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Husband just diagnosed with Oral Lichen Planus

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lovely-jubbley
lovely-jubbley

My husband 54yrs has just been diagnosed with Oral LP, the doctor has said that it could be caused by the food he eats, she mentioned Bananas and Tomatoes in particular., both of which he eats lots of!

Has anyone else found any food in particular that make things worse?

Any other tips to help him would be gratefully received.

Thanks.

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  • cresentia
    cresentia

    Posted

    i dont think the food can cause oral lichen planus..but i read some of the journal tell that allergy from dental material, or medicine can cause Oral lichen planus. the medicine like anti-malaria, anti hypertension, etc..

    the OLP may be cause by the stress..

    is there any symtoms?

    if there's any symtoms like burn sensation try to use corticosteroid, but if there's no symtom, u can use vit A 20.000iu ..

  • lindaatsea
    lindaatsea

    Posted

    It is my understanding that OLP is an autoimmune problem and that, although foods do not cause it, foods can be a trigger to start an outbreak and also can cause a great deal of pain and discomfort - staying away from all spices is the best way to avoid potential problems. Acidic foods can also irritate it. Have never heard of bananas being a problem.

    I was told that if you eliminate all spices/irritants and then slowly re-introduce them, you may be able to find what triggered the outbreak and hopefully avoid it in the future.

    Hope this helps

  • ron18
    ron18

    Posted

    My partner has recently been diagnosed with, and had surgery for, oral cancer which involved cutting out the affected portion of her tongue and replacing it with a flap of skin from her arm. This new flap of skin developed lichen planus in exactly the place where her original tongue had suffered from OLP for many years (the surgeon actually confirmed that in a small percentage of cases OLP can be a precursor to oral cancer, but says he has never seen OLP return to a reconstructed tongue).

    It seems conventional medicine doesn't have much of an idea about how to treat OLP so I suggested to her that she try colonic hydrotherapy (colonic irrigation) to address her chronic problem with constipation, in the belief that skin problems can be a manifestation of a build-up of toxins in the body due to inefficient elimination. Within a few weeks of having a series of colonic irrigation treatments the OLP seems to have cleared up, although she was also having steroid mouthwashes prescribed by the surgeon.

    I know that the medical establishment can't accommodate these alternative-type approaches to disease treatments, but I can't help feeling that this would explain both her many years of suffering both constipation and OLP and why it returned after surgery and why it has now resolved itself.

    Has anyone any comments on this?

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