tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post1219599079094636906..comments2024-03-24T22:24:11.549-07:00Comments on Rice Daddies: Asian Americans and EczemaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-11570032276821385052011-10-07T11:06:26.145-07:002011-10-07T11:06:26.145-07:00Hey guys, i was going through old RiceDaddies post...Hey guys, i was going through old RiceDaddies posts, and I feel I should share something that our allergist recommended. It has made all the difference:<br /><br />We used to bathe our kids in a tub full of water and let them soak in there for a bit with the thought that we were helping to moisturize their skin. Afterward we would seal it all in with Aquaphor.<br /><br />Turns out, tap water in SoulSnaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685020878649396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-81014871648328024052010-09-01T12:15:53.635-07:002010-09-01T12:15:53.635-07:00MomsRising, an organization that advocates for a m...MomsRising, an organization that advocates for a mom AND dad-friendly America, would love to hear your stories about how health reform has affected your family. <br /><br />• Did you recently obtain coverage for a child with a pre-existing condition? Have you struggled to get your child covered in the past?<br />• Will your older child now be able to stay on your health insurance plan?<br />• Erina Aoyamahttp://momsrising.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-89727857506661372792007-07-30T18:29:00.000-07:002007-07-30T18:29:00.000-07:00hang in there. my daughter has it, too. it's got...hang in there. my daughter has it, too. it's gotten better, though, and we hope she outgrows it as she gets older.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-50614249604921548262007-07-22T03:28:00.000-07:002007-07-22T03:28:00.000-07:00And yet still looks so beautiful!Aahh! I want one!...And yet still looks so beautiful!<BR/>Aahh! I want one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-74878964660923078782007-07-20T13:24:00.000-07:002007-07-20T13:24:00.000-07:00Both my children had eczema. My solution was two f...Both my children had eczema. My solution was two fold. Drink more water. The Chinese believe the Eczema is the way "poison" is passed out if too much are in the body. To increase water intake will help pass the waste through urine, and not through the skin.<BR/><BR/>The other, which was more server with my son, who turn out to be allergic to lactose based formula. Once we switched him to soy Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394618594098200906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-59762365325982249792007-07-20T09:25:00.000-07:002007-07-20T09:25:00.000-07:00hi, as a person working in public health, i feel c...hi, as a person working in public health, i feel compelled to say that there are tons and tons of research studie sthat study health disparities between white and non white groups, mostly black/af-american groups. there isn't too much on the asian american group because, well, there aren't that many of us in the us (i think we're like 4%) and it's hard to recruit asian participants. that said, maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707782759515075876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-7194204723969131922007-07-20T03:52:00.000-07:002007-07-20T03:52:00.000-07:00My son is Filipino/White and he had TERRIBLE eczem...My son is Filipino/White and he had TERRIBLE eczema a newborn. It would be on his face primarily, but would also get trouble spots on his legs, elbows and chest. We tried the usual suspects; Aquaphor, petroleum jelly, Elidel (with prescription)...even a Filipino wives tale remedy courtesy of my mom: always bathe him with guava leaves. Although the symptoms would be alleviated, he would still Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358391601837817095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-32485106045515693512007-07-18T19:17:00.000-07:002007-07-18T19:17:00.000-07:00I don't know if this works in severe cases, but da...I don't know if this works in severe cases, but dabbing breastmilk (especially the cream) on it also seems to work. Something about the antibacterial/antimicrobial properties? Who knows, but it's free if mama and baby are nursing.<BR/><BR/>= )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-49285231821812204652007-07-18T07:36:00.000-07:002007-07-18T07:36:00.000-07:00My sister has eczema too. By the time we were tee...My sister has eczema too. By the time we were teenagers we had moved to a beach town and it got better. The bad thing was that she was fair skinned and out in the sun a lot. As an adult she still has to work to manage it especially now that's in central TX. Sun damaged caused other problems for her skin too. She has used so many products - all at one time or another. But I believe she will Trixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941824999630457439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-17967937489188176182007-07-17T20:52:00.000-07:002007-07-17T20:52:00.000-07:00Oh, one other thing that has worked like a charm i...Oh, one other thing that has worked like a charm is Oilatum Bath Formula. My wife picked it up when she was in the UK, and we have only a few capfuls left. If anyone out there happens to know where to get it in the USA, lemme know.SoulSnaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685020878649396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-15109152909307333182007-07-16T22:01:00.000-07:002007-07-16T22:01:00.000-07:00Aveeno through and through...I have it..my wife no...Aveeno through and through...<BR/><BR/>I have it..my wife no.<BR/><BR/>Baby ,yes but on the backsides of<BR/><BR/>the arms above the elbows only.<BR/><BR/>Funny, no?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745670972629045123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-35629655918895463652007-07-16T21:20:00.000-07:002007-07-16T21:20:00.000-07:00Two of my kids (both multiracial, but not Asian) h...Two of my kids (both multiracial, but not Asian) had eczema, and only a couple things worked--I'll give you my tips :)<BR/><BR/>Bath 1x a week, not more. Put oil in the bath (apricot, almond, jojoba) and rinse hair with clear water at the end so it's not too oily. The oil baths changed my infant son's life.<BR/><BR/>For my youngest (Black/White) child, out of desperation I made my own cream (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-67180508389429206122007-07-16T20:12:00.000-07:002007-07-16T20:12:00.000-07:00soulsnax, a timely comment.we're leaving for a bea...soulsnax, a timely comment.<BR/><BR/>we're leaving for a beach vacation tomorrow :)<BR/><BR/>Princess Pony has had pretty bad eczema, since birth. A few years ago we spent a week in Maui and her eczema almost magically receded. Lets see if the beach will do it again this time.<BR/><BR/>The latest technique we've been using to keep the eczema in check is to give here a 15 minute bath EVERY DAY!thisislarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157349911656341561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-61479159778665077432007-07-16T19:57:00.000-07:002007-07-16T19:57:00.000-07:00Mr. Maestro, we're going through the same exact th...Mr. Maestro, we're going through the same exact thing with our baby right now. And I wish I had some answers for you. However, in my wife's extensive internet research on the topic, one little nugget stood out for me: the possibility that salt water, or ocean water could be a remedy. I have a memory of a time about ten years ago, when I had pretty bad acne, the combination of seawater and sand, SoulSnaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685020878649396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-21563410340762619022007-07-16T18:15:00.000-07:002007-07-16T18:15:00.000-07:00Still, we need to remember that the box that a per...Still, we need to remember that the box that a person checks (or that someone else checks for them!) on a survey is hardly a scientific category that can be viewed as valid. These boxes are highly subjective, varying from country to country and some people may choose to identify differently in different situations. <BR/><BR/>Obviously, diseases do run in families but a lot of families are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-82501120922807573872007-07-16T15:10:00.000-07:002007-07-16T15:10:00.000-07:00on a related note, i always wonder about caucasian...on a related note, i always wonder about caucasian physicians v. asian physicians. being american born and born with a disability, my physicians have always been caucasian. but now that i'm an adult and a mother, i wonder sometimes if i should seek out an asian primary care physician for myself (filipina) or an asian pediatrician for my children (mixed). i just wonder if an asian physician Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935187189766583381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-13158652215235513422007-07-16T13:55:00.000-07:002007-07-16T13:55:00.000-07:00i, too, wonder about medical studies that are appl...i, too, wonder about medical studies that are applied to a general public: a few years ago there was big move amongst medical care providers* to recommend their older patients take a "baby" (80mg) aspirin a day to reduce the risk of heart attack. it was revealed that these studies had been done on ALL MALES (up to that point) - BUT the advice was being given to EVERYONE. makes you think, huh?<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com