How is Eczema transferable to my partner/ways to deal with it?
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at
2:38 pm
Can eczema, on my legs, be transferred to my partner just from cuddling in bed? AND What’s the best method to reduce irritation/itchiness or reduce my partner’s chances of getting eczema?
Filed under: Eczema
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Hi Jake.
If it is Eczema that you have, there’s no need for concern about you transferring it to you partner. It is not contagious.
One of the best ways to reduce the itching is to use Aveeno Colloidal Oatmeal. Your local Walgreens or CVS drug store should have this.
Put 2 cups of the Aveeno Oatmeal in a bath filled with luke warm water. Just soak in it for about 15 minutes. When you dry yourself off, make sure you use the towel and pat yourself dry. Do not rub the towel to dry as this can cause the irritation to get worse. After your dry yourself off, apply a good moisturizer.
There are numerous things that will help you relieve the itchiness. I would try to avoid prescribed medications if your eczema is just isolated on your legs. Cortisone cream for example will have some long term side affects if used often. Look for natural remedies to help with your eczema. They provide much better relief and the most important part, it’s safer.
I provided a link below that should give you some ideas on other methods to help you with this. Don’t let eczema take control of your life. You can treat this and actually there are ways to keep it from returning time and time again as it often seems to do.
Hope this has helped you out a little.
No, and depends on how serious it is. A dermatologist can definitely help with the proper medications
Eczema is not a contagious skin condition. I’ve had eczema since I was a little kid, and I have yet to infect anybody with it. The only thing I was ever prescribed that helped reduce, if not eliminate, the itchiness was Elidel (I think that’s how it’s spelled anyway).
Hi,
No need to worry about giving your partner your disease as it is non-transferable and non returnable. It sucks, but you are stuck with it for life. Yes for life.
As for reducing itching you can use cortizone cream (sorry if I spelled that wrong) or vinegar. The vinegar will burn for a minute but I found it gets rid of the itching and cleans up the rash better than and topical or steroid cream out there. So if you can stand the smell use some vinegar for about a week.
I will include a link that talks a lot about the upsides of a vinegar remedy.