The causes of eczema can be diverse, and what causes an outbreak for me might not bother you, but there is a root cause behind eczema: autoimmunity.
I’m going to explain the functional medicine approach to eczema and also how you can find the root cause of eczema using a Functional Medicine approach.
For example, if you have a family history of autoimmunity or allergies, asthma, and eczema (what we call the allergic triad), you’re much more likely to get eczema than the rest of the population.
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To recap, if you’re having an eczema flare or a flare-up of any autoimmune condition, you’re looking at: antecedents + the triggers + the mediators = cause of flare.