Diet
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i would like to know how important diet is in lichen sclerosis
especially suger.
0 likes, 7 replies
Posted , 9 users are following.
i would like to know how important diet is in lichen sclerosis
especially suger.
0 likes, 7 replies
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judy04448 rona14627
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andrea58721 rona14627
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Is that ever a good question!
For the most part, mainstream doctors in Canada don't talk about diet as it relates to disease. I'm being treated by a mainstream practitioner for my LS, so who knows? Nobody in the medical profession is saying.
But here's what I think. It's a bit convoluted, so please bear with me.
I've been on a diet of no dairy, no wheat, no flour or sugar since 2003. It was prescribed for irritable bowel syndrome which I got a few years before I developed vulvar LS. Since good health is related to how well your intestines/ bowels get rid of waste, when I did get LS, it was a mild dose. It only flares up when I'm going through a stressful period.
My integrative doctor considers there are 3 types of stress: environmental, emotional, and eating foods to which your body is sensitive.
Aother thing: I had vaginal yeast infections throughout my young married life, one after the other. I'm now 66 & LS was diagnosed ten years ago. Thinking about yeast in bread-making, you put the yeast in water. Then when you add sugar it explodes into overgrowth. I was once told that's what happens in your body if you have any yeast trying to get a foothold. Also, if you crave sugar, it could be the yeast talking..... At one point I ended up with systemic yeast throughout my body. No energy whatsoever!
But, back to the non-stop vaginal yeast infections. I believe that in my case they morphed into vulvar LS after menopause. The two conditions have many similarities and I'm convinced there was a connection for me.
lee12629 rona14627
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kb08194 rona14627
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I am really hoping I go back to the way I was before this pregnancy, but limited sugar intake really is a good thing. I just miss my sweets.
Good Luck!
Jess1612 kb08194
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kb08194 Jess1612
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Morrell1951 rona14627
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And as Andrea says, yeast, sugar and LS go hand-in-hand.