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Whose rose hey guys, you're probably here because you want to know all about eczema and tips on how to treat it
Well, I'm gonna answer that question along with many other question in this week's responding to your comments where we look at flung questions
We look at science-based questions, but most importantly we look at the evidence to support those answers clintus produce. Hi
abraham i'm commenting since the last three video of yours to make a video on how to treat expert I
Really? Hope you can make it. Thank you in advance clips producer. Thank you for your comment and thank you for constantly commenting
So I do this topic, like I said before we get a lot of comments. It's very easy for me to miss them
So keep commenting and eventually will get my attention and I will make a video on it so eczema. Let's begin with it
It's a very big topic
I'm sure you will all be aware of this and I could quite easily do a video which is over an hour long on this
But don't worry. I'm not gonna do a video which is over now
And now along Y will do is a kind of eczema fact sheet
Let's call it that
Where I talk about treatments and tips that I think many
Patients either aren't aware of or they're not doing and it can make a massive difference in your treatment
So without further ado, let's begin. So what is excellent? Well, there's many different types of eczema
Probably the most common type of eczema is what we call atopic eczema or atopic dermatitis
where the symptoms are dry skin itchy skin cracked skin
These are common symptoms now eczema is more commonly seen in children, but you can get it when you're an adult as well
And it's what we call a chronic condition. So it's a long-term condition that you need to control
But some people do grow out of eczema
So as they get older from childhood to adult they do grow out of x-men and no longer get it now
That's a very brief explanation of eczema
but the reason that kept it brief is that you probably searched up for this video to find out on tips and tricks on how
To treat eczema. So you probably know all about the condition
But in case you don't know about the condition fully I will leave more information in the description below
So feel free to check it out for more information
So let's talk a little about treatments now firstly the bad news. Is that with Exmouth?
we don't actually have a treatment that's going to cure the condition and what I mean by that is
Let's say for example, you had a chest infection you go to a doctor
They might give you antibiotics and if they do the antibiotics is gonna kill the bacteria and it's gonna get rid of that in
So it's a cure
With eczema. We don't have a cure so we don't have something that's going to stop and cure the itching
We don't have something that's going to stop and cure the dry skin
But what we do have is many different treatments that's going to help control the symptoms and over time
It's going to help improve them, too
And before we go into treatments and creams because we're going into lots of detail on that
The first tip if you want to call it that I'm going to give you it's all about vitamin D
there's been some really new exciting research done and it has been a link found between low vitamin D levels and
Worsening symptoms of eczema, okay
So this is definitely something that's worth maybe discussing with your healthcare professional if your symptoms are worsening in the UK
The Department of Health recommends that all patients everyone takes a vitamin D supplement
Between October to March and that's basically because we don't get enough sunlight during those months
So best thing to do is speak to you pharmacist about them. See if you're safe and suitable to take them
You can buy them
over-the-counter and it can give you the
Recommended dose for an adult or a child or whoever I will also leave more information in the description below about this for you
Too now
Let's move on to emollients the most
important part of eczema
Treatment because what the ammonia is going to do is it's going to produce an oily layer on your skin and it's going to hold
And trap that moisture in your skin. So it's going to help improve your symptoms and help reduce your symptoms from getting worse now
one thing that's really important is that
Your dermatologist or your doctor or whoever gives you a sample pack of emollients? This is very common practice and they will usually have this
They give you a sample pack of different emollients to try
See which one works for you and also to make sure that you don't react to them
So see which one works for you, make sure you don't react to any of them. But make sure that you really like that
I'm early and make sure you like the texture of it. Make sure you like the smell of it
Make sure you like the feel of it. This is really important now
the reason I said you really need to like your amoliant is because you're going to be using a lot of it and to get
the most out of it
You need to be using it at least twice a day
But if your ex mate is flaring up, so your symptoms are getting worse. You need to be using your emollient
Probably every two hours and also interviews in quite a lot of a million
So it's actually recommended then adult uses 500 grams of ammonium per week. That's right
500 grams or one big tub is usually 500 grams and for children is recommended that use 250 grams per week
So as you can see
Emollients are highly underused. I sit in practice all the time patience always wanting steroid creams instead, you know
But they really should be using your moment
So you should be using your merlion to prevent your symptoms from getting worse and over time
It will help improve your symptoms - I did tell you this is going to be a big topic but staying on
Emollients a few of the tips when using it always apply it in the direction of hair growth
this is to avoid blocking hair follicles and don't rub it on vigorously because this can actually trigger an itch and that can make your
Eczema worse if you are prescribed a topical steroid cream or ointment
Continue using Remo Liam don't stop using your emollient and there's no actual rule which one to apply first
We'll just leave about 20 to 30 minutes between your emollient and steroid and it's going to prevent it from
Diluting and once again staying on the topic of emollients. If you do use aqueous cream, please stop using it
It actually makes eczema worse
It contains something or SLS, which that's with sodium lauryl sulfate and it makes sex more worse
You might already know about this
but if you don't please stop using it and also
It's a good idea to use your amoliant as a soap substitute
This can make a big difference and when you do come out the shower
Pat your skin dry with a very soft towel this can help and then reapply your amoliant everywhere immediately
These can all help please also
Remember that there is a fire risk associated with paraffin based emollients most emollients do contain paraffin
And the paraffin is actually responsible for that greasy layer that we get on the skin that's going to help the eczema
Now the paraffin can slowly seep in your clothes and your bedding and if it touches your skin really and then that material
Can then become a lot more flammable?
So if you do smoke or if you have any soft open fire source
And it gets on that material it can it can ignite a lot quicker and burn a lot stronger. So be aware of that
I did make a video about this not long ago on what to do to reduce the risk
One of the most important things that you can do is wash your clothes and bedding
Often in a really high temperature wash trying at that part for now and also avoid an open fire sauce
You know, if someone smells avoid them any sort of open fire source, just avoid it to reduce your risk
I hope this hasn't put you off using your amoliant
This risk has been you know something for a long time
But it's good for you to be aware of it to reduce your risk. Thank you for your comment
I really hope my little eczema factsheet video helps you and helps anyone watching this video. Really?
But if you do have any of your own tips, please leave a comment below - I'd love to read it
I'm sure everyone watching this video. I'd love to read it, too
Now, let's move on to next comment. Christopher Melville great video very informative. But will you please tighten that white strap?
It's driving me nuts Christopher. Thank you for your comment. This is from how to use a nasal spray video
I've said it before I will say it again people that watch YouTube have the highest
Attention to detail honestly the kind of stuff that you guys comment. It really baffles me
Sometimes that how do you actually notice this stuff? So I mean this is a different watch that wearing today
but yeah, I do like to have a
Looser watch strap. I don't know why I don't like watch too tight on my arm
This is a bit tighter than I usually have it
But yeah, thank you for commenting and I will try my best to tighten it more if that makes you happy
Yugi Lee I did it to be cool. I will never do it again Yugi Lee, that could be a comment
I'm glad you're never gonna do it again
And if you're wondering which video this is from it's actually from the shisha or hookah video where I talk about all about
How bad it is for your health, you know to summarize shisha or hooker, whatever you want to call
It is pretty much as bad as smoking cigarettes and by that, I mean it causes lung disease
it causes various different cancers such as lung cancer cancer of the esophagus cancer the stomach cancer of the throat and
many different diseases
What I will do is I'll leave a link up here and in the description below
So if you haven't watched that video and you do smoke shisha
Or you know someone that's most xuxa then show them that video I'll watch it and tell them all about it
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