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Internal and External Microbiome-Based Therapies for Eczema Microbiome eczema research is changing how we understand skin health and inflammation. Your skin and gut are home to billions of microorganisms that play a key role in eczema, influencing both the skin barrier and immune system. This image was generated with AI Microbiome Eczema and Skin Health Your skin is home to billions of bacteria, fungi, and other tiny organisms. Together, they make up the skin microbiome . M

When I reflect on over 40 years of managing eczema, a condition also known as contact dermatitis, I often wonder: how different would my life be if, in my childhood, the focus had been on addressing the cause rather than treating the effects? Would I still need to watch what I eat, monitor my stress levels, or carefully select what I put on my skin? My guess is no.