Cracked bleeding hands

I'm 49 and been dealing with some similar issues with all my fingers. Pain is extreme and 4 Derms, corticosteroids, fungus ointments (prescribed and over=counter have not worked. Am also worried I have some incurable unknown disease! Dry cracked skin is now moving to my feet. Read some posts on this site with similar issues, so I guess other people suffer as well. I'm at my wits end. Please e-mail me

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 if Anyone has a clue. Wondering if this a 21 st century undiscovered Disease. Hope you feel better.

is it still effecting her? does she still have this problem?

It is already done my brother. Love you.

I always get cracks in my fingernails and knuckles in the winter time. I found that if I took 2-3 TBS of organic, unrefined, virgin coconut oil a day, it went away. I tested it where I took it internally for 2 weeks and it cleared up. Then I stopped for 2 weeks, and it all came back. Did that again two more times, and every time I was taking the coconut oil it cleared up and when I stopped, it came back. Searching now because daughter has terribly chapped hands that are cracked and bleeding. I am giving her the coconut oil right now, but I need a quick fix!

have you.tried really washing with glycerin soap damp dry wrap in duct tape single layer leave on several days totally waterproof so make sure you are still washing hands often remove than make sure you wash often soak hans in water only often we avoid water which is a definite no ni

Tried that remedy with mix and match of medicines and natural tehrapies prescribed by doctors but of no use.

i have the same trouble as described, my fingers, mostly the thumb, index and middle on both hands would crack and hurt, nd bleed, stings if i wash even with only water, couldnt touch anything, now its on my little and ring fingers too. i tried all creams and vasoline, and even the fungus cream(which actualy helped the most), and wearing vynal gloves all the time(for the pain), this looks like a more frequent problem than i thought

I was wondering how you dad is doing now. That is exactly how mine started only I'm in my mid 50's. It has been going on for 2 1/2 years and NOTHING helps.

I have hand eczema and have tried everything under the sun to heal it, like you. Are your hands terribly itchy like mine? When you scratch, does your skin rip apart? Then turns leathery, peels and starts itching all over again? I'm thinking it's a ph thing. When I can stick to the PH DIET, it gets better. Practically every body process creates an acid. That, coupled with the acidity of the modern food made my ph too high in acid. I know this because now that I am drinking water with a tsp. of baking soda per quart, the itching has almost totally subsided, hands are still dry though, but clearly an improvement! I also rinse my hands with baking soda water. Those lavendar/baking soda bath cubes are great too. Dr. Young says that once your PRAL intake is more than your kidneys can filter, and more than your lungs can expel, the acid will come out through your skin. As we have found out the hard way, it can be devastating. It's pretty hard to be too basic, that is, too low ph number because most metabolic processes create acids, So I'm loving my sodium bicarbonate water! Ph that is too low causes dehydration and low energy. Ph that is too high causes all kinds of havoc... some peole say it's the cause of most diseases. Lung disease causes respiratory acidosis. Kidney diseases causes metabolic acidosis. Diabetes causes diabetic ketoacidosis ( I have a friend that died this way at the age of 33). It is the process that sets in when the excretory systems aren't functioning. So I'm asking myself.... what is causing it in me? Acidosis is a symptom. I think it's the food. I eat a high acid diet. I hope it's not diabetes. I know I need healthy acids like ascorbic acid (vit C) so I'm going out right now to get some more EmergenC drink packets. They contain mineral ascorbates. TTYL

I'm glad the O'keefes works for your husband. I does not work for me. I think I will go with the peroxide and dandruff shampoo. Good luck to you and your husband!

Linbling.....I have the same itchy and cracked fingers you have described. I will try what you said and man I hope it works. The cracks in my fingers and thumb hurt like c**p and it drives me crazy. Thanks for the advice....R Benton:-)

Using a hand cream with Alpha /Beta Hydroxy in it . It is the only thing that ever worked for me. It speeds up cell turn over, and used regularly can prevent hardened skin from forming.

I had so many theories and I tried everything under the sun to cure my severe pompholyx eczema. Finally, finally finally....I figured out what was going on. I am allergic to nickel. All the hardware on our home cabinetry was nickel. I replaced all the handles and have experienced an amazing remission of the symptoms. My hands are still extremely sensitive and can be triggered by external sources in the course of daily life going to and from work, etc. but I have eliminated the daily and nearly continual irritation that caused this "untreatable" medical condition and the cessation of nearly everything that was enjoyable to me. My doctors should have sent me to a rheumatologist specialist in allergies instead of letting me languish for years because they could have saved me so much pain and suffering! I have been raising children including twins who are now 3 while simultaneously battling this dermatological menace. Can you imagine?!

I've been suffering of hardened and cracked spots in my fingers and thumbs for over a year, and after being to dermatologists twice and even trying to freeze the cracked spots like we do with moles I came to the conclusion that the best way to treat it is to cover with a bandage for a few days.  They will get a lot better or even disappear, returning after a week or so.  But if you keep covering them up whenever they appear, they tend to get less and less aggressive.  I am just learning how to live with the condition, until I find a final treatment for it - or go eat grass by the roots.

There is a cream called Bepanthen which is good. Women use it on cracked nipples when they are breast feeding. It is also good on Nappy rash, Might be worth a try. Do it at night when she is asleep.