FLARE UPS
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How long have some of your flare ups lasted? This one has been a full week now with huge inflamation and lesions on one side, been using emuaid and a fatty oitnment at night but its not seeming to help and is just so inflamed! Hard to walk and a mission to pee, shower hurts also. Ugh
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Morrell1951 Dsauce06763
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When you say inflamed, I interpret that as "blowtorched – red". I find that the most difficult aspect to get to calm down. I have that around the back most of the time, but it gets really uncomfortable if I eat a lot of chocolate. (I'm learning.)
It sounds like you should be using your prescription (Clobetasol or Dermovate) daily for awhile. Then taper off to twice a week.
kathleen65757 Dsauce06763
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bearmama Dsauce06763
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1-2 weeks. I would use the clobetasol to get it under control then manage your symptoms with a mix of clobetasol and other things that comfort. I was given an Rx for an estrogen cream (estrogyne maybe) & it makes the skin a bit plump & heals things faster. I also soak in Epsom salts & if I have no time, I just pour warm water with Epsom salts over my junk each morning. Good luck. Doesn't this suck?
jane48013 Dsauce06763
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Morrell1951 Dsauce06763
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I'm glad you mentioned massage therapy. I have a long shiatsu massage every three weeks and I credit this with 'balancing' my energy somewhat. If I have an emotional upset, I go for an extra treatment. I'm settled into a three-year realtionshoip now, but during my dating period, I was a MESS! Stress sucks.
carol350 Dsauce06763
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Chrisy carol350
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Morrell1951 Dsauce06763
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I know when I was going to a Chinese doctor for my psorisais flare during menopause (I was unaware of LS at that time, although it was lifelong and busy causing atrophy the same year), she asked me whether I craved sugar. At the time I was eating daily chocolate bars and mountains of fruit for lunch. She warned me against eating too much fruit – it's still sugar.
Yeast /candida is not the same as LS, but I believe they help each other thrive in a bad way, so sugar is like fuel. I haven't tried to give up sugar, but I really don't eat a lot. If my psoriasis being 100% clear is a measure of success, I'd credit my diet. LS is harder, but it's not terrible right now. Not clear, but not terrible.
sarah494 Dsauce06763
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I ruddy hate this condition ..
grrr
Morrell1951 sarah494
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jackie73005 Morrell1951
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Chrisy Dsauce06763
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I find keeping everything clean by washing after every pee using extra sensitive baby wipes when I am out or even using the disabled loos which have a sink next to the loo to make it easier to cleanse. I always pat dry with toilet paper and remoisturise with Epaderm after so that I am protected from the urine the next time I need a pee. I have not had a serious flare up in a year. If I am slightly sore at any time I treat with Dermovate (Clobetasol) straight away and it clears up really quickly (in hours not days). I had no active Ls at my last check up with the Dermatologist. This works for me. Good luck.
kathleen65757 Dsauce06763
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marey Dsauce06763
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Really helpful to think about but I am so sorry you're suffering.
I get a flare up for a day or so if I 'cheat' food wise. Cheating is allowed when following Paleo so any return to wheat or other grain seems to do it...but increasingly I am not tempted to choose pizza or pasta. I notice I no longer crave this food group. So now I'm slowly working on quitting dairy.. but leaving in fermented and stilton for the probiotic value.