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Eczema Topical Meds?

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i have eczema/hives as a result of a wheat sensitivity.

my derm gave me two scripts. one called, Open Original Shared Link and the other, Open Original Shared Link.

(One was greasier and for nighttime and the other for daytime.)

Would any of these help my skin condition get better faster? I am wheat-free but this is taking some time!! UGH!

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are you 100% gluten free? or only wheat free?

years ago, i was lucky enough when going on atkins for my HORRIFIC excema to go away. i continued to eat small amounts of gluten in soy sauce or whatever. i would have wheat maybe once a month, would get itchy, but no excema. but that was just my body at the time. our immunological reactions change. im on my 5th month 100% gluten free now, and my DH is JUST NOW getting better.

you may need to go 100% gluten free.. for it to finally go away IMHO

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Yes, our experience has been like the previous poster's. I went gluten-free first, but my son is the one with eczema. As I started to reduce the gluten in our home, his eczema went down a notch accordingly. When he was eating gluten-free at home but gluten out of the house, it went down another notch but not completely gone and when he was eating gluten only at the occasional party or restaurant he still had a little, It took 100% gluten-free to make it go away and stay away completely. He doesn't have an official celiac disease DX. At some point in time he tested pos. for wheat allergy, both blood and skin.

Be aware that all mainstream oats are significantly contaminated with wheat. Most products that contain oats are not safe. Only certified gluten-free oats are ok for us and gluten-free products that use only certified gluten-free oats are OK.

We have also discovered through allergy testing and dietary elimination and re-introduction that beans can cause his eczema to return(or were those beans CC'd with wheat?).

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yes, i am gluten-free as well...

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missy'smom
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Sorry I can't help with the question about the meds. :( We never tried them with kiddo. But I encourage you to keep looking for answers. Something has to be causing it.

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You have a great derm! Hang onto him and don't let go. :) When I asked mine what could be causing my horrible eczema, his reply was, "Anything, who knows." After years of Rx creams and Pred, I tried going gluten-free just to see what would happen. To my complete surprise, my skin was clear in three days.

I don't know about the meds you were prescribed but hopefully giving up all wheat and gluten will make them unnecessary. I still get flare-ups of little discoid eczema patches and possibly DH blisters but not enough to warrant Rx meds . . . I keep them under control with Cera Ve and Vaseline.

You also might want to avoid iodized salt and other iodine-containing foods. I think that's what causes most of my skin problems now.

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