GP doesn't want to know or investigate potential allergies that cause these awful flare ups. She is constantly covered in eczema all over her little body and has been like this since she was 4 months old, she is now 2 and 1/2. She has been prescribed emollients and steroid creams including one of the strongest, but nothing keeps it at bay. She is flaring up more regularly now and I have no idea what the trigger could be. Although it does calm down after nasty flare ups, it is always there and always causing her to be uncomfortable, she scratches constantly. We can't let her enjoy a bath for longer than a few minutes because once her skin is exposed she literally claws at herself. I trim her nails right down yet she still manages to scratch herself.
Does anyone have any miracle tips or ideas of what could be triggering this? I use non bio laundry detergent and softener, baths are now plain water only with child's farm unscented shampoo. Im at a loss and can't stand to see her so uncomfortable all of the time.
Photos attached from today with her latest flare up
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Toddler ECZEMA advice - can't keep on top of it
loandbeholder · 23/03/2024 22:27
loandbeholder · 23/03/2024 22:42
@bookish83 sorry I meant to tag @ew1990 in that first reply!
I have asked for a referral to a dermatologist but they keep refusing saying that it's common in toddlers her age and she's likely to grow out of it I may have to look into going private. We don't have any pets and no allergy concerns really - she does have very sensitive skin to the point if she gets any kind of saucy food on her face (pasta sauce, ketchup, yoghurts etc...) it will come up in hives that disappear after a few hours. I have cut things out of her diet to see if I can pinpoint a trigger but nothing seems to make it better or worse
JaneChampagne · 23/03/2024 23:17
I had chronic eczema as a child. If you are still using the emollients, I would stop. I am allergic to them. Use only the steroid and wean off when the skin begins to heal. Then try a little Aveeno. A little salt in baths. Don’s use anything else.
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