Eczema Causes and Symptoms

ECZEMA

Eczema is basically a skin disease or you can say different skin diseases are covered under one word. Its commonly known as Atopic dermatitis. It's very common in cold and dry country inhabitants. It's more common in babies and children. Only 2-4% of adults become affected by this disease. Or it can affect people of any age at any time. It's on record that it has affected over 30 million Americans. So for awareness among people, October is being named as eczema awareness moth. In this article, people can get lots of information about this disease.

Eczema is a condition in which 3rd layer of the skin is disrupted and breakout due to dryness or maybe other reason and it becomes itchy and inflamed and red.

ECZEMA SYMPTOMS/ATOPIC DERMATITIS SYMPTOMS

There are basically two types of eczema symptoms acute and chronic. We will discuss all the symptoms. The most common symptoms of eczema are as follows:

1. Itchy skin
2. Redness over the affected area
3. Inflamed skin
4. Small bumps or blisters appear on the affected area
5. peeling of skin 
6. Flack skin
7. Skin rash
8. Hard skin over time
9. skin color and texture changes over time
10. Irritation all the time
11. transparent liquid fills in the bruises.
12. sometimes the affected area is dry and sometimes it has fluid.

THE MOST COMMON PLACES WHERE ECZEMA AFFECTS

1. Cheeks
2. Neck
3. Insides of your elbow
4. Behind the ears
5. Hands
6. Feet
7. Inner thighs
8. Buttocks

MAIN CAUSES OF ECZEMA/ATOPIC DERMATITIS

There are so many causes of eczema and doctor may not specifically tell you the reason for eczema. He may give you over the counter ointments and medication to see the reaction of your body. It's very important to know the root cause otherwise treating the symptom is of no use and you have to fight for that disease for many years or maybe throughout your life. The main causes may be the following:

1. Genetics
2. Low Immunity
3. Allergies
4. Climate
5. Leaky gut
6. Formula Milk
7. Dry Skin
8. Vaccines
9. Indoor Activities

CAUSES

1. Genetics: This is a very important factor because the person having eczema in his family history is on the surety that he will get this disease.Because the mutant gene will affect the production of filaggrin which is responsible for the protection of the corneal of the skin layer.
2. Low Immunity: Low immunity means that your body has not enough force to fight back the problem. But some researches also find that this disease may be the result of the overreaction of the immune system and so the medicines are recommended to slow down the immune system and this then heals eczema.
3. Allergies: The people who have allergies or Asthma problems are more targeted than those who don't have. Allergies may include pollen allergy, dust allergy, cosmetic allergy, fruit allergy or dairy product allergy.
4. Climate: The climate and the atmosphere also plays a very important role. The dry climate is one of the root causes of eczema symptoms. Dry weather dries out the skin and the breakage of the skin starts at that point and skin becomes dehydrated and eventually itching starts and this is unstoppable and leads to the eczema problem. That's why Americans are more vulnerable to this disease.
5. Leaky Gut: If the person has a leaky gut he will definitely get this disease. The person should keep on detoxifying his body and should keep a close eye on what he is eating and the body is reacting over it. This is very important to skip all those meals which cause you to itch or you feel irritation on your skin or burning effect on the affected area.
6. Formula Milk: Those babies who solely feed on formula milk are more prone to eczema than those who are on mother feed. because nature has provided strong antibodies and protective ingredients in mothers' milk which are not in formula milk.
7. Dry skin: Dry skin as is explained above is in some cases the main cause of eczema. The reason is that low production of sebum oil in the skin leads to dryness and there you start feeling itching and redness and when you scratch there becomes the small bruises and this leads to eczema.
8. Vaccine: Some people have reported that they developed eczema on their skin after getting shots of vaccines and their children get this too. Studies are still on progress while the final opinion is not still provided.
9. Indoor Activities: Those people who love to live inside their homes and they keep themselves inside their homes for more clock hours are prone to this disease. They don't get enough of the sunlight and fresh air and thus they get allergies or asthma which may lead them to this skin condition.