By retyi43 - 24/03/2012 05:41 - United States - Baton Rouge

Today, I bought medical gloves to protect my hands from various chemicals at work since I have eczema. I had an allergic reaction to the gloves, and now my eczema is even worse. FML
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retyi43 14

they were nitrile gloves, not latex

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teague95 16

I now know how to spell "eczema" Thanks OP!

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SoultheWolf 19

Rubber is horrible for eczema. When I used to do the dishes I tried to wear rubber gloves because my eczema would cause the dish soap to crack my hands and make them bleed. But using the gloves instead just caused them to puff up and itch like hell, along with the pain from the eczema. I fell your pain. :( Try getting some cetaphil cream (think that is how its spelled). That is one of the few lotions I can use to help that I don't have an allergic reaction to.

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frozenfreeze 5

At least you don't have any chemical burns on your hands?

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hayyyyleyyyybaby_fml 14

my hands crack and bleed from soaps and other things. I don't know if it is eczema, but it definitely looks and feels like a chemical burn...soooo..

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evilhobbitofdoom 4

Try buying nitrile gloves instead of rubber latex.

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lunaC 2

I agree!!! I use nitrile gloves b/c of various skin conditions, it's called research- I did it before I decided which gloves to use since I KNEW I had problems and there is SO much neg info on latex- I thought everyone knew

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THExistentialist 13

exactly right. as a medical assistant, I use latex typically because I like the elasticity but some patients have allergies and I wear nitrile gloves with them.

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DocBastard 38

Your hands are probably not your only body part you should keep latex away from.

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addiizcherry 0

Doc, got any advice for OP?!

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Ray_of_midnight 22

They do make non-latex condoms for people who are allergic to latex. Unfortunately they're a tad on the expensive side.

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nofearjenshere 12

65 - Hey, its worth it. They are A LOT less expensive than a baby. (:

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Aug1508 9

Shouldn't you know what you're allergic too?

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linkinpark98 23

You never know what you're allergic to until you try something. In this case, I'm guessing OP had no clue they were allergic to the material of the gloves.

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boredgirl_02 14

Ive had it for 26 years and you find out new things about it everyday. Some of the gloves Ive tried have the powder which kills my skin, but latex is fine. Lot of soaps and perfumes bother it. When I was a kid it was so bad that someone wearing strong perfume could make me itch. The dermatologist said dont take hot showers....which is hard. My sweat makes it bad sometimes...it just sucks. The thing is everyone is diff and you just have to try things out. Im also allergic to the glue in band-aids....that makes me itch more than eczema.

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NotInTheMoodShoo 0

Buy nitrile gloves... Latex free

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Incogneterpeter 1

Why is everyone that's being nice and helping getting negative thumbs? But I do feel bad for you my sister is allergic to Alot of things also and I think she has that allergy to but the only way she found out was from trial and error..

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perdix 29

Looks like it's back to de-pooping shrimp for you. That's a job that must be done bare-handed. Hopefully, you can get over the awkwardness of handing a constipated shrimp a tiny magazine to read while you massage its asshole.

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addiizcherry 0

Or, she can go back to retail.

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wlddog 14

I am ever amazed at your wisedom 33.

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linkinpark98 23

Ooh, I can relate… :/

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MsConfusedd 27

I understand how much that hurts... my friend has horrible eczima everwhere on her bod and it's painful for her to do a lot, even swiming with the chlorine. You should ask a doctor what kind of gloves they recommend for you.

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