Rectal misery

I sometimes think of you, Hanny, and marvel at your self discipline. I went off gluten for awhile and most of my symptoms disappeared!  Same with sugar!  I need to be more careful with my diet. I find it very hard. 

So it is ok to use steroid there? I try not to do that too much but I do on occasion. Recently did 2 or 3 nights in a row but then it started to feel as though I had a cut. 😰 

Thanks for listening. Usually I accept my condition but I went into anxiety mode cause of the pressure down there.

Too often the very clob can irritate me too.  Knowing that I seem to have no other option I use the tiniest amount.  Other times I use my borax rinsing more often and that seems to do the trick for that moment.  It is not easy.  LS is so unpredictable at times, sticks up its head when you 'did nothing wrong'.

?And I have to tell you that I'm not always strong and disciplined.  However, the very LS will tell me that I ate something that I should not have.  The North American culture is so centred around food.  That takes a different mindset.  With Thanksgiving for instance I keep in my mind that it is an event to reconnect with family members.  It makes it easier to skip the sweet dessert, and leave out other food items that I should not eat. 

Thanks Hanny. You have been a big encouragement to me through the last years. 

I find I often can accept this condition but I'm ravaged with anxiety right now. 

Do you worry about cancer from your LS?

Do I think about cancer?  Yes I do.  Most of my family members have passed on due to cancer.  Too often at too young an age.  However, I have also made peace with the thought that it could be me next.  And then I go over how I lived my life.  (This far few regrets.) 

?However, when the moment is there it probably still will be a shock, but I'm not unprepared.  I just try looking after this LS as good as I know how.   

That's a beautiful way of expressing it. My mother passed away of leukemia when I was 21 and it sort of left its mark on me. But worrying will only make things worse. 

I think Sandra that I worried too at some point,  I was 15 when my mon passed away.  Cancer of course, like her mother before her.  It always stays in the back of your mind.  At the same time I learned early in life that life is not forever.  It makes one thankful and appreciative. 

Hi sandra

I use zink and caster oil on my LS when is sore as well as clob and baking soda. Find the zink and caster oil works really well. (Nappy cream) hope it helps 🙃🙃

I just started castor oil yesterday and I think it's feeling more comfortable.  

That's a new one to me! Very interesting! 

Give it a try, I discovered it from a holiday, I was red raw down there on the day I went away it hurt to walk. After 2 days of around 5-10 minutes in the sea each day my skin totally cleared up. Since then, salt water has always been my go to & heals my break outs  within a couple of days.

Also I can add that my skin totally cleared up even though I was indulging in lots of naughty foods and alcohol each day on that holiday (although I wouldn't advise) 

Would a salt water bath be helpful?

I am having those baths twice a day now to heal the biopsy mapping operation I had last week, which is helping. Although for LS I find a soaked salt water cotton pad wiped directly on the sore area is more effective for the tears and raw areas that have been scratched, maybe because of a more intimate/concentrated amount of salt is applied directly onto the skin, who knows!