pompholyx
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hello my name is dave i am 39 and live in the u.k. , my story started 2 days ago after i got out of the shower and was drying my feet i noticed i had a rash that completely covered both my feet , at first i didnt think much of it but then the burning started and the itching , this is when i grew very concerned because i have a 5 month old baby and a disabled partner and the last thing i wanted to do was give them some sort of weird nasty disease , so i made an emergency appointment with my g.p. and he had told me i had over excited sweat glands and said it was a form of eczema , although i have never had eczema before i surely had it now , now my feet have almost doubled in size and have started to turn purple and the pain that it is causing is unbearable , i have been prescribed BETNOVATE N a steroid for the treatment but it just makes my feet hurt more , i have found the best thing for the pain is to soak my feet in ice cold water , if this has helped anybody in anyway then i am glad , because i know just how bad the pain can be ,
hope it turns out ok for you all
Dave
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I'm a sufferer too, although I do not have such a severe reaction, I've had this condition for almost 2 years now.
I just wanted to add my experience here, it can be of help to you and others.
I control the outbreaks with tea tree oil that I apply directly onto the skin affected, as I said before my pompholix is not as bad as you describe yours, but probably if you apply teatree as soon as the blisters appear you won't suffer the consequences, that is the pain, breaking of the skin, etc. (Please read about the qualities of teatree oil, so it will make sense to you why it helps)
When I do this, the blisters take one to two days to dry out and they do not leave anything else than the peeling of the skin.
I also have homeopathic treatment, that I'm sure it is helping pompholix to stay as a mild form of it or spreading and avoids it from turning to the nasty side.
I hope this is helpful.
Kind regards
Butterfly
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Thanks for you advise both. Pompholyx has returned for the second time for me. I am afraid to use the cortisone cream, it seems to make my skin so thin and sore last time. I am grateful for your suggestion and even have tea tree plant in my garden and will be trying it as soon as I finsih writing this. And Good luck to you both.
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dilesh
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I put my name on the line when I say, that as soon as you see Pompholyx developing you need to take some measures:
1. Stop what you are doing, no shoes, socks. Wear flip flops to let the skin breathe.
2. Fill a small bucket with water, just enough to soak the foot up to the ankle, or wherever the Pompholyx ends, then add around 200mls of cider vinegar. leave your feet and/or hands (one after the other, or together depending on if you are comfortable sitting in that position) for 20 - 30 minutes. Depending on when you have caught the Pompholyx, I recommend doing this upto 3 times per day.
Once you notice the the boils starting to flatten then you can reduce this to once a day. I recommend having a full cider vinegar bath or for feet/hands once a week. Especially in the hot seasons.
Your doctor is right about the sweat situation, that also the Adrenal Gland needs to be looked at.....
sallys77
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pauline179
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Then Oct 2012 it came back treble the size on both hands and feet and with all of the symptoms you have all described.With a new GP I was then immediately told about pompholyx. ( My GP had a skin condition notPom but he was very clued up about skin conditions being a sufferer)
This attack lasted 6 weeks.I had another in February that lasted 4 weeks and now I have started with another.I am trying anything and everything that's out ther and I will try the vinegar and oils route too.So thanks everyone.
Can I ask anyone, if before they started getting break outs were you active/sporty or had a life style change of some kind? Anyone had Chinese Medicine? Hugz to all.
dilesh
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I am just recovering from an attack of Pompholyx and it is definitely aggravated by an active lifestyle, the heat that is being created at your extremities, i.e. hands and feet.
if you do exercise, do it less times a week and when you finish make sure you can go home or somewhere where you can keeo your feet uncovered.
I have found a great help from removing the pompholyx by applying a mixture of neem oil and olive oil. Neem is an anti fungal, I am convinved that Pompholhyx is a fungal infection as it is killed by applying the Neem.
This is in conjunction with cider vinegar baths before.
Neem is worth looking at. Neem Oil and Neem leaves....
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tom66238 Guest
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I realize i'm a little late to the discussion, but I believe my experience could be invaluable to others.
From the age of 16 to 20 years I experienced severe Pompholx on my hands. It would first appear as small circular shaped pus filled sacks that would be bunched together. I would literally have hundreds of little sacks in between my fingers and toward the outer part of my palm. From that point the pus sacks would slowly dry out over the course of a week. The infected areas would eventually crack and peel. The entire process whould last in the neighborhood of three weeks.
Going to the dermatologist was of little to no help beacause there is no real cure, I was also told they weren't sure of the cause.
During this time of my life I played competetatve baseball. I was playing everyday, multiple times a day. If you've ever watched a baseball game you'll notice the one piece(s) of equipment that are unavoidable are gloves. You wear them in the field and at bat.
I slowly discovered that wearing gloves in a temperature that would cause my hands to sweat was the reason I was experiencing Pompholx. I began to not wear batting gloves, and when I would come off the field I would be sure to wipe down my hand w/ a towel. I would also make it a point to remove my glove when there were pauses in the action.
From that point forward I was expereincing symptoms at a much lower frequency. To this day I do not wear gloves in warmer temperatures, and try to avoid confining my hands in general. I am happy to say I have not had a breakout in ten years(Knock on wood).
I would also add that stress can be a contributing factor. The Pompholx breakouts started when I was in High School. Like most kids that age i was self conscious. The appearance of my hands was a daily stress that I believe compounded the problem. Once I discovered the cause and felt i was on the road to "recovery", the stress dissipated.
Hope this helps.