Children’s allergies: ways to treat eczema


        CHILDREN’S ALLERGIES: WAYS TO TREAT ECZEMA

Large areas of eczema should be treated with baths. Colloidal baths are used for acute eczema. They may consist of:
Bran: Very hot water is allowed to run into a tub over a cheesecloth bag containing one to three pounds of wheat bran. The tub is filled with water, and the bag is squeezed occasionally to introduce the bran into the water.
Cornstarch: One pound of cornstarch is stirred into a tub full of water.
Oatmeal: Two cups of boiled oatmeal are put into a cheesecloth bag, and then the bag is used as a washcloth on the skin.
Tar baths which are helpful in sub-acute eczema are made with three ounces of a solution of crude coal tar, N.F., put into a full tub of water. Sodium bicarbonate baths are soothing for very irritated and itchy skin. One cup of sodium bicarbonate to a tub of water is used. Magnesium sulfate baths may be used, one cup to a tub of water, for acutely inflamed skin which is oozing.
Failure in the treatment of eczema may be caused by a bacterial or a fungal infection, a concomitant contact dermatitis, seborrhea, an endocrine disturbance, an immunological disorder, a situation of stress, or a drug eruption that takes place at the same time as the eczema.
Tranquilizers are a radical part of the treatment of any form of eczema. Atarax or Vistaril are generally chosen in syrup form to be given by mouth in teaspoonfuls three or four times daily for a period of three to four months.

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