Comments on: All flared up (and now where to go… ) http://www.skin-care.dmfans.org/2003/02/18/all-flared-up-and-now-where-to-go/ Eczema, dermatitis, acne, psoriasis, dry skin, skleroderma and other skin disorders. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: cecile40 http://www.skin-care.dmfans.org/2003/02/18/all-flared-up-and-now-where-to-go/#comment-10434 cecile40 Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:46:22 +0000 http://www.skin-care.dmfans.org/2003/02/18/all-flared-up-and-now-where-to-go/#comment-10434 Dusan over-indulged in computer time, vs family time, and stepped off the list serve a few months back. If anyone saved some of his most informative posts, they may be able to help you. Kathleen Dusan over-indulged in computer time, vs family time, and stepped off the
list serve a few months back.

If anyone saved some of his most informative posts, they may be able to help
you.

Kathleen

]]> By: belinda_90 http://www.skin-care.dmfans.org/2003/02/18/all-flared-up-and-now-where-to-go/#comment-10433 belinda_90 Wed, 19 Feb 2003 06:41:32 +0000 http://www.skin-care.dmfans.org/2003/02/18/all-flared-up-and-now-where-to-go/#comment-10433 Hi Tracy, Yes, diet definitively affects my eczema. I have to be very careful to stay away from nightshade family of vegetables such as eggplants, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers. I learned about this in Pagano's book. Also no shellfish and no dairy products, other than butter, and very little animal protein if at all. Cortisone seemed like a miracle product for me too. I was on it for 9 years and in the process it nearly killed me with its horrendous side effects. The reason your hands are worse is because the body is trying to heal by carrying your toxins which cause the eczema in the first place, from the most important organs (liver, kidneys, etc.) to the extremities (hands, feet, etc.) Homeopathy, Chinese medicine, and other natural healing methods are well aware of this process. <!--more--> Licorice is a superb tonic and a great detoxifier. I take it everyday in extract/tincture form. But beware: there is a HUGE difference between CHINESE LICORICE (glycyrrhizae uralensis) AND THE WESTERN VARIETY LICORICE (glycyrrhizae glabra). The western variety can cause nervousness and undesirable other side effects. The Chinese variety is energizing and calming and does not have the side effects that the western variety has. Hi Tracy,
Yes, diet definitively affects my eczema. I have to be very careful to
stay away from nightshade family of vegetables such as eggplants,
tomatoes, potatoes, peppers. I learned about this in Pagano’s book. Also
no shellfish and no dairy products, other than butter, and very little
animal protein if at all.

Cortisone seemed like a miracle product for me too. I was on it for 9
years and in the process it nearly killed me with its horrendous side
effects. The reason your hands are worse is because the body is trying
to heal by carrying your toxins which cause the eczema in the first
place, from the most important organs (liver, kidneys, etc.) to the
extremities (hands, feet, etc.) Homeopathy, Chinese medicine, and other
natural healing methods are well aware of this process.


Licorice is a superb tonic and a great detoxifier. I take it
everyday in extract/tincture form. But beware: there is a HUGE
difference between CHINESE LICORICE (glycyrrhizae uralensis) AND THE
WESTERN VARIETY LICORICE (glycyrrhizae glabra). The western variety can
cause nervousness and undesirable other side effects. The Chinese
variety is energizing and calming and does not have the side effects
that the western variety has.

]]> By: cecile40 http://www.skin-care.dmfans.org/2003/02/18/all-flared-up-and-now-where-to-go/#comment-10432 cecile40 Wed, 19 Feb 2003 02:26:32 +0000 http://www.skin-care.dmfans.org/2003/02/18/all-flared-up-and-now-where-to-go/#comment-10432 Dear Tracy: I am a vegetarian with eczema/psoriasis. I admit, I do enjoy cheese & eggs! Diet does not seem to be a factor for me. I tend to get long-lasting patches of dry, scaly, itchy skin lasting in some cases for years, rather than sudden flare-ups. Knees & elbows scaly for decades, a bad patch on the leg for 2-3 years, a couple years of really bad hands.....For me, important measures have been controlling the itching (Man, nothing much is worse than scratching one large patch on your calf raw for a couple of years!) and clearing those patches up. I find cortisone does NOT work for me. Also, I am allergic to lanolin, so have to be very careful what I use. A&D ointment, for example, is lanolin based. When I tried that my fingers swelled like vienna sausages. Also, anything containing methylparaben or polyparaben seems to aggravate it. So I <!--more--> can use my herbal sunscreen everywhere BUT on an active outbreak! For me, herbal creams in an olive-oil base work well. Goldenseal, black walnut, chamomile have all proved soothing. After reading Dusan's many posts on the theory that parasite infection is the root cause of eczema/psoriasis/candida I tried a mild intestinal cleansing. (After being hit again with a pesky, hard-to-clear-up candida infection) Took a tincture of black walnut and wormwood for 10 days. Cleared the candida, and also the longest lasting of my eczema patches! (My left knee has been scaly for decades!) For the itchy scalp, I stopped using any shampoo containing methyl- or polyparaben, sodium laurel sulfate, or cocomide DEA. I also use a herbal/cider vinegar rinse between shampoo and conditioner. No more itchy scalp! Good luck, keep exploring. Kathleen Dear Tracy:

I am a vegetarian with eczema/psoriasis. I admit, I do enjoy cheese & eggs!
Diet does not seem to be a factor for me. I tend to get long-lasting patches
of dry, scaly, itchy skin lasting in some cases for years, rather than sudden
flare-ups. Knees & elbows scaly for decades, a bad patch on the leg for 2-3
years, a couple years of really bad hands…..For me, important measures have
been controlling the itching (Man, nothing much is worse than scratching one
large patch on your calf raw for a couple of years!) and clearing those
patches up.

I find cortisone does NOT work for me. Also, I am allergic to lanolin, so
have to be very careful what I use. A&D ointment, for example, is lanolin
based. When I tried that my fingers swelled like vienna sausages. Also,
anything containing methylparaben or polyparaben seems to aggravate it. So I

can use my herbal sunscreen everywhere BUT on an active outbreak! For me,
herbal creams in an olive-oil base work well. Goldenseal, black walnut,
chamomile have all proved soothing.

After reading Dusan’s many posts on the theory that parasite infection is the
root cause of eczema/psoriasis/candida I tried a mild intestinal cleansing.
(After being hit again with a pesky, hard-to-clear-up candida infection)
Took a tincture of black walnut and wormwood for 10 days. Cleared the
candida, and also the longest lasting of my eczema patches! (My left knee
has been scaly for decades!) For the itchy scalp, I stopped using any
shampoo containing methyl- or polyparaben, sodium laurel sulfate, or cocomide
DEA. I also use a herbal/cider vinegar rinse between shampoo and
conditioner. No more itchy scalp!

Good luck, keep exploring.

Kathleen

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