Re: Re: Question about Eczema and rashes

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I don't know if this would help you with the eczema but my son had it and a terrible case of it that would not go away to the dismay of the dermatologist. He scratched at night till he bled and it was worst in joint areas (like behind the knees, elbows). I read in "biological treatments for autism and pdd by william shaw" that if it's the yeast, cortizone (common drugs in the creams to treat the eczema) will make it worsen. The yeast feeds on the cortizone - it also feeds on any type of sugars. My son's dissapeared when we went to the diet, GFCF but I also did corn- free and sugar-free for 6 months - now there's a fun part of my life - so - if it's yeast, you have to check all sources of sugars. I felt like it dissapeared when I took the milk away - another sugar source - and he never tested allergic to milk but we

know he could not break down the milk protein - different issues.

Debbie Gravois, , 13years old now, PDD/autism but very verbal, expressive, even argumentative!

From: <sunshine369@...>Subject: Re: Question about Eczema and rashesAutism and Aspergers Treatment Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 10:45 PM

Sorry, I am not familiar with Hirshcsprung' s disease, however for my ASD kid, (and myself, not on the spectrum), eczema and rashes usually cleared up when we discovered 2 triggers and dealt with them: - allergy/sensitivity to chemical products, either a chemical or an artificial scent. Fabric softeners are a usual culprit, or any scented laundry product, or any dryer sheet. Or: soaps, body washes, shampoos, hand soaps with "fragrance" (other than essential oils) or sodium laurel sulfatye or proplyne glycol, or my son's big allergen: soybean oil or "vegetable" anything (oil, for example) often in lotions, liquid soaps, lip balms, etc. Or being around burning scented candles or air fresheners (we use essential oils with no problems). Harsh chemical cleaners: windex, pledge, bathtub cleaners like Tilex, etc.-YEAST.Hope that helps. >> Hi, my son is 5 and has autism and bowel problems due to > Hirschsprung' s Disease (complicated by the autism). When he was a > baby he had eczema. It cleared up for a while and then he had > idiopathic hives for a while. Those finally went away and we went > about 2 years or so without either issues. A year ago I put him on > the GFCF diet (January 2008). Sometime late April the eczema started > coming back and has not gone away since. It was just on his arm and > behind his knees, but recently it has spread to other parts of his > body as well and looks to be getting very bad. He also has this rash > on his stomach that looks like lots of bug bites, but no bumps, just > read dots. Sometimes it

looks worse than others. He also is getting > marks/splotches on his face around his nose and mouth. I can't > figure out what in the world is causing this. First I thought it was > the borax I was using in the laundry, but I quit using that and > haven't seen much change. He is obviously a very allergic kid, but I > can't get any docs to do any kind of allergy testing on him. I have > requested the IgG and IgH (?) and the docs just tell me that those > test are unreliable and that the only real way to tell is to do a > bowel biopsy. I just don't know what to do...he looks terrible and I > hate seeing him scratch his little arms so much. What would you guys > do in this situation? Any advice is appreciated. I have suspected > phenol problems, but I try to avoid high phenol foods with him. He > has a pretty restricted diet...most fruits cause

horrible diaper > rash. > Thanks!> >