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I searched around and was able to find a probiotic supplement that was solely composed of isolated L. plantarum (it’s marketed as a digestive aid, but I ignored that). I then waited for my eczema to flare up again. As soon as it did, I began taking the L. plantarum. Within three days, the eczema had completely disappeared. This would usually be when the eczema actually gets worse. It usually has about a 2 week cycle before the active inflammation completely subsides. I’ve never seen it disappear like this. Usually at this point, hand washing would be painful and exacerbate it. Now I could hand wash with abandon. Even more amazing: I was able to walk around outside during a particularly cold spell without gloves, and did not have any exacerbation or return of the symptoms whatsoever. Being able to do these things three days into a flare up is unheard of. My hands now feel completely impervious to the triggers. Something has clearly interrupted the inflammatory response.
Read more at L. Plantarum Cured My Eczema, http://mrheisenbug.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/l-plantarum-cured-my-eczema (http://mrheisenbug.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/l-plantarum-cured-my-eczema)
I’m pleased to announce my two year old daughter’s eczema is almost completely gone after 1 week of Jarrow’s Ideal Bowel Support. She hasn’t scratched her skin at all starting on day 2 of the treatment. Now all of her scabs and scaly patches are healing. Poor girl would scratch herself until she’d bleed on a daily basis. Her doctor suggested we stop bathing her as often and apply lotion. Well that didn’t do a thing for her.L plantarum is common in human saliva and in soils and thus on the roots of plants, including vegetables and underground storage organs.
The directions on the probiotic say 1 pill twice daily. She’s little so I’ve been giving her one pill (pulled apart, powder mixed into full fat yogurt) in the a.m. only. I am amazed and so grateful I read this blog. She’s so much happier now. Thank you thank you.
Read more at https://mrheisenbug.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/video-on-autoimmune-bacteria-best-eczema-report-yet
I hope RPD helps.
I don't have eczema or psoriasis, but RPD helped reduce my scalp and eyebrow flaking a little bit. RF honey helps a bit more, but only temporarily. Clay seems to help a bit, but again only temporarily. About half-way through my bottle of Primal Defense Ultra, which has L. Plantarum in it, I seem to be having significantly less flaking. Time will tell. Prescript Assist, which doesn't have L. Plantarum, didn't help at all. One of the Heisenbug success story people took Jarrow Ideal Bowel Support, which I haven't tried yet. It sounds like even the people with good results from probiotics tend to have to continue taking them at least intermittently.
Down the road there is medical fecal transplants, which I'll be keeping an eye out for, that reportedly help with many chronic issues.