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sore and burning

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groky
groky

Have any of you been really sore around your rectum had burning and

rough patches there? The skin isn't white, more reddish. I've been using A&D ointment but it isn't helping as much as it had been. What other cream or ointment would be good? Thank you

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  • lizziewizzie
    lizziewizzie groky

    Posted

    its not a cream...but i hope this helps...maybe to reduce inflammation in the bowel tract:             i've started making dandelion coffee in a glass cafetierre with warm coconut milk that i make myself inorder to avoid coffee.....although i hear organic 'bullet proof' coffee....made with organic butter blended in in a high speed blender keeps out the allergens that are in the puss filled cows milk of today. just a thought in case you are reacting x
  • ET1
    ET1 groky

    Posted

    Hello Gorky,  I have just been diagnosed with LS - or should I say Self Diagnosed.  I have had an itchy Anus for a number of years.  The first time I mentioned this to the Dr she said it would be an "itch-scratch-itch" problem  and to try and stop scratching.  After a couple of years I plucked up courage to speak to the Dr again and was given a cure all cream. anyway recently I got talking to a friend and lo and behold she had LS and as she described it I realised this was what I had, especially when she said her skin had gone white.  By this time my LS had moved round to the creases at the top of my legs.  I went back to the Drs and told her I thought this was what I had and after a quick examination she agreed.

    I have been on Clobetasol twice daily for a week then once daily for 1 week and twice a week thereafter, also I have Dermoll 500 cream and shower gel and Oilatum for the bath.  This has all helped immensely but I am now getting sore and my skin is peeling.  Could this be the dead skin off the LS ? And hopefully will sort itself out.

    Thankyou for bringing awareness to LS as not only being on the vaginal parts but can also be on the anus too.

    • kathleen65757
      kathleen65757 ET1

      Posted

      I would get it properly diagnosed if I were you. You cannot be certain without that! Peeling is not part of LS as far as I know. Being on the legs is another odd thing for LS. They scrape a bit of skin from the white patches and check that! 
    • Chrisy
      Chrisy ET1

      Posted

      Not aware of LS causing peeling but there is another condition lichen planus that may be causing you problems as it often affects women with lichen sclerosis or they can actually be misdiagnosed at first and have LP not LS.  Only a biopsy will diagnose correctly.
    • groky
      groky ET1

      Posted

      I'm not sure what the peeling is from. Doesn't sound like much fun. This is a frustrating problem to have. Maybe check with your doc to see what's going on. Sorry you're so sore.
  • kasiaj
    kasiaj groky

    Posted

    Hi I was recently diagnosed and found my bum was pretty itchy even though the doc said there didn't appear to be symptoms of LS on there. I have been given dermovate to use 2x daily for a month (then 1x daily for a month and then every other day for a month), i have been using it on my bum 2x is this too much if there isn't scarring etc? because my bum was actually bleeding today so now i'm a little worried! thank you!
    • lizziewizzie
      lizziewizzie kasiaj

      Posted

      maybe ease up on the steroid...are you smearing it?...maybe try to pinpoint the application solely to the white patches?
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