Guest guest Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 My wife has fairly severe eczema on her hands--painful, and interferes with her lifting. She has had it her whole life (her father had severe eczema on his legs), and has been to several doctors about it, tried cortizone cream and several other rubs, but nothing gives her pain relief like soaking in hot water. I wondered if anyone in the group knew of any effective heat-based treatments for eczema, as this does seem to be what she responds well too. Lambdin Bloomington, Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 For Eczema(from Encyclopedia of Natural Med): Current research indicates that eczema is, at least partially, an immediate allergic disease because Serum IgE (an allergic antibody) levels are elevated in 89% of patients: All eczema patients have positive allergy tests; there is a family history in 2/3 of eczema patients; many eczema patients eventually develop hay fever or asthma; most eczema patients improve with a diet that eliminates common food allergens (milk, eggs, peanuts and to a lesser extent fish, soy, wheat, citrus and chocolate) (N Soter and H Baden, Pathophysiology of Dermatological Disease, McGraw Hill, NY, 1984)p.448 In a recent study, the ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 fatty acids was found to be significantly lower in people with exzema than in people without.(K. Sakai, et al, Fatty Acid Compositions of Plasma Lipids in Dermatitus/Asthma patients, Arerugi 43(1), 1994 37-43.p.451. The book recommends: vitamin E 400 IU mixed tocopherols, 50-200mcg selenium (both help the immune sysytem), supplementation of EPA/DHA 540 and 360 mg per day or 1 teaspoons of flax seed oil a day or increase consumption of cold water fatty fish-salmon, mackerel herring and halibut. From The Green Pharmacy by Duke, PhD-400IU vit E. Using Red Zinger tea on the rash (apparently Red hibiscus is useful in treatment) Aloe-easy to grow in the yard and useful for all sort of burns, sunburns, etc. Aloe(CBN) we have Aloe growing all over the yard and give the plants to anybody moving into a new home as it is great and I have found it very beneficial for sunburn (I live in Fla), kitchen burns, rashs, etc. The real plant juice costs next to nothing after it starts growing-just cut off a leave/stalk, skin the outer layer and the mucous-y juice is applied to the burn. Keep the remainder in the fridge for later if needed. Up North you can move to inside during the cold months and replant next Spring-it grows well and is a garden essential. [Aloe can be very effective. Calendula ointment can also be very soothing and healing. Mel Siff] Also, I posted earlier that my daughter had skin problems and the doctors couldnt figure out what the cause was. She did a Colon cleanse and ate ginger, garlic (to kill parasites) and the skin cleared up after 2-3 weeks. That is why ginger is on the Sushi plate- to cleanse the palate and kill parasites!!(The Green Pharmacy, p 456) Pickled ginger can be purchased at Asian markets or some heath food stores. Charlie Newkerk, C.S.C.S. Rockledge, Fl newkfit@... ----- Original Message ----- > My wife has fairly severe eczema on her hands--painful, and interferes with > her lifting. She has had it her whole life (her father had severe eczema on > his legs), and has been to several doctors about it, tried cortizone cream > and several other rubs, but nothing gives her pain relief like soaking in > hot water. I wondered if anyone in the group knew of any effective > heat-based treatments for eczema, as this does seem to be what she responds > well too. * Don't forget to sign all letters with full name and city of residence if you wish them to be published! * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 Mine went away as I went through puberty and moved to Canada from Russia (don't know which contributed more) but while I had it (a pretty darn strong case at that), the only product that seemed to really work was called F99. It was very difficult to find but my friend was the son of the Prime Minister and he came through for me. I imagine it would be easier in the US/Canada. I'm sure it's chemical contents contributed a lot but it's very strong and lasting cooling effect helped the most. Before this product, I tried just about everything, including voodoo garbage and the only thing that seemed to help was to scratch it until it bled. The pain balanced the irritation. (sorry, I would have replied to the original message but I didn't see it at first, I lived with this disease for 11 years so I know what she is going through) Dmitry Voronov Toronto, Ontario charlie newkerk wrote: > For Eczema(from Encyclopedia of Natural Med): > > Current research indicates that eczema is, at least partially, an > immediate > allergic disease because Serum IgE (an allergic antibody) levels are > elevated in 89% of patients: All eczema patients have positive allergy > tests; there is a family history in 2/3 of eczema patients; many eczema > patients eventually develop hay fever or asthma; most eczema patients > improve with a diet that eliminates common food allergens (milk, eggs, > peanuts and to a lesser extent fish, soy, wheat, citrus and chocolate) (N > Soter and H Baden, Pathophysiology of Dermatological Disease, McGraw Hill, > NY, 1984)p.448 > > In a recent study, the ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 fatty acids was > found to > be significantly lower in people with exzema than in people without.(K. > Sakai, et al, Fatty Acid Compositions of Plasma Lipids in > Dermatitus/Asthma > patients, Arerugi 43(1), 1994 37-43.p.451. > > The book recommends: vitamin E 400 IU mixed tocopherols, 50-200mcg > selenium > (both help the immune sysytem), supplementation of EPA/DHA 540 and 360 mg > per day or 1 teaspoons of flax seed oil a day or increase consumption of > cold water fatty fish-salmon, mackerel herring and halibut. > > >From The Green Pharmacy by Duke, PhD-400IU vit E. Using Red > Zinger tea > on the rash (apparently Red hibiscus is useful in treatment) Aloe-easy to > grow in the yard and useful for all sort of burns, sunburns, etc. > > Aloe(CBN) we have Aloe growing all over the yard and give the plants to > anybody moving into a new home as it is great and I have found it very > beneficial for sunburn (I live in Fla), kitchen burns, rashs, etc. The > real > plant juice costs next to nothing after it starts growing-just cut off a > leave/stalk, skin the outer layer and the mucous-y juice is applied to the > burn. Keep the remainder in the fridge for later if needed. Up North > you can > move to inside during the cold months and replant next Spring-it grows > well > and is a garden essential. > > [Aloe can be very effective. Calendula ointment can also be very > soothing and > healing. Mel Siff] > > Also, I posted earlier that my daughter had skin problems and the doctors > couldnt figure out what the cause was. She did a Colon cleanse and ate > ginger, garlic (to kill parasites) and the skin cleared up after 2-3 > weeks. > That is why ginger is on the Sushi plate- to cleanse the palate and kill > parasites!!(The Green Pharmacy, p 456) > > Pickled ginger can be purchased at Asian markets or some heath food > stores. > > Charlie Newkerk, C.S.C.S. > Rockledge, Fl > newkfit@... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > My wife has fairly severe eczema on her hands--painful, and > interferes with > > her lifting. She has had it her whole life (her father had severe > eczema on > > his legs), and has been to several doctors about it, tried cortizone > cream > > and several other rubs, but nothing gives her pain relief like > soaking in > > hot water. I wondered if anyone in the group knew of any effective > > heat-based treatments for eczema, as this does seem to be what she > responds > > well too. > > * Don't forget to sign all letters with full name and city of residence if > you wish them to be published! * > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 Has you wife ever tried Triamcinolone? It usually works quite well for any thick skinned area. I find sometimes doctors don't offer this as a solution unless it's asked for. If she hasn't tried it, I would give it a shot. s San Diego, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 I get eczema flair ups every once in a while, and I've found that Lamisil works for me. Springfield Missouri > My wife has fairly severe eczema on her hands--painful, and interferes with > her lifting. She has had it her whole life (her father had severe eczema on > his legs), and has been to several doctors about it, tried cortizone cream > and several other rubs, but nothing gives her pain relief like soaking in > hot water. I wondered if anyone in the group knew of any effective > heat-based treatments for eczema, as this does seem to be what she responds > well too. > > Lambdin > Bloomington, Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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