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937617 tn?1314212191

Does anyone else with FMS get patches of peeling skin

I get patches of what have been previously diagnosed as dermatitis all over my fingers and hands they itch and peel and some crack open and become very sore fissures. They look awful I have high moisture cream to go on them, but they still keep coming back. Does anyone else with FM get these ??????????
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937617 tn?1314212191
thank you for ur help with these patches too, these other problems just "add insult to injury". i wish there was a simple answer to all this it just seems to keep building up. i do have a problem with washing powder on my hands and washing up liquid, the washing powder is the worst - it has always given me lots of trouble if i hand wash clothes, i think i'll have to go back to wearing gloves again!! its great to talk to people who understand, sometimes i feel so isolated.
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937617 tn?1314212191
thanks for ur help these patches really do drive me crazy!! i am thankfull for the ointment suggestion i'll see if i can get it. i do have problems with the lactose intolerance i have dropped the amount of dairy produce i have, -  especially anything rich e.g cream & butter. i havent realised about the gluten intolerance i'll have to look into this thanks for mentioning it i need all the help i can get!!!!!!!!!!!  
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681148 tn?1437661591
Sorry I forgot to get back to you with the name of the prescription for Eczema.  I mean well, but I often forget things.  I get rather annoyed with myself at times when I forget important things.

It's an ointment, not a cream, which gives you the added moisturing that a cream doesn't have.  I can only give you name of the ointment that it's called here in America.  I've noticed that many prescription drugs have different names in the UK than they do here, even though they're essentially the same things.

I was in such a rush when I posted last time that I couldn't go get the box the tube came in to get the proper spelling and the percentage to give you the right information.  I thought it best to be sure of accuracy.  It is a steroid medication, just so you know.  The name of the medication is:  Triamcinolone o.1% ointment 15 grams.

I still have to do the research on Nystatin, but I would be doing the same thing as anybody else and search using Google, so I think it best for you to research that one since I wouldn't want you to have to rely on this forgetful brain.
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681148 tn?1437661591
Sounds like Eczema to me.  I've had Eczema my whole life.  I read something about Pau D'Arco being used for Candidas, so I did a bit of research on it yesterday.  I found out that it's supposed to treat Eczema and Psoriasis, too.  

Someone else told me about something called Nystatin.  I haven't had a chance to research the Nystatin as of yet, and I won't be able to do so until much later today.

These two things sounded like they might be worth trying for me.

I did notice, though, that the Eczema isn't nearly as bad as it was before I discovered that I'm gluten intolerant, which automatically means lactose intolerant, too.  I used to get solid blisters that were as much as two inches in diameter and filled with so much fluid that you would hardly believe it.  I haven't had nearly as much of that deep itching that is so deep into the body that I can't reach it either.

I'm sure you discovered the gluten intolerance by now yourself, since this is quite common with FMS and CFS.  

There is a prescription medication that my primary care provider has me using from time to time.  I'll have to get back to you on the name of that one, as I have to get ready to leave very soon now.  I'm sure a combination of the natural therapies and the prescription would help make the Eczema a lot better.
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Hello -

Those with FM do have multiple chemical sensitivities so rashes and hives can be a result of this.  Your dermatitis on your hands sounds like either a reaction to a substance of some kind or dry weather conditions.  Do you wash them frequently or have them in water a lot?  Do you live in an area where the climate is hot and dry?  Do you garden or anything like that?

Try using a pair of gloves when you need to expose your hands to water or any environmental situation...otherwise, using the cream is probably the best thing for them.

Hope you can get it cleared soon.  Take care.
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