My girlfriend has really bad echzema on different parts of her body is there anything i can do to help her ?

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zulu	1. Encourage her to take a shower once in a while (at least once a week) 2. Wash her clothes 3. Change the bed sheets and cover this year 4. Use medication. / take her to a doc If nothing works, You might be the reason. Stay away for a while Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

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paula_steward	This should help soothe the condition if done regularly. When running a bath, place an old stocking leg filled with porridge oats under the running tap. Then leave the "oat parcel" in the bath while bathing. This has proved to be quite effective. Hope it helps Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

The *** KinG!!	Avoid milk and oral antibiotics. Humidity is the worst thing to happen to eczema. If she wears sweaters or anything that causes heat and humidity, it's going to aggravate it. Keep her skin bare (unless it's private areas) when possible and in dry situations and it should be fine. Apply diplorene, which is a prescription when she does have an outbreak. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nupakry	Yes you have one option before you-if she is your real friend: TOLARATE Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Stumpy	Nope Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

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nurse jay	she should try Eucerin cream its brill u can get it from ur local pharmacy at the cost of around £6 Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Heather	it could be down to stress, if this is the case get her to open up about whats on her mind. if it's not stress medication is the answer. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Pegasus90	I understand that eczema is one skin condition that is caused by the Candida fungus. There is some basic info about the Candida (yeast) fungus at www.hufa.org at the yeast link. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Seyam~17	consult doctor, you have to be care of yourself ! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

missree	try getting her to cut down on dairy products as this is said to aggravate the problem and I'm guessing she is already under the care of a dermatologist if not get her to go down to her GP and asked to be referred to one as they can do tests to see if her eczema is due to something linked to her diet. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Penelope P	YEP! i have it too! I've tried EVERYTHING! but the only thing that clears it up is the tanning bed! Believe it or not it helps so much. I dont go all the time because of all the hype about skin cancer, but during the winter it helps so much! Her doctor could also give her steriods to get it under control. She wouldnt want to take them all the time because of all the side effects. her best bet is the tanning bed. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sugar	YES - Eczema is no longer a great tragic disease with no hope, it is actually very easy to deal with. Getting to the root cause is the answer. Spending the rest of her life plastering herself with chemicals, or taking weird and wonderful self-proclaiming drugs should not be an option. All that is wrong with her is her immune response has gone a little bonkers. This is due to a group of complex carbohydrates missing, which results in a breakdown in biological data transfer in her body. Address that, and you solve the problem. First things she MUST do is avoid Aspartame like the proverbial plague, and quit anything containing Caffeine. She should drink at least 2 litres of bottled still mineral water per day (anyone who tells you that bottled water is just a hype, has no idea what they are talking about). Finally, take care. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sam's mom	I have had my share of bad eczema, and I found it really helped when my partner (now Husband) helped apply my cream on the areas I could not reach. Not only is this practically useful, but it made me feel he didn't care about my 'problem' skin and was happy to help me clear it up. Some even say you can use it along with massage to 'get the mood' going .. it's not a bad thing, and I must say it's good to know there are still people who realise it's not an infectious disease and are willing to be positive and not negative about it. People with eczema often feel self conscious - especially if it's on the face - but remember, there are many worse things you could have! Well done to you and good luck with the massage!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No