👏STEROIDS WON'T SOLVE EVERY SKIN PROBLEM👏
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I might not be a doctor, but the reality is that #topicalsteriods won't solve all #skinproblems
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Especially when u have an infection
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Skin infections can become extremely debilitating + painful
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And a steroid will not clear an infection
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Period
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Since I work with clients who are prone to infections, I read up on the signs so when a client messages me starting to experience a flare, I'm listening for 🚩🚩🚩 that warrant a recommendation to see their doctor pronto
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One client in my practice is dealing with #topicalsteriodwithdrawal who was blown off by 4 different doctors about her severe rashes🤦‍♀️
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And of course was told just to use stronger #topicalsteriods after refusing to do a skin culture
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Her symptoms were so severe that I truly worried about an infection in addition to TSW (which definitely can happen)
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▶️ I told her to go back AGAIN + list out every symptom in clear terms
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To say "I've done everything you've asked, but I'm worse so I'm asking u to please do a skin culture"
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A culture ❌IS NOT❌ the same as a biopsy
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Finally her doctor agreed to do a culture which interesting came back negative but agreed with me that she likely had some sort of infection going on
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A week into antibiotics + she was in 50% LESS pain than she was prior to starting them👏🎉
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For her, it was a huge leap in the right direction
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I share this because steroids aren't the end all, be all
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They serve a time + place
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But they are a bandaid 🩹
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And infections need to be identified + addressed
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This is something that I've interviewed Dr. Peter Lio about several times on the Healthy Skin Show podcast
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🚨Whether it's bacterial, fungal or viral infections, they shouldn't be ignored🚨
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U knowing the signs of an infection + the difference between skin tests can help u advocate for yourself!
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That's why Dr. Lio + I talked about the testing dermatologists can run to determine skin infections on episode 246 (www.skinterrupt.com/246)
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👉 Have u had trouble getting a doctor to consider an infection + only offer more steroids?
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#eczema #eczemawarrior #atopicdermatitis #eczematreatment #psoriasis

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