Treatment for eczema?

[melsa31]

Hello, I had eczema severely as a child but now only get an occasional patch every now and then. Unfortunately, it seems to be flaring during this pregnancy. I'm 25 weeks.
I want to avoid steroid creams so what can I use? I've got the Moo Goo eczema and psoriasis cream which I use on my DS. Does anyone know if that's ok to use during pregnancy? Especially on my belly?

[Olive]

we use dermaveen cream on DD, its oat based

[MrsCptAwesome]

Hey!
I am the same, had eczema really bad as a child and now has flared up quite bad since I found out I was pregnant. I am using a chemist brand cream that they made up behind the counter, and have just been prescribed Diprizone (spelling?) and my Dr says it is very safe to have while pregnant. In the past I have used Diprizone and it works really fast and doesn't sting when you put it on like some creams out there.

Hope your eczema gets better!

[MummyDuck]

I get bad eczema in winter........ I don't like taking anti histamines so I have an oat bath every second night!!! Works a treat to stop the itching.

Just plain old oats. Put them in a food processor and either calico bag them and put it in the bath or I just throw them straight in


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[Swoop]

My DH and I both get eczema on our hands - and both find that taking a big dose of fish oil daily really helps. When I was taking caps I took 6 1000mg caps a day, now I just take 10ml of a good quality liquid as it's supposed to be much better.

[melsa31]

Thanks for your replies! I've been taking 6-8 fish oil casules a day for years for rheumatoid arthritis but stopped when I couldn't swallow them due to severe morning sickness. I should be able to take them again now. I didn't even think about them.
I've been snacking on a lot of nuts but stopped a few days ago and since then my skin has been far less itchy!
I'll still need to find out about the safety of the Moo Goo as it does provide relief.

[Amber4]

I was in the same boat as you... had bad eczema and dermatitis as a child and psoriasis all my adult life but during pregnancy and after, the eczema flared up a lot on my hands and feet. I occasionally use Diprosone too but I avoided it while pregnant and BF because if memory serves it is a corticosteroid.

Dr Gillian McKeith (renowned dietician from the UK) says that eczema often manifests itself for the first time in motherhood. She recommends generally (ie, not for pregnancy) the following nutritional supplements: Vit B complex, Vit E, Biotin, Zinc, and essential fatty acids such as flax or evening primrose oil. I would think any good vitamin supplement made for pregnancy would have the safe limits of each of these so maybe get onto taking these if you aren't already?

She also suggests application of flax, evening primrose and/ or Vitamin E oil directly on your skin, as well as calendula cream. Since DD was born I began using Eulactol cream for very dry skin (it's Vitamin E enriched) and Invite Vitamin E oil or flax oil and the combination works really well to get rid of it. I vaguely recall reading that Vitamin E may not be safe to apply topically during some stages of pregnancy so please check that out for yourself before using it. If you are wary maybe a safe for pregnancy intensive moisturiser (eg, Mustela) might be the go? Swisse odourless fish oil is good too if your stomach is still sensitive.

Best of luck with it.