eczema flared, in fact dd2 has higher % hc cream as hers was getting a lot worse behind her knees and she was crying when she was walking, dd1 I've managed to contain using aveeno and some hc when really flared up

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