Need help with Atopic Dermatitis.Anyone with similar case in the family?

My niece has an allergy that has been diagnosed as Atopic Dermatitis. It started three months after she was born. It started off with rashes and on skin folds like inside elbow, behind kness etc After treatment of three years of anti allergy and skin creams,aprt from her skin it transfered to her respiratory. which included severe sneezing, watery eyes,and lot of plegm in the respiratory tract for which she takes inhalers and nasal spray like the ones used in asthma. She is seven now and she is suffering a lot and we are unable to find out a cause for this allergy. Apart from the respiratory problem She still gets rashes on skin (all over body) We tried Homeopathy also. The doctors say it could be due to pollens or dust or any other reason which we are unable to pinpoint. We are unable to find the right kind of medication for her. Could anyone tell us if this is curable or is this a life long problem.And also which field of medecine has the best remedy for this problem.

1. All eczema is commonly due to allergies and dry skin combined.
2. All alergies has resistance levels. This means if you give a product today and it was OK then that does not mean that person is not allergetic to it. Tomorow the same product can trigger allergies.
3. Protiens are the source of major allergies. Try to introduce protien rich food later. Also avoid milk, potatoes, wheat, eggs (esp. whites), sea-food, food colors, artificial food favorings and nuts.
4. Keep the child away if you are cooking in your home. I found that the smell of allergy causing food also creates allergies.
5. Keep a log of daily activities including food / drinks, motion and irritations. If you keep the log it will be easier to find the problem foods.
6. Give one food for one week without switching. Start with rice and carrots or rice and broccoli (choose one). Give the same food for a week. If severe allergies are noted then remove it from diet and introduce a new one. Any one food introduced should be given continously for 1 week.
7. After giving a bath pat with a towel slightly leaving a film of water in the skin. Seal that to skin by applying thick gel like plain Vaseline. Many creams also create allergies so be careful in using creams other than plain unscented Vaseline. Also do not use the baby oil - many kids are allergic to mineral oil.
8. The allergies becomes severe if you reintroduce the same allergic food again and again but may go away if you remove it from diet for long periods like more than a month.
9. Angry and sad moods of child make the situation worse. I know that a child with eczema takes parens to the edge and many times we may become harsh. Try to keep your child happy.
10. An unconventional treatment, NAET (http://www.naet.org) worked well for my grandson. For people I have referred it did not work well since it depends a lot on the practitioner. For my daughter we did not take treatment since we knew a lot about eczema and could control it well.
11. It is late to tell you but it is best to introduce the solids a little late to kids with eczema.
12. If your child has severe itch, ask him/her to scratch using the back of the nails by scratching backwards (in the opposite direction of normal scratch). You can also scratch him like that. Less damage occurs by scratching reverse.
Please see the webpages for more details on Atopic Dermatitis.

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Dermatitis is a technical word for skin disorder. A topic means on the top of the skin. They have not given you and answere. I would say.. Check her for diabeties. Could be fungal. take the sugar out of her diet completely. lay off of the sweet fruits. Feed her only organic vegetables and meat. Get rid of the preservatives. wash her clothes in dish soap and vinegar rinse twice. wash her bed sheets the same way and change them every day. put a protective layer on the mattress.

I don't know if this will be very helpful, but check out the basic info about Candida (yeast) at www.hufa.org. Candida can cause a lot of different skin conditions, and can go internally. I do not know if it can cause atopic dermatitis, however.