I was diagnosed with an underactive Thyroid in April 2020. I am currently on 75 mcg of Levothyroxine. In the last couple of months, I have started to devolope patches of eczema. The GP has prescribed me with some steroid cream and I also use Hydromol emollient.
However, neither of these products seem to be helping and I have today noticed a couple of new areas of eczema appearing.
Is there a link between an under active thyroid and eczema do we think?
Does anyone have any suggestions or advice as to how I can start to treat it effectively?
Thank you.
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Under replacement is my first thought but also have you tried eliminating anything from your diet?
Do you know if you had positive thyroid antibodies? Many with autoimmune thyroid disease aka Hashimoto's benefit from a gluten free diet. A smaller percentage of those also need to remove dairy from their diet to feel well. These are intolerances and will not show up on any blood test. It’s worth trialling a strictly gluten free diet to see if it helps symptoms.
B12 cream is amazing, I discovered it by researching eczema years ago. I use it on my own eczema the moment I feel it coming back and it stops it in it’s tracks.
I know what you mean about what the doctor gives you, I was given exactly the same items 16 years ago when mine started. Neither worked as you say.
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