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Eczema & Babies - Remedies and Suggestions
03 May 10 - By TheRazzLine - Compilation
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Eczema & Babies - Remedies and Suggestions



These are the responses I got from my question on how to handle excema in babies - lots of them!

I hope it helps and thank you to everyone who responded!









1. Eczema and psoriasis people are lactose-intolerant. Any dairy product will feed the condition and make it worse.

2. No citrus, apples, tomatoes and tomato products. Way too acidic and these sufferers are highly acidic to begin with.

3. No beef. Takes too much acid to digest and the body will produce it. Then you are on your way to Diverticulitus.

4. Absolutely no sugar. They suffer with a heavy sugar or starch craving. Real Maple Syrup only. Maple Syrup kills fungus which is what these conditions are (an internal fungus).

Purchase refrigerated acidophilus. Adults need 5 capsules per meal.. 15 a day. Babies need smaller doses. Use up to 4 weeks in these amounts. The good friendly bacteria hate fungus and will get it dormant. One can never get rid of these conditions but they can go dormant and you won't see the outbreaks. The sugar or starch craving will disappear when the fungus goes dormant. It is the fungus that craves, not the individual. If you are breastfeeding, terrific! Then only soy, rice or almond milks. Remember, no apple nor orange juoice. No catsup, either.
Hope this helps.

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1. Olive oil. My doctor recommended that too - she is one of those rare doctors who recommends natural things! :) It is sure greasy, but boy does it work.

2. My husband and I have regularly used a mixture of tea tree oil and Jojoba oil to treat diaper rashes, and also on other rashes. I think it is about 3 parts Jojoba and 1 part tea tree oil. Some people react strongly to tea tree oil when used directly without mixing, so you have to watch that (neither of my girls do though). This is a bit more expensive than the olive oil.

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Depending on type and what's causing it, here are some solutions I have had personal success with. I have also done it all - drugs (only took for 2 doses and had to stop as they were awful, condition was FAR worse than ever after taking just two times). In the past 3 months I've spent over a thousand dollars on a nutritionist, Dermatologist and on various nutritional supplements, vitamins, herbs, etc. I've had extremely bad bouts after an anti-biotic and the 2 doses. I've literally tried it all in the past three months and finally got the workable solution for me:

NO sugar in my diet. NONE. I don't eat bread, beans, fruit, etc. This is at the advice of a very well trained nutritionist as generally eczema is a form of fungus, which feeds off of sugar. Since cutting this out, I've noticed that the condition stopped growing/itching.

I "tone" my face in the AM and PM with apple cider vingear. This dries it up. Smells awful, but works miracles to dry it up instantly. Just dab it on with a paper towel. IF THERE ARE OPEN SORES or cracked skin, this will burn her. Because she's a baby, I would shy away from doing this if there are open sores/cracks. I also take this interally in a drink with water, about 2 table spoons of ACV and lemon juice. This is a potassium rich drink developed by the Marines. I can only imagine due to the smell of vinegar. However, this may be Ok for her. Lessen the quantity of vinegar so it doesn't upset her tummy (doesn't upset my tummy in those quantities)

After I "tone" my skin, I clean with Noxema. Was developed in 1880's - literally "No-exma" for no-eczema.

Believe it or not... ZINC OXIDE works. This is in diaper cream! Try to get the natural stuff (Desitin, A&D, etc. are loaded with preservatives and chemicals. NOTE: if you don't understand one of the ingredients, it shouldn't go on your baby). Rub the zinc oxide in before bed and this almost instantly loosens the flakes and they come off. I also take zinc internally.

I take tumeric and have found works wonders as well. It's a natural anti-inflammatory. This is used in eastern medicine for inflammation. I cap it and take it. I highly doubt you'll be able to get this into her unless you're nursing and take it daily. She will get it in that case. If you buy it in the bulk bin and cap it yourself, take about 4 caps per day. This is about $4. You can also buy it pre-capped for about $20. I'd try to get organic and farmed in US if possible.

(FYI - in case you get other responses on this: I've had no success with Tar cream or soap)

Salt water is also miraculous. Worked on me for months, then stopped working with the most recent breakout after the antibiotic. However, used to 100% handle it. Take her to the beach, or give her a bath with sea salt (you can buy this pretty cheap at the grocery store). if the salt water works, it would be prudent to invest $400 in a salt water system for your house.

Lecithin - Adelle Davis recommends this for psoriasis (much worse than eczema, but is a cousin condition). You can buy this capped as an oil (make sure to get it unbleached), but best to get it fresh and just swallow it.

Essential fatty acids. Some people believe that medically, the body needs more fatty acids and that the body has problems with oil production, which in turn creates eczema. Don't know if this is the case, but may not hurt to take them. No data on whether this works or not.

I really hope you have some luck. I must really stress, that if you ever choose to put her on drugs, I personally guarantee that the condition will worsen. I've been there and the condition is finally chilling out and getting better. I've spoken to a number of people who are in the same boat (drugs). Because MDs don't know what causes this condition, it makes sense to me that it's psychosomatic (at least in my case), which means ultimately that there are other, better solutions.

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Eczema, in humans of any age is indicative of a vitamin D3 deficiency. This is particularly a problem prior to the age of two. About 1,000 IU per day should handle it in a matter of weeks.

http://www.drgreene.com/21_2247.html Look this up on google and match the words "eczema D3" in the search line.
Here are some additional references: http://www.thestar.co.uk/features/HEALTHY-LIVING-Vitamin-D-can.4584258.jp
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/5995925.html

I wouldn't be surprised if you might need some D3 as well. There is a blood test called "25 (OH) D3" that can confirm that.

Also, watch this video: http://wildhorse.insinc.com/directms13oct2005/  Which is found on their main web site here under "get the full story": http://www.vitamindsociety.org/ 

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Vitamin E and wheat germ oil

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MSM medicated cream

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Borage oil. It handles cradlecap as well.

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Try to get her to drink more water. Aloe, tea tree oil, peroxide, silver

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Infinite Aloe Cream is good for this.

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I had excema quite badly on my ankles and feet and handled it totally with Ultrabalm which is a natural remedy. Better than anything else I have ever used. You can get it from the following website.

http://ultrabalm.net/Welcome/pages/142.htm

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In Japan they use this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwxmjd8CkvQ in hospital, it's the most natural remedy you can find!!

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Try SkinMD Natural - http://skinmdnatural.com/

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Supplement with acidophilus and omega-3 fatty acids. Consult a nutritionist for the correct dosages. Can be added to food. Acidophilus liquid form can be added to his bottle of milk or spoon fed. Also, I would check with a doctor to rule out other causes such as contact dermatitis, allergies, etc.

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My younger daughter had severe eczema when she was about nine months old. There are several things that can be done. First, I used (and still use) nothing but dye-free, perfume-free detergents on her clothes, no chemicals.

Second, I never used soap on her in the bath - I used only a water-based cream that was both a moisturizer and a cleanser - it is called aqueous cream in England. Also, I made sure not to leave her in the water overlong as that actually acts to dry out the skin. I had a prescription emulsifying cream from the doctor - no junk in it, but very good as a moisturizer.

Unfortunately for us in my case, I did actually have to use some prescription steroid cream to get it back under control as it was pretty bad (all over her chest and bright red and she would scratch it and it would bleed, etc.). After we got it to calm down, I stopped the steroid cream and kept in all of the other stuff as per above. She is 3 years old now, and I can use baby wash and shampoo on her, etc. But I keep an eye on her skin, and once in a while I slather her whole body down with the emulsifying cream just for good measure. Anytime I notice a little redness on her skin, I also handle with the cream and it is gone the next morning.

I use the same cream on myself (I get dry skin occasionally) or my other daughter if she ever needs it too. Anyway, I hope all of that helps!

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There is an organic ointment from Standard Process called "USF Ointment" that helps handle eczema. It may not handle the source of it but it does help clear it up. I used it with my daughter.

It's available through chiropractors, nutritionists and homeopathic doctors.

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