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?

Can try taking fish oil.

http://www.evitamins.com/healthnotes.asp?ContentID=1209007

http://newbeingnutrition.com/wordpress/sca...a-and-fish-oil/

I am suffering from eczema as well. I could not believe this when the doctor told me that I am suffering from eczema. And the sad things is the skin specialist straight away informed me that it is unable to be cure and I will have eczema for whole life...

That time, I felt sad like almost dying soon...

I did tried chinese herb and went for Chinese sensei and spent about RM400-500 per month, drinking 2 packs of dark smelly herbs everyday...that is really suffer man..

Now it has been reduced gradually after I changed my lifestyle. Sleep early, exercise, less stress...
I have stayed away from alcohol, cigarette, coffee, fried and spicy food for some period of time.

ok... will let u know by tonite... checking the name of the item....

yeah.. eczema is not easy to cure but there's a way to do it.. i'm a example.. it will continuously come back or spreading when the spot of eczema when it's recovering, this is because under your skin the bacterial is spreading.. you need to fully kill all the bacterial under your skin to cure your eczema.. this is the treatment which i did past few years.. if you experienced for few years with eczema but it's getting worse, you can ask your specialist write you a letter for GH's skin specialist. I did my eczema treatment in GH's specialist for 4-5 years.. it's another option for you if you want..
initially, my ezcema was treated by my house doctor until 2-3 years, he had give-up and recommended me to GH's skin specialist.

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Added on October 14, 2008, 6:42 pmit's full recovery, but the treatment is killing ppl.. but it's takes time.. i still can remember those white cream i need to apply to whole body after bath.. and i only allowed to take only one bath time per day.. those white cream made my skin very pain... that's the most painful treatment i ever had...

This post has been edited by liew_jls: Oct 14 2008, 06:42 PM

try this PROTOPIC cream. its non steroid based cream that has less side effect.

Beaver, do u know madarin? the item is call "LIU WANG"... mix with lemon juice.... wash with salt water before apply on it... try it for few days n c the result ya...

The "LIU WANG" can get in chinese medicine shop. jus buy for RM2 will do...

Dudes who are having eczema, take a chill pill!~
It is indeed curable and it's not a lifetime thingy!~
I myself is a living proof of it..

Refer to this lol!~ Who knows it might be useful..
As my eczema healed on it's own without any medication..

okay. thank you. i will check it.

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Added on October 15, 2008, 7:12 pmyeah i thought that's really cool.
i think it's because NS requires you to do a lot of physical activities. probably it is treated naturally because of that? even minor exercise like jogging is healthy, so... ehehe.

This post has been edited by Beaver: Oct 15 2008, 07:12 PM

My sister has eczema and she uses Vaseline- Petroleum jelly. It works but I don't think it cures it. Just relieves the itchiness and moisturizes the skin.

why dun u try to take XANTHOSPLASH?
its a mangosteen juice which is high in antioxidant.
its helps to protect our body from harmful substances.
my fren tried it before n after 1 month no more eczema till now..
u can get it from any GNC outlet..

i have eczema too, have to use moisturizers so that it wont be dry.. but for the lucky ones, some people outgrow eczema as they grow older

hey...i had eczema when i'm young too...
so itchy....

but now...i recover d....
my mum always boil this and that chinese herbs for me...
then apply the white cream also....

hehe...

i hav eczema too... haiz.. it still cannot cure..
actually i did patch test- its to determine which chemical i'm allergy to..
n if no result... u might also b allergy to certain type of food..
thr s also 'food test'
but only if u r in mild eczema n willing to pay for it..
(foot test more expensive)

but at least compare to last time, i feel better la..
mayb i shd try chinese medicine... a lot of ppl suggest me 2 do so s well.
gud luck n keep on trying ~~

This post has been edited by yenyen08: Oct 29 2008, 02:49 AM

like many have already said, your friend should visit a dermatologist.
if her condition is as described, her eczema doesn't seem to be that serious. still concentrated on a few spots only and not spread out to her whole body yet and it doesn't itch everyday. even my condition (i've eczema all over my two legs and elbows, itches everyday) is not considered that serious for doctors.
ask her to apply moisturizer a few times a day for a period of time. maybe it's just dry skin and not really eczema. it takes a lot of patience but it can be cured. it's not a hopeless case.
good luck in helping your friend.

go buy aqueous cream.. it helps work like petrol jelly but better..

Apply Clobetasol ointment on the affected area as frequent as possible to relief the intching. In severe cases you'll need antihistaminics.

It might not be eczema, it's very hard to distinguish eczema from a fungal or viral infection or just some simple allergies.

I thought I had herpetic whitlow on my fingers and I tried acyclovir cream for 6 months and t's not working, then I went to a skin doctor and found out it's just eczema and gave me the antihistaminic medication and I'm now eczema free

But anyway, it's best to go to a skin doctor. General hospitals have really good doctors and I think she should give it a try.

This post has been edited by Florian: Nov 4 2008, 12:00 PM