Your doctor may ask you to drop a certain food from your diet for a while. This way you can find out if this food makes your eczema worse. Then use exercise, hobbies and meditation to control your stress reactions. There are medicines you can put on your skin, called topical steroids. They help keep down the itching, swelling and redness.
Topical steroids come in creams, ointments, lotions and sprays.
Sprays and lotions are best on the scalp and other hairy areas. If your eczema gets infected, you may also need an antibiotic. Medicines called antihistamines can help make the rash go away. Itching is a problem. It's a good idea to try not to scratch your itchy rash, because scratching might give you an infection.