24/02/2022
【Childhood Eczema 兒童濕疹 ~ 資訊分享】
The two most common forms of eczema are atopic eczema and irritant eczema, and those are also the ones most often seen in children today. Atopic eczema is a form of eczema typified by episodes of flaring and subsiding and usually starts before 6 months of age. It might be triggered by specific allergens but often the flare-ups can happen for no apparent reason (which is what makes it different from irritant eczema, where there is an allergen causing the flare-up).
This cycle of flare-up and subsidence does improve as children grow older (they're usually gone or much less severe by the age of 5, thank goodness!) as the primary cause is what is thought to be an immature immune system which is learning to cope with its environment.
It's a form of eczema which is very much more prevalent in an urbanised environment, primarily (the current scientific thinking goes) because our environment is too clean, and devoid of the normal microbes and germs which 'teach' a young immune system as to what is truly an allergen and what is not. Good reason to spend some time on a farm 🙂
Skin with atopic eczema is also less able to hold onto its own moisture, which can trigger the itch-scratch cycle as it’s less protected, and far more reactive to the environment. So keeping eczema skin moisturised is absolutely key.
Normal commercial products, loaded with the usual fragrances, fillers, colours and preservatives, would be far too harsh on skin with atopic eczema and can trigger the eczema itch-scratch cycle. Steroid creams, although effective in the short-term in suppressing the reaction, have worrying side-effects on young skin.
Eczema can be an exhausting cycle for parents and child (we've been there!) and unfortunately the one thing which is needed most is also probably the hardest to find in situations like this - patience! Taking the natural route may not have the dramatic short-term results that steroid creams do but the long-term advantages definitely outweigh the wait.
From all of us at Four Cow Farm ❤️
兩種最常見的濕疹是: 特應性皮炎和刺激性濕疹,這也是當今兒童最常見的濕疹。特應性皮炎是濕疹的一種,有著突然發作和消退的特徴,通常在 6 個月大之前開始。它可能是由特定的過敏原觸發的,但通常沒有明顯的原因會突然發作(這就是它與刺激性濕疹不同的原因,過敏原會導致發作)。
隨著兒童年齡的增長,這種突然發作和消退的循環確實有所改善(他們通常在 5 歲時消失或嚴重程度降低,謝天謝地!)因為主要原因是被認為是未成熟的免疫系統,在學習適應環境。
這類型的濕疹,在城市化環境中更為普遍,主要是(目前的科學思維是這樣的)因為我們的環境太乾淨了,沒有正常的微生物和細菌“教”年輕的免疫系統什麼是真正的過敏原,什麼不是。花一些時間在農場的好理由:)
患有特應性皮炎的皮膚也不太能保持自身的水分,這會引發瘙癢-抓撓循環,因為它受到的保護較少,而且對環境的反應要大得多。因此,關鍵是替濕疹皮膚保濕。
普通的商業產品,含有常見的香料、填充劑、色素和防腐劑,對患有特應性皮炎的皮膚過於刺激,並可能引發濕疹瘙癢-抓撓循環。類固醇乳膏雖然在短期內有效抑制反應,但對年輕皮膚有令人擔憂的副作用。
濕疹對父母和孩子來說可能是一個令人筋疲力盡的循環(我們曾經經歷過!),不幸的是,在這種情況下最需要的一件事也可能是最難找到的——耐心!採取自然路線可能不會像類固醇乳膏那樣具有顯著的短期效果,但長期優勢絕對值得等待!
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