In medicine, the diagnosis and definition of eczema are relatively complicated. The [eczema] mentioned in this article refers specifically to the category of [atopic dermatitis].
Eczema is very common, whether children or adults, eczema is likely to occur.
Generally speaking, eczema may be accompanied by itching, which will seriously affect work and life. In addition, if eczema occurs in an exposed position, it may also affect the appearance.
Such a skin disease really makes people complain incessantly.
However, as long as scientific and reasonable treatment is carried out, the vast majority of eczema can be effectively controlled.
First, why do you get eczema?
The onset of eczema is ultimately related to the imperfect skin barrier function. Microbial infection factors or immune factors may also induce eczema.
If the barrier is not perfect, the skin will be fragile and vulnerable to external influences. Whether it is weather changes, temperature changes, or accidental friction or contact with something, eczema may be induced.
For children, it may be that the skin’s barrier function is not fully developed, or it may be that the skin’s ability to lock water is weak due to gene mutation.
Some adult eczema also has incomplete skin barrier function. This may be related to the continuation of eczema in childhood into adulthood.
There are also some adults who do not have eczema when they are young. It may be that the skin is stimulated by some external environmental factors after adulthood, thus destroying the barrier function of the skin.
Usually, the skin barrier function will not recover quickly in a short period of time, and the unstable state of the skin will exist for a long time, so eczema is easy to recur.
Second, to treat eczema, stop [turning pale at the mention of hormones]
It can be seen that it is very important to protect the skin barrier in order to overcome eczema.
The most basic method is to use moisturizing products. In addition, doctors will also recommend appropriate drug treatment according to different conditions of eczema.
1. External use
There are usually external hormone drugs or calcineurin inhibitors. Most of these drugs are prescription drugs and need to be used under the guidance of doctors.
Many people may have concerns about external hormone drugs and their side effects. As for what side effects hormones have, which hormones have side effects, and how long they have side effects, most people do not know.
In fact, scientific use of reasonable hormone drugs under the guidance of doctors can not only improve symptoms, solve skin troubles and improve the quality of life, but also do no harm to the body.
When it is time to use hormone drugs, listen to the doctor and use them correctly.
Step 2: Oral medication
Some eczema is relatively severe and doctors may recommend oral medication. Mainly include antihistamines, hormone drugs or immunosuppressants.
It is also relatively safe for such drugs to be used scientifically under the guidance of doctors.
3. Don’t adjust medication without permission,
As eczema is very easy to relapse, most eczema needs to be followed up by a doctor regularly, and the type, frequency and subsequent use time of drugs should be adjusted according to the situation.
Even after complete recovery, it may be necessary to continue taking drugs to consolidate maintenance and avoid recurrence.
In order to avoid repeated attacks of eczema, do not stop taking drugs without permission, nor can you adjust the drugs yourself.
Three, get eczema, should pay attention to what in life?
In daily life, eczema people should pay attention to avoid skin irritation factors.
When eczema pruritus attacks, many people will stop itching by scratching or scalding with water, which is an unreasonable irritation factor to the skin.
Doing so may further damage the skin barrier, thus further aggravating eczema, causing a vicious circle that is not conducive to recovery. The correct solution is to relieve itching by temporarily rubbing drugs under the guidance of a doctor.
In addition, in terms of skin cleaning, try to use mild cleaning products and avoid over-cleaning skin, otherwise it is not conducive to the recovery of eczema.
Finally, I would like to talk about [taboos].
For children’s eczema related to food allergy, it is really necessary to avoid allergic foods. However, most eczema people do not need to have special taboos.
Some people will find that their eczema symptoms worsen significantly after eating certain foods. However, whether this phenomenon is really related to food needs to be judged by doctors. It is likely that it is only a chronological sequence, not a causal relationship.
In a word, scientific and reasonable drug treatment is the key to eczema recovery.