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christine94142
christine94142

hi everyone

i have just start hormone creams to help the skin in my vaginal area and anus area also started to see a doctor who does chinese medicine and western combined . i have started to drink an herbal tea he has made to help with my immune system as this will help my LS. my stress level is now a positive as i have some hope from reading this forum and from him . i am also weaning off  my antidepressants under the doctors guidance. and stopped the methatrexate tabs that i have been on for a year. i am going to buy a dilater but my problem is what lubricate to use . some of you have said coconut oil, some vasaline. it would be good to get some feed back on this please . i have also been watching what i eat and drink my doctor said to drink lots of green tea. i am drinking less cola and soft drinks to see if that helps as well. it's a lot of changes at once i know but i have suffered to long to go at it slowly. how many of you suffer from psoriasis as well?

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  • Morrell1951
    Morrell1951 christine94142

    Posted

    Hi Christine,

    This all sounds good, except any cola or soft drinks sound bad. Way too much sugar. We got a carbonation stand to amke our own fizzy water. I buy good quality dark juices like blueberry and just put a dash of it in the glass of fizzy water. If you PM me I'll say the brand name, but it's the one Coke's been trying to put out of business.

    Hanny had a dilation procedure and she swears by coconut oil.

    • christine94142
      christine94142 Morrell1951

      Posted

      ok thanks yeah thats why i am cutting down on fizzy drinks as you said too much sugarcheesygrin
  • hanny32508
    hanny32508 christine94142

    Posted

    It sounds very much that you are on your way to live with LS in a positive way.  Try to cut out all this 'sugar water'.   It's your enemy.  

    For dilating I use a fluid form of coconut oil.  Harmless and works well.  Sometimes I have to repeat covering the dilator with the oil.  (The other lubrication materials I have tried prior were nasty - for some reason they worked like a form of glue)

    You're on the right track Christine, go girl go. 

  • suedm
    suedm christine94142

    Posted

    Good luck and well done! Getting you stress levels under control is no mean feat, AND coming off the anti depressants as well, now that is marvellous. Do tell us how you are getting on. I too have a soda water maker and I drink stacks of carbonated tap water....without flavourings... I find I do not like sweet drinks having stopped taking sugar in tea and coffee decades ago. Weaning yourself off very sweet drinks may well help you undercarriage as well, and by making your own fizzy drinks puts you firmly in control

    Well done once more you have our support I am sure

    Sue

  • christine94142
    christine94142

    Posted

    thanks girls i will keep you in formed on my progress i know i will always have it but if i can learn more to control it that will be a positivecheesygrin
    • Chrisy
      Chrisy christine94142

      Posted

      Hi Christine,  I just wanted to urge a little caution.  It would be wise to change one thing at a time from now on.  If we change too many things at once we are never 100% sure which action/treatment was causing a problem and which one is helping.  If you give each change 2 weeks then you should be giving it a fair trial run.  Some things I have had a reaction to straight away but others have taken several days.  Now I have things under control I actually give any change I make a couple of months to be sure. This way I am sure I have given things a fair trial.  E.g. when I first used clobetasol prorionate it caused stinging and burning but now it is almost instant relief from a flair up.  I hope you continue to improve and can keep on top of this.  Well done for getting the stress levels under control as that is probably the hardest one to deal with.
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