21 Nov Has you noticed that your baby’s skin is getting really red and angry
Have you been told that it’s contact dermatitis and you just have to use only cotton clothing for baby, yet baby’s skin continues to be red and weepy
Eczema is the name for a group of conditions that cause the skin to become itchy, inflamed and red in lighter skin tones. There are seven different types of eczema, including Contact dermatitis.
Contact dermatitis happens when the skin becomes irritated or inflamed after coming in contact with a substance that triggers an allergic reaction. It is the most common and difficult-to-treat form of eczema — it doesn’t run in families and isn’t linked to other allergic conditions such as hay fever or asthma.
Recently, our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapist 
met Master L who was 4 months old. His parents were concerns about his head posture because his head was constantly tilted to one side. During his assessment for his neck muscles, we also noticed that Master L had red patches of skin that looked angry and was weeping with serous fluids. His mother said that his skin is red and irritated as a result of contact dermatitis. However, over the weeks as we saw him for the treatment of his neck muscles, it was obvious that despite all the topical creams, and use of only cotton clothing Master L’s skin was not improving.
We then suggested to his parents that he could possibly have food intolerances which was causing him to have the red rash all over his face, head and body. Master L was being breastfed
, so what his mother eats passes through the breast milk to him. We advised that Master L be seen by a dermatologist and to investigate food intolerances and food allergies. As a result, Master L’s mother was advised to stop breast feeding and his skin cleared immediately within a week. At 6 months old, Master L underwent food allergy testing and showed that he had many food allergies 
that was accounting for his severe dermatitis like rash.
So if your baby 
has persistent red, itchy and weeping rash on their body, don’t assume it’s Contact Dermatitis. It is worth speaking to a Dermatologist to find out about food intolerances.