Heyz dude,

heard about your girlfriend having eczema...Anyways I'm having the same condition too...Few things that you need to know though, eczema can be triggered by alot of things. Can be anything...

Define anything? Food for starters, is probably one of the most common things that can trigger it...Well for some of us might go Duhhhh...even I knew that, well not all of us do..so yeah be kind...

One thing I came to realize that my trigger would be, you know those latex bands, those neil armstrong ones, the ones you wear to symbolize something...No..I do not mean I am allergic to the cause, more like the latex used or the materials used to produce those, those things tend to make me itch more..one more supporting argument to justify is that, I have a rubber material watch which I do not wear anymore..why? It makes me itch.

So yeah, anything...and I do mean anything can cause eczema, from hair dyes right down to the food. And it doesn't necessarily have to spawn at the are where you have contracted, once it triggers, it can happen anywhere...Most of my areas that got affected are my legs and arms....

Which brings me to my next point, remember when I said anything? Stress can cause eczema as well...I bullshit you not. I know a couple of people who get eczema when they are stressed..Also, by stress, it doesn't only mean the type of stress where you stress of exams or assignments or work. IT's the type of stress where you are not sleeping enough or resting enough type of body stress.

Another thing that you have to be careful with..or rather your girlfriend, is bathing...Extremely hot or cold water is bad for the skin, causes it to be very uncomfortable. Although it maybe shiok...I know...I did it before, the effects after that is my skin turns really red...so yeah..try to avoid that at all costs...At least try...

Steroid creams and injections can help..I wouldn't deny this, I went through the miracle injection of steroids before..THe effects were almost instant...everything was gone and look stable, but after 3 days everything came back again...And steroid injection isn't cheap...steroid creams will help as well..but long term effects aren't good. As steroids can cause alot of damage...

And, just bear with me for awhile here...I know I am being abit long winded, but let me explain, eczema IS NOT A SKIN CONDITION, contrary to what people think, it's the immune system which causes all the itchyness and what not. So here's the linkage between steroids and the immune system. Every time you go for a steroid treatment, you suppress your immune system..What this means is, think of it as you are pushing down something, and when you do that, it loses the fight to come back up....so when your immune system is down, this means you are very vulnerable to various illnesses...

Or your immune system fights back but with force...maybe abit too much force...

So yeah..I would recommend if at best, a non-steroid treatment...I am undergoing one right now, eat pills...I would tell you now itself, it worked so well..I was cured...But after a long and gruelling process...Currently undergoing it again becauseee it came back...no it is not because the pills didn't work...more like my diet caused everything to come back..(Drink beer la, sleep late la, etc)

So now, I am going through everything again...Haha...you have to be prepared to fork out money and not to mention your diet has to be changed nearly 180 degrees...The diet they recommend is AVOID chicken at all costs, because of the hormons and what not they inject. Not saying you should therefore avoid chicken...no it does not work like that...cause the hormons clash with my medication and will therefore cause my condition to go backward before going forward...like 3 steps forward and 1 step back.

The name of the pill here is called HEROSE DERMA-ZEMA CAPSULE. You could contact the company and they can give you much more information then me...Btw, the information above is all real time and from what I gather from personal experience..I just want to share...THe most important medicine one can give to a eczema patient is, alot of sensitivity and care...

Yes...sensitivity...don't go round pointing and go Eiiyiierrrr ugly...Harlo...we also got feelings wan k...

So yeah I think I've said enough..hope the information is useful..good luck!