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Lichen or no on labia

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nina42892
nina42892

i have this on both sides of labia. Inbetween labia minora and labia majora. It more so burns . Looks red and irriated 

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  • TAB61
    TAB61 nina42892

    Posted

    Is the burning only during urination?  I have been putting up with this for years, so fed up with it all.  Thank you.

     

  • mary_pooh
    mary_pooh nina42892

    Posted

    Mine was same it cleared up after 9 months of hydrocortisone one per cent ointment don't use any perfume products in bath use balneum stay strong x

    • nina42892
      nina42892 mary_pooh

      Posted

      I currently use dove soap .. do you suggust using a different soap?
    • mary_pooh
      mary_pooh nina42892

      Posted

      You can't use soap at all just balneum or zeroderm from docs gotta be kind to your skin with lp ihave been on vegan diet for 8 weeks now and mouth olp is bit better defo dairy products are a no no they cause inflammation . Not fun having gluten free porridge and bland veg every day !! But I will do whatever it takes to be free from pain my vagina shrank coz of scarring of vulva LP so sex is not nice either !! Hey ho keep positive xx

  • ellen57898
    ellen57898 nina42892

    Posted

     I have LP on vulva. My regular gyn thought it was a streph infection and treated it with an antibiotic ointment. The itching was horrid. Urinating was painful. I was sent to a specialist that only deals with problems of this kind.  He did biopsies, which is the only way to diagnose LP. I started on.clobetasol and after about six weeks, he changed me to Elidel ( that has been a miracle for me),  I used it twice daily for a few months this, then once daily and now once a week.  This is a chronic condition, which can be controlled, but not cured. Stress is a big factor. LP  is often mistaken for yeast or streph infection.  Have your gyn do a biopsy.that will give you a definitive diagnosis.  If you are in the Washington DC area, I will give you the specialist’ name. I urge you to be persistent with you doctor and get a diagnosis.

    stay in touch and let us know how you are doing

    Ellie

    • TAB61
      TAB61 ellen57898

      Posted

      I'm sorry you are going through this, I'm going batty in pain in my mouth and my girly bits. I haventveaten anything but cold milk and a couple notes of tapioca pudding. suggestions on what I can put in my mouth, raw sores everywhere just took 5th and final steroid today, I'm hi get, weak and get dizzy very easily. you said I should stay away from dairy? why is this important? I tried ice cream to numb mouth it just burns like drinking water dies, milk soothes it. I'm still spitting up lots of bloody mucus, has anyone else experienced this? thank you and my best to everyone.

    • mary_pooh
      mary_pooh TAB61

      Posted

      Please stay off dairy products it inflames things try soya or nut milk get homeopathic Merc
    • TAB61
      TAB61 mary_pooh

      Posted

      I have never heard this about milk or milk products causing inflammation? May I ask where you heard saw or was told this? very interesting. I appreciate the heads up, what is this merc that everyone is referring to? what does it do?
    • mary_pooh
      mary_pooh TAB61

      Posted

      Lots of people with lp say avoid dairy and gluten sugar and caffeine the list goes on Google foods to avoid if you have olp ! I was eating a large pot of NAT yogurt every day coz thought it was soothing but it was actually making it worse . Merc 200 is a remedy I get from my homeopath along with silica she is helping me much more than traditional doctors I don't take steroids they just make me feel worse and throw up !! X

  • Sue2017
    Sue2017 nina42892

    Posted

    Hi

    I have OLP which has greatly improved since the initial diagnosis.

    I read on another discussion that pro biotics might help. By coincidence, I had started taking them at around the time of my diagnosis for another reason. Whether this might have been the cause of the OLP improvement I don't know and I'm obviously reluctant to test the theory by stopping them. But maybe it's something worth trying. As far as I'm aware there's no side effects. Re the OLP, i also use an aloe toothpaste.

    I hope you improve soon

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