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Alice111 said on 06 November 2024

I'm 16 and when I was little I always had quite bad eczema, but it went away almost completely when I was 11. It came back severly when i was 14 and I've had it none stop since. I get it on my eye lids, elbows, inside of my arms, forearms, stomach, bum, thighs, backs of knees, front of knees, bottom of my legs and feet. On my arms and eyes its managable with regular moisturizer and steroid cream (when it flairs up) but it never fully goes away. My elbows are thick and cracked and bleeding and they get unbearabley itchy. On my legs i havent found anything that makes it better (i use moisturizer, anti-itch cream and steroids) because when i moisturize i get big spots that are as itchy as the eczema iself. I found that not shaving really really really helps although it does mean i dont like showing my legs or swimming etc. I have digusting scars all over my body from eczema but nothing seems to help - should I try changing my diet? Its not likely to be an allergy as it went away for a few years, and i have cotton clothes and bedsheets. is there anything that will my my skin less itchy?

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