My 21mo DD has eczema from birth. We tried almost everything to treat it without success. The mystery part is that the eczema went away almost immediately when we traveled for 3 weeks to Israel a year ago. However, after coming back to CA, it took about 2 weeks for it to appear again. Why would that be?
Possible explanations that I could come up with:
- Different food while in Israel. Actually I was eating exactly the same stuff, not limiting my diet. Its true that the brands were different, but the type of food was the same.
- Different tap water. We traveled to WA a month ago and there the eczema didn't lessen at all. I assume that the water in WA is pretty different than the water in CA
- Air more humid. Again, it is pretty humid in WA, so...
- Different vegetation in Israel. I assume the vegetation in WA was pretty different too. Why didn't it go away then?
- Less stress while in Israel. Actually, I was pretty stressed with that vacation
- Supplements that I was not taking in the vacation. Nope, all the same
- Allergy to something in our house. Again, doesn't fit with the WA trip
What else could it be??????
I am breaking my head over this.
Cause all the reasons for her eczema we come up with, like food allergy, bad flora in the gut are not standing the test with why the eczema disappeared in Israel. I mean if it would be bad gut bacteria, those bacteria wouldn't just dissapear in Israel and then magically appear back again, right? It its food allergy, how come there was no allergy there?
Please give me ideas!
Sophie
Possible explanations that I could come up with:
- Different food while in Israel. Actually I was eating exactly the same stuff, not limiting my diet. Its true that the brands were different, but the type of food was the same.
- Different tap water. We traveled to WA a month ago and there the eczema didn't lessen at all. I assume that the water in WA is pretty different than the water in CA
- Air more humid. Again, it is pretty humid in WA, so...
- Different vegetation in Israel. I assume the vegetation in WA was pretty different too. Why didn't it go away then?
- Less stress while in Israel. Actually, I was pretty stressed with that vacation
- Supplements that I was not taking in the vacation. Nope, all the same
- Allergy to something in our house. Again, doesn't fit with the WA trip
What else could it be??????
I am breaking my head over this.
Cause all the reasons for her eczema we come up with, like food allergy, bad flora in the gut are not standing the test with why the eczema disappeared in Israel. I mean if it would be bad gut bacteria, those bacteria wouldn't just dissapear in Israel and then magically appear back again, right? It its food allergy, how come there was no allergy there?
Please give me ideas!
Sophie
