Eczema and Exercise
For some reason, my eczema seems to "brighten and become more
irritated" when I exercise. Also, if I’ve been doing well controlling
outbreaks but haven’t been exercising, as soon as I, for example, go
for a 3 mile run, it seems to trigger a flare up. Does anyone have a
shared experience or recommendation?
October 30th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
I have the same experience. It’s really frustrating & I don’t knwo how to
handle it just yet. I have wanted to try a lower level of exercise, but that
really has its limits too.
I’d really love to see a solution to this, but I think the sweat (which
contains many toxins or at least things the body wants to get rid of) is an
irritant by itself.
K
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November 3rd, 2006 at 1:34 am
I too experienced flareups when I first began working out and walking. I
pinpointed mine as being from 2 sets of circumstances, and neither may apply in
your case, but I am sharing my own experience:
I sweat more, which causes more dark, moist areas to build more bacteria
which in turn causes me to apply more products to control the sweat, such as a
deoderant soaps and different deoderants. I don’t do this anymore. I live with
the sweating. I am not prone to body odor or heavy sweating anyway, so this
isn’t a problem for me. But I switched to the "crystal" deoderant, and had some
instant positive results there. FYI: as a licensed nursing assistant for over 16
years, I know from experience working with the elderly that body powder is a
harbinger of bacteria and it is advised by doctors to avoid using it on babies
and the elderly for that reason. If you use powder, this could be worsening the
problem.
After heavy exercise, I’m hungry. Really hungry. So I used to drink smoothies
laced with protein and sports drinks to revitalize my energy. Sugar is a trigger
for me. So my protein bars, smoothies, and other after exercise pick-me-ups are
now heavy protein, but sugar free.
Getting to the bottom of these two things helped get my flareups under control
after exercising.
Oh, and have you considered the possibility that if you are exercising
outdoors, you could be exposing yourself to allergens which could cause
flareups? There is a whole train of thought (and I subscribe to it) that eczema
is allergy/asthma interlaced. My 9 year old son is allergic to over 40 grasses
trees and weeds (we just call it "the outdoors" for short) and he will have
eczema flareups after the grass is cut in our yard, even if he doesn’t go
outside! He also gets the usual allergy symptoms too along with it.
Treating eczema/allergies successfully is most likely going to be done
systemically (eliminate allergy/eczema food triggers, boost your immune system,
purify your diet) and environmentally (get rid of external triggers). And no
doubt, some day, it will come to light that eczema is actually many different
afflictions displaying a common outward symptom. This would account for why some
things work for some, and not for others.
You must be proactive in locating the sources of your triggers. And you may
never know all of them. find what you can. Do what you can. That’s all you can
expect from yourself. That’s my motto.
Just some personal experiences that might trigger a connection in your
situation by chance.
Karen Howell
I’d really love to see a solution to this, but I think the sweat (which contains
many toxins or at least things the body wants to get rid of) is an irritant by
itself.
K
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November 3rd, 2006 at 5:28 pm
I wonder if the connection with exercise isn’t one of two things;
A) Maybe the movement of the exercise stimulates the lymph system to
move toxins, and this causes excretion through the skin causing eczema, or
B) The sweat caused by the exercise does the same- stimulates the
excretion of toxins through the skin?
For effective, natural deodorant; wet your armpits with water or
Colloidal Silver, and dust on a bit of baking soda. No more odor.
-Raine
November 7th, 2006 at 1:41 am
Do you take a shower after you work out? It would help to get the toxins off
your skin. Even if you don’t use soap just rinsing will help.
Alison
I have the same experience. It’s really frustrating & I don’t knwo how to
handle it just yet. I have wanted to try a lower level of exercise, but
that really has its limits too.
I’d really love to see a solution to this, but I think the sweat (which
contains many toxins or at least things the body wants to get rid of) is an
irritant by itself.
K
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November 7th, 2006 at 9:41 pm
Do you think it really works that well? I’ve had bad experiences with
"Natural" deodorant due to my bad "smelly" genetics. (hahaha)
The Best I have used that is Natural is Tom’s of Maine.
Alison
Hello,
If ever you want to try a good natural (no aluminum) deodorant, try
Weleda’s "sage" liquid deodorant. it works so well, even for my husband.
Yet, it is natural. It is great for sensitive skin. Most deodorants before
did not work for me. Such as the crystal type.
Good luck!
Christine
I sweat more, which causes more dark, moist areas to build more bacteria
which in turn causes me to apply more products to control the sweat, such as
a deoderant soaps and different deoderants. I don’t do this anymore. I live
with the sweating. I am not prone to body odor or heavy sweating anyway, so
this isn’t a problem for me. But I switched to the "crystal" deoderant, and
had some instant positive results there. FYI: as a licensed nursing
assistant for over 16 years, I know from experience working with the elderly
that body powder is a harbinger of bacteria and it is advised by doctors to
avoid using it on babies and the elderly for that reason. If you use powder,
this could be worsening the problem.
After heavy exercise, I’m hungry. Really hungry. So I used to drink
smoothies laced with protein and sports drinks to revitalize my energy.
Sugar is a trigger for me. So my protein bars, smoothies, and other after
exercise pick-me-ups are now heavy protein, but sugar free.
Getting to the bottom of these two things helped get my flareups under
control after exercising.
Oh, and have you considered the possibility that if you are exercising
outdoors, you could be exposing yourself to allergens which could cause
flareups? There is a whole train of thought (and I subscribe to it) that
eczema is allergy/asthma interlaced. My 9 year old son is allergic to over
40 grasses trees and weeds (we just call it "the outdoors" for short) and he
will have eczema flareups after the grass is cut in our yard, even if he
doesn’t go outside! He also gets the usual allergy symptoms too along with
it.
Treating eczema/allergies successfully is most likely going to be done
systemically (eliminate allergy/eczema food triggers, boost your immune
system, purify your diet) and environmentally (get rid of external
triggers). And no doubt, some day, it will come to light that eczema is
actually many different afflictions displaying a common outward symptom.
This would account for why some things work for some, and not for others.
You must be proactive in locating the sources of your triggers. And you
may never know all of them. find what you can. Do what you can. That’s all
you can expect from yourself. That’s my motto.
Just some personal experiences that might trigger a connection in your
situation by chance.
Karen Howell
I’d really love to see a solution to this, but I think the sweat (which
contains many toxins or at least things the body wants to get rid of) is an
irritant by itself.
K
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November 12th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
Yeah - I try to shower as soon as possible afterward, but there is usually soem
irritation. Any idea if this might pass with continued exercise?
Unfortunately, what usually seems to happen is that I work out, break out and
then stop for a week or more. Hard to tell if it would be better to just keep
working out - like it were a healing crisis or something. Any thoughts?
K
Alison
I have the same experience. It’s really frustrating & I don’t knwo how to
handle it just yet. I have wanted to try a lower level of exercise, but
that really has its limits too.
I’d really love to see a solution to this, but I think the sweat (which
contains many toxins or at least things the body wants to get rid of) is an
irritant by itself.
K
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November 15th, 2006 at 7:42 am
I notice I get very itchy if I sweat…I used to live in Fl….but then I also
flare up if it’s cold (I used to live in NY…). When I was exercising
everyday (in FL) I used to immediately take a shower. I would also blow a fan
on me while exercising.
I have the same experience. It’s really frustrating & I don’t knwo how to
handle it just yet. I have wanted to try a lower level of exercise, but that
really has its limits too.
I’d really love to see a solution to this, but I think the sweat (which
contains many toxins or at least things the body wants to get rid of) is an
irritant by itself.
K
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November 15th, 2006 at 5:19 pm
I feel the same way! I was working out every day between November and mid
January - and was in such horrible pain with my breakouts - I kind of fell out
of my good exercise habit because my work schedule picked up - and my eczema
improved - I’ve been using fish oil/flaxseed oil tablets/ Zyrtex/and Aquaphor -
which I love. When I dragged myself back to the gym - I noticed a flare up
right away - while I was running I actually started to itch like crazy.
Although I do shower once - and sometimes twice a day - I have never thought to
do so right away to get rid of toxins on my skin after exercise.
I am conisdering taking up more mild forms of exercise - alternatives to
running - such as Elyptical and Yoga. I don’t sweat a lot to begin with - only
running (which I love) seems to make me break out into a good sweat.
I will have to look into the Tea Tree Oil - that sounds good. My Dr.
prescribed prednisone and a steroid cream called Clobex, but I don’t want to use
either.
K
Alison
I have the same experience. It’s really frustrating & I don’t knwo how to
handle it just yet. I have wanted to try a lower level of exercise, but
that really has its limits too.
I’d really love to see a solution to this, but I think the sweat (which
contains many toxins or at least things the body wants to get rid of) is an
irritant by itself.
K
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November 16th, 2006 at 5:38 am
Have you spoken with a dermatologist about this?
I have 2 small patches of eczema on my scalp and when I sweat it gets worse
also. I was thinking sweating actually pushes the natural oils out of your
skin and replaces it with salty sweat. I haven’t been able to combat this
either but I can hide my eczema in my hair so I really didn’t think deeply
about it.) I remember my dermatologist told me that sweat makes it worse and
I thought to myself, "Great, I work at a non-air-conditioned factory…..)"
I’m not going to tell you to stop exercising because that’s no good! Hahaha!
Do you apply any kind of cream/lotion/oil after you shower? I know it helps
to apply it right after you gently dry yourself off because it keeps the
moisture in. I like JoJoba Oil because it is gentle and not super greasy.
There are different products you could try out. Some people like a
balm/lotion with Tea Tree Oil. I only use truly natural products. Beware of
products that claim they are natural but are not ~ always check the
ingredients. I also have used "Un-petroleum Jelly" which is not as thick as
regular Petro. Jelly but is natural and not made of gasoline. (hahaha)
Good Luck!
Alison
Yeah - I try to shower as soon as possible afterward, but there is usually
soem irritation. Any idea if this might pass with continued exercise?
Unfortunately, what usually seems to happen is that I work out, break out
and then stop for a week or more. Hard to tell if it would be better to
just keep working out - like it were a healing crisis or something. Any
thoughts?
K
Alison
I have the same experience. It’s really frustrating & I don’t knwo how to
handle it just yet. I have wanted to try a lower level of exercise, but
that really has its limits too.
I’d really love to see a solution to this, but I think the sweat (which
contains many toxins or at least things the body wants to get rid of) is an
irritant by itself.
K
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