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Anybody had any reversal of fusing with bicarbonate soda?

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heather30576
heather30576

Hi, I know some have had good results with Borax,  I know lots of you use bicarbonate soda in a spray after a toilet break. BUT has anyone had un-fusing with just bicarbonate soda?

I am worried about using Borax, as it's banned in the UK.

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  • helen54321
    helen54321 heather30576

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    Please could you explain the best way to use biacarbonated soda.
    • heather30576
      heather30576 helen54321

      Posted

      Well I'm new to

      this all, the other ladies will be to advise you. But I've been putting 3 pinches in a spray bottle and spraying after every toilet break

    • heather30576
      heather30576 helen54321

      Posted

      Yeah it is, I have been you can get big kg bags on eBay it you want to take baths in it😊

    • helen54321
      helen54321

      Posted

      Forgot to say thank you 😀

  • KW77
    KW77 heather30576

    Edited

    My mind is reeling a bit from finding a few threads on this site and i think a few puzzle-pieces have clicked into place...so thank you and sorry if I am hijacking your thread!

    I had a GP diagnosis of Lichen a couple of years ago following itching and white patches....given steroid cream and sent off...in retrospect I've had this for a very long time and think it was misdiagnosed as thrush and general 'run down' excuses from pretty much the time I became sexually active... anyway, sex has always been pretty unbearable because of the pain of tearing and general soreness 'around and about' afterwards and now I seem to be getting more and more anal fissures (thats a whole other anxiety meltdown but I'm seeing GO to review tgat anyway)...but I'm honestly thinking now it's all linked .... so I'm looking into the soda washes etc as a way to help the discomfort and hopefully reverse some of the very minor fusing...I'm also in the UK and am too twitchy to launch in with borax....so can I just ask a few questions about 'routines' etc?

    Washing with a spritz spray after using the toilet each time...i saw the 3 pinches to a bottle ratio - but how big is the bottle? Then pay dry and apply emolient (I've been using epaderm fairly'ish regularly) or is coconut oil better or is it a 'no really difference down to preference' thing. Then apply steroid cream twice a day morning and evening (I'm in a flare up so am going back to start point) and then emolient/oil afterwards or is that overkill? Then baths every couple of days? I tend to use Epsom salts as they help with my anxiety but would soda baths be better from a Lichen perspective?

    I'm almost certain you won't have all the answers - again sorry for hijacking - but looking for any advise really so anything you have would be fantastic.. K

    • hanny32508
      hanny32508 KW77

      Posted

      KW I use what is called a Perin bottle.  I got a few of these bottles via the hospital.  It has a handy nozzle for this purpose as well.  It says 240 cc on the edge.   I'm sure you will be able to buy them in a medical supply store as well. 

      ?Epsom salts may be just as good.  My experience is with baking soda. 

      Adding moisturizing oil is certainly not overkill.  It helps to keep the layers apart, is my experience. 

      ?I take the baths every other day. (1/3 cup of baking soda in a full bath)  I also do borax baths, but alternate.  My body sometimes reacts to the stronger borax.  I find baking soda more gentle.  But realize that we're not all the same. 

       

    • KW77
      KW77 hanny32508

      Posted

      Thank you so much for such a quick and helpful response x
    • 59Sandy
      59Sandy KW77

      Posted

      This sounds exactly like me. I was diagnosed in Oct 2019 with lichen sclerosus after problems since jan 2018. and i am currently in a flare and have been having bowel issues as well and fissures. and uretha is just beg to be a problem. just wondered how you were getting on with a routine and any tips you could give me.

    • Oceanpeejay
      Oceanpeejay hanny32508

      Posted

      new to this group. just going through the threads. I realize this message is 3 yrs old, but if anyone still out there, how much borax in a full bath?? I have been using a tablespoon but I don't think it's enough. I'm trying to get my inner lips to unfuse. Thanks

  • karen00823
    karen00823 heather30576

    Posted

    Hi Hanny,

    Can you give me some information about how strong you make the solution for soaking and for washing?

    Thank you!

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