Thursday, August 1, 2013

Eczema, food allergies, and summer travel

Midsummer it's hard to find time to post. We're taking two weeklong family vacations not so far apart and with planning and packing and then getting swamped with work when you get back there's not much time to write.

Two aspects of traveling are relevant to this blog: how to take your eczema pharmacy along with you, and how to handle your kid's food allergies.

Last Saturday we got back from a trip to a family camp in the Sierra Nevada. It was awesome. I didn't think about work for a whole week and was so stress-free that I could jump in the pool whenever I felt like it and strut around in just my bathing suit. You've got to enjoy these times when you have them.

We ate in the camp mess hall. The staff were great about telling us what the ingredients were in all the food. Often they could give us a special dish without nuts or dairy, which are the two things my daughter's allergic to. But of course, she's a picky eater, and you can never tell what she's going to go for.

When we got back, I read about a tragic incident at a summer camp near Sacramento where a 13-year-old girl died after one bite of a Rice Krispies square containing peanuts. My daughter doesn't have an anaphylactic reaction to anything--not yet--but this was a sober reminder of how deadly nut allergies can be.

Our next trip starts on Wednesday when we fly to Nova Scotia for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. We often go to NS in August and last year, coming back, we spent an extra day in Newark airport thanks to United Airlines, which we are NEVER FLYING AGAIN. I had run out of any moisturizer or steroid, which was my fault--but try finding fragrance-free moisturizer in the airport shops. Not going to happen. By the time we got home, my eczema was out of control and took several days to cool down to a point where I could appear in public.

Also, being out of food and having a kid with allergies in an airport was a different kind of nightmare. You can't find an ingredient list anywhere and everything seems to have nuts or dairy or whatever. My daughter was essentially reduced to eating potato chips for the better part of 24 hours, but we did gamble on getting her noodles from a random Asian restaurant. Just glad, now that I know she's allergic to sesame, that Asian restaurants in airports are far from authentic.

So this year? I'm going to bring too much moisturizer. And we're going to pack a day's worth of safe food for my daughter.

Hopefully we won't need it--we're flying Air Canada.

16 comments:

  1. I have been struggling with eczema for years so it's great to hear that you deal with eczema research! I swear I've tried everything possible to cure my skin and it just hasn't worked. I'm just trying to find the best eczema treatment out there that will work. Thank you for writing this blog so that people like me have someone to relate to.

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  2. I would love to recommend this post to my cousin who is suffering from eczema. Thank you for the useful share.

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  4. Here i want to share a useful tip for Eczema. Soaps and shampoos tend to dry the skin. Use a soft, hypoallergenic soap such as Cataphyll or one of its generic equivalents. Avoid shampoos and conditioners with added fragrances. Do not use antibacterial soaps or hand sanitizers, especially if you have eczema on your hands, as they tend to be especially drying. Also avoid long, hot baths or showers. Last year one of my travel fellow told me some tips that are useful for Eczema during my washington bus tours in summer.

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  5. Your post are really informative for all who are interested in learning. All are here have lots of great idea about solve Eczema problem. It is very serius metter that we need to solve for long life. Awesome idea I really thank full for that all fo you. Well anyone here have any idea about
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  6. I agree with Alix lion Eczema problem is really a big problem and directly effect on travel fun. You should discuss your problem with skin specialist; I think a doctor can suggest you better rather than another person. Recently I had a chance to face this problem while going with east coast trips and now I have started my treatment.

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  7. The treatment for eczema involves various factors like the type of eczema, extent and severity of the rash and your medical history. The treatment involves control itching, reduce skin inflammation, clear infection, loosen and removes scaly lesions, reduce new lesions.

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  8. Just found your blog recently and read through your story. I am nearly 5 months into withdrawal and really look forward to life again. Your passion for life just oozes through your blog posts - in the care you take in the food you eat, the things you do, and the smiles! :)

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  9. Traveling cause the back pain to many people to get rid of it man should take Chiropractor North Ryde therapy to spend a normal and healthy life.

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  10. When I read this story I realized just how similar it was to my eczema.
    I was so desperate that I tried every thick, smelly cream and goopy ointment I could get my hands on. Nothing really worked permanently and the eczema always came back.
    I knew that there had to be another way. I searched long and hard and finally came across some simple natural remedies that finally made my embarrassing eczema disappear for good...to the amazement of my doctor.

    In fact, you might want to check out this article, it really helped me a lot:
    http://www.journalofnaturalhealth.com/eczemaremedy

    Hope it helps anyone reading this!

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  11. Supplementing the skin topically with omega-6 essential fatty acid (from evening primrose or borage oil) will help to significantly reduce the severity and itchiness of the condition. To effectively cure eczema, inflammation in the gut needs to be healed through nutrition - research Dr. Axe.

    Our product, Miracle Oil, is made with only organic/non-GMO and vegan ingredients, and was created for eczema and acne sufferers. It's high in omega-3 and 6 essential fatty acids, and contains 10 herbs with proven hydrating and anti-inflammatory properties.

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  12. I can relate to this article because I would never have thought that I could cure my eczema.
    I tried just about everything I could think of but nothing seemed to work.
    Then I did something different and I got rid of Eczema in 3 days.
    If anyone's interested, here's a website that helped me a lot:
    http://www.journalofnaturalhealth.com/eczemasolution

    Best of luck!

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  13. I bought foderma serum based on many friend recommendations and noticed an immediate difference when I first used it on my daughter. We have been since been buying this serum for the past two years. We used this twice a day (or more) for over a year to keep her eczema down. Her flare ups have not occurred as often lately and we have been able to back off to once a day. Foderma is worth every penny.

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