Keratosis Pilaris

When I was a kid, I was diagnosed with skin asthma. I had a long list of food that I am not allowed to eat because they would definitely cause me allergies here and there. In addition, I also had a maintenance ointment for my allergies. Thanks to my mom who desensitized me. I can now eat anything as long as it's in moderation.

This morning, I consulted a dermatologist after 21 years regarding my skin condition. I seek dermatologists every now and then for facial treatment but not with my skin asthma. What made me consult now is because I noticed that my allergies don't heal anymore. Few months ago, I watched something from 24 Oras about a woman who had a serious skin disease that started from skin asthma. I was worried that it might occur to me as well.

The dermatologist told me that I have keratosis pilaris which is a chicken skin like condition. This is related to my skin asthma. Good thing, I consulted immediately before things get worse. When asked about the causes of this skin condition, she told me that even though it has an unknown cause, it can be aggravated by the constant change of weather, "overstay" inside the bathroom (Haha! I take a shower for 20 minutes!), use of warm water when taking a bath (I only use warm water during my AM shift when I have to take a bath at 5 in the morning) and STRESS. The first one can't be avoided because I live here in the Philippines, but the latter... I am not even sure if I could de-stress myself. I work and study at the same time. I have an online job too! Plus the fact that I work in a very busy medical-surgical ward... and let us include the very demanding relatives and patients! Very stressful, indeed! I guess, I need to make time for pampering myself which I'll do in July (birthday month).

As expected, the dermatologist prescribed few topical medications which is worth more than my budget. She prescribed 2 lotions, one in the morning and another in the evening. Then, she replaced my old maintenance ointment. Another one is a hypoallergenic, moisturizing and exfoliating soap. The soap is expensive so I asked for an alternative which is Dove. Lastly, I have to take an antihistamine for 7 days.

 



I only bought the most important first because I didn't bring extra money with me. Also, my consultation is unexpected. Therapeutic dry skin lotion that I should use every morning, Dove exfoliating body wash with moisturizing milk as an alternative for the expensive soap, Clobederm cream for the affected area, then Cetirizine for my antihistamine. I also bought Medicol for my migraine. That's another thing that I should consult with a neurologist. :(

I hope my allergies will heal from this regimen since I like wearing shorts most of the time.