Treatments For Eczema

Eczema is a long-lasting condition that tends to flare often. There is no cure for eczema but there is a way for you to relieve the itching and not have it spread further.

There are 7 most common types of eczema that affect the average person:

• Atopic dermatitis (AD): A type of eczema that is long-lasting and causes the skin to flare up. AD usually appears on children from the first six months. A few symptoms of AD are scaly skin, redness, rash, and open sores.
• Contact dermatitis (CD): This type of eczema is caused when the skin touches bad irritating allergens. CD is most common on the hands. The symptoms of CD is redness, rash, burning, swelling, and blisters.
• Dyshidrotic eczema (DE): This is a type of eczema that produces blisters. Some triggers of DE is stress allergies, exposure to nickel, cobalt, and moist hands and feet. The symptoms of DE is small blisters, itching, redness, flaking, and pain.
• Nummular eczema (NE): This type of eczema occurs at any age. This type of eczema develops small circular spots on the skin that is very itchy. The symptoms of NE is round, circular spots, itching, dry skin, wet and open sores.
• Seborrheic dermatitis (SD): This is a type of chronic eczema that appears on parts of the body where there is a lot of oil glands. The common symptoms of SD are redness, greasy skin, and white or yellow flakes.
• Stasis dermatitis: This type of eczema is caused when there is an issue with the flow of the blood in the veins and causes pressure to develop. There are a few symptoms of stasis dermatitis such as swelling around the ankles, redness, scaling, itching, pain, oozing, and possibly even infection.

Sometimes there is a severe case that is a bit more troublesome

Treatments for Eczema

There are many remedies and medications that can help stop the itching of the skin condition. Some of these treatments include using prescribed creams or ointments. Ointments are usually better because they do not burn when you apply them to the skin. If there are more severe cases of eczema, then the doctor may prescribe for oral drugs.

If you have an infant that has eczema, then it is best to avoid anything that may irritate the baby's skin. You should also avoid any extreme temperatures and make sure to apply the skin with ointments, creams, or oils.

In order to help reduce the itching of the skin, you should try a few of these home remedies.

• Make sure to moisturize the skin as much as possible
• DO NOT SCRATCH
• Apply an anti-itch cream to the affected area
• Take a warm oatmeal bath
• Wear smooth and cool clothing
• Make sure to treat stress and anxiety

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