Severe Eczema from Face to Toe with Constant Scratching; Frequent Infections; Zero Energy; Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis; Social Isolation Due to Skin Condition

My son (now 3.8 yr old) had the most horrible eczema from face to toe. He kept scratching himself almost every minute, day and night. His clothes all had blood stains. Anywhere he went, children kept staring at him and adults tried not to. Even worse, he started to have infections, and we had to use antibiotics twice in two months. At that time we were on GAPS diet (pork plus about 10 vegetables and very limited fruit) for an year. We’ve seen all the doctors we could find, yet he got worse and worse. He had gray hairs, brittle nails that grew inward for unknown reasons, 0 energy, no eye contact, no pointing, swollen lymph nodes on neck, visual/verbal stimming, absolute no interests in almost anything except scratching. A month after his second infection, we got ASD diagnosis. I was devastated.

I could go on for ten pages on how miserabble our life was before 12/22/2018. After I read Kylie’s post about Dr. Morse and his books on detox and regeneration, we started all fruit the next day. When I gave my son two granny smith apples for breakfast in the morning, my son said “so delicious!” for the first time (he could only have 1/4 green apple per day while on GAPS). In the next two weeks, I saw his face got much better, then of course his whole body flared up again (and many times later). Amazing thing is, he started to point spontaneously for the first time. Knowing how hard I’ve tried to teach him to point, I was convinced healing has to come from within.

By end of April, he started to get energetic (he used to be lying on the floor and didn’t want to do anything). By end of July, his face finally did not look scary and we could go outside. (I have to note that miraculous healing came after we spent 5 hours on the beach. It’s so contrary to common belief that eczema can not go in the sun.) By end of November, he can sweat on his head (he used to be unable to sweat at all), and had 104F fever intermittently for a few days (wasn’t able to have fever). His skin got significantly better after that.

During the past year, his ASD symptoms such as visual stimming and repetitive behavior gradually reduced. Gray hairs disappeared. Nails look much healthier. Less swollen lymph nodes. He went from all night scratching to sleep 2 to 3 to 5 hours continuously. Gross motor and fine motor are improving. He jumps and runs and rides tricycles/scooters. He points all the time and looks back and forth between us. Each month he understands us a bit more.

We keep him home which makes the fruit diet much easier. He loves various fruits such as oranges, mangos and melons. He also loves avocado and he loves avocado/tender green salad in the evening. I also add lots of fruits to my own diet, and the energy level and mental clarity I feel are never like before.

I want to post this to say thank you to Kylie, to all the people that pointed me to this direction, and to Dr. Morse. You saved our family. I would also be very happy if this can be an inspiration to any another family that is struggling like we were.