What is the relationship between eczema and diet? There is much controversy surrounding the question of whether or not eczema is related to diet. On the one hand, many people with eczema are on restricted diets at some point, but on the other hand, most doctors actively discourage the use of restricted diets.

When the evidence from very strictly controlled research studies of diet is considered, the evidence for the use of a restricted diet is not very encouraging. The conclusion drawn is that 'there is little evidence to support an egg and milk free diet in unselected eczema patients'. This is based on a review of all the published trials of dietary restriction.

However, one of the problems identified in the review is that the quality of the studies is still quite poor and the existing studies are not conclusive proof that diet is not related to eczema either.

Try and enlist someone else as a 'witness' as to whether or not your eczema has improved. It is always difficult to tell from day to day whether his or her skin has improved because it can vary such a lot. If you ask your health visitor or your GP, or a dermatology nurse if you are attending an outpatient service, they could do a sketch of how extensive the eczema is and how red and inflamed the skin is before you start.

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