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OLP in esophagus

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carolyn81368
carolyn81368

I have suffered with esophageal spasms for months. A recent endoscopy revealed that my oral OLP has spread to my esophagus. Have been prescribed a steroid and am hoping for relief. Has anyone else experienced this?

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  • Good4unurse35
    Good4unurse35 carolyn81368

    Posted

    i have. my Dr. prescribed tacrolimus oral solution for deep gargle and swallow. it helps a ton! made by using the capsules it comes in and emptying them into water each time.

  • patrick64832
    patrick64832 carolyn81368

    Posted

    Hi, I have esophageal OLP also, I had two esophageal expansions, the expanding sorted my choking but the OLP was also causing me to have chronic coughing, to make a long story short I have had help from a Dental surgeon who prescribed Dermovate ointment for Oral use and I has fixed the cough and reduced the OLP by 40% which for me is brilliant, so I hope this may help.. Teresa...

  • TAB61
    TAB61 carolyn81368

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    Hi, I have been dealing with OLP for about 5 years, I see doctors at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, Yes I'm from US.

    I have to have my esphogus dilated every three months to keep it open, They have come up with a compound steroid in a capsule that I open up and mix powdered contents from capsule into 10m of Sugar Free Syrup as (Im a diabetic).

    I started out twice a day now I'm on 1 time a day for maintenance.

    3mg Budesonide

    It has helped tremendously.

    I have OLP of mouth, skin, vagina, eyes, ears, it affects all my mucus membrane areas, it sucks.

    Best wishes to you keep pushing for answers that will help you, each case is so different on what works. I do tacrolimus ointment in my mouth for sores 0.1% I've never heard of it in pill form to be able to gargle with it, I'm going to look into this as well.

    Good luck

    • carolyn81368
      carolyn81368 TAB61

      Posted

      I started budesonide just this morning. Like you, I am diabetic, but I did mix it with molasses. This is in liquid form in little vials.

      I am so sorry that your LP is so widely spread in your body. Mayo is the best place to be,

    • Gillian1956
      Gillian1956 TAB61

      Posted

      are you awake or sedated when they expand asparagus dilated

  • Gillian1956
    Gillian1956 carolyn81368

    Edited

    hi I think mite gave this condition I'm waiting for a endoscopy confirm I do have LP of that voluva but not in the mouth but throats always sore and burning and in chest and sore feelings

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