Wits end. Bleeding eczema

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Dc3 has very bad eczema. Been seen by paediatric dermo and has Eumovate along with numerous other creams. Keep smothering in cream (epiderm, dermal, hydromol) but this week has been really bad. He keeps scratching and bleeding and I just can't get on top of it. Asked chemists if it looked infected and they didn't think so yet but said he should see Dr anyway. He's 15 months and every time I put him down or am not watching he's scratching himself to bits. I've got blood everywhere. On his clothes and bedding ect.
I'm going to take him to GP tomorrow but I really don't know what else can be done?
He's had allergy tests and only has mild allergy to peanut which we don't have anyway.
I tried wet wrapping last week but was back to square one the next day and I don't think I can wet wrap anyway now if it's bleeding?
Chemist said I shouldn't cover it as it could cause infection or get worse.

Dc1 had all this but she had cleared up bybthis age and had numerous allergies too. She was actually put on Elecon for a while.

Anything else I can do?
I can't even put him down to sleep in his room, so I'm just sitting up with him.

the steroid thing - you have to wait until the emollient has soaked in, yes, indeed.

our dermatologist has always reiterated that the emollient is always the most important thing.

yy to applying the emollient really thickly

Interesting the bf was no help nickelarea .I was keen to it anyway but it was an added incentive .Even put Dd1 onto soya milk after .perhaps it is Myth

it's not myth - research has shown that there is a certain amount of protection - that those who aren't BF show higher instances, or worse, but it doesn't mean that BFing will stop it or even prevent it if it's going to happen (because other factors are always present)

and of course, BFing mothers have to take out of their own diet those things that the child is allergic to, or has an intolerance to.

DS was prescribed all sorts of creams; but £1.99 coconut oil from Superdrug cleared it up in three days - I was amazed. Still use it for flare ups.

we used coconut oil for a while, too.

Udos' oil,taken orally.It's a mixture of Omegas 3,6 and 9 (if I remember rightly).It was our families 'miracle' cure anyway,changed my sons skin from a bleeding eyesore (he really looked like he had been sandpapered,poor child) to the most beautiful soft skin within a couple of weeks,we could see the improvement begin within 2 days.

I only tried it on the advice of someone who said that you need to treat excema from inside,instead of just applying creams to try manage the dryness.It made sense to me,and it really,really worked for us.

DS has asthma as well and what has worked for his eczema this winter is having lots of asthma attacks and getting oral steroids to treat those, his eczema has clear right up as a consequence.

FIL's eczema never came back after he had a heart bypass over 10 years ago, I'm assuming it was the drugs he's been on since that made the difference. I wonder if there has been any research on people whose eczema has cleared up long term and anything that might be linked to it and if that is useful to other sufferers?

We've had success for a while with epiderm but are now on dermol500. We use Oilatum Plus in the bath (ordinary oilatum had no effect). We use fucibet on outbreaks which works much better for us than hydrocortisone cream.

As has already been mentioned, try Aveeno cream as your emollient. My son's eczema was pretty much like your son's is now, his skin really responded well to this.

Just make sure you get the 'right' Aveeno. They've since expanded the brand into several ranges; ignore the 'Daily Moisture' and 'Skin Relief' ranges, they're not really up to it. I think they now describe the original range as 'Dry Sensitive' - that's the one to go for. It was available on prescription.

Aloe Vera plant or soap was mentioned, I was told to try Aloe Vera in gel form for my son who suffered with it a lot when younger and I found it was the only thing that helped, creams and emollients off doctors didn't do much. Can get Aloe Vera gel in a tube from stores like Holland and Barrett if Uk based, all natural too and soothing on the skin

Agree with Nickel, great to get all these ideas on one thread. Lots of new ones here that I hadn't heard of before that I'll definitely try!

Glitoris - i too believe that has a huge part to play.

the dermatologist and the allergy dr both agreed about that - the antihistamine goes a long way to stop the itching so that the scratching can be stopped in order for the creams to work without skin being infected.

diet can have an effect - allergies and intolerances can make huge differences, environment can have a big effect too - air borne allergies etc.

we have a list of allergens, none of which seem to make a difference when they're removed, but we are starting to notice (now we've got most of the symptoms under control) that some days she's itchy and some she's not - must be related to what's happening in the air

aloe vera straight from the plant is best though - and it's really easy to grow and keep alive in a pot (i am not greenfingered in the slightest with indoor plants)

Beverley DS has milk allergy and we use biogaia probiotic.

Resurrecting this thread to thank whoever recommended Salcura (summerworld?). DD1, now 21, has had eczema since she was a baby. It has been a constant in our lives, made worse at times by stress and goodness only knows what. Had so many creams over the years and have tried most things with limited benefits. Years of anguish and frustration. Anyway, bought this for her to try. Didn't want to get her hopes up, but 3 weeks later, she is amazed at how soft her skin is. They have quite an informative website. For the first time in 22years, I am tentatively beginning to think we have found something that works for us.

Black tea wraps. I had an interesting chat with a Swiss doctor who was talking about using it in the hospital where she trained.

For those that used Salcura for your littles, did you use the regular or junior version?