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Originally Posted by carisear
Get a referral to go see a specialist. Ever since I went to the skin care centre, mine has been under control.
Diet may or may not have any effect. For me, it has zero bearing on my eczema. It's not something that can be cured; it can only be managed.
Since mine was so bad, I had to get UV treatment for 3 months to get it under control. Now I'm using multiple different prescribed creams/ointments (non steroid!) and it hasn't flared up like it did before.
I HIGHLY recommend the skin care centre. previously the other doctors I saw were old school, and prescribed steroids, steroid creams, etc, which were not useful for me.
Good luck in getting it under control!
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i'm quoting myself, because it hasn't changed. Try to get a referral to the skin care centre on 10th. the specialists there are EXTREMELY good. most of the replies in this thread are not universally applicable to everyone.
I can confidently say that after living with eczema for 25-30 years of my life, and trying all of those different suggestions (Chinese doctor, diet, Vaseline, steroids, creams, bathing with xxx in the water, etc, etc) with zero effect, after visiting the skin care centre with 6 months of treatments and checkups, I have now effectively gotten my eczema manageable. I have not needed UV treatment for a solid 5 years because of it.