Comments on: Rash

By: anneliese900

anneliese900 — Sun, 06 May 2007 12:32:03 +0000

Pat,,,
I’m wondering if you are now more sensitive to your laundry detergent or soap
now that you’ve somewhat cleansed yourself from “ER”… I know I broke
out in a rash (yrs. ago) from TIDE,,, now only use milder detergents… that
stuff is harsh !! Love, Leslie

By: Enoch Joycelyn

Enoch Joycelyn — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:02:02 +0000

Max,
My Dad got a rash after doing a job at a chemical plant. Anyway he went to
squesillions (that’s a new number) of doctors to no avail. He finally got
to see some super-expert guy who told him “Eat lots more green leafy
vegetables and drink lots more water” This complaint that had troubled my
Dad for nearly two years so that he couldn’t even wear shoes, went in a
couple of weeks.
This particular Doc said that this is the treatment for nearly all skin
rashes.
JK

By: Juana Eugene

Juana Eugene — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:28:58 +0000

Is he a type O?
I used to have skin rashes. They disappeared when I went on the O
diet. My guess is that corn and wheat were causing my skin problems.

By: sydney_100

sydney_100 — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:12:53 +0000

Hi Max,
I developed something similar to this about 20 years ago, and was unable to get
a solution from any doctor or dermatologist I went to. I would get an eczema on
my hand and fingers, whenever my hands were in hot water. It would travel up my
arms too, and my hands and arms would swell terribly. It did help a lot to take
tepid showers, not hot, and wear gloves when doing dishes.
The only thing the doctors could do for me was prescribe cortisone cream. Once
that became available over the counter, I just kept a tube with me at all times,
and would put it on my hands like hand cream as soon as I was out of the shower
and my hands were dry.
Over the years, the problem went away. Here is what made a difference:
1. The first big difference was when I learned to handle stress better. I
noticed the severity of the eczema was directly linked to what was going on in
my life, and how I was handling it.
2. I found that sun helps. Not a lot of sun of course, but I made sure to get

outside on sunny days for an hour or so. I’m not one to lay in the sun, but
I’ll garden, bike, walk, take the dog to the park, etc. My eczema was always
worse in winter.
3. Stay out of the hot tub! It is not an essential item, and it always brings
on the eczema, when you sit and soak in that hot water. Now chlorine is NOT a
problem for me. If I went in a cool pool, or for that matter, swam in salt
water, it would help dry up the eczema.
4. Several years later, I did get allergy tested, as I was getting the eczema
around my face all of a sudden. I went to see an opthamologist, because the
itching was starting to get in my eye, and he suggested the allergist. I did
find out about several things I’m allergic to, that I’d been unaware of. I
turned down the arsenal drugs the allergist offered, and opted for lifestyle
changes, that would lessen my exposure to my known allergens. Also, the
allergist did explain to me that in a way the body responds to allergies the
same way it responds to disease. It will try to fight it off, and the healthier
you are, the better able you will be to fight off allergens. For me, this was
the first time I understood to knock off the constant junk food, the partying
(drinking), get some sleep and get exercise. What is your brother-in-law’s
lifestyle? He may need a basically healthier lifestyle.
5. The blood type diet finished off the eczema for good. I went on the BTD
almost three years ago, and within a few weeks, did not need my cortisone cream
anymore. I have a tube at home, that is probably two years old, that I use very
occasionally, during allergy season, if I’ve been out working in the yard (I’m
allergic to grasses and trees). This is the first time in 20 years I can go
anywhere safely without a big tube of cortisone cream.

By: Maria Jennefer

Maria Jennefer — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:21:22 +0000

I’m a non-secretor and if I get married, what are the odds of my
children being non-secretors too? Say if I marry a secretor is it
possible that the non-secretor gene is dominant? I guess it couldn’t be
or there would be more of us. Can two non-secretors have secretor
child? Just curious.

By: Brenda Retta

Brenda Retta — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:23:19 +0000

If what he has is eczema, it is probably due to an allergy. What
is his blood type? My eczema cleared up when I gave up wheat.
Now it only rears its ugly head if I slip up. I had several huge
welts on my breasts that I was told would never disappear even if
the eczema went away. Well I am here to tell you that even the
thick skin is gone, and my skin is completely normal after years
of being told to live with it. The medical establishment only
wanted to treat the symptoms, not cure the problem.
If he hasn’t seen an allergist (I still haven’t), he might try to
find out what he is allergic to that way.
I hope he can conquer it.
Kate, in sunny So. CA (it’s cloudy today)

By: Tuan Martin

Tuan Martin — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:02:53 +0000

Is the rash somewhat like hives? and when he gets hot or in hot water it swells
even more?

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By: Odis Johns

Odis Johns — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 04:11:06 +0000

The ELISA/ACT card is a blood test, not the old “scratch” test. It’s
just a blood draw, so it’s very quick. The results may take a week or
two though.
Cheers,
Ryan

By: jacobs100

jacobs100 — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:16:44 +0000

In a message dated 3/29/2002 4:04:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
lambchop_71@… writes:
<< Take cool baths. Not cold, just barely warm, and add
some baking soda to the water, maybe 1/3 of a box and
mix it well before getting in the tub. See what that
does for him.
susan k
I passed this on. Will this “cure” it?
Max