Little ones with eczema...

[buffettbride]

Anyone? I can't remember if I started a thread like this a while back or not, but my 'lil guy has eczema somethin' fierce. Hasn't had a bad bout of it for about a year, then all of a sudden it's back.

Back of his legs, ankles, and even on his tummy. It's hard to keep him from scratching.

We give him extra long soaking baths and lather him in Aquaphor afterward. Is helping mildly, but definitely not clearing it up like we used to. We're not fond of treating it with one of the steroid cremes that are available (he's only 2). We are thinking, however, of having the doctor give him an allergy screen. He had one a little over a year ago with only a mild allergy to peanuts, and I think I'd like to have him retested.

Any other suggestions on at least easing the symptoms?

[ToplessRideFL]

Aveeno oatmeal bath work nicely for relief.... cant help you with the cause....

[Soraya]

Anyone? I can't remember if I started a thread like this a while back or not, but my 'lil guy has eczema somethin' fierce. Hasn't had a bad bout of it for about a year, then all of a sudden it's back.

Back of his legs, ankles, and even on his tummy. It's hard to keep him from scratching.

We give him extra long soaking baths and lather him in Aquaphor afterward. Is helping mildly, but definitely not clearing it up like we used to. We're not fond of treating it with one of the steroid cremes that are available (he's only 2). We are thinking, however, of having the doctor give him an allergy screen. He had one a little over a year ago with only a mild allergy to peanuts, and I think I'd like to have him retested.

Any other suggestions on at least easing the symptoms?

Your doc recomended long baths? Rock had a mild case, and her doc suggusted short baths and not everyday. Every child is different though.

Have you tried the new steriod free creams? Rock had one patch on her inner elbow last year that would not away. Doc gave us a sample of Elidel....worked wonders and hasn't been back since.

How about allergies? Are they acting up for him also?

[big hat carmen]

With my grandson, we had the best luck with limited baths and Arbonne baby lotion.

[buffettbride]

Aveeno oatmeal bath work nicely for relief.... cant help you with the cause....

Yep. We do that too about every other night.

[buffettbride]

Anyone? I can't remember if I started a thread like this a while back or not, but my 'lil guy has eczema somethin' fierce. Hasn't had a bad bout of it for about a year, then all of a sudden it's back.

Back of his legs, ankles, and even on his tummy. It's hard to keep him from scratching.

We give him extra long soaking baths and lather him in Aquaphor afterward. Is helping mildly, but definitely not clearing it up like we used to. We're not fond of treating it with one of the steroid cremes that are available (he's only 2). We are thinking, however, of having the doctor give him an allergy screen. He had one a little over a year ago with only a mild allergy to peanuts, and I think I'd like to have him retested.

Any other suggestions on at least easing the symptoms?

Your doc recomended long baths? Rock had a mild case, and her doc suggusted short baths and not everyday. Every child is different though.

Have you tried the new steriod free creams? Rock had one patch on her inner elbow last year that would not away. Doc gave us a sample of Elidel....worked wonders and hasn't been back since.

How about allergies? Are they acting up for him also?

The doctor gave us two suggestions: prolonged baths as often as possible (like 45+ minutes) or extremely short ones as infrequently as possible (we usually bring him in to shower with one of us). Both have seemed to work in the past.

He loves his baths, so that's actually a really nice option.

I can't remember where, but I've read some not-so-favorable stuff about Elidel which has really turned me off from it.

[buffettbride]

How about allergies? Are they acting up for him also?

Not necessarily (like the sinus ones adults and older kids get), but eczema can be in response to allergens as well.

[ragtopW]

((((( the whole fam Damily)))))

[buffettbride]

((((( the whole fam Damily)))))

yeah, pretty friggen much

thanks wayne!

[RhumChum]

Why don't y'all come on down to Hoot Island? It will make everyone feel so much better.

[CUparrot]

Hey Mal, my 1-yo has eczema, too--not as bad was what you describe, though (yet, anyway). Eczema is definitely connected to allergies and other respiratory problems--our little guy also has asthma-like symptoms (though not asthma offically yet b/c he is too young to diagnose still--we're hoping he outgrows it) and our doc said the two definitely go hand-in-hand. So it may not hurt to have him tested or ask your doc about it. Always trust your mommy's intuition.

For Brandon's eczema we do use a steriod cream when it flares up, but not Elidel....it has some long name that I forget right now (but can PM it to you later if you really want to know). It seems to work pretty well and we've seen no weird side effects (yet). As a preventative measure, we slather him with Aveeno Baby lotion every night and that seems to help a lot.

Good luck. Eczema is evil.

[comemonday]

My niece had it when she was little, and I called my sister to see what they used to do. She said she had a steroid cream but ended up just using Moisturel (which my mom swears by also; they're both nurses.) She also said the sun usually helped.

[bumper]

Had it then, have it now.

Stay away from eggs, chocolate, papertowel, sun helps, moisture does not. Off to the dermatologists...cream I use is Triamcinolone Acetonide ointment

[flyboy55]

My brother-in-law had terrible problems with skin rashes and eczema, and was using a lot of different prescription steroidal ointments that didn't help much. Then he started using a product called Renew Skin Lotion from Melaleuca. This is the first product that worked for him after years of suffering, his skin problems have virtually dissappeared.

Also, the 12 year old daughter of a friend of ours has been undergoing chemo and the drugs were causing her to have terrible skin rashes and none of her prescription ointments were giving her any relief, but she also had great success with the Renew.

I don't know if you've heard of the wellness company Melaleuca, but they have a lot of great products that really help a lot of people.

This link will take you to their webpage for the lotion:

http://www.melaleuca.com/ps/index.cfm?f ... &sCatId=35

This one gives a little more product info:

http://www.melaleuca.com/ps/pdf_us/US_Renew.pdf

Good luck!
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[SharkOnLand]

My littlest has it, but he only has little patches here and there, and they only flare up once in a while. Since it's not an ongoing thing, we use hydrocortisone (prescription strength, not the over-the-counter stuff), one or two applications usually clears it up.

Having the skin tests done might be a good idea, but it's a fairly long drawn out process to put a little one through... Mine hasn't had them yet, but his eczema hasn't gotten any worse, we probably will have them done if it ends up too bad.

Edit: We've also had pretty decent luck with Noni lotion in the past... it won't completely clear it up, but it does work a little better than regular Aveeno lotions and the like.

[CUparrot]

cream I use is Triamcinolone Acetonide ointment

Bingo! That's the one we use for the 'keet that I couldn't remember the name of.

[citcat]

My niece had it when she was little, and I called my sister to see what they used to do. She said she had a steroid cream but ended up just using Moisturel (which my mom swears by also; they're both nurses.) She also said the sun usually helped.

Yep the sun helps. Dad has it and the doctor gives him all kinds of creams...but sea water and sun (not too much sun, and I wouldn't suggest a tanning bed....can you imagine making a two year old lay still with goggles on?) !!! I smell a BEACH VACATION !!!

[buffettbride]

Hey Mal, my 1-yo has eczema, too--not as bad was what you describe, though (yet, anyway). Eczema is definitely connected to allergies and other respiratory problems--our little guy also has asthma-like symptoms (though not asthma offically yet b/c he is too young to diagnose still--we're hoping he outgrows it) and our doc said the two definitely go hand-in-hand. So it may not hurt to have him tested or ask your doc about it. Always trust your mommy's intuition.

For Brandon's eczema we do use a steriod cream when it flares up, but not Elidel....it has some long name that I forget right now (but can PM it to you later if you really want to know). It seems to work pretty well and we've seen no weird side effects (yet). As a preventative measure, we slather him with Aveeno Baby lotion every night and that seems to help a lot.

Good luck. Eczema is evil.

Thanks so much! My 'lil guy has had it pretty much since he was born, although he hasn't shown many signs of early asthma, he's very food and environmentally sensitive.

Aveeno Baby lotion is the best!

[buffettbride]

My niece had it when she was little, and I called my sister to see what they used to do. She said she had a steroid cream but ended up just using Moisturel (which my mom swears by also; they're both nurses.) She also said the sun usually helped.

Yep the sun helps. Dad has it and the doctor gives him all kinds of creams...but sea water and sun (not too much sun, and I wouldn't suggest a tanning bed....can you imagine making a two year old lay still with goggles on?) !!! I smell a BEACH VACATION !!!

WOOOHOOO!!!!

I'll tell hubby to cure 'lil Tony we just need to go to the beach!

I've just been a bit surprised because it's been almost a year since he's had a bad outbreak.

[buffettbride]

My littlest has it, but he only has little patches here and there, and they only flare up once in a while. Since it's not an ongoing thing, we use hydrocortisone (prescription strength, not the over-the-counter stuff), one or two applications usually clears it up.

I was going to do that last night after bath, but we were out.

Victoria also gets patches of it on her shins, but I didn't want to use her creme on the little one, and we try to use it as sparingly as possible anyway.