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Turmeric YAY!!!

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rita47830
rita47830

Here is my story. Took 2 out of the 3 Hepatitis C vaccine at work as part of the EMT training. Developed oral lichen planus and after scouring the web found a link between the two. Also, read about a study in India that cured OLP with turmeric. 

I got turmeric sticks and ground them in a coffee grinder and started applying on the sores. It seemed to give instant pain relief and acted as a pain killer. But within 2 weeks I'm seeing marked improvement in my sores. It used to hurt when I yawned, talked too much etc. I don't anymore. It still hurts when I eat spicy or acidic foods but I'm going to continue applying turmeric to see if it goes away completely. 

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  • donna18720
    donna18720 rita47830

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    keep us updated because nothing has made mine better

     

    • constantine111
      constantine111 donna18720

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      Dear donna. You have to use turmeric for more than 3 months. You can search on ncbi for that research. 9 out 10 patients were cured with turmeric in 3 months.  I hope it will work.
  • GailD
    GailD rita47830

    Posted

    Brilliant! Keep us posted! And hope you continue to improve. 😊x

     

  • kathryn07219
    kathryn07219 rita47830

    Posted

    Thanks for the tip.  I'm not sure whether or not I'm developing OLP.  I have LS and LP elsewhere on the body but recently have been suffering from the corners of my mouth cracking and bleeding.  Also keep getting tiny ulcers on my tongue.  Went to my GP this week to ask if he thought it could be LS/LP starting in my mouth and he said he couldn't see any sign of it.  I am, however, not convinced as I have not suffered from these sorts of problems in my mouth in the past.  Not sure how OLP starts but would welcome your comments.

     

    • rita47830
      rita47830 kathryn07219

      Posted

      Mine started as a small wound on the back of my tongue on the side. At first I thought I had bit my tongue and left it to heal. After couple of weeks when I visited my dentist she didn't know either and asked me to keep an eye and if it didn't heal in the next 2 weeks then I should see an oral surgeon to make sure it wasn't cancer. After 4 weeks the condition got worse to the point that I couldn't eat my regular food. Oral surgeon looked at it and diagnosed it as OLP.

      As far as I've read, turmeric has no side effects. If you wish you can try applying turmeric on your sores and see if it helps. What amazed me was how it even gave me pain relief.

    • jane63952
      jane63952 rita47830

      Posted

      I find turmeric helps a lot but I’ve had to stop taking the capsules because they thin the blood and i was getting bruising everywhere which frightened me.
  • linda32054
    linda32054 rita47830

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    So glad that tumeric worked for you. I tried the capsules but didn't work at all. I'll try grinding he tumeric sticks and see if that helps.

    THX!

  • trudy98661
    trudy98661 rita47830

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    Wow... great to read some good, positive info regarding treatment of OLP!  Thank you
  • rita47830
    rita47830

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    Just to give an update - My OLP is under control. There is one sore point(this is the same spot where it first started from) under my tongue which recedes and increases. Spicy and acidic foods definitely aggravate it. My OLP is not completely gone but definitely 75% relief just by using something natural as opposed to steroids. My tolerance level for spicy foods has definitely gone down. I'm Indian so curries are my daily staple.

  • bhavesh80815
    bhavesh80815 rita47830

    Posted

    Could someone please share as to how they apply turmeric and for how long or do they rinse it after some time ?

     

    • shanmu12809
      shanmu12809 bhavesh80815

      Posted

      Bavesh you can rub the turmeric stick on a stone or rough rock (clean the rock well prior to use ) by adding few drops of water. It will form a good paste you can apply the paste on the affected areas. If you have open Sores you will feel a stinging pain which will subside in two or 3 minutes.

  • shanmu12809
    shanmu12809 rita47830

    Posted

    Rita did you get a cure after applying turmeric. Any updates, as i am suffering from olp under steroid treatment and looking out for alternatives. Thank you

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