My son has had eczema since he was born and it has been a total nightmare to get rid of it.
I've ran back and forward to the doctors for a cream that actually works. We started with Epaderm, that worked for a while then back to square 1, diprobase, same story and a number of other creams. nothing seemed to work. It doesen't only affect our baby but also puts a strain on myself and husband as our baby keeps waking up in the nights scratching till he bleeds, so it just results in sleepless nights!!
So i requested my doctor to refer him to the hospital so he can be seen by the dermatologists, that took months not to mention the NHS! Finally got an appointment about 1 month ago, my son was given Double base cream as an all over moisturiser, elocon for the itchy affected areas and eumovate for the face and neck. I can actually say that it worked within 3 days. My son's eczema has cleared up and we are all having good nights sleep. we also requested for a blood test at the appointment to see what he is allergic to.
Eczema cream that actually works?
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Hi.
My son has had eczema since he was born and it has been a total nightmare to get rid of it.
I've ran back and forward to the doctors for a cream that actually works. We started with Epaderm, that worked for a while then back to square 1, diprobase, same story and a number of other creams. nothing seemed to work. It doesen't only affect our baby but also puts a strain on myself and husband as our baby keeps waking up in the nights scratching till he bleeds, so it just results in sleepless nights!!
So i requested my doctor to refer him to the hospital so he can be seen by the dermatologists, that took months not to mention the NHS! Finally got an appointment about 1 month ago, my son was given Double base cream as an all over moisturiser, elocon for the itchy affected areas and eumovate for the face and neck. I can actually say that it worked within 3 days. My son's eczema has cleared up and we are all having good nights sleep. we also requested for a blood test at the appointment to see what he is allergic to.