Bad eczema on ds genitals, advice?

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Ds (3) has bad eczema on his bits like in the pics on this website ( vgrd.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/atypical-diaper-dermatitis.html?m=1 ) the doctor prescribed cetroben cream and 1% hydrocortisone to use, so far I've not used the hydrocortisone on him because it says not to use on broken skin and when I put it on for my eczema it stings like a bitch.. plus I know it thins the skin so don't really want to use it unless as a last resort as it's such a sensitive area. does anyone have any advice or anything to help manage or clear it up without having to use the hydrocortisone? Going to make an appointment at docs again tomorrow because I don't want it getting infected and he's so sore with it, but really don't know if there's anything else they can do for it :( (also can someone tell me how to do a clicky link plz?)

Gps vary on how knowledgeable they are about ezcema. Dd was lucky to have a GP who has lived with ezcema his entire life.

The national ezcema society website has good information from people who KNOW what they are talking about.

www.eczema.org

How to apply steriods

www.eczema.org/corticosteroids

He may need a different emollient. It's not one cream suits all. I use diorobase. Kids use dermol. Mother uses doublebase.

Just a word of warning before using ANY steroid cream on a child, let alone in the genital area.

You might want to look up Red Skin Syndrome and ITSAN, and topical steroid withdrawal.

I spent most of this year recovering from (mild) steroid use and wouldn't wish it on any one.

Steroids don't help and can make skin problems worse. Have you tried dead sea salt baths and shea butter as an emollient?

These two things have changed my life and I was a life long eczema sufferer (35 now).

Please please don't use steroid creams on children or babies.

There's useful info about red skin syndrome here:

nationaleczema.org/education-announcement-topical-corticosteroids-eczema/

I also had terrible problems with steroid cream. I had a raging problem on my face, I kept going to the doctors and they kept giving me different steroid creams. If they were strong the worked until I stopped using them and then it came back worse in a flash. In the end I saw a private dermatologist and he prescribed me with long term antibiotics and other stuff and it cleared up.

My problem wasn't eczema but i'm just highlighting lack of knowledge amongst gps. I actually saw 4 different gps for my problem. Also, I am not anti steroids am sure they must have a place but sometimes they can exacerbate a problem. I would recommend seeing a dermatologist. It must be agony for him.

It must be very upsetting and frustrating for you.

Thanks for the responses, doctors given him some antibiotics some fungal cream and some bath cream so hopefully that'll clear it up a bit, if not I'll ask to see a dermatologist 😊

face it is, last night he was up 2/3 times screaming because it was hurting and he's had way too much time off school because of it and various other illnesses :( fingers crossed what we've got now clears it up because if he has much more time off I'll be getting the attendance people at the door:(

Oh my goodness poor you and poor him .How awful .

No advice but lots of sympathy.

to post a link you copy and paste but put at beginning and at end

like this www.mumsnet.com gives www.mumsnet.com

Ah thank you ginger [[http://vgrd.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/atypical-diaper-dermatitis.html?m=1 ]]

That's the link I tried to do a clicky one for earlier.. ds is now sat watching scooby doo after an epic tantrum at the bus station/on the bus because he's tired... waiting for the paddy when he has to have his Antibiotics later :(

Good go D his antibiotic tastes vile!! Was expecting some banana flavoured gubbins but got a chemical tasting 'pineapple' flavour monstrosity 😷😷 getting that into him 4% a days going to be fun...

4x*

Spoon in followed by big piece of chocolate😉

Might have to, but slightly worried that the chocolate will taste bad after the medicine 😖

Nah , chocolate never tastes bad unless it's praline

Steroid cream twice a day for 5 days and then once a day for 5 days and then every other day over 5 days. That is how you taper down.

When your ds is healed, use only sudocrem on private area. My ds has eczema there too and it helps him.

Be ultra careful when using steroids. They are only a short term solution and your body can build up a tolerance to them if you use them any longer than a short course.

Also cetraben is probably not the best emollient for the genital area. Aveeno or similar would a better option.

I've got some amazing double base shower gel which is so soothing. Is he scratching it at night OP? How frustrating for you. As a fellow sufferer in that area sometimes I'm out of my mind with the discomfort however I've got into a good routine now and usually only actually need to use steroids once a year. It's quite debilitatingly painful wearing trousers when it's out of control so massive sympathies.

Apparently when I was a child I had eczema in different places and my mum banned all dairy products which she thinks worked. She's a nurse but also slightly potty...

It took a long time for it to be diagnosed as eczema btw, ended up with a GP registrar who got to the bottom of it after having been misdiagnosed as fungal for years. I luffs that registrar, he really changed my life.

Waffling now, sorry.

The attendence people won't be at your door because a three year has not attended nursery. School attendence is only complusory the term after they are five.