hi. well, i have a problem and it's about my friend. she just found out that she has eczema. she didn't go to the doctor, she just knew cuz she said that she has a friend who has eczema and she made her own 'diagnosis' by relating the condition of her skin with the symptoms of eczema she read on the internet and by making mental comparison between her skin and her friend's eczema-ed skin.

thing is, she refuses to go to the clinic based on a reason - she doesn't like the idea of showing the eczema to the doc. shy maybe. ego maybe. i don't know. *sigh*

so is there any natural DIY treatment, or any cream that you could buy in phamacy that is to treat eczema? i've tried to persuade her in seeking doctors but it's just, useless. i feel sorry for her when she feels itchy, but couldn't scratch for afraid that it would make her skin worse.

I am very tempted to move this to the Health section but I'll leave it here just in case any girls know anything about it. If you want it move later just PM me.


And serious reply people.

May i know, is ur fren very serious? If is in normal or middle stage it may can help... but is using Chinese Traditional Way... will ur fren mind????

I think it may help...

This post has been edited by weeloong81: Oct 13 2008, 04:43 PM

I honestly think that you should always see a doctor first then try alternative therapies. Eczema can also be caused by underlying health conditions that only the doctor can diagnose. Do persuade your friend to at least do a medical checkup

not so serious. the eczema, as she told me, is about the size of two 20 cent ceilings put together. and the itchiness occurs only once in a few days.

can you explain about the chinese traditional way?


yeah, i'm still trying.

My 4 year old sis got it last time but now okay le ...
well she used uhh Balneum oil into her bath tub and mandi...
and constantly don't let her skin to get dry cos...once it gets dry it'll start to itch...
eczema... you're referring to the dryness of the skin then it itches rite ?><

it might be caused by several factors, still advisable to have a doctor diagnose it.

in the meanwhile, nystatin cream or cetrimide cream can be used.

i got skin ezima when i was a kid.
well, my skin was scaly like reptile lol. can pluck the skin 1 biji 1 biji.

so i wear long pants, protect it from sun, put lotion.

and that was wat i did lol, every night put lution primary school>


now no more sign of ezima, but if i injure or scratch my leg, that black brown patch verii hard to heal=.=

so that means we could use moisturizer to treat it? how bout Vaseline? rich with moisturizer i guess

yea, that's it. the skin dries and it will itch.

This post has been edited by Beaver: Oct 13 2008, 09:45 PM

can i know is tehre a permanent cure for it coz i am also having this problem at my ear downward. It is so itchy when sweat and exposing to sun. i have to apply betnovate everyday lolx though i know it is not good

Heya. I have light eczema too. I know that it's my fault too since I bath hot water all the time, even in the afternoon. Sometimes right after that, I go into an air conditioned room. Nothing happened after a few years, but one day I noticed dry skin and it would not go away.

My doctor recommended me Balneum lotion. So you could get the same for your friend but the thing is, there are 2 types of Balneum lotion. The normal one is sold at pharmacies around you but the one I'm using is a more intensive version so it happens to cost more. And I just can't seem to spot it anywhere. Guess it's dispensed by doctors only. Try the basic version and if it works you won't have to spend more on the intensive version.

And oh, I have no more eczema after that.

Hey previously over the years i suffer from eczema too...
There are few things i do notice after years of having eczema..
1) it itches whenever we sweat, so don't scratch it! ( try to wash it off with clean water and etc..)
2) we tend to scratch the spot with eczema subconciously! YES, like when im sleeping i tend to scratch the spot, and so i always wake up with blood all over my shirt.. Well, i tried alot of ways to prevent myself from scratching myself, including tieing up both of my hands to the bed.. But it didn't turn out great..
3) I tried alot of medicines and went through alot of treatments including chinese way western way and etc, juz to find that all of that barely worked.. Some even made my condition worse..

Surprisingly, my eczema healed on it's own when im off to 3 months NS training..
Eczema-ers just be sure to keep the spot dry and clean at all times, and don't friggin scratch it cuz it'll make the condition even worse! Normally when u scratch till it bleeds, the wound will get bigger and bigger as you'll scratch it more than ever!~ It'll eventually turn out to be ok in a few weeks i guess.. Hard to tell cuz i ain't no skin specialist or doctor.. Juz sharing my past experience..

great! thanks guys, for those informations. loooong live ALL of you.

TS, my advice to your friend should to go see doctor as earlier as possible if you have try any cream from the pharmacy but it's not working. please put down all the egos.. you don't want to stuck with eczema for a long long time.. as I have experience with eczema for 7 years!! yes, 7 years.. it's a long time.. i have used a lot of money and time.. I have used 4 years to cure my eczema.. Initially, my condition wasn't that bad, only my left hand had a small pot of eczema.. so i went to pharmacy and bought some brand of cream for eczema. after applied it, it gets better but after some time, it got worse until both hands got affected. I had used different types of creams for eczema from pharmacy, but they are useless.. so ended up, i went to a skin specialist... and went through all the treatment for this eczema..
The doctor told me, if you have apply any cream for the eczema for sometime and it's not working.. don't continue apply it, as it might not suitable..
Lastly, start the treatment when it isn't that serious... otherwise you will cry if your eczema gets worse coz those treatment are nightmare..

thank you for that. i think that's a really, really good point to give her. i hope i could scare her off now.

Ask her to ask the pharmacist then?

My gut feeling is that if she wants something effective (like betamethasone.. damn that cream's like magic), she's going to have to get a prescription. From a doctor. Still don't want to? What can I say, it's her choice if she wants to prolong her suffering.

Yeah Yeah, totally!!
Skin specialist ask me try this, Grandpa ask me try that!
All those treatments ain't working yo
LoL, my situation is very similar to liew_jls..
Mine started out as big as a 50 cent coin, and then few months later it spreaded to both arms..

i say, go see ur GP

This post has been edited by greenpeas: Oct 14 2008, 09:15 AM

try eat ulpha vitamin C 500mg.See the result how..

i thought eczema is a lifetime thing.
those recovery is full recovery or less occurances?