Some time ago you noticed an itchy, scaly patch on your chest. You thought it was “just a rash” and it would go away, but it didn’t. The patch got bigger and the itching got worse so you finally went to a doctor and the diagnosis was eczema. “Doc, give me the magic pill to cure it and I’ll get on with my life.” “No cure, no magic pill” was the reply. “What’s going on here?” you wonder. “I thought eczema only happened in babies and I’m WAY past that. Why now? Why me? What did I do to deserve this?”
You thought eczema was just a condition in babies, but you have just been diagnosed with it and you don’t know where it came from and what to do about it. You didn’t just suddenly develop eczema as an adult. Approximately 95% of eczema sufferers developed it before the age of 5, most likely before the age of 1. It is a chronic condition, but the reason you haven’t noticed it before is that it can go into remission for months, even years.
Eczema is generally hereditary. Does anyone on either side of your family have eczema? Do your mother, father, aunts, uncles, grandmother, grandfather suffer from hay fever, asthma, or allergies? Do you suffer from them as well? Ask your parents if you had a rash as a baby. Those are your links. And it’s most common in males, so if you’re a guy, you get the double door prize!
You know you have eczema, you now are pretty sure why you have it, but what caused it to flare up now? That’s not an easy question to answer. Allergies are a leading cause of eczema. You may be allergic to one or many things, some of which could cause your flare up. Our bodies change over time and what you weren’t sensitive to as a younger person you may be sensitive to now. Stress has been shown to exacerbate eczema symptoms and as an adult you’re probably under a lot more stress than you were as a child. The economy, your job, your own kids – tell me you don’t have stress.
There is some good news here. Even though you have adult eczema, there are many things you can do to moderate or even eliminate your symptoms. The first step is to understand what triggers are causing your flare ups. Once you understand your triggers, you can choose from lotions and medications to relieve the itching. You can eliminate allergens from your environment. You can change your diet if necessary. You can learn to reduce the stress in your live. In short, you don’t have to just live with your symptoms. You can find relief.
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