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i was told my son was eczema today al over his belly and on his head well is sort of under his hair they gave me some double base gel but the chemist hasnt got it in till tomorow.. can can i iuse in the meantime and what do i use in the bath.. any advice would been very helpfull
thank you natalie

hello

my little girl ellie also has eczema, she was prescribed doublebase but i found that it wasn't that good. i now use E45 cream which i use my self as my skin is quite dry

i am going to ask the gp to prescribe E45 from now on as i am having to buy it which gets quite exspensive

anyway hope that helps, take care paula

hi my little boy also has eczema,i was prescribed doublebase and also tryed e45 unfortunateley they didnt do anything so we are now using diprobase emoilent and hydrocautizone(sorry cant spell it)when it gets quite bad.
ciaran also had it in his hair and i found doublebase did actually work for that and it has never come back there,come to think of it,[]
i was also advised not to put anything in his bath.

kelly

My son had excema when he was tiny. I got Diprobase on prescription and also bath oil and shampoo which helped. Basically, give whatever you can get from your Dr a go and keep trying. The bath oil (not bubble bath I'm afraid) was awful because I had to clean the bath every time - leaves a ring - but it's worth it for their sake!
The good news is that my lo and all his mates who got excema when they were young have since grown out of it!

Good luck[]and don't panic - you notice it more than they do!

Ju

i gave him a bath last nite with just water what sort of stuff do i put in the bath what are the oils

I used oilatum junior bath formula for my daughter. It's not greasy and it's specifically for dry skin and eczema. You can get it from Boots.
Sarah

thank you i will look on the boots websie now

Hi Nat

I too use Oilatum for my children...but you can get it on prescription. We also use aquais cream and other stronger creams for when it gets really bad. All of which you can get prescribed for free!
When my DD get it's bad on her legs I put her in tights so she can't get to it and scratch it so much. If you can stop them scratching it you're half-way there!

Take care, Sarah x

Have you ever tried bathing and using oats in a sock and running the water through? sometimes this can really help eliminate symtoms??

julesrush

[]Hi my 3 sons all have eczema and they have Diprobase cream that can be used in the bath as well as applied to the body when required you use instead of soap very affective

hi my 8 month old son gets it alot on his face bless him i have dirobase and fucidin cream, i also use oilatum junior which is great stuff aswell.xxx but i will try the oats idea as it goes would feel better using that might be a bit cheaper aswell!