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Atopic Eczema
Learn How Your
Children Can Get Atopic Eczema From You!
Atopic eczema
is a chronic skin inflammation caused
by certain allergen, usually appears on people with atopy. Learn why 15%
of children got eczema during their childhood, while 50% of them also got
asthma.
About Atopy and Allergy
We know that allergy is a hereditary
disease, even though why some people have allergy while the others
don’t, we don’t quite understand. Allergy that is inherited is called atopy.
Atopic people produce IgE (allergy
antibody) in high level whenever they meet with allergen substances from
their environment. Even though the atopic allergy is hereditary,
environment has an important role in allergy development in a person.
This condition cause only few or even one child of a siblings that get
allergy.
These are factors that affect your chance
of getting allergy :
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Quantity of allergic gen you got from
your parents
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High exposure to allergen during the
pregnancy of your mother
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First time you were exposed to
allergen
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Infection caused by virus during your
childhood
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High exposure of cigarette smoke or
hay fever during your mother’s pregnancy and during your childhood,
etc.
To sum up, if you were born during hay
fever season from atopic parents who are smokers, live in a house with
cats and bad ventilation, and eat foods with high allergen level, then
you certainly have a big chance to get atopic allergy!
How Atopic Eczema Developed
A child usually inherit the
hypersensitivity of allergens from his parents. That’s how he gets the
atopic eczema. However, daily factors can increase the development of
the atopic eczema, such as early exposure to some allergen :
milk,
egg,
dust
mites, or
pet’s dander.
At least 80% of atopic eczema patients have a positive result from
allergy testing
against one or more allergens.
Atopic eczema starts attacking when a
child gets 5 years age. In some kids, the atopic eczema keep getting
better when they grow up, but 25% of them will suffer atopic eczema
until they were adults.
Atopic Eczema Symptoms
When you are exposed to certain allergen,
these symptoms will appear on your skin,
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Atopic eczema can attack different area of
skin depends on patient’s age.
In babies & toddlers : on face, outer
arms, knees
In bigger kids & adults : on neck, ankles,
behind knees and inside the elbows
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Once atopic eczema has developed, the symptoms
will get worse when induced by some allergen, which includes :
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Food allergy (milk, peanut, egg, etc)
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Chemical substances (soap, shampoo,
etc)
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Stress
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Cold air
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Airborne allergy (pollen, pets, dust
mites)
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Sometimes, small things like replacing
your bed with a set of new one, or having a new pet at home can worsen
your eczema. You should also pay attention on the upcoming pollen
season, and when buying daily products like food, soap, detergent, etc,
as manufacturers often change their product formula. You might use the
product for years without problem, but someday your eczema can get
worsen because of the same product.
You can treat, heal and relieve eczema symptoms naturally using
aloe vera.
How To Reduce Itchy Skin
To reduce the itchy, you could apply
cortisone on the eczema area. However be careful of the cortisone side
effect. Consult to your doctor to prescribe a most suitable cortisone
for your problem, and how to use it.
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You can also soothe the itchy using
natural treatment. Soak the itchy part of your body in an oatmeal
bath. Yes! Oatmeal is not only good for breakfast, it can soothe skin
irritations such as insect bites, sunburn, and allergy symptoms. Fill
your tub with tepid water, and add one or two cups of oatmeal. Other
ingredient that you can use is baking soda. To soothe a bee
stings or skin rashes, make a paste of baking soda and water, and apply
it to your skin.
Dry skin can increase the itchy.
Therefore, avoid bathing with hot water, and choose a moisturized soap.
Always apply moisturizer cream to your skin after bath. Another way to
reduce itchy is by taking antihistamine.
Learn more about
too dry skin from Marcella's
site. She will tell you about what causes dry skin problems, and how to
improve it.
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