How do you control your flare ups?

@Rina19 Hello Rina19, thank you for opening this discussion. Let me tag some other members who can possibly share their thoughts and advice with you.

Hi everyone, how are you this morning? Have you identified any triggers for your atopic dermatitis? Can you share any advice or recommendations with Rina19?
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Feel free to share here!

Take care,
Courtney

@Rina19‍ 

Hi Rina, I have patches like this - I’ve only had the condition for the past maybe 14 weeks now and the only thing that controls it for me is the steroid cream.  It’s not on my face so I’m using betamethasone 0.1% - I’ve also been advised to only wash with dermol 500 

I see a lot of people saying changes to diet can help - cutting out alcohol, dairy and refined sugar as they can be possible triggers. 

Others mention introducing supplements to their daily routine, zinc, omega 3 and l-histidine.  I’ve started taking all but haven’t been on long enough to see any significant changes. 

my best advice would be to keep bothering your doctor for other possible treatments - I think light therapy is next on the list for me if I flare up after this final attempt of controlling with steroids. 

sorry that you’re going through this.