Comments on: What We Did To Help Our Son’s Eczema – Without Drugs

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:26:38 +0000

Mostly, I kept nursing him very often – more often than I did my others as they were turning one and then two years old. And I focused on giving him lots of veggies. Sweet potatoes, squash, green beans, peas. Frozen peas were his favorite finger food. :)

By: Amanda Koch

Amanda Koch — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:54:54 +0000

Hi Laura,

So sorry if you have already answered this elsewhere on the site, but what DID you feed Malachi when you were avoiding grains and sugars at first?

My 9mo has had eczema pretty much since birth, and it is now getting way worse since he’s been on solids and has learned how to scratch. He’s still nursing so I’m going to try to switch to a bland whole foods diet too and slowly introduce the common trigger foods to see if I can figure out what causes his reactions. But I just need to know what should we be eating at first?!??!

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:18:17 +0000

I haven’t read all of the comments posted so maybe someone has mentioned this already. I developed eczema in my late 30′s that put me in the hospital. It turned out to be an allergic reaction to lanolin. I had started taking a D3 supplement since my levels were low one month prior to be hospitalized. I had also noticed dairy seemed to make my itching worse. (The federal government requires vitamin D3 be added to all milk that does not naturally have enough which is usually everything except whole milk.) D3 is created by exposing lanolin from sheep’s wool to a UV light. It took me a year to figure all this out so even though I have stopped taking D3 supplements and am avoiding any dairy products with D3 I still have mild to moderate eczema. It’s as if the allergy even though eliminated has left my skin hyper-sensitive to everything and it has been a year since I started avoiding D3. I am hoping that through different types of cleanses my skin will return to normal. So long story short lanolin, not milk, may be a culprit for some eczema suffers. My dermatologist was perfectly content with me slathering steriod cream all over my body but I wasn’t. She also told me that most people who have eczema will never really know what causes it and didn’t understand my obsessive determination to find the cause. Therefore, I applaud you trying to control your son’s eczema naturally and will pray for you and your son as soon as I submit this comment.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:41:42 +0000

My daughters eczema gets worse with chlorine pools. Salt water pools are best for her.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:22:40 +0000

Thanks for posting this. We will be trying some of what you have tried in your home.

By: Rita

Rita — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:59:40 +0000

Hi,
I haven’t had time to read through all the comments people have left, so maybe this has been suggested before, but just thought I would suggest that vitamin D might be a big help to your son since you said he does so much better with sunshine. Vitamin D helps for many body functions. Most of us don’t get enough of it. You sound like a brave and determined mama! Good job!

By: JenJen

JenJen — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:54:12 +0000

I use Avocado Oil for my sons skin, JoJoba Oil is another good one, got it at the local nutrition center.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:25:51 +0000

I am so, so sorry you’re going through this. This has been our story with our son. He is finally doing better now – you may want to read this post to learn more about what worked for him: http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/getting-to-the-root-cause-of-eczema-what-worked-for-malachi

By: Bmaric

Bmaric — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:33:58 +0000

Hello, My son who is now 14 months old has been suffering with VERY SERVER ECZEMA on his whole body since birth. We’ve tried so many moisturizers, creams, steroids, oils, oral meds changing of detergents..etc you name it. Majority of days and nights he doesn’t get relief from scratching. Its so sad to see him scratch til he bleeds. We been to the doctor several of times also the dermatologist and their NOTHING no one can do. I am so in need of help!. He cant sleep most nights due to this irritating eczema. I’m so tired of reading and trusting these #1 eczema creams. We spent so much money on different creams for our poor little guy. Its SAD! I need help. I’m willing to try whatever i haven’t tried. Please HELP.I just cant stress enough how much im stressed out about this eczema. He only wears cotton onesis everyday because he raises his pants up and scratch his legs,Sometimes i dress him in pants because i get so tired of seeing him in onesis all the time and when im driving i have to drive with one hand in the back holding his pants down so he wont scratch and bleed. He even takes his socks off his hands to scratch. I don’t no what else to do to keep him from scratching. I have to double the socks on his little hands. Its frustrating. I pray every night that God will Heal my baby from this miserable skin condition. Many nights he’s up all through the night No sleep from scratching all day and night. I pray something will eventually start to work for him, Also i am willing to try some of the above suggestions. I would appreciate any comments and suggestions. Thanks!

By: Charity

Charity — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:19:39 +0000

My two year old has VERY bad eczema and we’ve tried a ton of different
things on him. Nothing works natural or RX. I’m interested in how you
do the honey and the proportions. I’m not completely sure how I’d get
it to work on a two year old but with the bloody sheets I’m willing
to give just about anything a try!