My sister has eczema on her hands. Last time I visited her, I was shocked to see how her fingers had swollen double their size. I asked her to take an allergy test to see what is causing irritation. She told me that there is no need for an allergy test. She knows its the dish washing liquid and wheat dough. Then why isn’t she doing anything to avoid these two allergens? Simply out of habit. She has a maid to wash dirty dishes, but whenever the maid is on leave, my sister just washes the dishes straight away. Secondly, she makes the dough with her hands. She has to prepare dough two times a day.
I was so angry with her, I scolded her and bought her six pairs of exam gloves, to wear while washing dishes. And I got her a dough maker too.
Now today when I was talking to her on my PC, she showed me her hands on webcam. The fingers were back to their normal size and color.
The lesson that I learned from this episode is that, it takes a few simple steps to live a healthy life.