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May 262025Dr. Chheda – What is eczema? Is eczema caused by dry skin? Is it caused by the weather? Is it caused by an imbalance in the skin? Is it caused by foods or allergies?

Yes, all of the above. Eczema can be caused by all of those things, and it’s important to figure out what is the root cause of your child’s eczema. Then you can help them.

It’s not always caused by a food. It’s not always caused by dry skin. But there are many different factors that can cause eczema. Sometimes it’s called allergic dermatitis. Sometimes it’s called contact dermatitis, based on what is actually causing the eczema. There are some people that have atopic dermatitis. Those people have eczema and are prone to having allergies and asthma, so there is an allergic component to it.

If you have atopic dermatitis, it’s a contact dermatitis. It might be something externally that’s touching the skin that’s causing it.

There might be an imbalance in the skin barrier that is causing the dry skin and then eczema patches and flare-ups.

So it’s important to figure out what the root cause is, and then you can treat it appropriately.

One product that I found that works really well is a BioGaia product. It’s a probiotic ointment for eczema. You put it on topically, you put it on the outside, and that actually helps the skin barrier, and then you don’t get as many eczema flare-ups. So this is a great product.

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