My eczema used to cover my entire body and face when I was 17.. Reading your question brought back scary memories..so as much as I want to get back to bed and sleep for a bit longer I'll sit up and reply properly haha.
So yes when I was 17 my eczema was horrendous. My skin was raw and blistered from scratching, my face, especially my eyelids were puffy and very very sore. My legs were dry and bled a lot.. Plus it was so painful to walk. My mum and I tried everything including herbal and Chinese medicine.. All the steroids were not helping, all the creams made it worse and not to mention every morning I would wake up bleeding all over after scratching my skin off during the night. Then I realised something- it wasn't that the medication wasn't working, it was because of me! You see, having eczema is embarrassing and most people with it, especially me, feel ashamed and hide away in long sleeved clothes..like I remember wearing a scarf in summer because it was all over my neck... This obviously meant I was ALWAYS hot and sweaty= breeding ground for eczema!! So one month I was so depressed and low I spent most of my days in my room wearing nothing but shorts and bra (covered my entire body with steroid cream including on my face- not suppose to put it on the face but I was so desperate). Also i rarely showered that month- lol I know gross.. But the thought of water on my red raw bleeding skin made me want to scream.. So I avoided water or showers at all cost! I applied my creams everyday 5 times a day and didn't wear tight clothes or long sleeves. Also my doctor prescribed zinc bandages and I think they really helped at night- firstly, it meant my skin was bandaged up so I couldn't scratch and the Zinc was so soothing I didn't really feel like scratching at all! DIET is a major thing when it comes to eczema.. I can tell you right now I'm 100% positive I'm allergic to eggs and milk.. If you read research articles you can see it's the number one cause for eczema flare ups.. I know this and I know the reason my skin has gotten this bad again is because I've been binging on eggs and making ridiculously amount of porridge with milk.. So back then when I did my research they were the first to go!! Didn't touch any of that, was too scared. Over time my skin started to peel (yes... Peel..), all the infected dead skin peeled off and my skin started healing properly.. Bit by bit my skin got better and better until all I was left with was a little discolouring on my legs and a little on my back. I've not had an eczema attack like that again (thank god) and despite crying over how bad my skin is atm, it's NOTHING compared to before. Trust me when I say this, it WILL go and when it goes, it ALL Goes. betnovate is the only thing that ever works for me in terms of steroid! If you've not had it before, please please get some.
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