When ever you are on a mission you have to ask the right questions if
you are going to get the right answers. Some of the questions you need
to ask when treating your baby's eczema are listed here.
Could my baby's eczema be caused by a certain food?
You will need to know if it is food that is causing your baby a
problem. When your baby has eczema, you will want to avoid letting him
eat dairy products, fish, eggs, wheat, and soy products. You may have
to consult a doctor to help you isolate the allergic foods.
You will also want to keep a journal of the food that he eats so that
in case of a flare up you will have a record to go and do
investigations from.
If you are breastfeeding him, you should avoid consuming these foods
yourself.
Comfort yourself with the thought that in most baby eczema cases foods
are not the primary causes of eczema. Eczema that is caused by food
allergies are a small occurrence.
What if the rash gets worse?
If the rash does not clear up in what you consider a reasonable time,
you should see your doctor. Just remember that he is still an infant.
If the eczema is allowed to become infected, your baby can have a lot
more serious consequences from smaller issues than if he were an
adult. So continue to be considerate. Get the knowledge about
treatments you need to make it right.
What about his fingernails?
Adults will try not to scratch, but with babies there is no such
thing. He will most likely do what his nerve endings prompt him to do.
Because of this you will want to keep his fingernails short. This will
reduce the amount of damage done to his skin if he has to scratch.
At night it is a good idea to put mittens on his hands to help
preserve his skin if it becomes necessary.
You should also consider using the wet wraps as a form of treatment
for his eczema. I think that this is one of the best treatments for a
baby with eczema.
Steroids for my baby's eczema
When eczema is severe, your doctor may have to issue heavier
medications. Steroids are one of them. They tend to work quickly, but
they come with side effects. Some of them require extreme caution to
the place where the literature that accompanies them warns you that
using the product can cause skin cancer.
The common problems associated with steroid use are skin thinning and
a more vexing return of the eczema if the treatment is stopped before
it is complete. This means that you do not stop the treatment until it
is complete.
If the steroid you are using is a cr'me, or other treatment that is
smeared onto the skin, do not apply another moisturizer over it until
at least half an hour has elapsed since using the prescribed
treatment.

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