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Hi I have had LS for many years. Always been a it of a problem with itching and skin she. In the last two weeks The surrounding skin burns all the time especially when I go to pee so much that my eyes water. The only relief I get is taking paracetamol. Its not cystitis. I wonder if it could be infection. Problem getting appointment with doctor so your help would be greatly appreciated.
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joannah joan53911
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If it's Lichen Sclerosus you might try Coptis (it stains) then emu oil. pat with chlorine free TP. I'm not a doctor though.
CK512 joan53911
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I'm so sorry that you are in such pain. I have experience that too. My OBGYN prescribed Clobetasol Propionate to address LS burning and itching. But the key for me is to avoid a few food items. I cannot have spinach or chocolate. There are surely others, but I must not eat them, because I have never had a reaction to anything else. I have had such a bad response to chocolate that my vulval skin was sloughing off, exposing the raw tissue underneath. That's when I discovered that Clobetasol Propionate ointment burns open wounds like a blowtorch. I have switched to the cream.
bianca joan53911
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its really strange that I read your post this morning as i am just having a dose of LS and wondered if it was the Kefir yogurt I have started eating a lot of. i have been free of LS for a long time and are thoroughly depressed at its return. i had no idea food could bring it on but reading your post made me think about it. I shall have a regime of Clob and leave off the Kefir and hope for the best.
Irishlady joan53911
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Are you using a barrier cream before peeing or using a peri bottle while peeing, this can stop the urine hitting the delicate skin. You can buy strips to test for infections, I think multistix but you may have to google a bit to get it. You can take oregano oil capsules to help fight infection while your waiting on drs appt.