Nov

27

Will My Child Outgrow Eczema?

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This is a question that parents with a child with eczema would normally ask: will my child outgrow eczema?

Approximately thirty percent of infants will develop eczema but many will outgrow it by the time they reach three to five years of age.  In babies, eczema has been found to appear between the ages of four to six months.  It begins with the appearance of a red rash that could possibly ooze fluid. Next it spreads to the cheeks and the forehead and sometimes continues to the arms and legs of the baby. In the most severe of cases, the baby’s entire body becomes covered with the skin disease. In the instance of cradle cap (or infantile seborrhoeic eczema) a great deal of scaling appears on the scalp.

The unlucky few who do not outgrow their [tag-tec]eczema[/tag-tec], carry it into their childhood years. Then, there are those children who develop it sometime between the ages of two and four years of age. When it comes to a bout of childhood eczema, the rash first appears behind the knees, the ankles, the creases of the elbows and sometimes will even affect the face, neck and ears of the child.

Childhood eczema can be a painful experience for the inflicted. Parents often write to me, sharing about the anguish and sadness that they feel for their babies with having to battle eczema.  Conventional doctors usually recommend topical steroid creams to keep it under control.  I’m not sure if this is not the best of solutions; but eczema can be tough on an infant. 

Even though, many children outgrow [tag-dtec]eczema[/tag-dtec], they often have an increased risk to skin problems. They invariably have dry skin.  Their skin gets irritated easily and chafes often.  Skin infections such as staph, yeast infections and herpes simplex (such as cold sores) and eye problems in terms of cataracts and eyelid dermatitis are also commonly experienced.

Nov

12

Organic Milk Helps In Baby Eczema

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If you have read my previous post on my concerns over giving eczema drugs to three month old babies, then I am much relieved to read about a new viable and natural solution – breastfeed your child and consume organic milk at the same time.

A newly published scientific study shows that the incidence of baby eczema with babies fed on organic dairy products, and whose mothers also consumed organic dairy products, is 36% lower than in children who consume conventional dairy products.

It has already been previously shown that organically managed cows tend to produce milk that contain higher levels of the beneficial conjugated linoleic acid isomers.  A separate recent study confirms that higher levels of conjugated linoleic acids are also found in the breast milk of women consuming organic milk.

These studies appear to originate from the U.K. and other countries, other than the U.S.  So if these studies are anything to go by, then consume organic products so that you can help heal your infant baby with breast milk containing beneficial nutrients.

Earlier statements from the FSA and others, including government ministers, have questioned about the nutritional benefits of organic food, saying that nothing scientific has been proven and that going organic is a lifestyle choice. Peter Melchett, Soil Association policy director said:
“These studies add to the body of evidence showing that the Food Standards Agency’s stance on organic food is out of date.”

Researchers, instead of hoping to develop new or improved eczema drugs on babies, should perhaps divert more resources to these type of nutritional studies.  On a conspiracy hunch, those studies that focus on developing eczema drugs are likely to be sponsored by pharmaceutical companies.  Parents should keep themselves updated about the various eczema research news and make conscious decisions for their little babies with eczema.

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