How my Pityriasis Rosea cleared up in under 2 weeks
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Whilst living in Vietnam I noticed a small dry patch on my thigh that gradually got bigger and had a red ring around it, I left it for a couple of weeks thinking it would go away, then after some research online I was convinced it was ring worm. I started using anti fungal cream from the pharmacy but it still wouldn't go away.
After a couple more weeks a rash started to appear on my stomach, then the next day my back, then the next day my groin and finally on my upper legs and my arms. I was extremely concerned as it was getting worse and more red everyday, so I went to the hospital. After a blood test (as they initially thought I had syphillus) I was diagnosed with pityriasis rosea.
I was prescribed hydrocortisone cream which I assume was for the itching despite informing them it didn't itch. Along with some expensive shower gels which I didn't buy and I told there was no cause, it wasn't contagious and it would go away by itself in 2-12weeks....
When I got home, I was relieved it wasn't something serious but confused and wanted to know more about it and more importantly how to get rid of it. I looked online for hours but didn't find much advice, other than the same thing the doctor had told me.
Although I did come across as few blogs which suggested antibiotics, so I got some from the pharmacy the next day as you can pretty much get whatever you like in the chemists in Vietnam. I took 2 a day for 3 days but stopped as I continued doing research and had read that the cause of pityriasis rosea may be related to poor gut health and a form of an auto immune disease. A lady had followed an auto immune diet (easily found on Google) and her rash had cleared up fast. At this point I was desperate to try anything to get rid of it as I kept noticing new spots every day and it was 40 degrees in Hanoi and I was too self conscious to wear clothes that exposed my rash - also I am a BIG believer that food is medicine.
So I decided to follow the diet too (loosely) - I didn't go as far as offal for breakfast, but I only drank water or tumeric tea and ate nothing but meat, fish and lots of vegetables and LOTS of kimchi for 6 days straight and moisturised my body with coconut oil around 3-4 times a day.
My rash noticeably calmed down and pretty much disappeared from my torso and arms within this week leaving just a few angry spots on my upper right thigh near the herald. The following week it had all cleared up and the herald started to fade too. I felt so relieved as I had convinced myself it would last the full 12 weeks, if not more.
I'm still not certain what or how my rash cleared up, but I strongly believe the big change in diet helped! I also read about L-lysine supplements which I purchased and took 4 every day during the 'gut cleanse' diet, so they could also have helped to clear my rash too. If you're suffering with pityriasis rosea then I really hope this helps as I was so desperate to find any information a few months ago when I was suffering with it.
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