OLP and Cancer / preventing flare ups

I know what you mean Jason I am also so very anxious and nervous, I am always looking at this inside my mouth and am terrified of cancer and knowing it's autoimunne I just feel helpless to what happening. Iv heard it can take many years to develop but it's just a constant worry.

Jason, You need to calm down, your going to make yourself worse!! I have had OLP for about thirty years and I never think about oral cancer, it is incredibly rare, I also have Lichen Schlerosus and I never think about vaginal cancer as this too is very rare!!  I also have Ulcerative Colitis, do I think I am going to die of colon cancer?  NO of course not!!!  you need to change how you are thinking, you sound like your in a tail spin, its really not that bad, but getting yourself worked up like this is bad, I think I have mentioned before stress can really aggravate OLP, your father probably got throat cancer because he was a heavy smoker/drinker and that has absolutely nothing to do with your OLP, you will be fine, and of course  you can drink alcohol, everything in moderation,   There may or may not be a connection to Mercury and fillings, NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE, but I can tell you this I am not having mine out, its the last thing I would do, its actually quite a dangerous procedure and should only be carried out with a qualified practitioner.

 I tried to help you before but you just ignored my post...remember about Homeopathy? It worked for me, maybe instead of stressing out you should book an appointment to see someone.  Are you taking any Meds at all for anxiety? 

I would *strongly* recommend you avoid any kind of alcohol. That said, if you're going to drink, make sure it's rarely. Also, stay away from alcohol-containing products such as Listerine. There has been research done in Australia and other countries linking oral cancers with Listerine. It's not as well-known in the U.S. (where I'm located), but my ENT doctor named it explicitly as a huge factor when I had an oral cancer form on the inside of my cheek. Once it's there, it's a royal pain in the posterior to deal with. And I consider myself lucky to have survived it.

There are some diet-related things you can do to lessen outbreaks of OLP. There's a lot of information on this site. Look at your diet first... you might be having reactions to food or food combinations. Eliminate nightshades and spicy foods (like Indian, Thai, etc)

My oral specialist also recommended Lycopene, which is derived from tomatoes. It does seem to help and you don't need a prescription. Also make sure you see a dentist who has experience with oral disease issues, so that they can keep an eye on you.

Hi  - I've had the sores since 2009 and just recently I have been getting to the bottom of it to a point that I finally have a name to what it could be.  No one seemed to know why I had the sores.  They tested me for immune disorderes and viral but all came back negative so they sent me on my way.  I then recently did a lot of reading on OLP and read that it can be caused by medications and one being high blood pressure medications.  Then it dawned on me that I the sores started around the time I started Lisinopril-HCTZ .  I do have a mouth biopsy coming up but my EMT doctor said it for sure looked like OLP.  However, last week I ran out of my blood pressure meds and although I don't recommend this to anyone because I shouldn't have done it myself, but I haven't taken my blood pressure medication now for a week BUT, my sores have cleared up.  However, now I need to find another medication because now I have a bad headache from not being on my meds.  It's frustrating for sure but I feel that I am getting closer .  Although I didn't do it the right way.  Now I have to hear the wrath from my doctor for stopping my meds without her knowing.