daringred_
✧ ghost lesbian ✧
Hi! I’m not a licensed doctor or anything, but a strong family history of eczema (or other atopic diseases like asthma, allergies) can be the main reason for your eczema! My family has a history of asthma, and my mom in particular has really bad allergies, both rhinitis and dermatitis. I don’t have as bad of symptoms as my mom, but I do get runny noses and itchy skin on certain days and I can only assume it’s a family thing.
That or maybe you’ve come into contact with a normal irritant like certain chemicals or something. But since you have a family history and a childhood history of eczema, I‘m inclined to believe it‘s something with your genes. ^^
sorry i just thought i’d share my 2 cents as someone who just rotated in dermatology like 2 months ago LOL
huh. genes really do be weird. it might even explain why i seem to have asthma without... actually having asthma. (well, i've never officially been diagnosed, but i was once prescribed an inhaler that seemed to help. might ask my new doctor about it lol.) i think my brother said he had a bout of eczema a week or so ago, so you're probably right about it being down to family history. unfortunately the best i can do about it is put on some regular moisturizing skin cream since nobody knows where the E45 is rip. at least it's not itching now though!