The Pain of Showering and Bathing with Eczema...Bathing with eczema, along with sleeping with eczema is one of the most daunting things that you can do when you are really in a bad flare. On the surface...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Healthcare Obstacles & the LGBTQ+ Community...Editor’s Note: LGBTQ+ stands for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. To learn more about gender identity, check out the interactive website The Genderbread Person. Have...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Navigating New and Stubborn Eczema Flare-Ups...The famous quote, “I know this town like the back of my hand,” meaning that you are incredibly familiar with the place you’re at has new meaning when that hand...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How Eczema Taught Me To Love Myself...Having eczema kind of sucks. It makes you feel gross. Your skin feels like a snake shedding its skin. It can also make you feel so uncomfortable that you begin...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Scalp Eczema Experience and Treatments...I first experienced scalp eczema, also known as seborrheic dermatitis, in 2017. At first, I thought it was a very bad case of dandruff, as I had no idea that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Is Moisture Withdrawal?...Have you applied moisturizers, only to find your skin turning red, getting hot, and then itching? Then after scratching, you finally felt relief? Ever since I was a child, I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Go-To Winter Eczema Remedies...Winter can mean snow, drier air, turning on the heat and for people with eczema, a whole new level of dryness and itching to stave off. Because winter weather is...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Redefining Intimacy On Valentine's Day!...Intimacy + physical touch = discomfort and shame. This equation of words used to sum up my relationship with intimacy and romantic partners. Getting that close to my partner had...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Do You Believe in Miracles?...Google defines a miracle as: A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of divine agency. On October...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Matt's Life with Hand Eczema...The Editorial Team at AtopicDermatitis.net is highlighting people in the eczema community and their healing journeys in a series of Instagram Interviews. We talked to Matt (@scratchy_matt) about hand eczema...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Pharmacist's Second Product Recommendation...As promised, here is my review of the second product recommended by my wonderful pharmacist. For those of you who have read my previous article, you might remember how knowledgable...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What I’ve Learned from Dealing with a Staph Infection...Over the past 2 months, I have been dealing with a beautiful staph infection. I say beautiful because I have learned so much from this experience. And when you learn...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
An Eczema Meet-Up in New England and How to Plan Your Own!...Sunday, December 15th, on a cold, windy, winter day on the east coast, I held my second ever eczema/TSW meet-up! I live in Southern California, but jumped at the opportunity...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Getting Gel Nails to Avoid Scratching Eczema...One of the scariest things about having eczema is continuously growing weapons of destruction naturally through your fingers every day. Because of this, I grew up as a teenager so...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Things I Don't Do with Eczema...I know I’ve shared quite a few things I’ve tried for my condition on this platform before. I’ve also said what has and hasn’t worked as I continue my search...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Painfully Trying To Sleep with Eczema...Sleeping with eczema can be one of the most terrifying things that one can ever experience. You would think that going to sleep would be one of the easiest things...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Wrestling with Eczema...Most medical professionals would agree that wrestling and eczema are not a great combination. The mats are a cesspool of bacteria, and the close skin-to-skin contact creates the perfect conditions...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How Physical Movement Can Alleviate the Symptoms of Eczema...I’m currently going through an uncomfortable flare-up where the surrounding skin of my mouth is tight, oozy, extremely dry, and unbearably itchy. This flare is so intense that it’s challenging...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
#theitchisab*tch...You might have come across this cheeky hashtag on Instagram when searching about eczema - #theitchisab*tch. And you might be wondering to yourself why it exists or maybe you are...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What I Wish I Knew Earlier About Cortisone...In reading the stories and comments on AtopicDermatitis.net, I notice most are much younger than I. Many speak of depending on a corticosteroid and Benadryl regime to try to control...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments