Nutrition Facts on eczema

In summary, the info on eczema from NF is:

• Vaseline is likely the cheapest equivalent cream and there is evidence that other moisturisers (like coconut oil) are no more effective. Source
• Avoid eggs most of all, including egg products hidden in processed foods; also, eggs are the number one cause of food allergies in children. 70% of eczema patients improved symptoms by excluding eggs, cow milk (swapped for soy milk), chicken and beef. Kids who have eczema and react to cows milk protein are more likely to have severe eczema. Switching to donkey milk improved their eczema. Source
  • Mothers who cut eggs, cow's milk and fish from their diet for three months during breastfeeding reduced the incidence of eczema in kids four years later by half. Source ^[1]
• Gut biome has a huge impact on inflammation

Struggling with eczema again in 2026

I've decided I'm going to try more treatments for my eczema. I scoured through my obsidian for references and found some leads:

• WFPB, especially improving my gut biome through consistent insoluble fibre consumption
• Bifidobacterium through probiotics
• Smiles and Joys cream
• Mung bean soup and food
• Sap tree bath in Perth Australia, ask James about it
• Soak in epsom salts then apply a "milk cream"
• A book called You Can Heal Your Life, emotional work
• Apply apple cider vinegar. There is evidence to the contrary this will help, so it's going low in the list

The gist is that the highest efficiency methods involve changing my diet to WFPB, getting a lot of insoluble fibre, whose sources include:

whole wheat flour, wheat bran, nuts, seeds, beans, peas, and lentils, berries, spinach, avocado, cauliflower, popcorn, skins of many fruits and vegetables
Source

Past advice

2023-06-01 dermatologist

It’s best to use steroids when you have only a little eczema since then it stops the cycle early. Use advantin twice a day.

For redness on the face, use an over the counter anti fungal (very low) steroid cream. Apply twice daily. Fine to use on eyelids too.

• Organise blood test ⏳ 2023-06-02 ✅ 2023-06-18
• Get another referral for dermatologist ⏳ 2023-11-22 ✅ 2023-11-28

Don and Mel tips on fungal infection

Mel had a fungus infection in her skin

• key advice is to repair skin barrier and avoid contact with more fungus
• Need to wash towels and bedsheets every three days to prevent contact with fungus
• Don’t towel off or have hot showers
• Use steroids to repair skin faster
• They only allow two moisturisers: dermeze and neutrogena
• Dramatically reduce sugar intake becuase sugar helps the fungus spread

This advice was from the head of dermatology at a hospital in Sydney and head professor of dermatology at a Sydney uni.