Susan Clark

Beat Eczema is a downloadable eBook that gives a step by step solution to the vicious circle of eczema.

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• Beat Eczema Supplement Guide
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Eczema is an inflammatory condition of the skin, and some say that eczema can be caused by excessive cleanliness - in order for people to develop immunity to certain pathogens, their biochemistry has to be exposed to these during childhood which is when most of the antibodies our immune system is programmed to generate are formed.

Although it has been generally considered that such immunity could be developed only against bacteria and viruses, it is also possible for your system to be able to counteract the irritant effect of certain allergens initiating the inflammatory response of the immune system that leads to the classical signs of allergy: running nose, sneezing, redness of the tissues and swelling.

Eczema is an inflammatory condition of the skin brought about by the reaction of your immune system to certain substances. These may be either allergens or so-called irritants, although there is little difference between them in the way they stimulate your immune system to cause inflammation. The form that eczema takes is an itchy redness to the skin and swelling caused by your immune system opening up the blood vessels and lymphatic system to allow fluids to flow into the irritated area in order to protect it.

Itchiness and dryness of the skin can be followed by crusts and skin flakes leading to blisters and subsequent oozing of clear fluid and even bleeding. All of these symptoms are typical of the reaction of your immune system to irritation and ingression of pathogens into your skin. Eczema is extremely itchy, and scratching can cause permanent scarring and further infection.

Atopic dermatitis is a form of eczema that renders your skin vulnerable to irritants and also bacterial infection, and generally tends to affect the sensitive skin behind your joints, such as the inside of the elbows and behind the knees. The skin in these regions becomes red, flaky and very itchy. Atopic dermatitis is frequently associated with other allergy conditions such as asthma and hay fever.

It is believed that eczema might be at least partially hereditary, although there is yet no definite proof of this. The two types of eczema, namely allergic and irritant eczema, are believed by many to be one and the same. Allergic eczema is believed to be caused by an allergen such as poison ivy, while irritant eczema is initiated by chemicals such as those found in washing up liquids, soap powders and other forms of detergent. They can be avoided simply by avoiding the irritant or allergen as a way to beat eczema.

If you have been brought up in a particularly clean environment, not only will you fail to develop immunity to bacteria and viruses, but you will also be more susceptible to allergies. You will then be more likely to contract eczema, asthma and other conditions brought on by allergies, such as hives and hay fever. It is important that, during your upbringing, you are exposed to bacteria and other pathogens, or a whole range of substances that initiate an inflammatory response from the immune system.

Epidemiologic studies have indicated that the increasing tendency for children to be protected from dirt, bacteria, other pathogens or allergens will render them more susceptible to conditions such as asthma and eczema, and that this is one of the major reasons for the increase in such conditions in society as a whole. In the past, dust mite allergies were rare, but now they are commonplace - perhaps we are just being too clean.