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How to treat infant eczema?

Posted May 19, 2008

My daughter is 5,5 months old and has been having eczema for 3 months now. It is mostly on her chicks, elbows and behind knees. One day it is dry, then it's very wet. And most unpleasant-very itchy, as she scratches herself all the time.

  She is breast fed. I do not want to use steroids cause they only mask symptoms, but don't treat the problem. Does anybody know how to help my baby?

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Infant Eczema
Infant eczema 90% of the time is due to a food allergy or food sensitivity in my clinical experience.If the eczema started at 2 months of age, and the baby is breastfed, then the food sensitivity is coming from what the mother is consuming in her diet.If the baby is bottle fed, then the skin lesions are likely a result of either cow's milk or soy (depending on the formula).Other aggravating...

Answer to: How to treat infant eczema?
Thanks for the question. Wow, this one is up our alley. I've asked my wife to sign up and respond. These symptoms are exactly what our now 2 1/2 year old daughter had at that age. Although our daughter was mostly bottle fed, I suspect the root cause in your case will still turn out to be the same as ours was -- namely, the nutrients coming into the baby to which the baby is sensitive. If that's...
Baby Eczema
Our daughter, now 2.5 years old, developed eczema almost immediately after birth. (Behind her knees, on thighs, ankles, wrists and elbows) It was so bad that she woke up every 20 minutes for the first 6 months of life, and then every 1.5 hours for the next 7 months.  Went to our doctor and was told "she'll grow out of it."  The doctor gave us a some cortisone cream and s...

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