Hi all
My 5 month old is suffering from eczema. As soon as I started to give hi similac formula he had rashes on his cheeks.I have now started giving him soy formula. My pd prescribed 1%hydrocortison, but that does not help much. We ( me and my husband) have no family history of alergies. The pd says it is hereditary. I am very tense, very difficult to see him suffer Anjali replied. Hello:

Trying switching to a hypoallergenic formula like enfamil nutramigen or similac alimentum. I and my baby fought with eczema for 6 months unitl I did this. You won't believe, her eczema cleared up with in 2 days of switching the formula. By the way, we don't have a family history of milk allergy! wellwisher replied. My son had eczema and the doctor prescribed some ointment, but I went with my instinct. I knew that OLIVE OIL was very good for the skin so I started applying Olive Oil on the affected part of his skin at night and let it stay till the next morning. I continued this and believe it or not, he was okay after a month or so. I just wanted to share my experience with you folks. jyoti replied. Hi neetu how long did you use elidel for eczema to go away fully?
Can you get it over the counter?

-jyoti Neetu replied. Hi, I saw all the msgs. Actually my son who is 14 mnths now, had the same problem. But I didn't change the milk. Infact I talked to my doc regarding Elidel. I had seen the ad on T.V. That worked like a miracle for my baby. I applied may be few times in a day. It used to come n go. But now it's gone completely. So check with your doctor n then try. Good luc. Not necessary your child has the same problem as mine but no harm in trying.. Aarti replied. Hi Jyoti,

I don't mean to negate your concerns, but please hear me out. I have been through a similar situation. Are you absolutely sure the switch to Similac caused it? I have a 14 month old son who has dry, eczematous skin from time to time. The ped insisted that shifting formula to Enfamil would do the trick. But I was never convinced of that since there is no history of that particular allergy in our family.

I have just learnt to manage his skin. When it is bad, I apply oil AFTER his bath when the skin is still slightly damp (sesame oil did the trick) and at other times I use lotion (Aveeno). His skin had pink rashes when he was 5 months old. Nowadays it gets scaly if not managed well. As some other members have noted, his eczema disappeared within days of my India visit.

To prevent him from itching, I would have to make sure that he always wore cotton mittens. I used the Gerber brand.

Again, it is quite possible that this might not be the exact case as your son. I wrote this since the same time last year I was going through the same tension.

Regards, Aarti Surrinder replied. Please change your Milk again if need be try Enfalac or any other brand for 3 to 4 days only Besides if there are simple rashes you can clean it with Vinegar (Diluted) it will give some relief Doctors nowaday make all parents hyper so that they spend more and visit them more