Does Anyone Know How To Cure Atopic Dermatitis?

My Best Friend Was Diagnosed With Atopic Dermatitis In December 2006, Shes Had It For A Year And A Half Now And None Of The Creams She Takes Works. I Really Want To Help Her Because Shes Afraid Of People Seeing Her Spots In Her Body. It Has Really Affected Her Life! She Refuses To Go Out Anywhere With Out A Jacket Or Anything. I Really Want To Help Her Find A Cure For It. So If Please Anyone Knows How To Help My Friend Please Tell Me! She Is In Desperate Needs!!!

Does Anyone Know How To Cure Atopic Dermatitis?
I am afraid there is no cure, but there are plenty of managements.





Here is a list of do's and don'ts that I hope you will find helpful.





Things not to do:-





Don't use biological powders


Don't use fabric softeners


Don't use soap or detergents to wash with


Don't use standard shower gels or bath additives





Things to do :-





Try Fairy Snow -the old fashioned powder


Use dryer balls


Use a soap free cleanser to wash hands etc.


Use a moisturising shower gel like Oilatum


Use a moisture bath additive like Aveeno


Use a good moisturiser like Aveeno


Use it very frequently, you can't over-moisturise!


Use antihistamines for itch, a non sedative one like loratidine in the morning and a sedative one such piriton at night.


You may need to use steroids creams/ointments for flare up areas. Use the mildest you can, for the shortest time possible.





Sorry if you knew all of that already :-(
Reply:There is no cure for it, but its symptoms can be managed with various treatments





Topical treatments focus on reducing the dryness of the skin. Moisturizers (Emollients) are available, some only by prescription.





Most soaps wash away the oils produced by the skin that normally serve to prevent drying. Using a soap substitute such as aqueous cream helps keep the skin moisturized.





If moisturizers on their own don't help, topical steroid ointments or creams may be used. These are safe provided they are prescribed by a doctor.





Although many people are intimidated by the term 'steroids,' their proper use can result in atopic dermatitis being brought under control.
Reply:If it is at an easy part of the body, soaking in epson salt helps. Hands or feet are easy to soak. Then after drying with a clean towel, put some anti-bacterial or anti-fungal cream every other day alternatively, 1 or 2 times a day. Also, use zincofax children cream one time a week, ( Has Zinc in it).
Reply:she can't cure it. she can however, modify her risk factors for outbreaks.


Use:


-mild soaps (never dry out the skin)


-moisturizers (oil based are best but people tend to dislike them because they're greasy)





Avoid Irritants:


-loose fitting clothing


-frequent wetting /drying


-cigarette smoke


-perfumes, dust, sand





medical treatment is usually corticosteroid creams. she has probably been prescribed one.
Reply:there is no cure, but holistically can pretty much stop breakouts.


Take a good whole foods multivitamin every day. Add an additional supplement of vit C(with the rash at least 5000 mg a day)(without rash 1000 /day), Extra D-alpha Vit E(800IU with rash)(400IU without)Also vitamin e used topically is great for rashes.


While she has the rash also add L-lysine about 2000 mg per day for average weight. And Turmeric twice a day.


Straight cocoa butter is the best cream you can put on, next to vitamin e.


For itching use a herbal salve called comfrey salve, but make sure it has plantain and burdock root in it as well. This will help take away the itching and burning if there is any.


Drink lots of water.


Stay away from chocolate, nuts, and white breads.they will irritate when there is a rash.


This helped me get rid of my eczema, and shingles in less than a week(which normally last for weeks, sometimes months.


Good luck