new here, a suggestion to everyone
hi
i’ve had seb derm for around 4 years now. I can remember years ago
getting bad dandruff for about a month and ever since then it never
came back. Instead it transformed into oily, red/pink, flaky patches
and some acne. This has persisted a long time and I never really
knew what it was so I never had it checked out, plus I had bad
hygiene and eating habits that only made it worse. I’ve been using
ellidel, nizoral and other remedies for some months, with little
effect.
i’ve been doing a lot of research and here’s my suggestion to
everyone on this board since no one has apparently brought it up
before…
it would seem to me that atopic dermatitis and seborrheic dermatitis
are closely related. both have itching, redness, etc. One of the
most common irritants of atopic dermatitis is household mold and dust
mites. could there be a link to seb derm? i think the answer may be
yes.
i’ve read messages where people say their seb derm improved while on
vacation and that they thought it was because of the water. maybe it
wasn’t the water at all, maybe it was where you were staying. I
bring this up because my symptoms began about the same time i moved
into the basement, the basement that contains leaky pipes and has
seen mold in the past. dust in our house is hard to keep up with as
well. my grandfather had a history of asthma and hay fever and so do
my older brothers (both of whom lived in the basement room for a
while). anyway, i definately don’t have atopic dermatitis, my
dermatitis doesn’t itch at all. but the fact that mold is an
airborne fungus and seb derm could be caused by a fungus makes me
think there is a link.
p.s. i also read a small article about allergy shots. a woman with
dandruff said it stopped when she began to recieve them.
your thoughts?
August 1st, 2004 at 2:20 am
i know my allergies have always been bad ever since i moved into this
house. and everything seems to make sense after reading your post.
this could easily explain my problems with sebderm over the past year
as well. ive had the dry flaky scalp for over two years now and the
itchy scalp just started in the past 6 months.
I moved into this house 2.5 years ago and Ive encountered water leaks
inside the walls, as well as severe mold problems that I am still
trying to resolve.
I replaced the living room carpet last year and when i tore the
carpet out, there was moldy tile underneath. And this past week, i
started working in one of the guest bedrooms and pulled up the carpet
in there and found more moldy tile.
ive always wondered if my health problems were related to this house
somehow ….. maybe its true.
thank you for the post. i will look into this further.
Nick
August 1st, 2004 at 12:29 pm
update — I just talked with a mold specialist in town and they
confirmed that my dermatitus and allergies could definately be a
result from the mold inside this house. They are coming out
tomorrow to do testing. I’ll post the results tomorrow.
Nick
August 5th, 2004 at 5:51 am
I totally agree! I had allergy shots as a child and felt I
had "outgrown" them all, since I had no problems for years. Then I
moved to this house and my baby was born the wk after, and my
allergies came back full force (along w/ my skin probs) and I always
said the baby stripped my immunity. Now I think your theory may be
more correct…we have horrible stuff grow outside on the cement plus
lots of standing water when it rains cuz the drainage is non-
existant, not to mention the carpet was SOAKED the day we moved in
(the carpet cleaners had steam-cleaned the day before) (we rent).
Plus the tub leaked thru the living rm ceiling at one point, and the
maintenance (after fixing the leak) basically spackled and painted
over the soggy ceiling and called it good. SO theres no telling what
is under the carpet and inside these walls after 30yrs of these kind
of "repairs"!!
Am anxious to hear what happens w/ your testing, Nick!
—Angel
August 9th, 2004 at 9:50 am
I lived in a house with a lot of hidden mold my whole life until I
was 18. I was extremely allergic(sneezing, etc) to the crap in the
house. I developed SD when I was about 13 or 14. I remember hair
dressers telling me to use a dandruff shampoo (tea tree oil shampoo)
when I was 10. I did not realize that I was allergic to mold until I
moved out of the house and lived in different houses.
When I was at college, I lived in a brand new building with no
noticable mold. My allergies(sneezing, etc.) were nonexistent.
However, I still had bad SD.
I really think that it might be possible that SD has something to do
with my body reacting allergically to something. My main thoughts
are that I have mold inside my body(Candida, etc.) or maybe I have a
food allergy.
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TRY REMOVING ALL GLUTEN AND DAIRY FROM THEIR DIET
FOR 2 OR MORE WEEKS. For more information on gluten containing foods
go to www.celiac.com. I have tried this but have always "fallen of
the wagon" after 2 or 3 days.