Ok HA,
I agree with your angle on medical names/syndoromes and understand, I
think the reasons. I appreciate your urging. I don't think that there
are no 'immune disorders' though, although I accept there is no immune
system really. (actually the powers of healing and body symptoms I put
at a more esoteric level).
So my son, I suspected had the 'eczema' at birth. I had to take special
care to get him to sleep, before he could move his arms to scratch. I
remarked to my partner, 'he is like a badger in a ditch' he would
writhe. His skin looked a bit pasty, which when I saw him at the
hospital at birth, made me think (literally) 'what is the meaning of
this?'
He was not immunised ever.. I can work with his condition in terms of
primary nursing and love. However, I do need to understand conditions
that benefit or exacerbate it. That includes why he has it (or
exhibits it). So I take seriously the observations concerning dust mite
allergens, and the observations that children in the womb exhibit true
allergic reactions and have no learnt immunity. I also take seriously
that atopic children do not have the life experiences and build up of
these that lead to eczema symptoms aquired in adulthood. It is
therefore , I think of a different order, even though there may be
individual differences. I think we are talking of children who are
exposed to environmental pollutants. what else could it be. So I have
been like Sherlock Holmes, and still am being so. My present
conclusions are strong, but still able to change. The environmental
pollution in general, has to account for the increase in prevalance of
the condition. well, cross-cultural studies including Chuiinese
peasants moving from mainland to Hong Kong, suggest that it is a
Western Civilisation disorder. In other words , changes in living
conditions. The mite pooh is a fact, it exists, it is poisonous, it is
found to be dose dependent (like most poisons), and has increased in
concentration, due to changes in bedding, it s airing, windows, and
central heating. Dust mites do die at exposure to sunlight (ultra
violet) , they do need moisture , and heat, as they cannot conserve or
regulate their own, they do feed on skin, we do shed over a kilo a
year. e no longer air our mattresses generally, not outside, they are
so heavy, we don't change them every year any more. (or more often with
straw mattresses). `So the increased proportions of the mite and pooh
is of epidemic proportions, and accounts for an epidemic in eczema and
asthma. Nothing else I know of can, apart from associated fungi in
carpets in damp houses. But this is mor connected to asthma alone
(asthma and atopic child eczema are thought to be two expressions of
the same cause: epithelial allergic reactions, and atopics usually go
on to develop asthma). Atopics have been found to be highly intolerant
to dust mite pooh (though this is no proof of cause).
I do think cleanliness is important for health, and that modern life is
not so clean.
So far as food goes, I cannot say we could not have improved, but we
grew our own vegetables, ate a vegetarian diet, including mostly
organic rice etc. Our young daughter does not have the symptoms. I did
find I itched in our house, we have since moved and my itching has
gone. I have also changed the bedding to one with dust mite proof
covers, and wool mattresses.
You say Atopic eczema is characterised by 'instant' reactions but I
find and learnt that it is not at all. His reactions to food are
instant, but his normal eczema is slow and enduring to come on. he care
we give him that makes a difference, but results are slow, like later
in the week. He does have fast reactions to room temperature.
This suggests an underlying disorder and slow reaction. Removal from
allergen contact tends to show results only after six weeks plus in
true allergic reactions (as opposed to food intolerances). What we call
allergies (food and flu..) are generally misnomers, because allergies
are medically supposed to be a lack of immunity (or defence). I do
agree that at an esoteric level these distinctions blur, but sense can
be made from them, nontheless, as long as we do distinguish between the
two: an intolerance and a defence. An intolerance means a lower
threshhold of tolerance with poisons, medicines and foods alike. What
is beneficial at a lower level is a poison at a higher level. Allergens
are poisons at any level.
regards,
John Plumridge
On 14 Feb 2005, at 06:29, Himagain wrote:
John, these symptoms are often used by Medical Practitioners in the
same way as they will look you right in the eye and say " hmmmnnn you
have a severe case of oedema there" instead of telling you "yes the
leg is swollen, isn't it?"
Atopic Eczema simply means " severe immediate reaction to whatever
causes it". There is possibly a case for congenital weakness in rare
instances, but for eczema??
As for the dustmite thing - it ranks right up there with the Pregnancy
Virus. A very big moneyspinner, that one.
Atopic Eczema is characterized by an *instant* violent skin reaction.
Eczema simply means, generically, any form of skin disorder
particularised by pustules (pimples).
From your comments about the history to date, I would suggest doing a
Sherlock Holmes thing and work backwards from the first outbreak for a
week.
I would determine what CHANGES took place in the week preceding the
child's defence reaction.
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