Friday, March 17, 2006
The Treatment of Eczema
It is important in the treatment of eczema to treat the specific cause of your eczema and the aggravating factors in as many ways as possible. One way to treat or cure your eczema is behavioral. Those who make positive changes to their lifestyles such as eating habits and reduce their level of stress often experience a much greater degree of eczema clearing. While you try to treat the symptoms of eczema that are most visible and distressing, you should also try to treat the cause!
Usually the first symptom of eczema is intense itching; this itching can be very uncomfortable and individuals may tend to scratch the skin. The itchy feeling is an important symptom in eczema, because scratching and rubbing in response to itching worsen the skin inflammation characteristic of eczema. One needs to find a way to break the chain of itching and reaction. Scratching while difficult to avoid should be minimized because it can only make the eczema symptoms worse. The dry skin will become redder in color and may even crack due to scratching. This scratching may also lead to infection.
Usually the first symptom of eczema is intense itching; this itching can be very uncomfortable and individuals may tend to scratch the skin. The itchy feeling is an important symptom in eczema, because scratching and rubbing in response to itching worsen the skin inflammation characteristic of eczema. One needs to find a way to break the chain of itching and reaction. Scratching while difficult to avoid should be minimized because it can only make the eczema symptoms worse. The dry skin will become redder in color and may even crack due to scratching. This scratching may also lead to infection.
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