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[momma_33]

My daughter has skin allergies.  Lahat nasubukan ko na - Cetaphil Restoderm (cost around P600++), Oilatum Soap,  Lactacyd Baby Bath, etc. still same itchiness, redness, scaling minsan nagsusugat na sa kakakamot.  Lahat din ng cream/oilment with or without steroid, mura at mahal pati consultation kahit mahal na dermatologist pinutahan na rin namin still nothihg is working at sobrang magastos na.

MAINTENANCE:  Petroleum Jelly is highly recommended. 
Use it after bath as in basa pa si baby lagyan mo na agad tapos pat it try (never rub) so that the skin will absorb it.

Soap:  Dove (for moisturizing - green box) make sure its unscented

Cream:  Elica will be fine pero kung medyo malala na consult your pedia for cream/ointment with steroid (minsan kelangan talaga natin gumamit ng with steroid - not for prolong use)

@Momkate - agapan mo habang maaga kasi mahirap pagkinalakihan niya yan.   Been there and it not that easy.  Nagkaroon ako niyan Gr. 6 ako, nawala lang nung nagka anak na ako. Meron na rin ganyan ang 10 years old son ko.         

Sis, my eldest daughter , 10yrs old has mild  psoriasis, derma told me very similar to eczema daw sya. have tried diffrent kinds of creams, cutivate, mosone, cleovate , physiogel, elica lotion for scalp at iba pa. hiyangan din ang gamot and you';re right sis, skin must ne kept hydrated if not dun nagsisimula ang pangangati sa dry skin. But I got so worried sis coz our family friend whose a doctor told me never to use steroidal cream for a prolonged period of time as it may cause renal problems later on. Sobrang natakot ako sis, I opted to change to organic na mga pamahid na avialable sa healthy options. I will start using it next week pa.

Mga sissies baka meron kayo alam na natural / home remedies for this skin infections please share it here so that other people may benefit from it too. TIA.

[purplemom]

I've been using Dermovate ointment...for children this should be used for not more than 5 days and apply thinly sa affected area...May eczema ako since HS and pabalik balik sya especially if stress.. until now bumabalik sya pag na stress ako pero unlike in HS na halos malaking portion ng legs ang sakop now parang kumakapal lang and kasing size lang ng kagat ng lamok...

[Twix]

@momma33: kelan na diagnose ang daughter mo ng psoriasis? Kinakabahan kasi ako sa son ko kasi my hubby has psoriasis, e di ba hereditary yan? Last month lang may some sort of eczema sya. Ano bang signs na nakita mo sa daughter mo nung nadiagnose sya?

[Vibe]

Hello parents,

Meron ako friend may eczama daughter niya before, marami sila natry pero d gumaling until naintroduce sa kanya yung Oleia oil. I dont know if u've heard of it pero un ang nakatanggal nung eczema ng daughter niya. Now I'm also using it for my kids, all kinds of rashes, allergy, kabag, insect bites etc. Very safe and effective.

Hope this info helps...
Have a nice day!

[mworx]

@momma_33 - May mga cream na walang steroid pero really expensive. 

Minsan wala tayong choice but to follow our doctor's instructions like the use of cream with steroid or other cream just to heal your child's skin then after nun maintenance na lang. About renal problems with prolong use of cream with steroid, ganito yan.  Kung may sugat na ang skin ng bata dahil sa kakakamot, may tendency ma-infect at yun infection na yun ang pwedeng magdulot ng problem sa kidney na bata.  So we need to avoid the child from having skin infections by using prescribed creams.

Lahat yan na-experience ko na kasi may eczema ako at ganun din ang mga anak may mga skin allergies.  So far with my daughter mukhang ok na siya.  Patience lang.  Petroleum Jelly really works at mura pa. 

Don't use oil kasi mainit sa balat yan.   Mild (Unscented) Soap and Lotion (for baby like Aveeno) will do some magic to your child's skin.

[momma_33]

@momma33: kelan na diagnose ang daughter mo ng psoriasis? Kinakabahan kasi ako sa son ko kasi my hubby has psoriasis, e di ba hereditary yan? Last month lang may some sort of eczema sya. Ano bang signs na nakita mo sa daughter mo nung nadiagnose sya?

Hi Sis, wala naman sya symptoms other than meron namumula sa skin ng daughter ko, at first very few lang na red marks, then later on pati sa scalp niya ngkaroon na rin, ilang visit din namin sa derma bago sya na diagnose na psoriasis talaga, we even had a second opinion kase hindi ako makapaniwala at first. Yes sis, hereditary sya, that was the first question ni derma if we have relatives na meron nyan, for my case i really didnt know anybody in my family nor my husband's family na meron nyan. Sis, pacheck mo na baby mo pra mas maagapan.

[momma_33]

@mworx: thanks for sharing mommy! Iba din explanation ng doctor regarding how do those creams affects our kidney's, she expalined it to me thoroughly kase meron history sa fahter side ng daughter ko about kidneys problem kaya talagang she stressed it out to me. 

Regarding her skin naman, for my daughter's scalp pure mineral oil , sa body naman niya physiogel or cetaphil restoraderm ang nirecommend ng derma for maintenance. Kaya lang sis hindi talaga maiiwasan na paminsan-minsan meron talaga lumalabas na lessions so need ko pa rin cream kaya nga this time i'l try the organic ones.   

[Twix]

@ momma 33

hi sis! pinacheck naman namin, sabi ng doctor di naman daw psoriasis yung kanya.. how does your daughter handle her situation? di naman sya nacoconscious or nahihiya? nakakababa kasi ng self esteem ang condition na yan, especially i've seen it with my hubby. yung sa kanya nga matanda na sya nagkaroon pero ang laki din ng effect sa kanya. sa hubby ko almost all of his body meron kaya nacoconscious talaga sya. minsan di sya makashorts kasi meron sa binti niya  sa daughter mo mild lang naman ata, at least medyo ok pa

"Hi Sis, wala naman sya symptoms other than meron namumula sa skin ng daughter ko, at first very few lang na red marks, then later on pati sa scalp niya ngkaroon na rin, ilang visit din namin sa derma bago sya na diagnose na psoriasis talaga, we even had a second opinion kase hindi ako makapaniwala at first. Yes sis, hereditary sya, that was the first question ni derma if we have relatives na meron nyan, for my case i really didnt know anybody in my family nor my husband's family na meron nyan. Sis, pacheck mo na baby mo pra mas maagapan."
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[momma_33]

@Twix: how old po ba anak nyo sis? glad to know na hindi psoriasis ang sa baby mo. Anyway my little girl's diagnosis was pityriasis rosea but turned out to be psoriasis pala talaga. Buti nalang talaga sis, malakas din self confidence ng anak ko. nahihiya siya sis ah, biruin mo nong grabe ang flare up niya meron pati sa mukha at ilong niya, pati sa uli kung titingnan mo puro dundruff, hay buti nalang omokey na ngayon. meron din sa arms n legs niya dati. sis, ano maintenance ni hubby mo for his psor? I noticed kase na kung lage lang hydrated skin ng anak ko konting konti lang ang bumabalik balik na psor, physiogel gamit niya ngayon.

Nahihiya ba anak mo sis dahil sa eczema niya? Always remind him/her sis na she is always beautiful/handsome kahit meron sya marks sa skin because real beauty is measured not only by his/her physical aspect but as what she/he is to others.

[Twix]

@momma 33 : sa ngyon hindi naman daw eczema ang sa little boy ko ( hes 4 yo). Parang going therr pa lang. Naagapan naman at ngyon wala na.. yung sa hubby ko ginagamit niya sa hair at body yung betnovate. Un yung effective sa kanya e. Dami na niya ginamit, from tar, clobetasol, to mga mangosteen juice.. Pero wala umepek. yung betnovate lang , at ngyon meron sya binigay ng tita niya daivonex. He became allergic to seafoods at ngyon pati mga citrus parang allergic na rin sya ( kiwi at pongkan) kasi eerytime kumakain sya kumakati yung throat niya although wala sa skin. Di ko alam kng related kasi may lahi din syang asthma at allergy. Nung una hindi pa namin alam kaya lagi yang flare up nun, pati too much sun, yung sobrang init bawal sa kanya. Nung una parang nadedepress sya pro ngyon medyo accepted na rin niya. Nafrufrustrate lang sya kasi may time na halos clear na sya tapos bigla lang magflaflare.. Takot lang ko for my boy kasi malaki chance niya na magkaroon

[momma_33]

hi sis twix! yes mahirap talaga tanggapin ang psor, as a mom napakasakit isipin bakit sa lahat ng tao ang anak ko pa ang ngkaroon. Bigla-bigla pa ang flare uo nyan. like my daughter the other week flawless na sana siya kaya lang bumalik na naman ulit, balik na nanaman sa derma. Niresetahan sya ngayon ng Daivobet Ointment, ouchy sis, Php 2,025 per tube sa mercury but I have no choice gusto ko omokey ang skin ng anak ko and besides derma told me that this is a safer ointment to use.

[caitlin's MoMmY]

Mga sis nakakarelate po ako dito this is my problem for quite a while now one time sa middle finger ko malapit sa nail bed nagkaroon ako ng parang butlig na may tubig sa loob akala ko at first kagat lang ng insect or rashes di ko pinansin after ng ilang days kapag nababasa pumuputok yun water one time nglaba ako using hands nagulat ako dumudugo na yun daliri ko after nun nagiging makapal na sya na parang malaking sugat kapag nabasa nagbibitak bitak natakot ako and una ko nilagay calmoseptine akala ko it will work hanggang nahawa na yun little finger ko nag ask ako sa sister in law ko pharmacist sya binigyan niya ako dermovate nawala naman sya after ilang days pero bumabalik talaga now pati thumb ko meron na sa left hand ko for fingers ang nilalagyan ko gamot sa right hand naman two fingers nahihirapan ako lalo sa household chores pero wala po ba talaga gamot na permanent na sya mawawala?

[mworx]

May naalala akong binigay sa akin ng derma ko kasi yun big toe ko na-infect na sa kung ano-anong cream ang nilagay ko.  Tapos may derma akong napuntahan (kasi nasa US ang derma ko) na binigyan pa ko ng antibiotic which is hindi naman kelangan.  Nang bumalik na derma ko, pinacheck ko sa kanya ang she gave Clobetasol w/ 2% Salicylic Acid Ointment, sa clinic lang niya mabibili ito.  It works like magic as in less than a week okay na.

Ngayon nagkaroon din sa kamay ang anak ko.  Una nag dry skin lang parang scaly tapos nagsusugat na - ECZEMA (it runs in our family -- Father ko meron, ako meron tapos anak ko meron).  Nilagyan ko ng ibang cream (kasi hindi ko nga naalala yun Clobetasol) gumagaling nga pero bumabalik ulit.  So pumunta ako sa derma ko at binili ko yun ointment.  In just 3-4 days magaling na.  I highly recommend the ointment.  Ako at anak ko mismo ang mag testify.

[caitlin's MoMmY]

Sis wala ba clobetasol sa mercury?! And how much po yun?

[mworx]

Sis wala ba clobetasol sa mercury?! And how much po yun?

Sis wala sa clinic lang ni Dr. Lorna Frez, St. Lukes Medical Center, Q.C. Cost: P400.00 super effective.  Hindi ako nagaadvertise ha.  Subok ko ito sa sarili ko at sa anak ko na pareho kaming may eczema. 

And also mga mommies, as for the soap, sobrang mahal ang Cetaphil Restoraderm.  DOVE UNSCENTED lang okay na.  Its better to use mild soap over any other medicated or scented or anti-bacterial soap.  Its the proper wash (soap, rubbing, rinsing and drying) that will do the trick not the soap.

SOAP - mild soap
RUBBING - make a lather
RINSING - warm water
DRYING - use paper towel instead of air drying, cloth towel