I have to say it was pretty fast, within a week that I noticed I had nothing new...I had literally been waking up each day with new patches...I also gave up alcohol...which was horrendous...but I gave myself 6 weeks in my head to see if I noticed a difference...and their definitely was one...however, not drinking at all is almost as miserable as having LP...I'm in my late 30s with young children with a fairly active social life..so after the kids go to bed my treat was pouring myself a wine...now I don't drink at all when I'm at home and just treat myself on the rare occasion we're out for dinner or an occasion....so it's been a pretty strict life change with eating/drinking...however it has made me be far more creative in the kitchen and its surprising that you can still eat nice food - however we've noticed that it's a more expensive way to eat - and you just have to be more organised....that handy bowl of pasta/pesto I use to cook with no time/energy is no longer!
You have convinced me, Fiona. At least I have no children at home and I have a helpful, understanding husband. Thank you again.
Good luck, hope it works for you the way it did for me! The other plus of course is that you will quickly see the pounds falling off...I was a curvy size 12 and lost over a stone in a half in 6 weeks which was not a good look and I looked ill (but felt great as I wasn't putting in any rubbish) and the itching stopped so I looked awful and was massively underweight but I stopped itching....I made up my calories by eating nuts (not salted ones obviously) cashews/almonds etc...sometimes up to 500 extra calories worth so to keep me at a healthy weight. My husband was great too and didn't moan about boring dinners...and was pleased when he too lost some weight as he was eating so healthily! Good luck, let me know how you get on!
Good morning fellow lp suffers. I excluded wheat/gluten 4 years ago.it did stop my o.l.p.for a time.however, I am now popping out in itchy flat topped spots all over. I undergo a humiliating "going over" with steroid cream daily......but the more we treat the more lil buggers arrive..interesting point... My mum had lp.i have lp.my daughter now has it, yet I was assured it is not hereditary.
I do thank the doctor in max fac whe told me BROW.....barley rye oats and wheat.,which makes it easier to remember the never eat items.
so now, working on cheese,I shall give up my daily cheese on toast.
For me it's eggs, eggplant and pepper. And as others said STRESS . And unexpectedly exercising hard caused recurrence of LP for me
Hi, everyone. It's been a while since I commented. I went to an osteopathic physician, who drew a lot of blood and identified several nutrient deficiencies along the way. She removed dairy, corn, eggs, alcohol (although I sometimes cheat on that), wheat, and most other grains, also most fruit and meat, from my diet. It has been a slog, but my general health is better. One thing I've realized is that cheese is a problem in our bodies, period. One other thing I've concluded is that processed foods are poisonous to our minds and bodies. Considering un-pasteurized dairy at some point, but trying to follow the diet (for the most part) for now. I began to eat some spicier foods, and guess what, the OLP began to come back. So I am back with the mouthwash twice a day and spot-treatment with fluocininide. My oral pathologist says it's better to get back on track now than wait until it's full-blown. Of course, she's right. I observe my 90-year-old mother's inability to manage even one pill/day and wonder if I could possibly keep up this regimen if I live that long!
I was diagnosed with OLP a couple of years ago and ended up having it flare up into an oral cancer. It's exasperating that there is so little useful information available.
One thing that does seem to be helping is Lycopene, which should be purchasable without a prescription. Some research indicates that patients with OLP have a deficiency that Lycopene helps.
Spicy foods are also a no-no... which is difficult for me because I love Indian and Jamaican food. But it's not worth the hassle. I *have* seen a number of recommendation to avoid anything from the nightshade family (tomatoes, potatoes, peppers), which would also tie into the spicy food because it's primarily nightshade based.
Good luck to all of you!
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How you fibd arsenicum album? Its homoepathy treatment right ? How u find it ?
Hiya, you can buy in store and online from Holland & Barrett...in fact placed recent order last week and it was on offer. I control my LP by following Paleo diet but notice immediately if I stop taking this tiny little pill...it's certainly made a difference for me!
Hai I have affected with lycan planus since 2015 January and I have tried corticosteroids and subsidised a lot however I think diet and stress is the contributing factor ...still I have this problem again ...I think the nuts sea fish etc are at risk diet ...aby suggestions please help .....
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Are you sure wheat is problem. because I have tried chapati and poori (indian foods )recently. After sometimeI I got lycan planus. ..I think chronic stress is another trouble. ..
Hello fiona, you are right. ..I doubt stress is another reason . Do you think wheat products such as chapati , poori and live yogurts (yeo valley ) and beer having any problem
I was diagnosed Jan 2105 after 4 months and 3 doctors treating me for contact dermatities and eczemza. As soon as a had my daignosis while waiting the week for my bipsy results I stated a food journal; Had my triggers and stopped my itching in 2 days.Prednisone took care of the rest. But here is the interesting part. It was ONLY what I drank. Alchohol was the worst! I reacted to orange juice and diet coke and even mineral water. I only drink water and coffee. I have tested this theory and got in trouble twice having a couple glasses of red wine. Both time I stopped the sumptomes with just 2 days of prednisone.
I have LLP of the scalp but think I have also had a couple of blisters in my mouth that were probably oral without me knowing they were at the time - I also have pulsating tinitus in my right ear - add to that frontal fibrosing alopecia which is most prevalent on the right side causing hair loss that probably will not come back as it is scarring. There is no known cause and no treatment that works. I have done tons of research and the most recent info is a failure to metabolize vitamin A - so weed out the foods that are the highest in A and really read labels as it is in alot of stuff even margarine - also all face creams with retinal and sunblock. This all started about two years ago after a pneumonia shot and a shingles shot - both live viruses and a shot of prolia, an osteoporosis med, and which is known to cause dermitis and adversely affect your immune system in some patients. Around this time I also went on the Dr. Oz diet which eliminates sugar, processed foods and dairy - and mostly water to drink - I like many other on here have not given up wine. Stress does adversely seem to effect it as well. I have not done any of the drugs as I feel too many drugs were my tipping point but who knows. The Dr. Oz diet also has you do baking soda and epsom salt baths which continuously shows up as a help as well to the extent that I am going to start doing an am soak of my feet as well. The diet was a happy accident in this journey as I believe many of the things that are eliminated on his diet and the soaking to rid the body of toxins really helped me. I have also taken B complex, milk thistle and a vitamin for adrenal health with the hope that with reducing elevated cortisol levels from stress would help this condition as well. During the the very beginning my blood pressure was also slightly elevated. As of now I feel really good - much calmer - blood pressure is good - no more hair loss - and the scalp lichen is much better. I am at present trying some essential oils - lavender and cedarwood - added to my shampoo and conditioner. I also have been trying for the last couple of days to add lavender to a lotion that I am experimenting with on the front of my scalp which is the only place the lichen persists. I really think there is a common thread in all of this and it totally seems bizarre that none of the medical community has been able to fix it. These forums are essential to us and them as hopefully we all will be able to figure out what works. I hope that some of the this information will be helpful to anyone who reads it.
Thanks a lot, it was so helpful amazing!
Gengigel mouth wash helps my mouth heal so at least I don't have to cut out too many foods. I hadn't thought about cheese but anything acidic like fruits and tomatoes and high in sugar definitely makes it worse. You can buy the mouth wash from Boots or it's cheaper online.
I am so happy to have found this thread. I have been to 8 doctors before finally having the official LP diagnosis. I am going to start trying to identify my trigger foods because I can't live like this. I think I'm going to do the paleo diet. Hopefully it helps!
I am having Linear Lichen Planus for last 1 year now. i have met the drs. but not o.k fully.
now i would like to know that what can i eat and what i can't eat.
give me the diet to control my itching and cure my disease.
Please help whom you consulted for homeopathy?
To heal your skin one must really clean up what you eat. Read How not to die by Dr M Greger and a must read book for the most valuable information to claim back your health and be in control is Proteinaholic by Dr G davis. These are life (and skin) saving books and everyone around you will benefit too.