The thing is, cortisone is literally the only thing that gives me relief from my eczema. The side effects are scary, but not scary enough to live with skin that feels like its on fire. I live in SA and the healthcare system here isn't exactly great. If you can afford medical aid, super. If not, you're fucked. A state hospital, as in a free hospital, has a waiting list longer than you can imagine. Also, they don't have any better treatments for eczema than corticosteroids. Unfortunate as it is, steroids are most effective at treating eczema and easing the symptoms. I don't have medical so this is my last resort. Sorry to hear about the unpleasent side effects. My uncle has many unpleasent side effects from all the psychological medication he's on.
I remember when my uncle was visiting the Black Sea his mission was to get some special salts from there. He also would bathe in the Sea while he was there. I don't know if it really worked for him that well but if you look up Black Sea salts for eczema you may find some more information and I would imagine you can order it.
His eczema was life long and he never got it all the way treated, but when he got cancer he started eating really healthy and taking all kinds of vitamins. He had an unusual diet including eating a habanero pepper every day and eating unusual fruits.
His diet didn't seem to help his cancer but he said for once in his life his eczema went away and he believed it was due to his diet.
I've tried all the natural remedies for eczema and sadly, I think my eczema has advanced past the point where anything natural will ever be able to help. When I was diagnosed, the doctors had me cut out dairy to see if it might have been a food allergy, but aparantly not, just my immune system that reacts to basically nothing and makes my skin all inflamed. I do believe that if I ate healthier I might have more luck controlling my eczema, but at this point in my life it is both way too difficult and way too expensive for me to buy special foods for me for my eczema. I try to stay generally healthy. I drink atleast 750ml of water everyday, and I don't smoke, drink or use any substances besides the medications I have to use. I've never even done drugs. I love my food though, meat and dairy especially and I think I would be absolutely miserable without it.
Anyone on here on chronic meds?
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The thing is, cortisone is literally the only thing that gives me relief from my eczema. The side effects are scary, but not scary enough to live with skin that feels like its on fire. I live in SA and the healthcare system here isn't exactly great. If you can afford medical aid, super. If not, you're fucked. A state hospital, as in a free hospital, has a waiting list longer than you can imagine. Also, they don't have any better treatments for eczema than corticosteroids. Unfortunate as it is, steroids are most effective at treating eczema and easing the symptoms. I don't have medical so this is my last resort. Sorry to hear about the unpleasent side effects. My uncle has many unpleasent side effects from all the psychological medication he's on.
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I remember when my uncle was visiting the Black Sea his mission was to get some special salts from there. He also would bathe in the Sea while he was there. I don't know if it really worked for him that well but if you look up Black Sea salts for eczema you may find some more information and I would imagine you can order it.
His eczema was life long and he never got it all the way treated, but when he got cancer he started eating really healthy and taking all kinds of vitamins. He had an unusual diet including eating a habanero pepper every day and eating unusual fruits.
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I've tried all the natural remedies for eczema and sadly, I think my eczema has advanced past the point where anything natural will ever be able to help. When I was diagnosed, the doctors had me cut out dairy to see if it might have been a food allergy, but aparantly not, just my immune system that reacts to basically nothing and makes my skin all inflamed. I do believe that if I ate healthier I might have more luck controlling my eczema, but at this point in my life it is both way too difficult and way too expensive for me to buy special foods for me for my eczema. I try to stay generally healthy. I drink atleast 750ml of water everyday, and I don't smoke, drink or use any substances besides the medications I have to use. I've never even done drugs. I love my food though, meat and dairy especially and I think I would be absolutely miserable without it.
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What about coconut oil?