What winter factors cause eczema flare-ups? The weather is cold, the days are short, Christmas is fast approaching and 2021 is round the corner. All indications that winter is here! For eczema sufferers the winter season may be the most difficult time to manage skin care and to avoid flare ups. The question is what…
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Advice and tips when visiting a skin specialist
Introduction Following my previous blog, I thought it would be good to provide useful tips when visiting a specialist. These are all based on personal experiences. Advice and tips Clothing First of all, wearing comfortable clothing to the consultation is important. Chances are that you’ll be asked to take these off for the specialist to…
My experiences with doctors and dermatology specialists
Introduction My experience with health professionals over the years has definitely been a roll coaster. On some occasions I did not look forward to appointments with GP’s or dermatology due to negative experiences. I have learnt overtime that GP’s and dermatologists only focus on the physical side of eczema. I believe that anyone who has…
Eczema and COVID 19 – Hand Care
I talked briefly about hand washing including hand sanitisers in my previous blog post here – https://deeperthaneczema.co.uk/managing-eczema-during-the-covid-19-pandemic and as we’re now in the 2nd wave of the pandemic, I’ve decided to broaden more on this area in order to help and give some further advice based on personal experiences and research. As mentioned in my…
Eczema and COVID 19 – face coverings/masks
As promised in my social media posts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram more blogs will be coming along soon and now here we are! Earlier this year around the time lockdown started, I wrote a blog about managing eczema during the pandemic –https://deeperthaneczema.co.uk/managing-eczema-during-the-covid-19-pandemic A lot has happened since and I just feel that I should…
My tips on how to manage eczema during the summer months
Summer is here! Personally I enjoy summer than winter because my eczema is more under control at this time of year. I have in the past had minor flare-ups in summer mainly due to air conditioning, sweating and lack of sleep at night during a heatwave. However, it’s not as severe as winter time. I…
Managing eczema during the COVID 19 pandemic
I initially had another idea for my next blog which I was eager to write about. However, this week I had a suggestion from a friend to blog about COVID 19. I was reluctant at first but then spiritually I felt that I should blog about COVID 19. Over the last few weeks, I have…
How eczema has affected me from dating and having relationships
During my Christian walk, I learnt that everyone is fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139) and that we are made from God’s image (Genesis 2). We should also embrace our weakness which shows and glorifies God’s power (2 Corinthians 12:8-9). So if this is the case then why do should there be any issues with…
My tips on how to manage eczema during the winter months
Winter is officially here and the media keep stating that this winter is going to be very cold like the ‘beast from the east’ in 2018. Therefore, I thought that now is an ideal time to share some tips on what I have done personally during the winter months to manage eczema symptoms. Please be…
How the environment can trigger eczema
First of all, I apologise for my long absence since posting my last blog. I went through a rough time this summer and struggled to get myself encouraged again to blog. Based on this, I thought it would be good to share the story about what happened over the summer as it was eczema related….