Update on eczema - great news

January 5, 2007

Dear List:

I just wanted to write and give an update on my 6 years old daughter's eczema.

I thought it might be helpful to others. I have written a copular times about

the problems I was having. Well the solution turn out to be one suggested by

for my other daughter who was having itchy toes (another story). Thank

you ! He had suggested that yeast infections can sometime be protected by

a biofilm, in my daughter's case bacterial in nature. I had tried putting (at

different times) antibacterial creams and antifungal creams on my daughter's

eczema but it seemed to have little effect (a little better then it would flare

again). My daughter's eczema seemed to react whenever she ate anything. So it

had occurred to be it was yeast related but when I tried the anti-fungal creams

it did not work. Anyway about a month ago, (after seeing about 3 doctors on

this issue with no help) it occurred to be to try the solution had

proposed for my other daughter. I alternated between antibacterial and

antifungal creams. I tried to put the antibacterial cream on at least two hours

before I put antifungal (nystatin worked best). It worked. Her eczema is

completely gone. This is the best it has been in over 2 years (really since I

can remember). She had gotten alot better on SCD but would still flare at times

then in the last six months gotten much much worse. She can eat everything

again legal on the diet without flares. I have not tried cheese. When we tried

goat yogurt she did not flare. So I am optimistic. The third doctor I went to

is a functional doctor, (a big advocate of changing one's diet to healthy one)

she was so excited to hear and supportive that I had put the girls on SCD. When

I told her about the success with the alternting creams, she put her a 30 day

regimen of diflucan so this maybe helping also. My daughter is NT but I placed

her the diet because of her severe eczema and milk allergy. I plan to keep her

on the diet a while longer because of the yeast issue. I hope this helps

someone out there who is struggling with eczema. She used to wake me every

night because I think the eczema was hurting and itching - not anymore. Thank

goodness. Thanks again for your insight. Eileen Brown

UC SCD 12/04

NT severe eczema 6 year daughter SCD 12/05

ADHD 8 year old daughter SCD 12/05

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