How long does eczema take to clear?

[xekomaya]

after the allergen has been removed that is. DS broke out for the first time ever after an egg binge (that I feel very guilty about.. but at least I know now) and I'm wondering what to expect now.

Thanks!

[Chinese Pistache]

For us, the very next day her skin looked better and it was almost completely normal after a week or two (granted, she'd had a constant, horrible burn-like rash for months, so there was a lot of tissue healing that had to be done).

[changingseasons]

Was that the 9-egg dinner? You really made me drool when I read that in the other thread. :

For DD, it depends how bad the reaction was. If it's bad, like oozy and crusty bad, it usually takes about 2 days before the crusties go away, and then about 4-5 more days before her skin starts to look normal again. So about a week total I guess.

[xekomaya]

Originally Posted by changingseasons

Was that the 9-egg dinner? You really made me drool when I read that in the other thread. :

lol yes! I feel so bad I made him sick - and that he got eczema at all. I feel like if I had more control we could have avoided it completely. Probably not true though so I'm trying not to feel guilty - at least we know now! My I reasoned while chowing down that if I had to give up eggs for the next 3+ years, I might as well have a good last meal. They were organic pastured from my local farmer:

Good to know that it should be around 1-2 weeks max. He was crusty for 2-3 days and now we have red splotches that still feel a little dry. Lets hope they just keep on disappearin'.

[changingseasons]

Don't feel bad. It's probably really good that you had that many! Otherwise, if you only had an egg or two, you might not have seen a reaction... and then thought they were ok. And then when you started eating eggs again, and noticed a reaction 2 weeks from now, you might not know what it was from. So really, you did the best food trial that anyone could do!!