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Home Medications and Treatments for Eczema

Eczema is a recurring inflammation of the skin and is characterized by red, dry skin. It is most commonly found on the face, wrists, and insides of the knees and elbows. The skin constantly itches, and there may be oozing blisters. Frequent scratching and rubbing may cause the skin to become thick, hard, and discolored. It is a common and troublesome condition of the skin. Eczema occurs most often in infants, and in such cases, usually clears up by itself by the time the child is 18 months old.


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Symptoms of Eczema

Eczema in its acute form presents redness and swelling of the skin, and the formation of minute vesicles. If the vesicles rupture, a raw, moist surface is formed, from which a colorless discharge oozes, forming crusts on the skin where it accumulates. The symptoms are usually worse at night The skin itches at all stages.

Causes of Eczema

Eczema is essentially a constitutional disease, resulting from a toxic condition of the system, and failure of the human system to excrete the poisons from the various orifices of the body. Other causes include faulty metabolism, constipation, nutritional deficiencies, menstrual stress, jealousy, frustration, and a host of other emotions. Suppressive drug treatment of another disease is also a potent, subsidiary causative factor in many cases.

Treatment Of Eczema

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Special Eczema Remedy:

Add 1 cup of red clover blossoms and leaves to 2 cups of boiling water. Allow to steep until cool. Strain, apply to skin rash, and allow to dry naturally. Reapply as often as needed.

DIET FOR ECZEMA:

1. It is important to test for food allergies. Sensitivity to wheat gluten is particularly a problem. Certain foods seem to be more likely to cause eczema. Eliminating these foods from the diet is a good way to determine if one or several of them are responsible for the problem. The main problem foods are dairy products (including milk, cheese, ice cream), eggs, wheat, corn, and sugar.

After eliminating all of those foods from the diet, and the symptoms have gone away, one food at a time can be reintroduced to see if the symptoms reoccur. A new food would be introduced each week. For more information, refer to the article on Food sensitivities.

2. Eat fish that is rich in essential fatty acids, such as mackerel, herring, and salmon, twice per week.

3. Decrease the intake of animal fats such as red meat and milk products (except fish).

4. Eat at least 1 cup of vegetables, 1 cup of whole grains such as brown rice and oatmeal, and 1 to 3 fruits per day.

5. Add fiber to the diet and increase the intake of fluids to 8 glasses per day.

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