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Eczema - can anyone help me?

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Lilylaundry Thu 04-May-23 14:13:40

I have suffered from eczema for as long as I can remember but this winter it has slowly taken over my whole body, with only the soles of my feet free of it.

All the medical people give are steroid ointments, antihistamines and moisturising cream.

The steroid ointments take off a layer of skin, which doesn't bare thinking about. I have used them, very sparingly, a few times but my skin is so thin I stopped.

The moistures help for a very short while, then the urge of scratch my face, arms, legs, stomach, ribs, et al, becomes unbearable.

I know there is no cure but has anyone any good ideas.

Being in the sun helps a bit but living in north east England we rarely see the sun.

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DiddyNan Fri 30-Jun-23 16:09:22

Hope you are continuing to improve. I know you said you had cut out gluten for 48 days but didn't notice any improvement. However have you been tested for Coeliac's. I suffered from Eczema my whole life until 10 years ago when I found I couldn't eat gluten. It took a couple of months for my skin to heal but I haven't had eczema since. Strangely my dermatologist had never thought about gluten being the issue.

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