I just checked with my Chinese medicine practitioner (acupuncture and
herbs), and she says Chinese medicine can indeed help with eczema.
It's mostly the herbs, but acupuncture can help a bit, too.
If you'd like to contact her for more information:
Lorrie Meyercord
Lorrie@LorrieAcupuncture.com
(650) 284-5560
Her web site: http://www.lorrieacupuncture.com/
Take care,
J1
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A couple more suggestions, from a new member – I get mild eczema on my fingers and hands, which flares up immediately if I wash dishes or do similar chores without wearing gloves. So try cutting back on the baths if you haven’t already, and keep the bath temperature on the warm versus the hot side if possible. I often just give my daughter a quick spray over with the removable shower head on non-bath days before she goes to bed. (This also saves lots of time, water, and heating energy!). And I suppose you already know that using very mild soap can help. When it gets really bad, I use a prescription ointment from the doctor which gets it back under control.
--------J2
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An acupuncturist I went to a long time ago for an unrelated problem suggested as an aid for eczema cutting out acidic foods like coffee and tomatoes, but I couldn’t do it since I love them too much (especially tomatoes)!
Going to Hawaii also helps, with all that warm humidity in the air ;).
