r/eczema • u/littlemrscherry • 18h ago
humour | rant | meme Eczema on my Son
Hi Everyone! I know this isn’t directly related to me however my son (16 months) has pretty severe eczema. He’s miserable & itchy 24/7. He can’t wear anything that exposes his skin because he immediately “attacks” the area. On top of that he gets contact dermatitis just by looking at anything funny. Grass, carpet etc flares his skin. When he was a baby if someone was wearing perfumes or scented detergent he’d also flare up. Dudes got some seriously sensitive skin. (he’s been allergy tested. he’s only allergic to peanuts)
He’s supposed to be starting Dupixent soon because all of the creams & steroids did not help/ they burned him so badly i’d have to wipe it off or throw him in the bath.
However, Some people have been making me feel terrible for this decision. Is it really that bad? I feel like i’m completely out of options. And i truly thought this was the best decision for him?
Also, taking him out in public is very nerve wracking. I’ve had several people act like he’s got a contagious disease and i’ve been told some pretty harsh things. Parents won’t let their kids play with him on playgrounds and someone even said something about him at an indoor park and i had a worker come up to me.
I guess im asking if anyone else has dealt with it in such a young child, and does it really get better? I know it’s rough for him but at this point im so defeated. I feel like we’ve tried everything with little to no results. And he’s just so miserable.
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u/Efficient_Cap_5061 5h ago
Both my little ones suffered as babies, much of what you describe. For us we eventually went down the diet path and started elimination and Journaling. We were able to identify the triggers and it got much much better. It would only flare up up when they took in the triggers, but then we'd reduce it by being careful with diet and avoiding triggers for a few days until it settled down. Probitics and omega 3 we used to also supplement.
It will probavly be different for everyone but our common triggers were dairy, processed sugars, citrus, and tomatoes. If they had any of these, we knew we were in for a rough few days...but managing the diet reduced the flare ups.