Seeking referrals for toddler with food-triggered eczema
Hello everyone, we have a 17 month baby girl who struggles with eczema that’s related to food sensitivities. We’d love some recommendations for both pediatricians and homeopathic (or any other holistic treatment practitioners). If you are a parent that is dealing with this too, my heart goes out to you for what we endure caring for our little one’s comfort and health. Thank you in advance!
Dec 25, 2023
Parent Replies
Hi, I had a kid who had horrible eczema all over her face and body until about age 2. The holistic things that helped somewhat were acupuncture and baths in Dead Sea salts, but I think she mostly outgrew it. I would also strongly recommend that if you haven't yet, that you do some research on the Allergic March and get a referral to an allergist from your pediatrician. There is a strong association between eczema and food allergies and asthma, and if you think your child already has food sensitivities, it is worth talking to an allergist about taking some desensitizing measures - this is a developing area of research and things are changing rapidly. Eczema is bad but asthma and life-threatening food allergies are worse. Good luck.
My infant had terrible food allergies (eczema, bloody stool, pain) and I was concerned about the connection between IgE and IgG allergies (there's a correlation) as he got older. Our healthcare is with Kaiser and were extremely disappointed by what was offered to us in terms of care (basically nothing) and how we were treated (not once did someone ask us what was most important to us in managing my son's condition). We ended up finding an amazing Chinese medicine doctor/acupuncturist who has helped us make progress with the food allergies that, honestly, was beyond my best-case scenario. I can't recommend Jill Stevens enough. She does telemedicine from Hawaii. Her practice can be found at: https://www.yourwholefamilywellness.com/
Hello,
I'm an adult who has struggled with eczema since early childhood. I'm so sorry your kiddo is troubled with this. It's just so uncomfortable - so itchy and hard to sleep. I see that someone posted recommending Chinese Medicine and I just wanted to second that Chinese Medicine helped me more than anything else in improving this condition. Allopathic (western) medicine is really limited in how they understand and treat this condition. I found a Chinese Medicine doctor through this directory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology Association. https://tcmdermatology.org