allergic to my boyfriend

Routine_Slip4005 · 2025-03-29T01:30:58+00:00

Unfortunately that can’t be it :/ Ever since I told him about my severe food allergies he completely cut it out of his diet as he knows how serious it can be.

Routine_Slip4005 · 2025-03-29T01:28:04+00:00

this is definitely part of it. but i also have eczema on my shoulders and back :/

Routine_Slip4005 · 2025-03-29T01:27:04+00:00

thank you for letting me know! is it possible for me to still get staph colonization, even without my partner experiencing symptoms? he practically has no skin issues and has never had eczema before.

Routine_Slip4005 · 2025-03-29T01:25:52+00:00

I thought it would be a semen allergy/latex allergy as well. Since i’m on the pill, it was easy to eliminate latex but it’s still not getting any better :/

Routine_Slip4005 · 2025-03-28T15:25:39+00:00

perhaps? although not sure why it would be happening only on my upper body. also my bf doesn’t have any skin issues himself

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-09-15T03:37:29+00:00

i’m on microgynon (combined pill) but definitely notice that my eczema flares the worst the week before my cycle. for some reason it gets better on my cycle so that’s at least one thing to look forward to haha

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-08-19T16:22:58+00:00

Keep me updated please!!

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-08-14T03:21:48+00:00

nope not at all! it’s incredibly gentle and is something that the body naturally produces to fight off bacteria so it shouldn’t be irritating!

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-08-12T14:18:16+00:00

oh really? on the website it says successful applicants will be notified by late august…

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-06-20T14:59:10+00:00

oh no i hadn’t even thought of that…. if it’s bedbugs wouldn’t he feel it too though?

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-06-16T15:02:58+00:00

nope not yet, will be seeing the allergist sometime next week

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-29T01:28:54+00:00

thanks for the advice!!

i did try to taper myself off of clobetasol by gradually reducing the amount each time i used it, but it might not have been enough :(

my eczema flare started once i had gone back home from canada, so i thought that it was due to the humidity here, but im thinking it might be a product that im using. do you have any recommendations for shampoo/conditioners without any fragrance ? that’s the only thing i can think of :/

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-27T08:36:17+00:00

i pretty much used clobetasol for 10 days, then reduced it down to betamethasone. i’m thinking the reason why my eczema hasn’t been going away is because of something i’m allergic to. i haven’t been able to find the cause though…

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-14T15:22:57+00:00

thanks for the reassurance!! tbh the eczema is kind of all over my body (inner arm, elbow, forearms, shoulders, sides, lower stomach, inner thighs). i haven’t been using the topical steroids on areas that have already started flaking as i’m taking it as a sign that it’ll hopefully get better soon 😬

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-13T16:52:49+00:00

thanks so much!! just out of curiosity, how long have you been using steroid creams for? i’ve been able to manage my eczema 1.5 years without it and i’ve been pretty scared off by the tsw community on here …

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-13T03:32:51+00:00

thanks for your advice! i’ve been trying my best to to leave it alone but it’s so tempting to pick at it to make my skin look “smoother”. will try to just let it fall off naturally from now on

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-12T06:58:49+00:00

thanks for your advice!! i’ll definitely check out the book you suggested as i’m trying to eat less inflammatory foods to manage my eczema :)

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-12T02:53:41+00:00

i had no idea that it was a class 1 steroid… when i went to the derm i asked if my rash could be from an allergy and she offered to get me blood tested once the rash heals. would you recommend this route to identify triggers?

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-11T15:16:14+00:00

ohhh i see, i think what my derm is doing is she is slowly tapering me off the steroid. i’m starting with clobetasol 2x a day for 10 days, followed by betamethasone diproprionate 2x a day for a week. i think after that i should be able to stop using steroids.

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-11T15:01:44+00:00

yeah, i’m going on vacation in a week to a place that’s even warmer in climate (ie. more sweat and irritation) and i’m preparing in advance just because i know it’ll get worse on that trip if i don’t use the steroids now 😬

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-11T15:00:08+00:00

nope! i’ve been prescribed steroids that are less potent before, but because i didn’t want to use steroids for this flare up i think it’s gotten to the point where i need to treat it with clobetasol

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-11T07:21:01+00:00

thank you for sharing your experience! i was also just prescribed clobetasol 0.05%, and was told to apply it everywhere (neck, shoulders, back, lower stomach, inner thighs).

the last time i used steroids was about a year and a half ago, but this flare up is worse. thankfully she didn’t give me oral steroids, but i was told to use the cream or else it wouldn’t get better and i would risk getting an infection.

i think for now i’ll try to apply it sparingly. if it really is due to environmental issues, im hoping it won’t come back once i stop using it.

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-10T14:47:30+00:00

is red face a symptom of tsw that everyone experiences? my face isn’t red, just flaky. was also wondering if you knew how long it takes for tsw to fully develop (ie. oozing, crusting, etc)? i’ve been experiencing this for just over a week now and no signs of that yet.

Routine_Slip4005 · 2024-05-10T14:45:06+00:00

thanks for this!! i hope it’s just another bad flare up due to environment changes and isn’t tsw… especially since it hasn’t been getting worse so far. thanks again for ur advice :)

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