I posted a few things a while back about my husbands eczema. He has it REALLY bad!! It's far worse than any other eczema I[ve ever seen, Anyway, he is on week 4 of a candida yeast program. He is following the anti yeast diet from the yeast connection book. He is taking the anti yeast pack stuff from beeyoutiful, except he is taking a high potency flora (50 billion live cultures per capsule 2 x's a day) instead of the probiotics that came from beeyoutiful. He is doing a liver detox (3 pills, 2x's a day, the bottle says to take 1 2 x's a day but the lady who sold it ot us said in his condition to up it to 3) He's also drinking aloe vera juice everyday (8oz), taking vit e, eating lots of flax and hemp seeds, lots of garlic and garlic capsules....I think that's everything, but he is NOT getting better! It seemed like his upper body was starting to clear up and then it just spread like wild fire down his legs. Now, his arms are back to how they were before and his legs are covered. I'd have to say like 85-90% of his body is completly covered in eczema. His neck and ears are oozing and bleeding. His skin is so thin on his arms that when he itches it, it breaks open and starts to bleed. His legs look different from his arms, more like what most people's eczema looks like, it's red round dry patches that are more circular. His upper body and arms are just completly tomato red, his neck is probably the worst, it kind of feels like leather. We are EXTREMELY discouraged!!!! I guess we thought will all this it would at least be showing signs of improvement instead of worsening. What do you think? Oh, and he says he has a "metalic"y taste in his mouth and the stuff that is oozing out of his smells metallicy. I think he's detoxing bad but he's so sick of hearing that from me!!! Just wondered what your thoughts are. Thanks!
What about soaps and shampoos (SLS and other detergents)? Food allergies? Is there a food that makes it worse? Deodorant? Toothpaste? A certain type of fabric (sheets, bedspread, matress, clothing, winter coats/hats/gloves), a toxin at work that's not at home, or something at home that's not at work? Metal fillings in his mouth? Aluminum in the diet? Medications? Hair Spray? After Shave? Something on the kids? Something he drinks (energy drinks, juice, etc)? Something in the car? A certain room of the house better or worse? Mold/Mildew in the walls or matress?
Keep in mind, the things above may or may not be the ultimate cause, but could exacerbate other problems. SLS for instance has been known to cause eczema caused by leaky gut and/or food intolerance to worsen even though SLS was not the original cause of the condition.
If you can, you might consider keeping a daily journal and record his activities. Keep records of when it's the worst and when it's the best and see if you can pinpoint the cause.
If he's detoxing some sort of metals - can you think of anytime that he was exposed to heavy metals for a long duration? Vaccines? Aluminum? Lead? Has he ever been shot (lead bullet)? Has he ever broken any bones and had metal pins surgically implanted? Is he a welder or a foundry worker? Maybe you need to add a chelate to his regimin? Also, if he's detoxing through the skin any oils that you apply for the symptoms could slow the process by sealing in the toxins. I realize he's in alot of pain, so you might take YooperMama's advice on the Sea Salt baths. Not having experienced this, myself, I can't say whether or not this would sting his already sensitive skin, but if he can tolerate it, it might help to flush the toxins from his skin.
Also, if you think he's detoxing metals, I would make sure he's not putting any more in his body - no iron supplements, no deodorants containing aluminum, no aluminum pans for cooking (if possible), etc. Here's a thread on it.
http://www.welltellme.com/discuss/index.php/topic,1020.0.htmlOne other alternative would be to slow down the detoxing process to make it more tolerable, but of course the price for this would be that it might take longer, but he might be able to tolerate the process better if it was slowed (by taking less supplements). It's probably a good idea to get it out as quickly as possible and I realize his patience is running thin. Just trying to give you every possible suggestion I can think of.
I wish I had easy answers for you. I know how overwhelming this must be for both of you. I'll pray for your ability to find the answer soon. Hang in there. Don't give up.
If I think of anything else, I'll post it.
~hb
