"I have this problem for the past fifteen years! If I take medicine it subsides for some months and again appears. I am fed up of taking the medicines! No use!". Eczema  is  an  allergic skin  disease. It  is another  form of Dermatitis. It  is  very  common  among   infants  and children. Adults do  report  this  as a chronic  ailment. Strictly speaking, eczema is a chronic form of Urticaria.
              Eczema causes a very frustrating situation for the sufferer and for the family.You can say this is a costliest skin disease. Most of the patients think that it is incurable. Homoeopathy has definite solutions!
 
How does it affect?
              Eczema appears most frequently on the face, neck, wrists, elbows and knees but may involve any area of the body. In children, the  inner  creases  of the knees and elbows are often affected. It usually starts with itching, and once the sufferer scratches and it's almost impossible not to scratch the  skin gets even more  irritated. It becomes red and dry with blister, crack and even become like dried leather. As you can imagine, it gets even more itchy, which leads to more scratching.

              And with all that scratching, the skin breaks down and becomes very susceptible to infection with bacteria, viruses and fungi. Sometimes small watery blisters form that may ooze water or thick sticky “Honey” like fluid.

Contact dermatitis  is  another  most commonest  skin lesion which  may be allergic due to an irritant. Sun Allergy, Dermatitis due to imitation, Ear-rings or chain, kumkum, inner garments are very common clinical manifestations. An allergent or an irritant most often affects workers in industry, construction, hairdressing, food preparation, floristry, housekeeping, and health care. Rubber, soaps, solvents, adhesives, and metals are chief culprits on the job.
              Even the offenders include shoes, fragrances in personal hygiene products, and dyes in clothing. Your Doctor will diagnose easily and differentiate with Tinea, and Psoriasis without  special  investigation.
 
What causes it?
              Allergy is the basic for Eczema. As asthma, it is a hereditary disease. Eczema is often associated with asthma. Clinical study will establish the familial tendency of anyone of the allergic diseases such as eczema, allergic rhinitis or asthma they give history of suppression of these ailments with strong medication. There are certain genes that make extra-sensitive skin. The combination of extra-sensitive skin and a trigger in the environment just pushes some victims over the eczema edge. In those predisposed to eczema, outbreaks may be caused by a change in the way a person's immune system reacts to certain kinds of physical, chemical or emotional induced stress.

               In  susceptible people, outbreaks can be caused by "Allergic triggers". Besides with potential allergens, any emotionally charged event  such as a move to a new job, shock or depression may trigger a flare-up of the disorder.
 
But how can I manage the itching?
              You  really can't expect a child to stop scratching something so itchy eventhough, you tell him so and you know what's good for him. Try to reduce the  itch by keeping the skin moist and cool. You don't have to cut down on baths, but do use a very moisturizing soap or put a little vegetable oil in the bath. Keep those fingernails short and clean even if they do scratch, they don't cut and cause infections.

              Liquid  paraffin, petroleum jelly, or coconut oil  topical  application  would  help the moisturising  effect. Avoid all the possible food allergens from your diet.
 
Treatment
              Clinically, most of the eczema patients enter a Homoeopathic clinic as a chronic sufferer giving a history of suppression with  antihistamines  and  steroids. If  you  study  carefully, these  ailments are genetically predisposed and immune-based. The chemical or  steroid  drugs used  in  modern medicine can palliate  your symptoms for a short period. This  suppression will take its own form with another name of  allergic  diseases  such  as  Dust Allergy, Asthma and Urticaria .

              If  we  analyze  the  disease  it   appears   gradually  on  the  particular  victim  as  the  disease  force  develops  from  the  genes. This  force  cannot  be  tackled   with  a  forcible  medication. The  medicine  should  be  similar  to the nature  of  the  disease  and  administered  in dynamic form. That  could  be  a  Homoeopathic Remedy! This  wonderful  medicine  alone   will establish  a  permanent  cure.

              Normally,  people  believe  that  the Homoeopathic medicine  will  make  the  ailment  worse  earlier and then  heals  it. This  is  not  true . This  could  be  possible  only with  a  history  of  suppression as  in  this  ailment with a history of strong medication. When  a  patient  is  administered  with  a  suitable  remedy he  may  develop  his  previous symptoms such  as Itching or Oozing but  it  would make  you  fine  with  clear  skin  within a couple of months.

              Since eczema often runs in families, parents may have a good idea whether their own children are at risk. But even if the child inherits the predisposition, we are able to lower the chances of being a chronic sufferer.


 

 

 


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