Dyshidrotic Eczema

[ThEGr33k]

Looks like I have this, got it really bad on my left foot and it looks pretty unsightly. I can post pics if you want?

Looks as though this might be spreading to my hands as well, there are little clear bumps turning up on my right index finger. I got to say im quite worried about this! If my had starts to look anything like my foot then im going to look a mess!

So far this is only self diagnosed but from what I read and have seen on the net its looking very likely.

So anyone else suffered from this, what was your experience... the stories sound very ugly! Just what I need. :mad:

[dizzyblonde]

I have eczema in various places, I can tell you Nick it doesn't start on your foot and spread.
You sure you haven't got a form of athletes foot thats spread to your hands?

[454697819]

Sorry mate.. but I would advise an immediate trip to a doctor or skin specialists.

[SuzukiNess]

different factors which may trigger the outbreak of dyshidrosis such as allergens, stress or seasonal changes. Emotional stress may also further aggravate the condition.

are you stressed??? :)

go to the doctor .. self diagnosis over the internet isnt the best idea..:rolleyes: it could be worse!!!




;)

[Bri w]

Looks like I have this, got it really bad on my left foot and it looks pretty unsightly. I can post pics if you want?

Looks as though this might be spreading to my hands as well, there are little clear bumps turning up on my right index finger. I got to say im quite worried about this! If my had starts to look anything like my foot then im going to look a mess!

So far this is only self diagnosed but from what I read and have seen on the net its looking very likely.

So anyone else suffered from this, what was your experience... the stories sound very ugly! Just what I need. :mad:

Doctors for you young man.

My ex, and two of my children to a lesser extent suffer from it.

If you manage it properly you can minimise the damage (scaring), and have lengthy periods when it doesn't flare up at all.

Basically, sort out appropriate clothing - cottons etc. Make sure your washing powders are sympathetic to your condition. Hypo-allegenic shampoos etc. There is an oil you can get to put in the bath which helps. Get a good hand moisturiser - Neutragena (Norwegian I think) is expensive but excellent. If its causing you to scratch it, wear cotton mitts in bed - looks stupid but scratching whilst you are asleep can really cause a lot of damage.

Foods; I'm a bit rusty on this one but read up on foodstuffs that can help. Amd also what to avoid.

Try and avoid stressful situations, and if you are really mobile emigrate somewhere warm and dry.

Good luck.

[Dicky Ticker]

Betnovate RD Cream---applied lightly morning and night after washing.
I was born with Eczema and tried every conceivable remedy.the above does not cure it but keeps it 99% under control. Just occasionally you may have a mild flare up but it normally goes after 24-36hrs.
By the way this is only available on prescription

[Paul the 6th]

Yeah I got banging eczema mate. My feet can look fine and healthy one week, then about 2 weeks later they're falling to bits and peeling like they've been sunburned (different to what you've got by the sounds of it). Also get it around my eyes, arms and back depending on the time of year - middle of summer I'm fine, in the dead of winter I'm terrible for it.

I've had alsorts of creams from the doctors and stuff over the years - currently aveeno colloidal oatmeal stuff is the only moisturiser I can use which doesn't make my skin feel like it's on fire, and Elecon steroid for when the moisturiser doesn't cut it. Doc's have also said that a combination of steroid and aveeno is best as the steroid can work effectively when the skin is hydrated and moisturised..

If you use the creams/ointments as directed, it should clear up quite easily..

edit: oh and by the way, eczema can be caused by alsorts of stuff like bad diet, lack of sleep, stress etc.. so have a think about things that might have changed for you recently which could be causing it :)

[dizzyblonde]

I've used many steroid creams over the years, they just prevent and don't cure. They aren't particularly advised over long periods of time.
However I have been prescribed with Aveeno Colloidal oatmeal lotion, which is a very rich moisturiser. It is the only thing to have ever worked, it sooths the itch and somehow, completely irradicates the rash, or patches of sore skin.
I man blessed with it covering large patches over my shoulder blades, hands, boobs, legs, behind knees, and down calves(varicose excema) nasty nasty itch that burns and you want to rip your skin off! I have scarred patches down my calves from driving my nails in...Aveeno stops it within a day :-)

[yorkie_chris]

Betnovate RD Cream---applied lightly morning and night after washing.

+1

I get eczema on the inside of my arms and it can flare up for seemingly no reason (cheap fleeces!), big lumps like some allergic reaction to something then really itchy. One or 2 applications of betnovate and guaranteed it will faded and won't come back for a fortnight or more.

[ThEGr33k]

It doesn't appear to be itching toooo much. I had a tiny bit of itching when it first started a week ago, I popped the little spot things (probably shouldnt?) and left it at that. Had another good look last night and there were a load more there and the skin had gone red and sore looking though again felt fine... Like I say im not bothered about it just being on my foot/feet id happily live with that as no one really see's them!

I hope these little bumps that look similar (but in an early stage) to what are on my feet arnt the same and just something "normal". I really done like the idea of bad hands, I work in a pretty public place with thousands (literally) of people around... sigh.

[yorkie_chris]

Those lumps sound like similar allergy-esque thing I get.
Don't go mad with the moisturiser as it just softens the skin meaning you remove more of it when you itch!

Seriously go to docs.

[ThEGr33k]

Seriously go to docs.

I will be... Got to **** about re registering it seems, bloody RAF! Just trying to hunt my manager down so I can fix it.

[Avenger]

sounds quite similar to something i get in small patches on my hands, whatever you do dont pop the little clear blisters, it only makes it far worse, i use a nice E45 cream and try to leave it alone as much as i can, generally it then calms down a lot and almost goes away.

generally stays away for a while then but can flare up again, but as long as i leave it alone (cover it if required to stop you popping the blisters, as this just lets bacteria in, hence the redness and itching/soreness that follows) and of course go see a doctor

[kellyjo]

My 4 yr old has it. I use Betnovate RD on inflamed areas and Aveeno moisturiser as a regular thing.

[ThEGr33k]

How the hell is it that I can go 24 years (or damn close) with no issues with eczema and then it just pops up... I dont understand at all! I just hope im freakishly lucky and its not too obvious! I already struggle with the ladies ha ha.

What exactly is eczema, just the skin throwing a wobler?

[Bri w]

How the hell is it that I can go 24 years (or damn close) with no issues with eczema and then it just pops up... I dont understand at all! I just hope im freakishly lucky and its not too obvious! I already struggle with the ladies ha ha.

What exactly is eczema, just the skin throwing a wobler?

Its a sexually transmitted disease for those who don't get enough sex. :)

[ThEGr33k]

Its a sexually transmitted disease for those who don't get enough sex. :)


Yea, that would explain it :rolleyes:

[Richie]

Its a sexually transmitted disease for those who don't get enough sex. :)

Yea, that would explain it :rolleyes:

Damn, I'm in danger of getting this... :smt065

[cuffy]

Damn, I'm in danger of getting this... :smt065
You and Greek need to hook up pretty sharpish then :safe:

[kellyjo]

Damn, I'm in danger of getting this... :smt065

Richie, if you look and talk like 'House' then you can come and see me and i'll cure you ;-)

[shonadoll]

See a doc, the blisters thing sounds a bit virally to me-if it is what you think it is then at least you can get the peoper stuff.

[ThEGr33k]

Richie, if you look and talk like 'House' then you can come and see me and i'll cure you ;-)


LOL Like the style! :smt033

See a doc, the blisters thing sounds a bit virally to me-if it is what you think it is then at least you can get the peoper stuff.

Will do! I hope you are right about a virus, I do dread having to live with a condition I have to look after, im lazy and forgetful, something that I cant be if I need to look after bits of me... lol

I have phoned the Docs and I need to go in and fill out a register form then get checked by nurse then see doc all being well.

[BigBaddad]

I think we're only just scratching the surface here, see your GP.

[yorkie_chris]

I'm sure a medical professional will be able to get the problem nailed

[Stu]

Betnovate RD Cream---applied lightly morning and night after washing.
I was born with Eczema and tried every conceivable remedy.the above does not cure it but keeps it 99% under control. Just occasionally you may have a mild flare up but it normally goes after 24-36hrs.
By the way this is only available on prescription
And shouldn't be used long term. No more than a week at most.

[Biker Biggles]

Go down the clap clinic.Its almost certainly something you picked up from that hooker in Cardiff the other week.Dont say I didnt warn you.

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[dizzyblonde]

How the hell is it that I can go 24 years (or damn close) with no issues with eczema and then it just pops up... I dont understand at all! I just hope im freakishly lucky and its not too obvious! I already struggle with the ladies ha ha.

What exactly is eczema, just the skin throwing a wobler?

Because it does, and its annoying. I've not had it for over a year, then a years worth flared up all at once when I first got pregnant. I felt like I had the plague, steroids made it itch more, and bigger :-( Now its died down, and only turns up when I'm knackered, or not been keeping the healthy diet.
Word of advice, don't play with your bike without gloves, oil and solvents can trigger it, and don't eat anything acidic like oranges. I refuse to eat citrus, as its a big factor for turning the ezcema up to full. The oatmeal cream I mentioned earlier has supr powers and was the only thing that worked this time. Hormones that push up through the roof, refuse to allow the eczema to go away.

And shouldn't be used long term. No more than a week at most.

I said this ont first page in a round about fashion, but was ignored as usual:rolleyes:

[martianskippy]

Betnovate RD Cream---applied lightly morning and night after washing.
I was born with Eczema and tried every conceivable remedy.the above does not cure it but keeps it 99% under control. Just occasionally you may have a mild flare up but it normally goes after 24-36hrs.
By the way this is only available on prescription

My 4 yr old has it. I use Betnovate RD on inflamed areas and Aveeno moisturiser as a regular thing.

+1

I get eczema on the inside of my arms and it can flare up for seemingly no reason (cheap fleeces!), big lumps like some allergic reaction to something then really itchy. One or 2 applications of betnovate and guaranteed it will faded and won't come back for a fortnight or more.

I use Betnovate as well for anything from my skin allergies to eczema-type flaking which I get occasionally. However, you do have to remember this is a corticosteroid and any prolonged use can cause serious problems! Excerpt from wikipedia:
"Long-term corticosteroids use has several severe side effects as for example: hyperglycemia[9], insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus[9], osteoporosis, anxiety[9], depression, gastritis, colitis, hypertension, ictus, erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, amenorrhoea, retinopathy."

I was told by my doctor that basically once you start using those regularly your body might stop producing corticosteroids on its own causing long term problems...

[Stu]

I said this ont first page in a round about fashion, but was ignored as usual:rolleyes:
Sorry, hadn't read all the posts when I said it.
It's something I've only just learned despite having used it, well Eumovate the milder version, since I was at school.
Hence probably why I suffer from all those conditions listed by Martian :(

There's also Dermovate, the stronger version.

[martianskippy]

Sorry, hadn't read all the posts when I said it.
It's something I've only just learned despite having used it, well Eumovate the milder version, since I was at school.
Hence probably why I suffer from all those conditions listed by Martian :(

There's also Dermovate, the stronger version.
I used Dermovate when living in Poland. It is better in a way that apart from the steroids it also has Gentamycin which is an antimicrobial agent. FOr some reason when I asked for it in the UK my GP told me it is not available here...

[dizzyblonde]

Sorry, hadn't read all the posts when I said it.
It's something I've only just learned despite having used it, well Eumovate the milder version, since I was at school.
Hence probably why I suffer from all those conditions listed by Martian :(

There's also Dermovate, the stronger version.

Soorry wasn't having a pop Stu.
Its just so many people jump to say steroid creams are best, and should be used to get rid of it. I've used them all, some for long periods advised by doctor, and some for a short while, and decided to stop. I've eczema since I was in my teens and I don't like to recommend steroids, ok fine for a first go for a short time, but if it comes back, I'd be looking at diet, stress etc etc, and also other stuff that does work thats non steroid.

The doctor can offer alternatives, you need to state that though, as they are too quick to prescribe steroids, luckily I have a doctor that prescribed the Aveeno Oatmeal stuff....best thing he ever did for me, and you can buy it over the counter now, it used to be very hard to get hold of.

[Stu]

No worries of course Lou

I've got Double Base prescribed as a mousturiser - it's very good :D