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Hi about to try a little experiment on lichen planus and lichen sclorosis

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sky23
sky23

I have lichen sclorosis and lichen planus of the vulva. I have had this for about 14 years. Dermovate is not the best control medication although it is just about all there is. My symptoms are at present full blown. My dermatologist is thinking oral steroids..I am not thinking that way at all. I have had a look at the 48 hour fast idea which is thought to reset the immune system. You have to do this one twice a year. I am going to give this a shot in September so anyone who wants to join me on this give me a shout cause I could do with the support. Also there is a new study on tumeric and oral lichen planus(mucus membranes) Apparently in clinical trials the oral lichen planus cleared in 6 weeks using a topical turmeric ointment which was specially prepared.However the intment did make the patients very sore during the 6 week process.  If the fasting does not work then I guess it is to the kitchen for me with a lot of tumeric root. You can find all of this on this net just put in 48 hour fast resets the immune system or tumeric heals oral lichen planus. We can but try, hope, and try again..maybe this can work.

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  • marey
    marey sky23

    Posted

    just thinking that if we all suggest a smoothie for breakfast we'll build up a repertoire!

    8pm will be an eve meal....so whilst cooking it...have a nice smoothie!

    • sky23
      sky23 marey

      Posted

      Good luck everyone..the only thing we can ever do is our best and that always has to be good enough...tomorrow night will be a tough call..hunger and sleep do not make good bedmates..but the next day there is dinner to look forward to..anyone who can stay asleep for a long as possible...makes the day shorter...not gonna pretend we can do this or that we cant do this..we have never tried so we don't know..I am going to do everything I can to make it through..and I am about to go out and eat a really big dinner and I think I will have afters...XX
  • sky23
    sky23

    Posted

    36 hours or slightly over..I was hungrier in the beginning than I am now. Facial skin looks slightly less wrinkled so I must be hydrated okay. This is not bad, if I had not got to go back to work Thursday I might have shot all the way to 72hrs. I have learnt something here..and I thank everyone on here for the strong support..what a group we became...now back to the builders and the house...and the leaks and will speak before 8 when I break fast..
    • marey
      marey sky23

      Posted

      Me too....doing ok. Drinking as much filtered water as poss and these detox teas...they're ok.Yogi organic...got good things in. Thank you for getting this going! How's everyone else? TBF....g30....kellie...and others wishing us luck? You all ok? 

      g are you fini now? who's going on?   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

      got your healthy meal plan/smoothie to break the fast? but even just a rest from not eating helps. anyone being heroic and going gluten and grain free?

    • tomsbestfriend
      tomsbestfriend sky23

      Posted

      I started early in order to do a 72+ hours fast. Doing OK. Mouth is so much better with no food going in. Research by Mendelsohn et al. states that the mice experiment required a 72+ hr fast.

      Use Google Scholar and look for -

      Prolonged fasting/refeeding promotes hematopoietic stem cell regeneration and rejuvenation

      - to read the abstract.

      Keep up the non-eating - feels good doesn't it?

    • sky23
      sky23 tomsbestfriend

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       I can only do the 48..in work tomorrow and it is a training morning so have to be sharp..so my fast will end at 8. I wish it were otherwise..will have to wait for more holiday to do more..but..I know this is not so hard..I read somewhere that females only needed 48hr but that was likely just a news site and not the genuine medical research. I have to congratulate all of us..for being brave and focused. We rule!!
    • sky23
      sky23 marey

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      Planning omlette and a yellow and orange pepper salad..because I seriously can't be bothered to cook anything heavy...and even in writing this the odd thing is I dont feel that hungry..I know I am..but it seems muted.
    • marey
      marey tomsbestfriend

      Posted

      It absolutely does...am loving it! Great references ...thanks
    • marey
      marey sky23

      Posted

      sounds delicious....yum. But i'm not hungry at mo either...all good x
    • sky23
      sky23 marey

      Posted

      An omlette never tasted so good..only ate half followed by half a grapefruit so have been good. I did it....thanks my loves..now let us see if anything improves or whether the 72 hrs is best..either way I will not fear trying again..hope your all managing well..now I will get reading for tomorrow at work(ironing yuk) 
    • sky23
      sky23 tomsbestfriend

      Posted

      Your right..non eating feels good..and my facial skin looks better..hope the mouth improves. If it is any help I have several scars on my inner cheeks from various biopsys (the tongue was the worst) but they only occasionally throb..the last biopsy was cancelle(they found a fissure at the back of my tongue)..but in the waiting period for the biopsy it died down and went.  I get occasional soreness but not much..however I cannot eat anything sticky..or suck mints..or eat crisps..all of those cause soreness. However the hottest curry leave me untouched and always did.Let us know how you go on..and still going to mess with tumeric and honey when I have a minute X
    • marey
      marey sky23

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      Dear Sky

      THANK YOU so much for this wonderful intiative that you took! 

      It was some time ago that you put forward the idea....and suddenly it was upon us...so I decided to join in and am so glad I did! I did the two days ...and didn't just crash onto bad food..I actually had a smoothie ready so it was ok! 

      Well since this initiative I've signed up for Sara Gottfried's programme to DE-TOX. iF YOU GOOGLE YOU'LL PROB FIND IT ..W ould love it if others joined too...its about fifty quid but its a challenge i've been thinking about for a while. I can try to share what i'm doing if that would help?

      For example there is a list of Power Habits. DO you want me to start a new thread sky or shall i carry on here? 

      Hope everyone else is pleased with our success...its been so great to have the mutual encouragement so thank you to us all. Its said that being part of a community results in a doubling of our results ...over doing it alone. I was very grateful for this little corner. Thanks again to us all....we won ...we did it ....hooray!

    • marey
      marey sky23

      Posted

      hey well done ....half a grapefruit...wow...so that replaced the full on pud you had before starting?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • sky23
      sky23 marey

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      Might be an idea to look at a new thread especially if we are trying the new and novel but no probs either if you want to carry on on this one.also looking at the vit c and zinc stuff..different resuts on that some positive some negative..May be we should rename the thread to reflect the mindset we all found..XXX
    • sky23
      sky23 marey

      Posted

      Yep and an hour later I found out just why that was a very bad idea..bowels..one thing this fast did could certainly be classed as a detoxX
    • sky23
      sky23

      Posted

      Don't do grapefruit straight after a fast..lordy me was that a cleanser and a half
    • marey
      marey sky23

      Posted

      take it you had a good clean out!!
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