The Painful Facts

I just saw this latest article. It is another reminder to us that more and more children are affected by eczema. As parents, we have to educate ourselves in order to find the best remedy for our children.

This article also talks about a few cases of parents who found relief for their child with eczema.

Read more here:

http://living.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=1456732006

ECZEMA affects one in ten children in Scotland.

• It is a condition which can make the sufferer’s skin dry, hot and itchy, causing them to scratch and leading to broken, raw and bleeding skin.

• The most common type of the condition is atopic eczema, which often runs in families and is linked to hayfever and asthma.

• The cause is not yet fully understood but stress, house dust mites and detergents are all known triggers.

• Another type of eczema is contact eczema, which is caused by coming into contact with irritants such as detergents and allergens such as rubber.

• Treatments for eczema include applying emollients -special moisturisers – and steroid creams to affected areas of the skin and covering with bandages.

This reduces inflammation and redness, soothes severe itching and helps prevent sufferers from scratching themselves.

• If not treated appropriately the skin can get increasingly irritated and itchy, leading to more scratching and more damage to the skin, which can cause infection and emotional distress.

http://living.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=1456732006

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