How we're helping  my 15 year old son navigate his eczema and food allergies 

WEBSITES MENTIONED:

Ulta Lab Tests:  https://www.ultalabtests.com/

Dr. Maurer's website: https://thebloodcode.com/

Eczema Expert: https://www.eczemaexpert.co.uk/

Eczema support group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eczemaexpert

Allergy to Gut issue: https://hardlotion.com/how-the-gut-affects-the-skin/

Metal: https://hardlotion.com/metal-causing-skin-allergy/

Extreme allergy story:

https://hardlotion.com/the-allergen-that-caused-her-skin-issues/

Watch the entire presentation here:

Notes on the Talk

• 9 months ago or so, 15 year old son started developing eczema/rash on his face, then neck, arms
• My mind goes immediately to: food, stress, change in environment
• In case it’s a one-off thing, we just apply Simply Soothing or Beesilk to get relief, and sometimes that's enough to make it go away.
• Frustration of the fact that it stayed, and stayed, and would get worse
• Itchy
• Rashy
• Son just wanted a prescription (anything!) to be done with it
• Why I didn’t want to go that route (but almost did… and in SOME cases, I would)
• What we tried (diet) and what made that really difficult
• Assumptions that we made (eggs, wheat b/c of dad… dairy b/c my system doesn't do well with dairy)
• Simply Soothing - ALWAYS applied it at night. It’s the one thing that helped. But didn’t cure it
• So: Blood work

Questions asked by the doc:

• Difficulty breathing?
• History of skin issue(s)? 
• Stomach issues?
• Celiac? (dad’s sister has it)
• Environmental?
• Does your homemade zinc ointment really have enough zinc to make a difference? 
• IGE Immunoglobulin score was off the charts 2682 vs my 32
• Next step: allergy test with the blood

What we found out: 

• All nuts and seeds (maybe cashews are okay, but we’re laying off all of them)
• Wheat, but not gluten
• Coconut? Is it a seed, a fruit or a nut?
• Dairy, eggs, fish - all fine
• Can’t do Simply Soothing anymore (so we made him a zinc ointment with jojoba oil, zinc oxide and beeswax.)

Listen in while Kerry and Renee discuss the lab results.

Kerry also touches on the elimination diet and what to expect if you try it.