Probiotics has become one of the latest dietary rages along with Superfood. These mini microorganisms, called “good bacteria”, are known to manage and prevent gastrointestinal infections as well as support a healthy digestive system. But did you know that probiotics could be a possible eczema remedy?
Remedy experts Joe and Teresa Graedon over at Vindy.com claim that this may be the case. Replying to a letter from an eczema sufferer asking for advice to keep it under control, the Graedon’s write that “Scientists have done controlled studies on two improbable approaches that proved helpful: drinking oolong tea or taking probiotics such as Lactobacillus GG“.
How could this be? One of the purported benefits of probiotics is strengthening of the immune system. The immune system in turn can combat exposure to toxic substances, resist the negative effects of stress, and fight allergies. Environmental toxins, stress, and allergies are all possible underlying causes of eczema.
The great thing is that probiotics are easily obtainable. You can find these friendly flora at your local supermarket in the dairy section: yogurt or other fermented dairy products such as kefir, sour cream, and buttermilk all contain strains of lactic bacteria. If you are an eczema sufferer who has eliminated dairy from your diet or is lactose intolerant, you may opt for fermented soy such as miso and tempah or take probiotics in supplement form.
So next time you have a “flair up” try ingesting a little bacteria…it may be just the eczema remedy you’ve been looking for!
Click here to read the article at Vindy.com
April 26th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Quite often chronic eczema sufferers have an allergy or sensitivity to a food or foods they commonly eat. The biggest culprit here is wheat and gluten-containing products, but sometimes dairy, corn or soy can be the offending substances. If these foods are removed from the diet, the eczema will often resolve. The best way to see if this applies to you is to stop eating all these foods (in all their forms) for a week or so and then reintroduce them one by one. If symptoms go away and then return when a food is reintroduced, you know that food is causing it.
April 27th, 2009 at 11:32 am
You are absolutely correct! I appreciate your input and I will be exploring this in future posts. Thank you for commenting!
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:53 am
There can be many triggers for eczema and other conditions – diet is generally a good place to start.