Re: enzymes & eczema question

[Guest guest]

Eczema usually indicates an allergic reaction, most often a food

allergy. There is probably something in the product your daughter is

reacting to, which means you should switch to a product that does not

have this reaction. You need to get the allergen out of her diet.

Look up the ingredients to the product and see which one(s) are new to

her diet (in enzymes it's often aspergillus, a yeast-based growth

medium, or papain or bromelian, fruit-based enzymes). Then look for a

different enzyme without those ingredients.

Suzanne

>

> I know there's some controversy about enzymes on this board, but for

> those who do take them...I've been doing the SCD for about 3 weeks

> trying to clear up some food intolerances in my 4 month old DD. I

> also started taking enzymes (1/4 cap of Digest Gold) about a week

ago.

> Since then she has had an eczema flare-up--some in her diaper area

> and some on her cheeks, which she's never had before. Does this mean

> I shouldn't take any enzymes, or should I just continue to take them

> but not increase the amount and as her/our guts heal the eczema

should

> go away?

>

[Guest guest]

Has she had eczema before (you mention a 'flare-up' as though it was

present before)? When you start enzymes or probiotics, or even SCD

yogurt, there can be assorted detox or die-off reactions...eczema being

one of them. It should go away in a few days as the body processes gunk

out. Just stay at the same dose of the enzymes for now (digest gold

doesn't contain fruity-enzymes). If it does not go away by one week,

then discontinue the enzymes and see if disappears.

If you give anything to help with detoxification, go ahead and give

that, or even a little more of that. Epsom salts baths and vitamin C

seems to work pretty fast.

.

[Guest guest]

I think she had eczema on her diaper area before, but never anywhere

else (she's had a variety of different diaper rashes for the past

couple of months and I'm pretty sure one was eczema, but now with the

rash on her cheeks I am sure that's what it is).

It's been a little over a week and it is still there, but I will try

some detox stuff and see if that helps. I'm really reluctant to give

up the enzymes right now as the diet alone doesn't seem to be helping

anything...and the eczema doesn't seem to bother her and isn't getting

worse (I think it is fairly mild as eczema goes) so I am hoping

healing is taking place and it will clear up soon.

>

> Has she had eczema before (you mention a 'flare-up' as though it was

> present before)? When you start enzymes or probiotics, or even SCD

> yogurt, there can be assorted detox or die-off reactions...eczema being

> one of them. It should go away in a few days as the body processes gunk

> out. Just stay at the same dose of the enzymes for now (digest gold

> doesn't contain fruity-enzymes). If it does not go away by one week,

> then discontinue the enzymes and see if disappears.

>

> If you give anything to help with detoxification, go ahead and give

> that, or even a little more of that. Epsom salts baths and vitamin C

> seems to work pretty fast.

>

> .

>

[Guest guest]

We started with Houston Nut. Enzymes which exclude the fruit enzymes

and are suited to especially sensitive people. We use the powders -

they are AFP Peptizyde, No Fenol and Zyme Prime.

Our son suffered from eczema in the past and he has had many

different rashes from die-off reactions as his belly has healed.

Some of these looked quite like his old eczema. We always have to

think it could be allergy - it could be die-off. We keep a page a

day diary and keep track of everything he eats and any changes in

skin, tummy etc.

Very best wishes

Sandy

> >

> > I know there's some controversy about enzymes on this board, but

for

> > those who do take them...I've been doing the SCD for about 3 weeks

> > trying to clear up some food intolerances in my 4 month old DD. I

> > also started taking enzymes (1/4 cap of Digest Gold) about a week

> ago.

> > Since then she has had an eczema flare-up--some in her diaper

area

> > and some on her cheeks, which she's never had before. Does this

mean

> > I shouldn't take any enzymes, or should I just continue to take

them

> > but not increase the amount and as her/our guts heal the eczema

> should

> > go away?

> >

>