Scratch, Scratch, Scratch Part 2

So I succumbed and brought dd and myself to the National Skin Centre on Wednesday.

Dd has been having a bad outbreak ever since we came back from our week long Bintan trip. And since I was bringing her, I thought I might as well book an appointment for myself as well. We have run out of our usual medication and I needed to stock up

In my mind, I just knew what they (“the experts”) were going to say and going to prescribed. And even tho’ I really didn’t want to be, I was right

The dr which came highly recommended by a friend was very nice and pleasant. Did not talk down to me like one who did years ago when I was a patient here. That dr told me that allergies and how it works “was too difficult for me to understand” when I asked her some questions

So what did the good dr say?

Like all conventional skin doctors, he didn’t believe in food allergies Said that only 1% of older children and adults suffer from food allergies. I don’t know where he got his numbers from but I certainly don’t agree on that! He did not want to test us and prescribed antibiotics for dd (her skin is infected after all that non-stop scratching) and different strength steriod creams/ointments to control the itch. I got a similar batch of medicine and we were told to keep on moisturising.

Hmmm…….

I guess I was hoping for too much to find a doctor who knows how our diets can and do affect our skin. So here we are. Back to treating the symptoms and not the cause. I truly believe our eczema stems from a lack of something internally. Hence my previous post on taking EPO, coconut oils, etc internally. And I still believe it. I guess who I need to see is a naturopath. But the problem is most , if not all are new age practitioners. :(

So this is my plan of attack. Use the antibiotics and steriod cream to calm the skin first. Then eliminate all the usual suspects of wheat, dairy*, eggs and shellfish*. And continue with our supplements.

In the end, I guess what we all really need is to eat healthier – lots more green veggies and less processed stuff. But I confess I am overwhelmed by eating this way, not to mention preparing it! It would be so hard to eliminate eggs and wheat. They are used in so many recipes! And all wheat-free alternatives do taste erm…different But for the sake of our health, I guess I’ll be having to push some things through.

Meanwhile, I’ll keep surfing the net for more information and recipes. I’ve been told that Pamela’s Mix is a good altenative to the usual wheat flour for baking. And here’s a free eBook that I found which may help someone who’s suffering like us at Eczema.Net.

* we take very little dairy and no shellfish.