How to effectively treat eczema? Treating both internal and external factors is the key

Eczema is a very common symptom in babies. It is not a serious disease, but it is difficult to cure and is prone to recurrence. The following editor of No. 5 website will show you how to effectively treat eczema. Treating both internal and external factors is the key.

How to treat eczema effectively

External treatment for eczema

During the outbreak period of eczema, the external treatment method can use the classic Chinese medicine prescription: Wuwei Xiaodu Yin. Specific steps:

Recipe: 10 grams of honeysuckle, 10 grams of wild chrysanthemum, 10 grams of lithospermum spatholobi, 10 grams of dandelion, and 10 grams of raw licorice.

Cooking: Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes.

Usage: Use boiled Wuwei Disinfection Drink, add cold boiled water, and adjust the water temperature to be similar to human body temperature, or slightly lower than human body temperature, but not higher than human body temperature. Scrub the affected area directly.

Recommended internal treatment method: Pediatric massage

Treatment principle: Strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, clear away heat and detoxify

prescription:

(1) Tonifying the spleen meridian: The operator pushes the tip of the thumb along the radial edge of the child's thumb tip toward the base of the finger 300 times.

(2) Clearing the Lung Meridian: The practitioner holds the child's ring finger with one hand to fix it, and pushes the thumb of the other hand from the finger tip to the base 300 times.

(3) Pushing the three joints: The operator pushes the radial side of the thumb or the index and middle fingers from the transverse line of the wrist to the elbow for 300 times.

(4) Clearing Tianhe Water: The operator holds the patient's hand with one hand, and pushes the index and middle fingers of the other hand from the wrist crease to the elbow crease 300 times.

(5) Massage the Dazhui point: Massage the point with the tip of the practitioner's middle finger 200 times

(6) Press Fengchi and Jianjing: Press each for 5 times

(7) Press and rub the Xuehai and Yinlingquan acupoints 200 times with the tip of the middle finger.

Eczema precautions

1. Avoid certain foods. For older babies who have already started to eat complementary foods, the baby should avoid certain foods. For younger babies and babies who are still breastfeeding, the mother should also avoid certain foods. Avoid all fruits, raw and cold foods, spicy foods, fish, shrimp, crab, eggs, etc., and avoid drinking alcohol.

2. Keep your baby's hands clean and trim their fingernails regularly. Avoid scratching to prevent infection. Eczema is very painful and itchy, and babies often scratch with their hands, which can cause bacterial infection of the skin.

3. Do not use strong alkaline soap or hot water to wash the affected skin. Avoid letting irritating substances come into contact with the child's skin, especially the baby's eczema.

Causes of eczema in babies

Where is the largest immune system in the human body? It is the digestive system, which is what Chinese medicine calls the spleen, stomach, and middle jiao. What is the human body's response to resist foreign invasion? It is an allergic reaction. The reason why babies have allergic reactions such as eczema is that the child's spleen and stomach are not fully developed. The spleen and stomach are weak and cannot digest some high-protein molecules. Therefore, the protein molecules in the food can directly pass through the intestinal wall into the blood. The human body's natural reaction to foreign protein molecules is eczema. Therefore, eczema is not a simple skin disease. All topical medications can only relieve or solve the symptoms but not the root cause.

The digestive system is the baby's immune system. When the digestive system is fully developed, protein molecules will not directly enter the blood through the intestinal wall, but will be broken down into amino acids in the digestive system before being absorbed, so there will be no allergic reaction. This is why baby eczema will improve and disappear as the baby grows up.

What kind of moisturizer should I use for eczema

When choosing a moisturizer to treat eczema, be sure to choose an "ointment" rather than a "lotion." Lotions have relatively poor moisturizing effects. Only cream-like moisturizers contain glycerin, which can successfully lock in moisture.

When Maotou had eczema, I used a lot of Cetaphil. It was somewhat effective, but I had to apply it constantly. Later, I listened to the doctor and applied Vaseline to get better.

Although Vaseline is effective, it is very greasy and is not absorbed when applied to the face, which feels very bad. So when Guoguo later developed eczema, I gave her Cerave cream recommended by a friend. It works great, has no odor, and is very moisturizing. I applied it with concentrated effort for three days and the eczema disappeared. After that, I applied it twice a day to prevent it from recurring.

The relationship between allergies and eczema

There is some connection between allergies and eczema, but it is definitely not a causal relationship. Babies with allergies generally have more severe eczema. But whether or not allergies aggravate eczema, eczema itself can be cured or alleviated by moisturizing. Don't think that allergies are the root cause of eczema, and spend all your attention on preventing allergies and not taking care of eczema. Eczema is eczema, it is an inflammation of the skin, and it should be treated in the same way. Allergies are another matter. There is a mother of a baby with severe allergies. She buys moisturizers in boxes and always puts a layer on her baby's face. Although allergies have always been serious, eczema can still be controlled very well.

Can eczema be treated with hormonal ointments?

Many ointments on the market that claim to treat eczema contain hormones. Domestic supervision in this regard is not strict. Foreign countries need a doctor's prescription to get this kind of hormone ointment. This hormone is glucocorticoid, which suppresses immune response and can also reduce inflammation, so it will be very effective for eczema. However, hormones can only treat the symptoms and not the root cause. Once they stop, and the cause of eczema is still there, it will relapse. If hormones are used too much, there will be many side effects, so they should not be used too much. Therefore, the general practice recommended by American doctors is to use the amount of hormones that can be tolerated on the blade. When eczema is particularly severe and the skin is broken and water is flowing, use hormone ointments to control the eczema quickly. When it gets better and the wound is scabbed, make great efforts to moisturize and maintain the results. So don't talk about hormones. When the baby's eczema is particularly severe, it should be used. But after using it, don't forget that it still takes a lot of work to prevent recurrence. After using hormones, there may be a white patch on the baby's face. Don't worry, it's because new skin is growing, and it will slowly disappear. New mothers tend to be too resistant to hormones. In fact, there are many misunderstandings. Eczema itself is relatively easy to treat, but it is more difficult to persist, especially to persist in moisturizing during the long dry seasons of autumn and winter. This undoubtedly adds a lot of workload to the already very busy daily life.