What Should People With Eczema Avoid Eating?

3 Responses to “What Should People With Eczema Avoid Eating?”

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   Blueberrygal December 6, 2010 at 7:18 pm

   Try the pure oil of oregano-got rid of my rash-doctors couldn’t cure. Fill a size 0 gel cap and take internally 2 times a day or so, and, dilute w/olive oil for on the skin. Three days later mine was gone-after 14 months of horror for me. Also, cayenne, hot sauce, alcohol: beer, wine stay away from, mustard/hot. Get well soon! Oh, this oil cures strep throat, ear aches etc,too. Pretty powerful-this might help you-depending on what the reason you have it in the first place. Pure diet, lots of water, vegetarian diet, bland food.

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   Julian December 8, 2010 at 12:23 pm

   The most common food allergies for eczema sufferers are milk, eggs, wheat, and soy. Other foods that can cause allergic reactions include fish and shellfish, certain types of nuts, and other cow’s milk products.

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   Steve December 10, 2010 at 6:59 pm

   The best thing to do is to focus on treating the underlying cause of the eczema and minimize the flare ups by:

   - bathing using warm, not hot, water and a very mid soap
   - using a cream or petroleum jelly based moisturizer on wet skin after bathing or washing hands.
   - moisturize throughout the day as the need arises. Avoid using lotions as they tend to dry out the skin
   - pat excess water from skin after moisturizing as rubbing irritates the skin
   - wear cotton clothing
   - avoid the use of detergents, fabric softeners and dryer sheets with perfumes and/or dyes

   There’s a really great article on this website about how one woman with severe eczema was finally able to beat it: