Reddit reviews Diet Wise: Let Your Body Choose the Food That's Right for You

Allow me to hopefully assist you since I've had this exact problem in the past (and not just on my hands). I'm by no means a doctor, but for the past few months after I started my homeopathic treatment my condition has improved drastically. Education and diet is your best weapon.

I feel you, this is by far one of the worst eczema symptoms possible. I have had this type of severe eczema on my hands for years. It intensifies during the summer and with periods of stress. Steroid creams rarely help on your hands, but I will show you in point 2 which ones have helped me in the past. Proper treatment consists of looking for triggers and helping the problem resolve itself naturally. Eczema is an indicator that something is wrong inside of your body. The problem won't go away overnight so don't expect a miracle cure in this post. I will however give you some valuable suggestions:

1. Look at what has changed in your diet and life. A period of stress? Find a way to fix this on the long term. Meditation and sleep helps me a lot. Now look at your diet. You said yourself that the blisters come from underneath. Have you been eating certain foods more often than usual? I am a firm believer that diet plays one of the biggest roles in eczema. Take a look at this book (I obtained a pdf online). To summarize, you must find out what foods trigger your eczema, and take them out of your diet. It takes up to 4 days for your digestive system to clear, so you need to work carefully to spot your problem foods. The most common foods tend to be wheat, eggs, tomato, milk, potatoes, alcohol, and chocolate. Depending on how serious you are about treating your condition, start cutting those foods out of your diet to start fixing the problem from the inside. You will notice a difference. Get an allergy test, if you haven't already. While it's not 100% accurate, it still might give you a more accurate guideline than the foods I've listed.
   
   
2. Moisturize. If you have recently changed shampoo and soaps in the house, switch back to whatever worked for you. Don't let your skin dry out, so find a moisturizer that works for you. When my condition was bad, I would use various Aveeno baby products (less flour base in the baby variants). You can also take a look at CeraVe and Cetaphil. The steroid creams will offer you a quick fix but these damage your skin and thin it out. Second, when your body absorbs the cortisone it will start to crave it like a drug and you will need to apply higher doses. The creams that have worked the best for this purpose on my part are Clobetasol and Betaderm 0.5%~1%. Dangerous stuff. I recommend you find a natural cream that works best for you. I know that means experimenting. I currently apply a bit of coconut oil to my hands if they get dry after a shower or bath.
   
   
3. Baths and more stuff. See what works for you. Many people report sea salt baths reduce inflammation. I currently take tea tree oil baths. I don't feel like retyping a lot of information so if you're more interested on the matter check my previous post. Hopefully that should get you started.
   
   
4. I have started taking more oil supplements, and it seems to help even more. Moisturizing from the inside out is the best way to combat dry skin. 2 tablespoons of Fish Oil in the morning and 2 Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil tablespoons in the evening. I am also taking 2x Olive Leaf extract capsules daily. I read that PH levels are linked to eczema activity so I drink 2 cups of a apple cider vinegar mixture (morning and night) which consist of 1 tablespoon vinegar and one teaspoon of natural raw honey dissolved in water. The taste sucks so I plug my nose and chase it with filtered water.
   
   Right now I do everything I can (refer to my previous post if you haven't looked already) so feel free to copy any of my methods and see what works for you. Change your diet right away, and if you don't see immediate relief in a week PM me to say I'm a fool. Do try everything else though, you should see changes. I know this subreddit isn't a wealth of information but hopefully my input with the help of other redditors can give you advice that works for you. There is no "one cure" that if effective for everyone. There is a deficiency or toxicity issue in your body which is causing the eczema. I am always looking out for new information on here and in my literature so PM me anytime if you need help. Living with eczema is tough, and after 20 years of suffering I only decided recently to start taking it seriously. There is no "cure" but you can definitely reduce or eliminate some or all of your symptoms. Listen to what your body is telling you and don't forget to drink lots of water!
   
   Best of luck to you.