Re: Re.a little off topic: itch stopper ()

[Guest guest]

Child has been gfcf since April of 2001

soy and peanut free since June of 2003

and we limit corn and tomatoes.

She refuses to eat a lot of foods, like apples and oranges.

We're heavy into biomedical, and have made terrific improvements

with her eczema, but spring and summer, bare legs in the grass, seem

to make matters much worse every year. Now, she's picking and

scratching and picking and scratching.

I'm a Southern girl livin' in a cold midwestern state who complains

about the short summers and painfully cold winters, so don't tell

anyone that I'm wishin' for a good hard killin' frost to kill all

the crap that makes us itch and sneeze this time of year!

> I don't know anything about this product but Gaiam is a terrific

company. If

> I'm not mistaken they own part, or all, of Whole Foods and they

own Real

> Goods. I'm sure if you have a problem with the product, your

credit card

> company would facilitate the return.

> Is your child already gfcf?

>

[Guest guest]

My daughter has had eczema since she was 18 months.

Over the years we tried many different things. When

she was 17 we went to a new NP who suggested it might

be eggs and it was. She can't eat anything with eggs

it make the eczema to flair immediately. We also used

topical zinc, and herbs on her skin. I would smear her

arms and put on long mens cotton tube socks at night

so it cut down on her ability to scratch and it kept

the bedding from being covered in cream. At one point

we bought a zinc spray that worked really well but

burned if she was having a bas flair up. Her skin

stays clear now though if she stays away from eggs.

Easier said than done though. I hope you find an

answer. It can be hard to figure out what food is

causing the problem.

-Joyce

> > Message: 8

> > Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 23:02:22 -0000

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> > Subject: Re: Re.a little off topic: itch stopper

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> >

> > Child has been gfcf since April of 2001

> > soy and peanut free since June of 2003

> > and we limit corn and tomatoes.

> > She refuses to eat a lot of foods, like apples and

> oranges.

> >

> > We're heavy into biomedical, and have made

> terrific improvements

> > with her eczema, but spring and summer, bare legs

> in the grass, seem

> > to make matters much worse every year. Now, she's

> picking and

> > scratching and picking and scratching.

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[Guest guest]

The things which cause itching in my son, more than anything else, are

spices, garlic, citric acid (it's in a lot of prepared food), and corn. Of

course

there are lots of other foods, but it pays to keep a log of food eaten and

symptoms to figure it out.

a H.