Eczema and Food Allergy

by
Jennifer Worth

Author’s Comments
There are many different opinions about the link between eczema and food allergy, but very few known facts. This is a book of direct experience.

I developed eczema at the age of fifty-seven. Within a few months it covered my whole body, from my scalp to my feet. There are thousands of people, especially children, who are in this condition, and the suffering cannot be adequately described. Imagine being rubbed all over with a wire brush, and then being tied to an ant-hill, and you might get some idea. Itching is worse, far worse, than pain. Pain can be endured, and analgaesics are effective. But intense itching, for which there is no relief, drives you out of your mind. I honestly think that if I had not found the cause to be food, and the cure, the elimination of foods, my only course would have been suicide.

This book explains in detail the connection between food and eczema. It is controversial, but it stands alone as a testimony to the link so often denied by doctors and dieticians.

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Photographs illustrating the dramatic improvements in the authors condition after desensitisation

Reviews by The Press
Jennifer Worth's achievement in treating the debilitating eczema that ravaged her body is something that should be shared. She rejected toxic drugs with serious side effects and instead embarked on a journey of discovery into allergic diseases - diseases which are rising rapidly in all developed countries. In "Eczema and Food Allergy" the former nursing sister describes in detail how she identified the cause of her own illness - food - and how drastically her life and diet changed because of it. Despite numerous setbacks, Jennifer Worth persevered and now wants others to benefit from her experiences with eczema, a disease that all too often can drive sufferers to despair and leaves doctors powerless to help. Liz Hunt. Daily Telegraph.

"Like a million tiny insects crawling around under the skin" is how Jennifer describes the severe eczema that covered her whole body and face for years. This book is the story of her struggle to overcome it. With the help of "Dr A", Jennifer discovered that her eczema was the result of food allergies, and used trial and error to work out a customised diet. It also warns that many people with eczema are unaware the foods they enjoy or crave the most may be the ones which trigger their reaction. This adds to the growing amount of literature linking skin conditions such as eczema with allergic reactions to food. The "before" and "after" pictures should even inspire sceptics who insist that cortisone cream is the only answer. Jennifer's fighting spirit will encourage others to take control of their health. JH. Here's Health.

"As long as we continue to treat the symptoms without looking at the causes of allergies we will get nowhere. Jennifer Worth has consistently challenged established thinking about allergies in the Nursing Times. Eczema and Food Allergy" should move the debate a little further forward. Alison Whyte. Nursing Times.