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Anyone tried the bleach bath - exzcema?

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Latest post on 20 January 2012 - 19:01
Just to update because I'm so impressed... My LO had such bad exzcema this week I got him into see a dermatologist (Dr. Ilkramullah Al Nasir @ Dermacare). His skin was was red and inflamed it looked almost like it was burned. Less than 24 hours after the doctor prescribed a mixed combination of lotions, his skin is perfectly clear, soft and healthy. My DH returned home from a trip and was completely amazed at the transformation.
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Latest post on 20 January 2012 - 02:03
OK, my friend looked to the diet (wheat and dairy especially), as well as avoiding allgergens in her own diet when she breastfed (which didn't have any effect apart from to make her unhappy, so she stopped... her diet, not breastfeeding!). She's looked into getting a water softener (a salt filter which all the water passes through) which apparently makes a difference and uses unperfumed, paraben-free shampoos and bubble baths as well as having tried the oats in the bathwater. However, the main thing that works for her little boy is to be smothered in copious amounts of emollient cream (E45, Cetraben, Aqueous cream or... can't remember the other main brand) several times a day to prevent a flare-up and then sadly to use hydrocortisone to calm the rash when it does happen. She's not overly happy about this, but her son's excema is all over and when it's bad, it makes you wince in sympathy, it looks so raw.
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 13:10
Never heard of bleach for eczema, but you live and learn. You could put a small drop in a few litres of water (equivalent to teaspoon in a bath) and do a small test patch for a week or two, but I would be wary about bathing the child in it, as it may get in his eyes.. My son suffers eczema on his elbows and knees (sometimes eyelids) and I use pure coconut oil, and apply it liberally about 10 times a day, clears it up in a week, but it's not severe. An old article, but interesting http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8015995.stm <em>edited by Alismum on 19/01/2012</em>
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 12:50
Someone on another forum I'm part of was raving about that the other day saying that it had helped when nothing else has so def worth looking into. Ultimately you want to find and eliminate the cause rather than just treat the symptom, diet is a biggie for many (esp dairy and wheat) as well as topical/environment things like air fresheners, cleaning products, perfumes, shampoos, washing powders, essential oil diffusers, houseplants etc etc.
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 02:06
never heard of that and to be honest, wouldn't dip my kids in diluted bleach if you paid me. I will, however, ask one of my friends tomorrow who's son really suffers from excema and who has researched it [i'>a lot[/i'>. In the meantime, have you tried oats/ oatmeal in the bathwater?
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Latest post on 18 January 2012 - 22:15
Wow really? I would have thought bleach would dry kids skin out more? If you o it and it works pls kep us posted. My son sufferes especially wren we fly as the flying dies his skin out so much, even with him drinking 1ltr of water and 2 bottles of milk (9hr flight), his skin oes like sand paper. Sometimes too with change in diet o yeah if u try and it works I might I've I a go too.
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Latest post on 17 January 2012 - 09:35
My LO has severe exzcema and I read an article recently which there was a study done using a teaspoon of bleach in a bath for children suffering from severe exzcema. The results were so dramatic they even had the placebo group of children try it. This same thing was also just recommended to me by my LO's pediatrician. Just wondering if anyone tried this and if it worked?
 
 

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