[email protected]

Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since the fall. It
started because she loved taking baths, so she took a couple a day. At
the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY clean kid. LOL
Then the eczema came.
Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal and otherwise,
homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped to a point but
never got rid of it all together. We have come to the conclusion that
it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we have noticed
dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash worse and ITCHY.
Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't know anything
about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,, how safe and
accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something similar and tested
by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we currently doing) OR if
anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema please let me
know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel that's
easier.
Sharon :)
p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town water- gross I know--
could this be a connection?

kayb85

My son had terrible exzema when he was little. He would sometimes
have blood on the sheets in the morning because he would scratch it
open at night. It ended up being multiple food allergies--dairy,
wheat, and peanuts. He probably had more food allergies than that
but we stopped testing after those because eliminating those from his
diet eliminated the exzema. Eliminating those foods also eliminated
night terrors he would occasionally get. (Screaming and crying in
the middle of the night without ever completely waking up, difficult
to calm down). Also related was the colic he had as a baby (I nursed
him, and drank milk, and he reacted to the dairy that I consumed that
got passed on to him through my breast milk). I wish I would have
known that while I was nursing him. :(

When we had the food testing done we had emla cream put on his arm,
which numbed the arm and kept the testing from hurting so much. They
only tested for one food at a time which my allergist believed was a
more accurate way of doing it. His little arm would swell so much in
reaction to each of the foods that they couldn't test for very many
foods at a time.

As he got older (4-5 years old), he started having near-anaphylactic
reactions when he ate certain foods. Once I felt bad that he
couldn't have goodies at a family gathering and let him have birthday
cake and shrimp fried in butter on the same day. His throat and lips
swelled, he had difficulty breathing, he had hives on his face. I
think benadryl worked, but I had a epi-pen handy and was very close
to calling 911. :( A similar thing happened other times, once when
he ate a piece of canteloupe, and we hadn't even known he was
allergic to canteloupe. These episodes started getting more and more
frequent, which was getting scary because if he ate the wrong food
and I didn't know it, it could be life-threatening! I worked hard to
make sure his diet was wheat-free and dairy-free without him feeling
hurt emotionally over it. That meant I baked special cake before we
went to birthday parties, had special cookies on hand to take with us
when we went places, I spent tons of money on wheat-free, dairy-free
products that look like what everyone else was eating, etc.
Sometimes well-meaning people would give him something without my
knowledge either because they didn't believe in food allergies or out
of ignorance. (Oh, do graham crackers have wheat in them? I thought
they just had graham in them! duh!)

Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him of his food
allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being able to
breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being able to eat
anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to turn six
now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no night terrors,
no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend seeing a
classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food allergies-
-we had tremendous results!
Sheila


--- In [email protected], sharonashleigh@w... wrote:
> Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since the fall.
It
> started because she loved taking baths, so she took a couple a
day. At
> the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY clean kid.
LOL
> Then the eczema came.
> Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal and otherwise,
> homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped to a point
but
> never got rid of it all together. We have come to the conclusion
that
> it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we have noticed
> dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash worse and
ITCHY.
> Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't know
anything
> about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,, how safe and
> accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something similar and
tested
> by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we currently doing)
OR if
> anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema please let me
> know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel that's
> easier.
> Sharon :)
> p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town water- gross I
know--
> could this be a connection?

coyote's corner

Hi,
One of the treatments we use for eczema is Shea Butter.
I love it!
Many babies born on the noethern reservations have eczeme....we sell (at a substantial discount) shea butter to them. My niece was on shots for her eczeme; now she's very much better.
Janis
----- Original Message -----
From: kayb85
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:11 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema


My son had terrible exzema when he was little. He would sometimes
have blood on the sheets in the morning because he would scratch it
open at night. It ended up being multiple food allergies--dairy,
wheat, and peanuts. He probably had more food allergies than that
but we stopped testing after those because eliminating those from his
diet eliminated the exzema. Eliminating those foods also eliminated
night terrors he would occasionally get. (Screaming and crying in
the middle of the night without ever completely waking up, difficult
to calm down). Also related was the colic he had as a baby (I nursed
him, and drank milk, and he reacted to the dairy that I consumed that
got passed on to him through my breast milk). I wish I would have
known that while I was nursing him. :(

When we had the food testing done we had emla cream put on his arm,
which numbed the arm and kept the testing from hurting so much. They
only tested for one food at a time which my allergist believed was a
more accurate way of doing it. His little arm would swell so much in
reaction to each of the foods that they couldn't test for very many
foods at a time.

As he got older (4-5 years old), he started having near-anaphylactic
reactions when he ate certain foods. Once I felt bad that he
couldn't have goodies at a family gathering and let him have birthday
cake and shrimp fried in butter on the same day. His throat and lips
swelled, he had difficulty breathing, he had hives on his face. I
think benadryl worked, but I had a epi-pen handy and was very close
to calling 911. :( A similar thing happened other times, once when
he ate a piece of canteloupe, and we hadn't even known he was
allergic to canteloupe. These episodes started getting more and more
frequent, which was getting scary because if he ate the wrong food
and I didn't know it, it could be life-threatening! I worked hard to
make sure his diet was wheat-free and dairy-free without him feeling
hurt emotionally over it. That meant I baked special cake before we
went to birthday parties, had special cookies on hand to take with us
when we went places, I spent tons of money on wheat-free, dairy-free
products that look like what everyone else was eating, etc.
Sometimes well-meaning people would give him something without my
knowledge either because they didn't believe in food allergies or out
of ignorance. (Oh, do graham crackers have wheat in them? I thought
they just had graham in them! duh!)

Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him of his food
allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being able to
breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being able to eat
anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to turn six
now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no night terrors,
no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend seeing a
classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food allergies-
-we had tremendous results!
Sheila


--- In [email protected], sharonashleigh@w... wrote:
> Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since the fall.
It
> started because she loved taking baths, so she took a couple a
day. At
> the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY clean kid.
LOL
> Then the eczema came.
> Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal and otherwise,
> homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped to a point
but
> never got rid of it all together. We have come to the conclusion
that
> it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we have noticed
> dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash worse and
ITCHY.
> Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't know
anything
> about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,, how safe and
> accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something similar and
tested
> by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we currently doing)
OR if
> anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema please let me
> know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel that's
> easier.
> Sharon :)
> p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town water- gross I
know--
> could this be a connection?


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kayb85

I have a tub of shea butter with added vitamin e and I've found it
works great for healing sunburned skin! Great stuff!
Sheila


> Hi,
> One of the treatments we use for eczema is Shea Butter.
> I love it!
> Many babies born on the noethern reservations have eczeme....we
sell (at a substantial discount) shea butter to them. My niece was on
shots for her eczeme; now she's very much better.
> Janis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kayb85
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:11 AM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema
>
>
> My son had terrible exzema when he was little. He would
sometimes
> have blood on the sheets in the morning because he would scratch
it
> open at night. It ended up being multiple food allergies--dairy,
> wheat, and peanuts. He probably had more food allergies than
that
> but we stopped testing after those because eliminating those from
his
> diet eliminated the exzema. Eliminating those foods also
eliminated
> night terrors he would occasionally get. (Screaming and crying
in
> the middle of the night without ever completely waking up,
difficult
> to calm down). Also related was the colic he had as a baby (I
nursed
> him, and drank milk, and he reacted to the dairy that I consumed
that
> got passed on to him through my breast milk). I wish I would
have
> known that while I was nursing him. :(
>
> When we had the food testing done we had emla cream put on his
arm,
> which numbed the arm and kept the testing from hurting so much.
They
> only tested for one food at a time which my allergist believed
was a
> more accurate way of doing it. His little arm would swell so
much in
> reaction to each of the foods that they couldn't test for very
many
> foods at a time.
>
> As he got older (4-5 years old), he started having near-
anaphylactic
> reactions when he ate certain foods. Once I felt bad that he
> couldn't have goodies at a family gathering and let him have
birthday
> cake and shrimp fried in butter on the same day. His throat and
lips
> swelled, he had difficulty breathing, he had hives on his face.
I
> think benadryl worked, but I had a epi-pen handy and was very
close
> to calling 911. :( A similar thing happened other times, once
when
> he ate a piece of canteloupe, and we hadn't even known he was
> allergic to canteloupe. These episodes started getting more and
more
> frequent, which was getting scary because if he ate the wrong
food
> and I didn't know it, it could be life-threatening! I worked
hard to
> make sure his diet was wheat-free and dairy-free without him
feeling
> hurt emotionally over it. That meant I baked special cake before
we
> went to birthday parties, had special cookies on hand to take
with us
> when we went places, I spent tons of money on wheat-free, dairy-
free
> products that look like what everyone else was eating, etc.
> Sometimes well-meaning people would give him something without my
> knowledge either because they didn't believe in food allergies or
out
> of ignorance. (Oh, do graham crackers have wheat in them? I
thought
> they just had graham in them! duh!)
>
> Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him of his
food
> allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being able to
> breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being able to eat
> anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to turn six
> now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no night
terrors,
> no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend seeing a
> classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food
allergies-
> -we had tremendous results!
> Sheila
>
>
> --- In [email protected], sharonashleigh@w...
wrote:
> > Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since the
fall.
> It
> > started because she loved taking baths, so she took a couple a
> day. At
> > the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY clean
kid.
> LOL
> > Then the eczema came.
> > Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal and
otherwise,
> > homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped to a
point
> but
> > never got rid of it all together. We have come to the
conclusion
> that
> > it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we have
noticed
> > dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash worse and
> ITCHY.
> > Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't know
> anything
> > about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,, how safe
and
> > accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something similar
and
> tested
> > by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we currently
doing)
> OR if
> > anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema please
let me
> > know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel
that's
> > easier.
> > Sharon :)
> > p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town water- gross
I
> know--
> > could this be a connection?
>
>
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Sheila,
What did the homeopath do for him? My son also has severe food allergies.
So I’d be curious to know.

Shannon Buckley
Mom to Connor 3-15-97, Carsten born at home 4-27-99/5-19-00 and Quinn born
at home 8-08-02

-----Original Message-----
From: kayb85

Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him of his food
allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being able to
breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being able to eat
anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to turn six
now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no night terrors,
no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend seeing a
classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food allergies-
-we had tremendous results!
Sheila





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coyote's corner

It's also great for drums, wrinkles....gosh we use it for tons of stuff!
Janis
----- Original Message -----
From: kayb85
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:46 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema


I have a tub of shea butter with added vitamin e and I've found it
works great for healing sunburned skin! Great stuff!
Sheila


> Hi,
> One of the treatments we use for eczema is Shea Butter.
> I love it!
> Many babies born on the noethern reservations have eczeme....we
sell (at a substantial discount) shea butter to them. My niece was on
shots for her eczeme; now she's very much better.
> Janis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kayb85
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:11 AM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema
>
>
> My son had terrible exzema when he was little. He would
sometimes
> have blood on the sheets in the morning because he would scratch
it
> open at night. It ended up being multiple food allergies--dairy,
> wheat, and peanuts. He probably had more food allergies than
that
> but we stopped testing after those because eliminating those from
his
> diet eliminated the exzema. Eliminating those foods also
eliminated
> night terrors he would occasionally get. (Screaming and crying
in
> the middle of the night without ever completely waking up,
difficult
> to calm down). Also related was the colic he had as a baby (I
nursed
> him, and drank milk, and he reacted to the dairy that I consumed
that
> got passed on to him through my breast milk). I wish I would
have
> known that while I was nursing him. :(
>
> When we had the food testing done we had emla cream put on his
arm,
> which numbed the arm and kept the testing from hurting so much.
They
> only tested for one food at a time which my allergist believed
was a
> more accurate way of doing it. His little arm would swell so
much in
> reaction to each of the foods that they couldn't test for very
many
> foods at a time.
>
> As he got older (4-5 years old), he started having near-
anaphylactic
> reactions when he ate certain foods. Once I felt bad that he
> couldn't have goodies at a family gathering and let him have
birthday
> cake and shrimp fried in butter on the same day. His throat and
lips
> swelled, he had difficulty breathing, he had hives on his face.
I
> think benadryl worked, but I had a epi-pen handy and was very
close
> to calling 911. :( A similar thing happened other times, once
when
> he ate a piece of canteloupe, and we hadn't even known he was
> allergic to canteloupe. These episodes started getting more and
more
> frequent, which was getting scary because if he ate the wrong
food
> and I didn't know it, it could be life-threatening! I worked
hard to
> make sure his diet was wheat-free and dairy-free without him
feeling
> hurt emotionally over it. That meant I baked special cake before
we
> went to birthday parties, had special cookies on hand to take
with us
> when we went places, I spent tons of money on wheat-free, dairy-
free
> products that look like what everyone else was eating, etc.
> Sometimes well-meaning people would give him something without my
> knowledge either because they didn't believe in food allergies or
out
> of ignorance. (Oh, do graham crackers have wheat in them? I
thought
> they just had graham in them! duh!)
>
> Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him of his
food
> allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being able to
> breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being able to eat
> anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to turn six
> now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no night
terrors,
> no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend seeing a
> classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food
allergies-
> -we had tremendous results!
> Sheila
>
>
> --- In [email protected], sharonashleigh@w...
wrote:
> > Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since the
fall.
> It
> > started because she loved taking baths, so she took a couple a
> day. At
> > the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY clean
kid.
> LOL
> > Then the eczema came.
> > Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal and
otherwise,
> > homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped to a
point
> but
> > never got rid of it all together. We have come to the
conclusion
> that
> > it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we have
noticed
> > dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash worse and
> ITCHY.
> > Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't know
> anything
> > about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,, how safe
and
> > accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something similar
and
> tested
> > by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we currently
doing)
> OR if
> > anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema please
let me
> > know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel
that's
> > easier.
> > Sharon :)
> > p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town water- gross
I
> know--
> > could this be a connection?
>
>
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kayb85

She asked me all kinds of questions about him. I took him to her
because of his food allergies but a homeopath can't decide on a
proper remedy based on one symptom alone. She asked about his
sleeping patterns, food likes and dislikes, his personality,
sensitivies that he has, past sicknesses that he had, etc. Then she
gave him a remedy based on the totality of his symptoms. Homeopaths
have a big book called a materia medica that they often refer to in
determining a remedy. It took several months before she felt he was
strong enough to try dairy and when he did, he had no reaction and
hasn't had a reaction since.

Sheila

--- In [email protected], "Dave and Shannon"
<davenshan@m...> wrote:
> Sheila,
> What did the homeopath do for him? My son also has severe food
allergies.
> So I'd be curious to know.
>
> Shannon Buckley
> Mom to Connor 3-15-97, Carsten born at home 4-27-99/5-19-00 and
Quinn born
> at home 8-08-02
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kayb85
>
> Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him of his food
> allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being able to
> breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being able to eat
> anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to turn six
> now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no night terrors,
> no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend seeing a
> classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food
allergies-
> -we had tremendous results!
> Sheila
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

kayb85

What do you mean by drums?
Sheila

> It's also great for drums, wrinkles....gosh we use it for tons of
stuff!
> Janis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kayb85
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:46 AM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema
>
>
> I have a tub of shea butter with added vitamin e and I've found
it
> works great for healing sunburned skin! Great stuff!
> Sheila
>
>
> > Hi,
> > One of the treatments we use for eczema is Shea Butter.
> > I love it!
> > Many babies born on the noethern reservations have eczeme....we
> sell (at a substantial discount) shea butter to them. My niece
was on
> shots for her eczeme; now she's very much better.
> > Janis
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kayb85
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:11 AM
> > Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for
eczema
> >
> >
> > My son had terrible exzema when he was little. He would
> sometimes
> > have blood on the sheets in the morning because he would
scratch
> it
> > open at night. It ended up being multiple food allergies--
dairy,
> > wheat, and peanuts. He probably had more food allergies
than
> that
> > but we stopped testing after those because eliminating those
from
> his
> > diet eliminated the exzema. Eliminating those foods also
> eliminated
> > night terrors he would occasionally get. (Screaming and
crying
> in
> > the middle of the night without ever completely waking up,
> difficult
> > to calm down). Also related was the colic he had as a baby
(I
> nursed
> > him, and drank milk, and he reacted to the dairy that I
consumed
> that
> > got passed on to him through my breast milk). I wish I would
> have
> > known that while I was nursing him. :(
> >
> > When we had the food testing done we had emla cream put on
his
> arm,
> > which numbed the arm and kept the testing from hurting so
much.
> They
> > only tested for one food at a time which my allergist
believed
> was a
> > more accurate way of doing it. His little arm would swell so
> much in
> > reaction to each of the foods that they couldn't test for
very
> many
> > foods at a time.
> >
> > As he got older (4-5 years old), he started having near-
> anaphylactic
> > reactions when he ate certain foods. Once I felt bad that he
> > couldn't have goodies at a family gathering and let him have
> birthday
> > cake and shrimp fried in butter on the same day. His throat
and
> lips
> > swelled, he had difficulty breathing, he had hives on his
face.
> I
> > think benadryl worked, but I had a epi-pen handy and was very
> close
> > to calling 911. :( A similar thing happened other times,
once
> when
> > he ate a piece of canteloupe, and we hadn't even known he was
> > allergic to canteloupe. These episodes started getting more
and
> more
> > frequent, which was getting scary because if he ate the wrong
> food
> > and I didn't know it, it could be life-threatening! I worked
> hard to
> > make sure his diet was wheat-free and dairy-free without him
> feeling
> > hurt emotionally over it. That meant I baked special cake
before
> we
> > went to birthday parties, had special cookies on hand to take
> with us
> > when we went places, I spent tons of money on wheat-free,
dairy-
> free
> > products that look like what everyone else was eating, etc.
> > Sometimes well-meaning people would give him something
without my
> > knowledge either because they didn't believe in food
allergies or
> out
> > of ignorance. (Oh, do graham crackers have wheat in them? I
> thought
> > they just had graham in them! duh!)
> >
> > Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him of
his
> food
> > allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being
able to
> > breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being able to
eat
> > anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to turn
six
> > now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no night
> terrors,
> > no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend seeing a
> > classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food
> allergies-
> > -we had tremendous results!
> > Sheila
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected],
sharonashleigh@w...
> wrote:
> > > Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since the
> fall.
> > It
> > > started because she loved taking baths, so she took a
couple a
> > day. At
> > > the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY
clean
> kid.
> > LOL
> > > Then the eczema came.
> > > Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal and
> otherwise,
> > > homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped to a
> point
> > but
> > > never got rid of it all together. We have come to the
> conclusion
> > that
> > > it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we have
> noticed
> > > dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash worse
and
> > ITCHY.
> > > Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't
know
> > anything
> > > about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,, how
safe
> and
> > > accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something
similar
> and
> > tested
> > > by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we currently
> doing)
> > OR if
> > > anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema
please
> let me
> > > know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel
> that's
> > > easier.
> > > Sharon :)
> > > p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town water-
gross
> I
> > know--
> > > could this be a connection?
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We use Shea Butter to treat our drums. We used to use Drum Doctor or Neetsfoot Oil - but I've found that shea butter works just as well.
Janis
----- Original Message -----
From: kayb85
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:57 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema


What do you mean by drums?
Sheila

> It's also great for drums, wrinkles....gosh we use it for tons of
stuff!
> Janis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kayb85
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:46 AM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema
>
>
> I have a tub of shea butter with added vitamin e and I've found
it
> works great for healing sunburned skin! Great stuff!
> Sheila
>
>
> > Hi,
> > One of the treatments we use for eczema is Shea Butter.
> > I love it!
> > Many babies born on the noethern reservations have eczeme....we
> sell (at a substantial discount) shea butter to them. My niece
was on
> shots for her eczeme; now she's very much better.
> > Janis
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kayb85
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:11 AM
> > Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for
eczema
> >
> >
> > My son had terrible exzema when he was little. He would
> sometimes
> > have blood on the sheets in the morning because he would
scratch
> it
> > open at night. It ended up being multiple food allergies--
dairy,
> > wheat, and peanuts. He probably had more food allergies
than
> that
> > but we stopped testing after those because eliminating those
from
> his
> > diet eliminated the exzema. Eliminating those foods also
> eliminated
> > night terrors he would occasionally get. (Screaming and
crying
> in
> > the middle of the night without ever completely waking up,
> difficult
> > to calm down). Also related was the colic he had as a baby
(I
> nursed
> > him, and drank milk, and he reacted to the dairy that I
consumed
> that
> > got passed on to him through my breast milk). I wish I would
> have
> > known that while I was nursing him. :(
> >
> > When we had the food testing done we had emla cream put on
his
> arm,
> > which numbed the arm and kept the testing from hurting so
much.
> They
> > only tested for one food at a time which my allergist
believed
> was a
> > more accurate way of doing it. His little arm would swell so
> much in
> > reaction to each of the foods that they couldn't test for
very
> many
> > foods at a time.
> >
> > As he got older (4-5 years old), he started having near-
> anaphylactic
> > reactions when he ate certain foods. Once I felt bad that he
> > couldn't have goodies at a family gathering and let him have
> birthday
> > cake and shrimp fried in butter on the same day. His throat
and
> lips
> > swelled, he had difficulty breathing, he had hives on his
face.
> I
> > think benadryl worked, but I had a epi-pen handy and was very
> close
> > to calling 911. :( A similar thing happened other times,
once
> when
> > he ate a piece of canteloupe, and we hadn't even known he was
> > allergic to canteloupe. These episodes started getting more
and
> more
> > frequent, which was getting scary because if he ate the wrong
> food
> > and I didn't know it, it could be life-threatening! I worked
> hard to
> > make sure his diet was wheat-free and dairy-free without him
> feeling
> > hurt emotionally over it. That meant I baked special cake
before
> we
> > went to birthday parties, had special cookies on hand to take
> with us
> > when we went places, I spent tons of money on wheat-free,
dairy-
> free
> > products that look like what everyone else was eating, etc.
> > Sometimes well-meaning people would give him something
without my
> > knowledge either because they didn't believe in food
allergies or
> out
> > of ignorance. (Oh, do graham crackers have wheat in them? I
> thought
> > they just had graham in them! duh!)
> >
> > Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him of
his
> food
> > allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being
able to
> > breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being able to
eat
> > anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to turn
six
> > now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no night
> terrors,
> > no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend seeing a
> > classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food
> allergies-
> > -we had tremendous results!
> > Sheila
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected],
sharonashleigh@w...
> wrote:
> > > Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since the
> fall.
> > It
> > > started because she loved taking baths, so she took a
couple a
> > day. At
> > > the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY
clean
> kid.
> > LOL
> > > Then the eczema came.
> > > Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal and
> otherwise,
> > > homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped to a
> point
> > but
> > > never got rid of it all together. We have come to the
> conclusion
> > that
> > > it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we have
> noticed
> > > dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash worse
and
> > ITCHY.
> > > Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't
know
> > anything
> > > about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,, how
safe
> and
> > > accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something
similar
> and
> > tested
> > > by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we currently
> doing)
> > OR if
> > > anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema
please
> let me
> > > know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel
> that's
> > > easier.
> > > Sharon :)
> > > p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town water-
gross
> I
> > know--
> > > could this be a connection?
> >
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> OR if
> anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema please let me
> know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel that's
> easier.
>

Eczema has plagued my son for his entire almost five years. There are only
certain bath soaps we can use, so I would start there. He has a corn allergy,
so we avoid anything with corn in it. Lost of soaps do. Disposable diapers
also have some chemicals that bug him, his diaper rash cleared up when we
switched to cloth.

The lotions you are using could also be causing a problem, so read those
labels too and see if there is one that helps more than others. We ended up with
a lot of bubble baths that became my shower gel this way, but it was worth it.
Same with sunscreens and bug sprays.

Allergy testing is painful. We've done it twice. The first time to confirm
a suspicion of a peanut allergy and the second to see if he was allergic to
tree nuts (common when you have the peanut allergy). I hated to put him through
it, but these are life threatening allergies and we felt we had to know in
order to protect him. Still, it wasn't an easy decision.

Hope that helps a little.

Elizabeth



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Maggy

I have a friend who has suffered with eczema and thinks she has traced it to natural salicylates found in some foods. I know that strawberries and grapes are two of the ones she mentioned. Maybe you could do a search to find a list of others? I've also heard that Calendula cream is good for eczema. Good Luck.

Maggy
A Mother's Touch Photography
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----- Original Message -----
From: sharonashleigh@...
it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we have noticed
dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash worse and ITCHY.
Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't know anything
about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,, how safe and
accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something similar and tested by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we currently doing) OR if anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema please let me know.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Marjorie Kirk

OR if
> anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema please let me
> know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel that's
> easier.
> Sharon :)


My youngest had ecxema that cleared up overnight with the right homeopathic
remedy. The book _Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child_ recommends several
remedies depending on the specific symptoms of the ecxema. The first one we
tried did nothing, the second cleared it up and she has been free of the
ecxema for 4 years.

Marjorie

kayb85

Do you mean ear drums? I'm not sure what "drums" are.
Sheila

> We use Shea Butter to treat our drums. We used to use Drum Doctor
or Neetsfoot Oil - but I've found that shea butter works just as well.
> Janis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kayb85
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:57 AM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema
>
>
> What do you mean by drums?
> Sheila
>
> > It's also great for drums, wrinkles....gosh we use it for tons
of
> stuff!
> > Janis
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kayb85
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:46 AM
> > Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for
eczema
> >
> >
> > I have a tub of shea butter with added vitamin e and I've
found
> it
> > works great for healing sunburned skin! Great stuff!
> > Sheila
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > One of the treatments we use for eczema is Shea Butter.
> > > I love it!
> > > Many babies born on the noethern reservations have
eczeme....we
> > sell (at a substantial discount) shea butter to them. My
niece
> was on
> > shots for her eczeme; now she's very much better.
> > > Janis
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: kayb85
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:11 AM
> > > Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for
> eczema
> > >
> > >
> > > My son had terrible exzema when he was little. He would
> > sometimes
> > > have blood on the sheets in the morning because he would
> scratch
> > it
> > > open at night. It ended up being multiple food allergies-
-
> dairy,
> > > wheat, and peanuts. He probably had more food allergies
> than
> > that
> > > but we stopped testing after those because eliminating
those
> from
> > his
> > > diet eliminated the exzema. Eliminating those foods also
> > eliminated
> > > night terrors he would occasionally get. (Screaming and
> crying
> > in
> > > the middle of the night without ever completely waking
up,
> > difficult
> > > to calm down). Also related was the colic he had as a
baby
> (I
> > nursed
> > > him, and drank milk, and he reacted to the dairy that I
> consumed
> > that
> > > got passed on to him through my breast milk). I wish I
would
> > have
> > > known that while I was nursing him. :(
> > >
> > > When we had the food testing done we had emla cream put
on
> his
> > arm,
> > > which numbed the arm and kept the testing from hurting so
> much.
> > They
> > > only tested for one food at a time which my allergist
> believed
> > was a
> > > more accurate way of doing it. His little arm would
swell so
> > much in
> > > reaction to each of the foods that they couldn't test for
> very
> > many
> > > foods at a time.
> > >
> > > As he got older (4-5 years old), he started having near-
> > anaphylactic
> > > reactions when he ate certain foods. Once I felt bad
that he
> > > couldn't have goodies at a family gathering and let him
have
> > birthday
> > > cake and shrimp fried in butter on the same day. His
throat
> and
> > lips
> > > swelled, he had difficulty breathing, he had hives on his
> face.
> > I
> > > think benadryl worked, but I had a epi-pen handy and was
very
> > close
> > > to calling 911. :( A similar thing happened other times,
> once
> > when
> > > he ate a piece of canteloupe, and we hadn't even known he
was
> > > allergic to canteloupe. These episodes started getting
more
> and
> > more
> > > frequent, which was getting scary because if he ate the
wrong
> > food
> > > and I didn't know it, it could be life-threatening! I
worked
> > hard to
> > > make sure his diet was wheat-free and dairy-free without
him
> > feeling
> > > hurt emotionally over it. That meant I baked special
cake
> before
> > we
> > > went to birthday parties, had special cookies on hand to
take
> > with us
> > > when we went places, I spent tons of money on wheat-free,
> dairy-
> > free
> > > products that look like what everyone else was eating,
etc.
> > > Sometimes well-meaning people would give him something
> without my
> > > knowledge either because they didn't believe in food
> allergies or
> > out
> > > of ignorance. (Oh, do graham crackers have wheat in
them? I
> > thought
> > > they just had graham in them! duh!)
> > >
> > > Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him
of
> his
> > food
> > > allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being
> able to
> > > breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being
able to
> eat
> > > anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to
turn
> six
> > > now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no
night
> > terrors,
> > > no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend
seeing a
> > > classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for
food
> > allergies-
> > > -we had tremendous results!
> > > Sheila
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected],
> sharonashleigh@w...
> > wrote:
> > > > Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since
the
> > fall.
> > > It
> > > > started because she loved taking baths, so she took a
> couple a
> > > day. At
> > > > the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY
> clean
> > kid.
> > > LOL
> > > > Then the eczema came.
> > > > Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal
and
> > otherwise,
> > > > homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped
to a
> > point
> > > but
> > > > never got rid of it all together. We have come to the
> > conclusion
> > > that
> > > > it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we
have
> > noticed
> > > > dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash
worse
> and
> > > ITCHY.
> > > > Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't
> know
> > > anything
> > > > about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,,
how
> safe
> > and
> > > > accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something
> similar
> > and
> > > tested
> > > > by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we
currently
> > doing)
> > > OR if
> > > > anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema
> please
> > let me
> > > > know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you
feel
> > that's
> > > > easier.
> > > > Sharon :)
> > > > p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town
water-
> gross
> > I
> > > know--
> > > > could this be a connection?
> > >
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coyote's corner

Drums as in personal drums that we beat. Powwow drums, etc

I'm sorry. I should have been clearer.
janis
----- Original Message -----
From: kayb85
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 12:19 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema


Do you mean ear drums? I'm not sure what "drums" are.
Sheila

> We use Shea Butter to treat our drums. We used to use Drum Doctor
or Neetsfoot Oil - but I've found that shea butter works just as well.
> Janis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kayb85
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:57 AM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema
>
>
> What do you mean by drums?
> Sheila
>
> > It's also great for drums, wrinkles....gosh we use it for tons
of
> stuff!
> > Janis
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kayb85
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:46 AM
> > Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for
eczema
> >
> >
> > I have a tub of shea butter with added vitamin e and I've
found
> it
> > works great for healing sunburned skin! Great stuff!
> > Sheila
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > One of the treatments we use for eczema is Shea Butter.
> > > I love it!
> > > Many babies born on the noethern reservations have
eczeme....we
> > sell (at a substantial discount) shea butter to them. My
niece
> was on
> > shots for her eczeme; now she's very much better.
> > > Janis
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: kayb85
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:11 AM
> > > Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for
> eczema
> > >
> > >
> > > My son had terrible exzema when he was little. He would
> > sometimes
> > > have blood on the sheets in the morning because he would
> scratch
> > it
> > > open at night. It ended up being multiple food allergies-
-
> dairy,
> > > wheat, and peanuts. He probably had more food allergies
> than
> > that
> > > but we stopped testing after those because eliminating
those
> from
> > his
> > > diet eliminated the exzema. Eliminating those foods also
> > eliminated
> > > night terrors he would occasionally get. (Screaming and
> crying
> > in
> > > the middle of the night without ever completely waking
up,
> > difficult
> > > to calm down). Also related was the colic he had as a
baby
> (I
> > nursed
> > > him, and drank milk, and he reacted to the dairy that I
> consumed
> > that
> > > got passed on to him through my breast milk). I wish I
would
> > have
> > > known that while I was nursing him. :(
> > >
> > > When we had the food testing done we had emla cream put
on
> his
> > arm,
> > > which numbed the arm and kept the testing from hurting so
> much.
> > They
> > > only tested for one food at a time which my allergist
> believed
> > was a
> > > more accurate way of doing it. His little arm would
swell so
> > much in
> > > reaction to each of the foods that they couldn't test for
> very
> > many
> > > foods at a time.
> > >
> > > As he got older (4-5 years old), he started having near-
> > anaphylactic
> > > reactions when he ate certain foods. Once I felt bad
that he
> > > couldn't have goodies at a family gathering and let him
have
> > birthday
> > > cake and shrimp fried in butter on the same day. His
throat
> and
> > lips
> > > swelled, he had difficulty breathing, he had hives on his
> face.
> > I
> > > think benadryl worked, but I had a epi-pen handy and was
very
> > close
> > > to calling 911. :( A similar thing happened other times,
> once
> > when
> > > he ate a piece of canteloupe, and we hadn't even known he
was
> > > allergic to canteloupe. These episodes started getting
more
> and
> > more
> > > frequent, which was getting scary because if he ate the
wrong
> > food
> > > and I didn't know it, it could be life-threatening! I
worked
> > hard to
> > > make sure his diet was wheat-free and dairy-free without
him
> > feeling
> > > hurt emotionally over it. That meant I baked special
cake
> before
> > we
> > > went to birthday parties, had special cookies on hand to
take
> > with us
> > > when we went places, I spent tons of money on wheat-free,
> dairy-
> > free
> > > products that look like what everyone else was eating,
etc.
> > > Sometimes well-meaning people would give him something
> without my
> > > knowledge either because they didn't believe in food
> allergies or
> > out
> > > of ignorance. (Oh, do graham crackers have wheat in
them? I
> > thought
> > > they just had graham in them! duh!)
> > >
> > > Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him
of
> his
> > food
> > > allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being
> able to
> > > breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being
able to
> eat
> > > anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to
turn
> six
> > > now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no
night
> > terrors,
> > > no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend
seeing a
> > > classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for
food
> > allergies-
> > > -we had tremendous results!
> > > Sheila
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected],
> sharonashleigh@w...
> > wrote:
> > > > Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since
the
> > fall.
> > > It
> > > > started because she loved taking baths, so she took a
> couple a
> > > day. At
> > > > the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY
> clean
> > kid.
> > > LOL
> > > > Then the eczema came.
> > > > Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal
and
> > otherwise,
> > > > homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped
to a
> > point
> > > but
> > > > never got rid of it all together. We have come to the
> > conclusion
> > > that
> > > > it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we
have
> > noticed
> > > > dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash
worse
> and
> > > ITCHY.
> > > > Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't
> know
> > > anything
> > > > about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,,
how
> safe
> > and
> > > > accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something
> similar
> > and
> > > tested
> > > > by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we
currently
> > doing)
> > > OR if
> > > > anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema
> please
> > let me
> > > > know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you
feel
> > that's
> > > > easier.
> > > > Sharon :)
> > > > p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town
water-
> gross
> > I
> > > know--
> > > > could this be a connection?
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In a message dated 6/24/2003 12:24:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sheran@... writes:

> Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't
> > know
> > > > anything
> > > > >about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,,
> how
>

There is allergy testing that can be done now without the old "scratch" test
type testing. A simple blood test can be done, takes longer to get the
results but much less traumatic to the child. I'd ask about that, sometimes
insurance companies prefer one method to another but a good doctor will write the
order in such a way that the insurance company can't argue with it.

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Dave and Shannon

Thanks. That was helpful.

Shannon Buckley
Mom to Connor 3-15-97, Carsten born at home 4-27-99/5-19-00 and Quinn born
at home 8-08-02

-----Original Message-----
From: kayb85 [mailto:sheran@...]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 6:57 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema

She asked me all kinds of questions about him. I took him to her
because of his food allergies but a homeopath can't decide on a
proper remedy based on one symptom alone. She asked about his
sleeping patterns, food likes and dislikes, his personality,
sensitivies that he has, past sicknesses that he had, etc. Then she
gave him a remedy based on the totality of his symptoms. Homeopaths
have a big book called a materia medica that they often refer to in
determining a remedy. It took several months before she felt he was
strong enough to try dairy and when he did, he had no reaction and
hasn't had a reaction since.

Sheila

--- In [email protected], "Dave and Shannon"
<davenshan@m...> wrote:
> Sheila,
> What did the homeopath do for him? My son also has severe food
allergies.
> So I'd be curious to know.
>
> Shannon Buckley
> Mom to Connor 3-15-97, Carsten born at home 4-27-99/5-19-00 and
Quinn born
> at home 8-08-02
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kayb85
>
> Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured him of his food
> allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not being able to
> breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being able to eat
> anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready to turn six
> now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no night terrors,
> no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend seeing a
> classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food
allergies-
> -we had tremendous results!
> Sheila
>
>
>
>
>
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kayb85

Oh! lol I thought you were using a regional lingo I didn't know
about. :)
Sheila

> Drums as in personal drums that we beat. Powwow drums, etc
>
> I'm sorry. I should have been clearer.
> janis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kayb85
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 12:19 PM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema
>
>
> Do you mean ear drums? I'm not sure what "drums" are.
> Sheila
>
> > We use Shea Butter to treat our drums. We used to use Drum
Doctor
> or Neetsfoot Oil - but I've found that shea butter works just as
well.
> > Janis
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kayb85
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:57 AM
> > Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for
eczema
> >
> >
> > What do you mean by drums?
> > Sheila
> >
> > > It's also great for drums, wrinkles....gosh we use it for
tons
> of
> > stuff!
> > > Janis
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: kayb85
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:46 AM
> > > Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for
> eczema
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a tub of shea butter with added vitamin e and I've
> found
> > it
> > > works great for healing sunburned skin! Great stuff!
> > > Sheila
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > One of the treatments we use for eczema is Shea Butter.
> > > > I love it!
> > > > Many babies born on the noethern reservations have
> eczeme....we
> > > sell (at a substantial discount) shea butter to them. My
> niece
> > was on
> > > shots for her eczeme; now she's very much better.
> > > > Janis
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: kayb85
> > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:11 AM
> > > > Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing
for
> > eczema
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > My son had terrible exzema when he was little. He
would
> > > sometimes
> > > > have blood on the sheets in the morning because he
would
> > scratch
> > > it
> > > > open at night. It ended up being multiple food
allergies-
> -
> > dairy,
> > > > wheat, and peanuts. He probably had more food
allergies
> > than
> > > that
> > > > but we stopped testing after those because
eliminating
> those
> > from
> > > his
> > > > diet eliminated the exzema. Eliminating those foods
also
> > > eliminated
> > > > night terrors he would occasionally get. (Screaming
and
> > crying
> > > in
> > > > the middle of the night without ever completely
waking
> up,
> > > difficult
> > > > to calm down). Also related was the colic he had as
a
> baby
> > (I
> > > nursed
> > > > him, and drank milk, and he reacted to the dairy that
I
> > consumed
> > > that
> > > > got passed on to him through my breast milk). I wish
I
> would
> > > have
> > > > known that while I was nursing him. :(
> > > >
> > > > When we had the food testing done we had emla cream
put
> on
> > his
> > > arm,
> > > > which numbed the arm and kept the testing from
hurting so
> > much.
> > > They
> > > > only tested for one food at a time which my allergist
> > believed
> > > was a
> > > > more accurate way of doing it. His little arm would
> swell so
> > > much in
> > > > reaction to each of the foods that they couldn't test
for
> > very
> > > many
> > > > foods at a time.
> > > >
> > > > As he got older (4-5 years old), he started having
near-
> > > anaphylactic
> > > > reactions when he ate certain foods. Once I felt bad
> that he
> > > > couldn't have goodies at a family gathering and let
him
> have
> > > birthday
> > > > cake and shrimp fried in butter on the same day. His
> throat
> > and
> > > lips
> > > > swelled, he had difficulty breathing, he had hives on
his
> > face.
> > > I
> > > > think benadryl worked, but I had a epi-pen handy and
was
> very
> > > close
> > > > to calling 911. :( A similar thing happened other
times,
> > once
> > > when
> > > > he ate a piece of canteloupe, and we hadn't even
known he
> was
> > > > allergic to canteloupe. These episodes started
getting
> more
> > and
> > > more
> > > > frequent, which was getting scary because if he ate
the
> wrong
> > > food
> > > > and I didn't know it, it could be life-threatening!
I
> worked
> > > hard to
> > > > make sure his diet was wheat-free and dairy-free
without
> him
> > > feeling
> > > > hurt emotionally over it. That meant I baked special
> cake
> > before
> > > we
> > > > went to birthday parties, had special cookies on hand
to
> take
> > > with us
> > > > when we went places, I spent tons of money on wheat-
free,
> > dairy-
> > > free
> > > > products that look like what everyone else was
eating,
> etc.
> > > > Sometimes well-meaning people would give him
something
> > without my
> > > > knowledge either because they didn't believe in food
> > allergies or
> > > out
> > > > of ignorance. (Oh, do graham crackers have wheat in
> them? I
> > > thought
> > > > they just had graham in them! duh!)
> > > >
> > > > Then we took him to a homeopath who eventually cured
him
> of
> > his
> > > food
> > > > allergies. It really was amazing--he went from not
being
> > able to
> > > > breathe from accidental consumption of dairy to being
> able to
> > eat
> > > > anything at all. It was totally amazing! He's ready
to
> turn
> > six
> > > > now, and he's still eating everything. No exzema, no
> night
> > > terrors,
> > > > no hives, no breathing episodes. I highly recommend
> seeing a
> > > > classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally
for
> food
> > > allergies-
> > > > -we had tremendous results!
> > > > Sheila
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In [email protected],
> > sharonashleigh@w...
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema
since
> the
> > > fall.
> > > > It
> > > > > started because she loved taking baths, so she took
a
> > couple a
> > > > day. At
> > > > > the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a
REALLY
> > clean
> > > kid.
> > > > LOL
> > > > > Then the eczema came.
> > > > > Since then we have tried all kinds of creams -
herbal
> and
> > > otherwise,
> > > > > homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which
helped
> to a
> > > point
> > > > but
> > > > > never got rid of it all together. We have come to
the
> > > conclusion
> > > > that
> > > > > it is triggered by something she's eating. So far
we
> have
> > > noticed
> > > > > dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her
rash
> worse
> > and
> > > > ITCHY.
> > > > > Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I
don't
> > know
> > > > anything
> > > > > about the process so any info would be
appreciated.,,,
> how
> > safe
> > > and
> > > > > accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced
something
> > similar
> > > and
> > > > tested
> > > > > by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we
> currently
> > > doing)
> > > > OR if
> > > > > anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding
eczema
> > please
> > > let me
> > > > > know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if
you
> feel
> > > that's
> > > > > easier.
> > > > > Sharon :)
> > > > > p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town
> water-
> > gross
> > > I
> > > > know--
> > > > > could this be a connection?
> > > >
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liza sabater

Hi Sharon,

The pricking test or the blood test? Either way, it is not going to be
fun --especially with such a young child.

This topic is dear to me because my oldest, Evan, has 17 allergy
markers out or 24 that are normally tested. And yes, he does have
eczema.

Eczema is cause by immunological problems; mostly allergic reactions.
There is no one allergic trigger to this one --it can be either
environmental or food related. Still, because there is such synergy
between food and inhaled allergens (ie, apples vis-a-vis oak pollen)
that if you eliminate a food and 'mark' it, you are actually marking
several other potential allergens as well.

Evan had chronic asthma, irritable bowel syndrome and eczema when we
had him tested for allergies. I knew by then that he was allergic to 5
different foods (cow dairy, eggs, grass, cats, wheat, soy milk). I
chose to by-pass the prick test because he was about the same age (if
not younger) than your daughter and I knew he would not do well with
many prickings of needles. Also, there can be more false negatives with
the prick test as opposed to the blood test. Nevertheless it was still
traumatic --his little arm looked minute next to the needle they used
for the blood sample. They actually took 2 vials out and used an adult
sized needle. In our case, though, it made sense --it saved Evan a lot
of pain and suffering given all the markers that came up on the test.

As immediate treatment of her eczema, that's for a whole different
discussion but whatever you do DO NOT USE SOAP OR ANY CLEANSING
DETERGENTS. If she is very icky after a hard day of play, use either
baby lotion or a lotion high in lanolin (natural) like Jergens. Skip
the shampoo and only use conditioner to wash her hair. And make sure
she takes a sea salt bath at least 2x a week. Keep her nails short and
load her skin up on CALENDULA ---ointment is better than the gel
because it won't sting her if she has open sores.

I'm working on some posting for my blog, so l'll let you know when I
post some stuff about this topic on my website.

Best,
Liza



On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 08:04 AM, sharonashleigh@... wrote:

> Hi!  Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since the fall.  It
> started because she loved taking baths, so she took a couple a day.  At
> the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY clean kid.  LOL
> Then the eczema came.
> Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal and otherwise,
> homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped to a point but
> never got rid of it all together.  We have come to the conclusion that
> it is triggered by something she's eating.  So far we have noticed
> dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash worse and ITCHY.
> Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested?  I don't know anything
> about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,, how safe and
> accurate is it?  OR has anyone experienced something similar and tested
> by simply eliminating certain foods? (which  we currently doing)  OR if
> anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema please let me
> know.  Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel that's
> easier. 
> Sharon :)
> p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town water- gross I
> know--
> could this be a connection?
>


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Tim and Maureen

Haven't read all the replies - has any covered the research that shows that prick test GIVE kids allergies - "medical science" research, not "alternative research."

My (prickly) thots

Tim T

----- Original Message -----
From: liza sabater
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] OT--allergy testing for eczema


Hi Sharon,

The pricking test or the blood test? Either way, it is not going to be
fun --especially with such a young child.

This topic is dear to me because my oldest, Evan, has 17 allergy
markers out or 24 that are normally tested. And yes, he does have
eczema.

Eczema is cause by immunological problems; mostly allergic reactions.
There is no one allergic trigger to this one --it can be either
environmental or food related. Still, because there is such synergy
between food and inhaled allergens (ie, apples vis-a-vis oak pollen)
that if you eliminate a food and 'mark' it, you are actually marking
several other potential allergens as well.

Evan had chronic asthma, irritable bowel syndrome and eczema when we
had him tested for allergies. I knew by then that he was allergic to 5
different foods (cow dairy, eggs, grass, cats, wheat, soy milk). I
chose to by-pass the prick test because he was about the same age (if
not younger) than your daughter and I knew he would not do well with
many prickings of needles. Also, there can be more false negatives with
the prick test as opposed to the blood test. Nevertheless it was still
traumatic --his little arm looked minute next to the needle they used
for the blood sample. They actually took 2 vials out and used an adult
sized needle. In our case, though, it made sense --it saved Evan a lot
of pain and suffering given all the markers that came up on the test.

As immediate treatment of her eczema, that's for a whole different
discussion but whatever you do DO NOT USE SOAP OR ANY CLEANSING
DETERGENTS. If she is very icky after a hard day of play, use either
baby lotion or a lotion high in lanolin (natural) like Jergens. Skip
the shampoo and only use conditioner to wash her hair. And make sure
she takes a sea salt bath at least 2x a week. Keep her nails short and
load her skin up on CALENDULA ---ointment is better than the gel
because it won't sting her if she has open sores.

I'm working on some posting for my blog, so l'll let you know when I
post some stuff about this topic on my website.

Best,
Liza



On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 08:04 AM, sharonashleigh@... wrote:

> Hi! Our 3 yr. old dd has had a "curse" of eczema since the fall. It
> started because she loved taking baths, so she took a couple a day. At
> the time I thought - why not - I'll just have a REALLY clean kid. LOL
> Then the eczema came.
> Since then we have tried all kinds of creams - herbal and otherwise,
> homeopathics, oat baths,,,,etc... most of which helped to a point but
> never got rid of it all together. We have come to the conclusion that
> it is triggered by something she's eating. So far we have noticed
> dairy, strawberries and possibly wheat make her rash worse and ITCHY.
> Has anyone ever had their chid allergy tested? I don't know anything
> about the process so any info would be appreciated.,,, how safe and
> accurate is it? OR has anyone experienced something similar and tested
> by simply eliminating certain foods? (which we currently doing) OR if
> anyone has any success with ANYTHING regarding eczema please let me
> know. Thanks --feel free to contact me offlist if you feel that's
> easier.
> Sharon :)
> p.s. They do put chlorine and fluoride in our town water- gross I
> know--
> could this be a connection?
>


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liza sabater

On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 09:11 AM, kayb85 wrote:
> I highly recommend seeing a
> classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food allergies-
> -we had tremendous results! 
> Sheila


Here here!

I did not want to bring back immediately the topic of homeopathy
because, well, of some past events, but SHARON, I suggest you search
the archives using homeopathy as a key word. Sheila and I and other
unschoolers here have posted copiously about the wonders of homeopathy.

As a matter of fact, today the kidlets had their tri-monthly checkup
with Dr Schiller (I live in NYC, for all those looking for a family
doctor AND homeopath, he's the real mccoy). Anyhow, Evan is on a year
long treatment with weekly high doses of Nat Mur. His IBS is
non-existent, his asthma is under control and the eczema is localized
to a stubborn patch on his right arm (he used to have it all over his
body). I cannot sing enough the praises of not just homeopathy but the
wonder doctor we have. He's just the bomb. It is soooooo important to
get somebody who does not only know what they are doing but is
compassionate as well.

Anyway, don't give up on homeopathy yet --it does work.



l i z a
=========================
www.culturekitchen.com

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liza sabater

On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 09:51 AM, coyote's corner wrote:

> It's also great for drums, wrinkles....gosh we use it for tons of
> stuff!
> Janis
>

Does it drum your wrinkles away :-)

/ liza


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kayb85

Alternative research is scientific research too--they're just not
the most popularly held medical theories in America at the moment.
Just like alternative education research is just as (more?)
scientifically based as the more widely accepted theories.

In my first hand experience, when we stopped eating the things he
reacted to with the prick test, the problems stopped. That's
scientific enough for me!

Sheila

> Haven't read all the replies - has any covered the research that
shows that prick test GIVE kids allergies - "medical science"
research, not "alternative research."
>
> My (prickly) thots
>
> Tim T

liza sabater

Tim,

I have heard anecdotes about that but have not read any research, no. I
personally did not want to see him pricked and swollen, so we chose the
blood test.

Liza


On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 10:28 PM, Tim and Maureen wrote:

> Haven't read all the replies - has any covered the research that shows
> that prick test GIVE kids allergies - "medical science" research, not
> "alternative research."
>
> My (prickly) thots
>
> Tim T


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liza sabater

On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 10:25 PM, liza sabater wrote:
> As immediate treatment of her eczema, that's for a whole different
> discussion but whatever you do DO NOT USE SOAP OR ANY CLEANSING
> DETERGENTS. If she is very icky after a hard day of play, use either
> baby lotion or a lotion high in lanolin

NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO!

I am sooo sorry --stay away from lanolin. GLYCERIN. You want glycerin
in the lotion but no, not glycerin soap. Just lotion with glycerin.

All soaps and detergents are made with surfactants; which are defined
(by the Schumberger Oilfield Glossary) as:

> A chemical that acts as a surface active agent. This term encompasses
> a multitude of materials that function as emulsifiers, dispersants,
> oil-wetters, water-wetters, foamers and defoamers. The type of
> surfactant behavior, whether acting as an emulsifier or dispersant or
> otherwise, depends on the structural groups on the molecule (or
> mixture of molecules). Hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) number helps
> define the function that a molecular group will perform.

Cleansinfg detergents have a high lipophile number; meaning that they
will attract more oil --in order to give you that squeaky clean
feeling-- than a hydrophilic surfactant (ie: moisturizer). That's
anything with Sodium Lauryl or Laureth Sulfate is not good for
sensitive, dry or eczema skin. Glycerin is a natural HYDROPHILIC
surfactant and so, the higher it is in the list of ingredients in a
lotion, the better it is for your skin. Another route is the oils route
--basically do what the ancients (was it the Greeks?) did before soap
was invented --use oil for daily cleansing and either salt or ground
rice or nutshells for mild exfoliation (and 'deeper' cleaning).

I worked at Colgate-Palmolive for 4 years writing a reference manual
with loads of stuff like this for the Consumer Affairs department. Let
me just say that I stopped using soap after working at that company.
They are the makers of Softsoap, Ajax, Colgate Toothpaste, Baby Magic,
Speed Stick, Dynamo and Palmolive Dishwashing liquid. All of these
products are made with virtually the same detergents. It's
mind-boggling.



l i z a
=========================
www.culturekitchen.com

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Fetteroll

on 6/24/03 10:33 PM, liza sabater at listdiva@... wrote:

> I did not want to bring back immediately the topic of homeopathy
> because, well, of some past events

Then perhaps I was unclear in the last discussion. And I apologize.

Except for one incident, people here use good judgement about when something
can be dealt with by the parent and when experts (of whatever kind) should
be consulted.

But last fall, I suggested *privately* to one person, that people with
specialized knowledge not be too quick to suggest experts be consulted for
"ordinary kid behavior".

That's what everyone else does without anyone pointing it out. It's common
sense. She chose to blow it out of proportion and make it public. And it
turned into a perception that there're rules about discussing homeopathy.

Most people would not call eczema "ordinary kid behavior".

To help people understand, the topic last fall (though it began on the
HEM-Unschooling list it spilled over here) was a boy touching privates when
not in private circumstances.

*If* the discussion had gone on and it became clear there was more involved
in the situation than a child just feeling comfortable and forgetting there
were others around, then it's natural to offer more suggestions, perhaps
even experts. People (usually) are pretty good about judging when to suggest
expert consultation.

It's important that parents feel they can trust themselves and through
research make better decisions. If a parent feels that something is ordinary
then they don't need suggestions right off the bat that experts should be
consulted because even the most common ordinary things could mean something
much worse and parents just can't know.

Is that any clearer?

Joyce
Unschooling-dotcom moderator

coyote's corner

that's a thought!!
Really, though, Shea Butter is great! We use it for so many things.
Janis
----- Original Message -----
From: liza sabater
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: OT--allergy testing for eczema


On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 09:51 AM, coyote's corner wrote:

> It's also great for drums, wrinkles....gosh we use it for tons of
> stuff!
> Janis
>

Does it drum your wrinkles away :-)

/ liza


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[email protected]

In a message dated 6/25/2003 12:35:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
listdiva@... writes:

> I am sooo sorry --stay away from lanolin. GLYCERIN. You want glycerin
> in the lotion but no, not glycerin soap. Just lotion with glycerin.
>

We used Cetaphil as a cleanser when my daughter absolutely had to use
something. We also made a concoction once that she liked very well with sugar and
glycerin oil to scrub up the real dirties. Just kept it in a closed jar in the
bathroom, I think it kept for a very long time without dissolving.

glena


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glad2bmadly

I just want to add more strong support for homeopathy and a good naturopath or homeopathic Dr. Homeopathy continues to help me with Chronic Fatigue, it has enabled my two boys to never go to an allopathic Dr. (except for well check-ups once a yr.) and they have never had strepp, ear infections, any major illnesses. They have had colds or flu once or twice a year and have been healed with the help of homeopathy. I do think diet is a huge part of their healthy bodies and I would strongly suggest only eating organic, hormone free milk. It doesn't taste different. If anything it is better tasting. Also, organic berries and grapes are really essential if you can't do it all organically.

My DH had terrible eczema as a child and his mother turned to homeopathy and organic food as a result of the regular Dr.s prescriptions not working in any lasting way. If you use the cortisone or other medical creams then the toxins can't come out of the body and will eventually have to produce the eczema or other disease again. A rash is the body's way of eliminating toxins. It is a better thing than having it stay in the body and create other more serious repurcussions.
-Madeline

liza sabater <listdiva@...> wrote:

On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 09:11 AM, kayb85 wrote:
> I highly recommend seeing a
> classical homeopath to be treated constitutionally for food allergies-
> -we had tremendous results!
> Sheila


Here here!

I did not want to bring back immediately the topic of homeopathy
because, well, of some past events, but SHARON, I suggest you search
the archives using homeopathy as a key word. Sheila and I and other
unschoolers here have posted copiously about the wonders of homeopathy.

As a matter of fact, today the kidlets had their tri-monthly checkup
with Dr Schiller (I live in NYC, for all those looking for a family
doctor AND homeopath, he's the real mccoy). Anyhow, Evan is on a year
long treatment with weekly high doses of Nat Mur. His IBS is
non-existent, his asthma is under control and the eczema is localized
to a stubborn patch on his right arm (he used to have it all over his
body). I cannot sing enough the praises of not just homeopathy but the
wonder doctor we have. He's just the bomb. It is soooooo important to
get somebody who does not only know what they are doing but is
compassionate as well.

Anyway, don't give up on homeopathy yet --it does work.



l i z a
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[email protected]

In a message dated 6/25/2003 5:23:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
rubyprincesstsg@... writes:

> >I am sooo sorry --stay away from lanolin. GLYCERIN. You want glycerin
> >in the lotion but no, not glycerin soap. Just lotion with glycerin.
> >
>
Yikes...what is so bad about Lanolin? I am in the middle of shearing sheep,
and actually, when done for the day, my hands are very, very soft.

Nancy


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Tia Leschke

> Yikes...what is so bad about Lanolin? I am in the middle of shearing
sheep,
> and actually, when done for the day, my hands are very, very soft.

I think many people are allergic to it.
Tia

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