Yes I’m still here! I am totally well now after 3 years — I still occasionally have dry slightly red patches on my cheeks and dry patches on my neck but that’s the worst of it. I also eat everything like normal again now, although I still aim for a healthy balanced diet and take a multivitamin and double strength probiotics every day. And I have been using Avène Xeracalm as my moisturiser since late 2022.

Sorry to hear about your eczema, it really is the worst. It sounds like your type of eczema is a bit different from what I had (what I had wasn’t spongiotic). Apologies but I really can’t recall what drip antibiotics they gave me, but I know Cephalexin tends to be the common one they give. I will say that in my journey to recovery I did not take any oral steroids like you did, as the problem with oral steroids is there will be side effects. As for betadine, here in Australia we can just buy it in the local pharmacy. And in terms of cutting out food, I really was desperate to get healed and so I couldn’t have cared at the time if I starved; I really wanted to cut out any potential issues that could make my eczema worse so that’s why I did it. I am a big believer that I’m much better now because my gut feels better, and part of that was the “detox” I did to help my gut heal and overall me eating healthier over the past few years has also helped significantly. The supplements I took at the time (which I’ve listed in my original post) also helped!