Eczema?

damienNZ · Sep 26th, 2005, 14:43

hello-

i'm very excited about my first trip to india beginning next november, and don't have too many worries about adjusting/getting sick/scammed or whatever. my main concern is about my skin. i have moderate to severe problems with eczema and at times have been pretty debilitated with it, requiring oral corticosteroids, getting nasty infections, that sort of thing. i have it mostly under control at the moment, but find that when i sweat, my skin goes crazy. i am unfit because when i exercise, i sweat, and the skin on my face, neck, back, arms etc. stings unbearably.

and i know that i will probably sweat more than a little backpacking around india for 3 months. i don't want to let my skin issues dictate what i do with my life, but am worried how i am going to deal with it over there, and what the effect of the heat and humidity will be on my skin.

anyone have any experience with managing eczema while backpacking around india? would love to get some tips. i will certainly be bringing an array of emolients/topical steroids i use, but anticipate some difficulties and discomfort. would love to minimise that however.

i am a med student as well as having dealt with this chronic condition for some time, so i am pretty clued up on what sort of treatment and alternative therapies are out there.

thanks in advance for your ideas.

-damien

freenote · Sep 26th, 2005, 15:48

Everybody is different , but,i suffered from a form of eczema . Not chronic but anoyiing .On my first trip to India ,after about a week it vanished.A year later in the U.K it reapeared ./Another trip to India ,a few days there and it has gone!!!!!!b Never (i hope) to reapeare Must be change of conditions/ local flora /Sun???? That was a few years ago .No problems since.Good luck.

Nick-H · Sep 26th, 2005, 20:22

In three months I guess you might be covering quite a lot of the country, but it is going to make a difference whewre you are going and when.

eg Chennai, my corner of India is, even on a good day so absurdly humid it is like living in a sauna!

Sep 26th, 2005, 14:43	#1
damienNZ Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 6	Eczema? hello- i'm very excited about my first trip to india beginning next november, and don't have too many worries about adjusting/getting sick/scammed or whatever. my main concern is about my skin. i have moderate to severe problems with eczema and at times have been pretty debilitated with it, requiring oral corticosteroids, getting nasty infections, that sort of thing. i have it mostly under control at the moment, but find that when i sweat, my skin goes crazy. i am unfit because when i exercise, i sweat, and the skin on my face, neck, back, arms etc. stings unbearably. and i know that i will probably sweat more than a little backpacking around india for 3 months. i don't want to let my skin issues dictate what i do with my life, but am worried how i am going to deal with it over there, and what the effect of the heat and humidity will be on my skin. anyone have any experience with managing eczema while backpacking around india? would love to get some tips. i will certainly be bringing an array of emolients/topical steroids i use, but anticipate some difficulties and discomfort. would love to minimise that however. i am a med student as well as having dealt with this chronic condition for some time, so i am pretty clued up on what sort of treatment and alternative therapies are out there. thanks in advance for your ideas. -damien

Sep 26th, 2005, 20:22	#3
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	In three months I guess you might be covering quite a lot of the country, but it is going to make a difference whewre you are going and when. eg Chennai, my corner of India is, even on a good day so absurdly humid it is like living in a sauna! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Sep 26th, 2005, 15:48	#2
freenote senior member refused Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: cornwall UK Posts: 1,548	Everybody is different , but,i suffered from a form of eczema . Not chronic but anoyiing .On my first trip to India ,after about a week it vanished.A year later in the U.K it reapeared ./Another trip to India ,a few days there and it has gone!!!!!!b Never (i hope) to reapeare Must be change of conditions/ local flora /Sun???? That was a few years ago .No problems since.Good luck.

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