Yakult on skin cured eczema

Stoke

jenniewb wrote: »

If it helps people, it's by far the most expensive con if it is one (and FWIW I don't think it is but I do think there are differences in what is on offer) if people manage to solve what can be a life changing and life limiting experience with a cheaper option than surgery, a full lifestyle change and multiple visits to dermatologists, nutritional therapists and various other alternative therapies, who is anyone to argue with that. You do what works for you, if it's not your thing, that's fine but assuming it's all a con because it doesn't work for you personally seems a bit short sighted.:cool:

Like I said, I always thought it was a con. I'm not saying it is one.

Brenda121

What an ingenious idea Matthew. Sounds a tad messy but if it works then that is the main thing. I did try yogurt one time to stop the itching and it worked. It's also great for sunburn. I use the proskin cream by mama nature for eczema and it has not only healed my eczema but has made my skin softer than it was before.

Igilao

wow! this really gives me an idea, will let my mother know about this. Thanks

BananaRepublic

I read some recent research about body odours, in a Sunday magazine, and apparently you can catch bad smells from other people via skin contact. We all have different populations of bacteria on our skin producing a range of smells, some okay, some bad. So perhaps Matthew came into close contact with someone with bad skin. And equally perhaps swabs from healthy skin could help him.

It does seem that a lot is not known about the body. Incidentally, I think the issue with Yakult is that so called good bacteria does not get far in the gut, so does not have much effect. Perhaps it’s best to go for a faecal transplant ... Now there’s a proper breakfast. :beer:

POPPYOSCAR

Our Westies used to suffer with skin issues.

After years of skin treatments and baths in Malaseb shampoo
I read about putting full fat Greek Yoghurt in with their food.

Within two weeks I could stop using all the treatments, kept putting the yoghurt in their food and never looked back.

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I just stumbled on this thread - thank you Mathew and the other contributors!

My dad had really bad asthma, and though I dodged that I did inherit the full eczema and skin allergy package. I had it bad as a young child, it went into remission during my teens, then returned in my mid twenties. The docs had me on steriod creams (nasty side effects include cataracts) and antihistamines but I weaned myself off all that stuff and for the last 25 years I've been managing it through frequent application of acqueous cream. Currently you can get 500g tubs of this stuff in the cheap shops (Poundstretcher etc, even some Tesco stores) for about 90 pence. That sounds cheap but I go through one of these a week and over the years it adds up.

I'm going to research some of the available probiotic creams and if they're not too dear I might well give them a try. A bit of short term outlay to be rid of the acqueous cream ritual would be a good trade.

JGB1955

On a different note/body part, yoghurt is a brilliant remedy for thrush!

angela110660

Take a look at MooGoo creams and shampoo on their website. My daughter and I are trying them out at the moment - and bought a travel set first before we decide if we want to get more.