Why does dd flare up when she's getting a virus?

[joybird]

Her eczema is pretty much gone, after lots of gut healing and dietary changes, etc. But whenever she's getting a cold or virus (which is relatively often since this is her first year in pre-school) her skin flares slightly. Nothing at all like what it used to be, but she still gets some dry skin and a very slight rash in a few places. Is it just that her immune system is getting geared up and her insides are not totally healed or what? It's so odd, although I think it is not uncommon.

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[Chinese Pistache]

My dd did this, too, in the beginning. She had several bouts of illness from Christmas through March with no non-food related flare ups, so I think we're over that hurdle.

[joybird]

Yeah, it is definitely getting better. Each time she gets sick the flare is less significant than the time before. I just wonder what is happeneing in there that makes her flare when her immune system is challenged...

[changingseasons]

Sorry to hijack your thread, but do you think the same could happen while teething??

DD is about to pop out a top tooth, and she has been WAY crabby for a week+ (way more so than when her first 2 teeth came in.) Her eczema has been flaring off and on randomly- it doesn't seem to correspond to what I'm eating (OR, we've developed about 3 new allergies .

[Scribe]

I actually do the opposite. Flares up seem to lead to viruses.

[nalo]

Originally Posted by changingseasons

Sorry to hijack your thread, but do you think the same could happen while teething??

DD is about to pop out a top tooth, and she has been WAY crabby for a week+ (way more so than when her first 2 teeth came in.) Her eczema has been flaring off and on randomly- it doesn't seem to correspond to what I'm eating (OR, we've developed about 3 new allergies .

Yes. My DD is teething also. She is an extremely symptomatic teether. Teething can cause the immune system to become a bit depressed and allow other things to impact the system. For your DD, that's the eczema. For my DD, she happens to have gotten a minor cold with this current teething.