Hi Liam. My name is Maya and I am also from UK. In my experience alcohol tends to worsen eczema, so I stopped drinking. I cannot say about smoking due to having never smoked myself. Also, scalding the skin with a shower will only make it worse. The extreme temperature will dry the skin and leave it ...

Hi all. Just a pre-warning, this could be long. I am a 21 year old female and have suffered with eczema for my whole life. I have now reached the point where I am close to giving up as this condition is truly ruining my life. My current treatment is 300mg Ciclosporin, 3 antihistamines, emollient cre...

Hi kap180. I am 18 years old and have suffered with eczema since birth. For the past 4-5 years I have had eczema on both hands and wrists. I find cotton gloves fairly useful although I tend to scratch them apart or tear them off. I believe cotton socks work better as they can be pulled up to the elb...

Hi, My name is Maya and I'm 18 years old. I have had eczema almost since birth as well as asthma and hay fever. (Amazing the way the are connected). I find like many that there are different stages of eczema. At the moment my eczema is going through a bad point but frequently changes. Around 5 years...