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How to Treat Eczema ?

Eczema is known medically as eczematous dermatitis. It is a disorder of the skin, or derma. In many cases, a coin-sized round patches forms on the skin that is thought to be the result of an allergic reaction, although the true cause of eczema has not been found. It is generally associated with dry skin and commonly afflicts people in the winter. Eczema can get worse when you use a harsh soap, a strong detergent or bathe too frequently (more than once per day). Sometimes even the mildest of soaps can cause the condition to get worse. Eczema can be treated, but there are no instant cures. Treatments are given to prolong relief, instead.

Sometimes extreme climactic conditions can cause eczema to worsen. If you have medicine allergies, this can also increase the intensity of your outbreak, but they are not the direct cause of it. Doctors will prescribe many different treatments, choosing them to fit the level of the disease. Using high-powered ointments is the easiest, and is given most frequently. Other treatments are sometimes prescribed under medical supervision in the hopes of a faster, more effective healing.

A soothing therapy that reduces the skin eruptions is wrap therapy. Wet bandages soaked in warm water or a specified moisturizer is the main form of healing here. The patient first takes a bath with an emollient oil, then the affected areas are covered with the wet bandages. This can be safely placed anywhere on the body that the patient has eczema. The wet bandages are covered up with dry bandages to keep them moist for as long as possible. In addition to this weekly treatment, the skin needs to be moisturized daily. Any other medications should be continued at the same time. This therapy is time consuming, but it seems to be effective for healing the severe itching, swelling and redness of the skin, as well as for restoring the texture of the skin.

Eczema can be cured naturally in some cases. An emollient oil is the best natural treatment for this disease. Emollient moisturizer is much oilier than most moisturizers and creams on the market today. This oil can be added to your bath or applied on the skin before a shower. In the summer, store the oil in the refrigerator to experience a cool, soothing sensation on your skin.

There are two types of phototherapy that they are now trying for eczema. These treatments are known as psoralen plus UVA exposure and UV light therapy. Ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B rays or a combination are applied to the affected skin as an effective alternative to traditional steroid treatments. This therapy should be done under the supervision of an experienced physician, as these lights should be used with care. The treatment is given three to five times per week.

There are also various treatments that can be effective against eczema enough to bring it under control. Sometimes patients need to make changes in their lifestyles in order to bring it under control as well.

If you want to solve your problems with eczema for good get the Eczema Book at: http://goodhealth-4u.info/eczema/index.html

Contributed by Kris on March 31, 2008, at 1:38 PM UTC.

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