it's covered my arm folds, pits, neck, face, leg folds, and now that most of the larger folds of my body are covered, i'm getting random spots of eczema on the rest of my arms and legs. i'm doing many different things to treat it: dietary changes, changing detergent/sheets, avoiding triggers, developing a moisturizing routine, using topical medicine, taking antihistamines. is there a point where it will stop spreading? does this typically mean that something is still constantly flaring me? i have no idea what else it could be— besides stress, but i'm way less stressed that i was months ago. i just don't know what could still be causing my skin to react so much even still.

has anyone else experienced this? i'm trying to stop it before it covers my whole body, but it looks like that's where it's headed :(

Someone makes a post about a magical moisturizer that cured them and everyone celebrates the solution

Someone posts an entire lifestyle 180 degree changeup that cured them and people grab their pitchforks

Wow! This really has become an echo chamber of quick and easy fixes.

Listen! It's unfortunate that many of you think this globally recognized phenomenon has a secret cure or one step fix but human biology is so much more complicated

For those that are able to cure yourselves with just ONE change in your life, you are lucky! It means you just had one trigger because eczema is actually a symptom of disease for most people. One symptom of many! That symptom of eczema can be from stress, dairy, allergies, moisturizer, kissing, absolutely anything and we need to understand the only way to completely get rid of eczema is to find every single trigger that has made our immune system so over reactive. I had over so many triggers it's absolutely heartbreaking to think.

But oh well if you want to continue jumping at the posts that preach one magic moisturizer, good luck on your journey, you're probably going to be on this Reddit board for awhile.

I'm posting this after my last post got flamed and it honestly made me question why I even came back here to help everyone out.

I'm well on my way to healing and I don't need anything from this community anymore, I just returned to give back to everyone and help relieve suffering but I don't see myself posting here any longer

Don't shoot the messenger if you don't like what I'm saying but if you think your eczema only has one trigger, you are going to be fighting this thing your entire life.

I had to completely change up every inch of my life and I was left hopeless for years and decades before coming across this solution.

The doctors said this was impossible but guess what they say now?

"Oh wow you figured it out."

Lol, all this from the geniuses who think steroid creams are the best solution for eczema

The whole industry and its ideologies are hurting you my friends.

God bless you all.

Here is my original post if you're curious :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/eczema/s/sFhN325oOo

I am dealing with this crap since January 2025. Even did a Biospy. Diagnosis is "spongiotic dermatitis". I can't have sex anymore. Whenever I have even some light friction I immediately get red spots on my glans and foreskin. Then I use Momecutan for a few days and the spots vanish. But after some friction they are back again. I feel really depressed..

My hands are reallyyy dry and skin is going on my phone and gaming controllers. I am putting cream on it (that was prescribed to me) but it isn't working and it comes and goes but it is really annoying. Does anyone have a good fix for this?

Hey guys, so I’ll be going to Guatemala, specifically southeastern Guatemala, close to the border of El Salvador next week and I was just asking if you guys know any good mosquito repellents that 100% works that are made for eczema specifically for this humid region and also if you guys know any good sunscreens that 100% works that will give me a nice natural dark brown tan to even out my skin tone under the sun? Thanks

I get these bumps on the back of my right hand, they itch and I'll scratch them until they bleed, my bf thinks it's a type of eczema so I'm wondering if it is and how I can treat it. They mainly flair up when I'm sweating a ton or overall just in the heat. Is this a form of eczema and if it is what is an over the counter item I can buy to get rid of it?

I would attach a picture but it won't let me.

When I was younger it was bad and then it was good for 3 years and it came back. Just curious how to get rid of it

okay ive had eczema my entire life, but just until like a couple of days ago i started getting these bumps (i think its hives?) all over my body. it is quite literally insufferable and i even have a couple on my face, i also have sweat hives and have no idea what to do about those 😔. Ive done almost every treatment in order to get rid if my eczema including the shots Adbry which did absolutely nothing and i dont wanna go back to topical steroids because of the risks. Please just any clarity about this would bring me so much peace 🙏.

I recently got diagnosed with eczema within the last five years. I had a bad reaction to Native deodorant & that was the catalyst to my underarms having eczema. Unfortunately, I also have it in my Brazilian region + nipple area. Quite embarrassing, especially when I’m flaring & itchy in public :(

I’ve honestly tried EVERYTHING. Steroid creams, allergy medication, patch testing, Ebglyss (similar to dupixent). I honestly loved Ebglyss because my flares/eczema was non existent & my skin didn’t look dark or bumpy. But I was tired of injecting myself & didn’t want to become too reliant on it, which was good because I recently switched insurance companies & it’s not covered & I don’t want to pay thousands of dollars for a monthly shot.

As of recent, my eczema has thankfully subsided & I only really flare mildly when it’s my time of the month (dang you hormones). I’ve also started taking fish oil + milk thistle, but I’m not sure if that has made any difference.

I guess what I’m asking is for any advice on other options I could look into… I’m just tired of big pharma prescribing more creams + medication. Also tired of secretly scratching all these awkward areas of my body in public. Any & all advice would be greatly appreciated! 🫶🏼

Moved to Melbourne Australia in 2020 and since then my eczema which wasn’t really an issue at all is now a massive problem… in the USA I had a Nicole allergy that would go away after 1-2 days… now I have full blown eczema and nothing I do seems to work… steroid cream barely helps and never removes it completely… going to the GP has been frustrating to say the least…

If you have been able to get your eczema under control and you’re in Australia can you please let me know your journey so i can address this properly instead of just going from steroid cream to steroid cream…

Do you guys have bad eczema? To the point where the scars leave your hands/ feet looking wrinkly? What do you guys do about that? I just want my skin normal and back to soft

MEN ONLY - AWKWARD

I have had eczema since birth. On my arms only and as I get older it shows a lot more, it has always been a yeah I don’t like it but It doesn’t make me insecure kinda thing. But I also have eczema on the base of my penis and my balls, as I’m now more sexually active im becoming insecure about it. Although yet no one’s said anything I’m just wondering if there is any one else who has had this and knows how to make it more subtle

Does anyone else have skin picking disorder and eczema? I have the papular kind of eczema right now and I’ve never had it before. I know that in order for it to heal, I need to not pick, but the tiny bumps are so tempting. Just had a pickfest in my bathroom :(

I have a lot of really bad scarring covering my legs. I wish I could post a picture, but they’re dark lines/stripes. It started off as one small spot, but now it’s spread almost entirely over both legs. I saw a dermatologist last year that said there’s nothing I can do to get rid of them. But they’re so ugly and make me so self conscious. Especially in the summer. Anyone have any advice or tips on fading scars?

Hello everyone,

My son has been on monthly dupixent (syringe) since he was 6mo for moderate - severe eczema. It is great to be honest, he does get flares here and there but no where near how he used to.

However, he has developed such a strong phobia of medical settings and anyone wearing scrubs.

It’s gotten progressively worse the last few months. He was recently really sick and we took him to ED. He is so terrified. He would scream when the nurses would try to check his temp, weight him, the doctors couldn’t listen to his chest let alone swab him. They couldn’t physically assess him at all.

Not to mention he turns blue because he’s screaming and fighting so badly whilst being restrained during the injection.

The doctor suggested we look into getting him some OT which I have booked in.

We are considering taking him off the medication so he isn’t terrified of health care for the rest of his life.

Any parents go through this? Anyone have experience taking their child off Dupixent?

Thank you in advance 🫶🏻

Well, after 2 years of Atopic Dermatitis Flares accompanied with repeated Staph infections, including Folliculitis, I’ve literally taken the plunge and started bleach baths.

I started Ciclosporin 2 weeks ago and because of my history I was concerned of my susceptibility to Staph infections, lo and behold, I had an outbreak of Folliculitis.

The Ciclosporin has worked absolute wonders for my Eczema and so I don’t want to stop treatment so before jumping the gun and having read about Bleach baths countless times during this past couple of years I’ve decided to take the plunge.

I’ve taken two baths in the past 24hrs, both times, zero adverse reaction on skin, in fact my skin is already looking so much closer to it’s normal tone than the consistent redness that never seems to go away.

I’ve also suffered a few fungal outbreaks during this time and having bounced between GP and Derm prescriptions and ultimately going around in circles I figured if there’s ever a time to try something that is going to tackle both bacteria and fungi/yeast simultaneously then now is the time to do it.

The folliculitis is already much less inflamed and irritable but I need to persist, hopefully over the next week or two I can finally get my skin clear and then move to a maintenance regime of Bleach bathing twice a week.

Hopefully this is the beginning of bringing this debacle to an end.

I’m about 4 days into my loading dose of dupixent and I’m feeling relief I haven’t felt in a year. My sheets are no longer soaked in blood, I can wear a light colored shirt. I’m in the heat wave of the northeast, and I am actually able to venture outside…I’m just so so grateful. Wanted to share with everything to hang in there—fight for that RX!! It’s life changing.

I thought my trigger was dark chocolate as i started getting ecezema after 4 mnths of eating it everyday removing it made me heal my hands but they came back again after a mnth . I dont know how to find my trigger and patch test isnt available from where i am . I really wanna stop getting ecezema as i am a diabetic and i need to check my blood glucose using my fingers a lot .

I want to document a realization I had that gave me a reason not to use eczema as a justification for suicide, and to disseminate that knowledge with my eczema family. I know some of us here are at the absolute end of their rope.

For a long time, even before I found stoicism, the sheer exhaustion from the burning pain of endless cycles of severe eczema had me looking for a way out; a cure. One thought from Seneca justified suicide if it was aligned with the natural response to extreme physical pain, but that lead to a mental trap of constantly thinking, "I can always take the easy way out if it becomes too much”.

Then I came across a perspective rooted in Stoic philosophy that forced me to look at my condition entirely differently.

The core realization is that we suffer twice: once from the actual physical flare-up, and a second time from the agonizing expectation that our lives should be healthy and comfortable. But the truth is, nature never promised us a baseline of perfect health. Perfect health is an external variable we can't control. For us, the hard reality is that our bodies developed this condition.

When you look at a healthy person and think you're being cheated, you're clinging to an unrealistic expectation of reality, and that expectation is what breeds the deepest frustration and despair.

Once you drop the narrative that you are a victim of an "unfair" universe, everything changes. Accepting this isn't giving up or rolling over. It's just recognizing the exact hand you were dealt. Eczema can dictate your skin, your sleep, and your comfort, but it cannot dictate your mind unless you hand over the keys.

Stoicism taught me that even in the absolute worst of the storm, we retain the power to align our will with reality and withstand it. Knowing that I have the ultimate agency over my own life gave me control, but understanding that I can choose to endure is what keeps me here. We weren't owed a flawless body, but we have just as much of a right to a meaningful existence as anyone else. You don't have to let an unpredictable external condition rob you of your mind. Stop fighting the unchangeable reality of your skin, look the suffering in the eye, and choose to outlast it.

TLDR: A stoic with eczema frames their judgements so that their will is aligned with the true Nature of reality. In doing so one gains the tools to escape suffering, and also the power to take control of the rest of one’s life. To know that killing oneself, if necessary, is an option, yes, but reminding one that you can withstand this. That eczema being out of your control is a test of your virtues. Temperance, Wisdom, Courage, Justice.