We had our 2nd visit with the Holistic Ped/MD. My son has been on a yeast anti-fungal treatment for 3 1/2 weeks; he takes Ketoconazole. The doc was surprised that he hadn't progressed further, as my son is still scratching & itching, but wants to continue to treat for yeast for one more month before making a decision to change our course of action. The good news is that his skin is starting to smooth out and lose the inflamed redness. The bad news is that the itch is still there, 24 hours a day. Another mom had told me that it took her son 8 weeks to get to the end result, and the itch was the last to go. Reason being is that the body is fighting off all the poisons the yeast die-off produce and it just takes that long to get it out of the body.
He was prescribed a new steroid cream (I need to find the name of it), it's gentler on the overall system than the betamethosone which is like topical prednisone. He was also prescribed Naltrexone, which is popular in treating alcoholics & drug users, but in lose doses has been used successfully in treating multiple auto-immune disorders. It's suppose to create more endorphins in the body and reset the natural opioid receptors. Here's a informational link: http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org/#How_does_LDN_work
We were also given a chewable herbal supplement called Springboard D-Hist Jr, which the doc said one kid responded to it so positively that this proved to be the eczema cure that kid's body needed. It's made up of Quercetin, Stinging Nettles Leaf, & Bromeline. It's suppose to be great for allergy relief. There's an adult version called A&I by New Beginnings.
I just began giving my daughters D-Hist Jr and it has made an amazing difference with their allergies!
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