Hi all, I was in the shower last night, and it suddenly occurred to me that, for the first time in 10 years, I have not had my usual winter eczema symptoms! Now I realize CS is supposed to be an antibacterial, which eczema is not, but I have done nothing different that I can think of OTHER than take CS for the past five months.
I usually have a MADDENING itch of my lower legs and abdomen as soon as the first very cold weather strikes, and it goes all through the winter. I despise medications, so I have tried every over-the-counter remedy you can imagine - oatmeal baths, extra-dry-skin lotions, Hydrocortisone, Calamine lotion, Benadryl (external), Udder Balm, changing detergents, wearing only cotton clothing. NOTHING worked. I would actually wake up in the morning with bleeding scratches where I had dug at the itch overnight. I met someone with the same condition, and her doctor put her on steroids and a prescription for some eczema medication. I decided to live with the itch. Our temperatures have been in the teens and 20's here a few times in the last couple of weeks - plenty cold enough to start my usual winter nightmare Nothing!! My husband has also had a MARKED decrease in his usual winter joint pains. Has anyone else experienced this with CS? Rene'
