The doctors don't even know what it is.. I have had it for over 8 years. I went to a dermatologist and he gave me a steroid cream that only worked for a couple of weeks. Is there any hope? I can't take the itching and irritation any longer.
The doctors don't even know what it is.. I have had it for over 8 years. I went to a dermatologist and he gave me a steroid cream that only worked for a couple of weeks. Is there any hope? I can't take the itching and irritation any longer.
I'd get a second and even third opinion - you need an actual working "diagnosis" so you can have treatment options. If it's yeast - there are some options, if it's some other skin or fungal infection - then you need to know what it is and if it is resistant - someone needs to offer you therapy options or a "plan of treatment."
I'd also recommend things you can do to minimize irritation -
pure cotton towels, clothing especially underwear - use "pure soaps" for washing clothes like the new unscented organic offerings, use cetaphil to wash your body and cetaphil moisturizing lotion -which are products recommended to 'sensitive/eczema" patients. You might also up the acidopphillus in your diet by having yogurt daily and even trying some probiotic supplements daily.
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