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darathon136
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After the Derms and western medicine failed me, I turned to Chinese Medicine, with Acupuncture and herbs. My acupuncturist told me that I had symptoms of leaky gut, and my lips were probably due to a terrible diet as well as an already weakened skin barrier from eczema. It was just unlucky that I had contracted it. Since approximately Mid April, I have had a complete lifestyle change. I've completely cut out all gluten, dairy, corn, fried, frozen, added sugar, and spices from my diet. All potential irritants. It's been a brutal three months, but I have seen visible progress. While my lips continue to peel, they peel much slower, and the peeling is much thinner than before. My inflamation has gone down tremendously, and my lips are more pink than red. I've also undergone accupuncture, but I'm not sure how much that helped me, if at all. I also started to take a probiotic, as well as some Chinese herbs.
My doctor says that the lips are connected to the intestines/stomach, and I had probably some of the worst lips of anyone in this forum. At my worst, it was definitely close to Daniel Miller's lips. However, now, my lips aren't completely healed yet, but they look much much better. Almost completely healthy, but there's a little flaking that I just clip off. I was told that I would have to continue this diet for at least 2 years, which is insane. But if I will actually be cured, I'm willing to do it. My diet is mainly fruits, veggies, rice, some high quality meats, and a little bit of 70% or higher dark chocolate every day. I've also undergone phototherapy before for my eczema which helped, but now with the summer, I try and get a little sun everyday if possible. I used to use a little sesame oil to moisturize my lips, but now I use absolutely nothing. Perhaps I will have to start using products again during the winter, but right now I don't really have a need to. I wish everyone good luck on their journey to the cure, this is definitely one of the worst diseases for a person's self esteem and mental health. I have had this disease for approximately four years now, and I'm turning 19 very soon. My late teens were robbed from me.
However, don't let this disease stop you from enjoying life. I had accepted my problem a year or two ago, it's hard, but your life is so short that it's pointless to just let yourself rot at home. No one deserves this dilemma, but you must be strong to overcome what life throws at you. I've definitely grown stronger mentally throughout my journey, but I also have internalized some pain from the years of judgement and stares. I feel very blessed that I at least seem to be going in the right direction, this is the first time my lips have actually improved so I will jump on this opportunity while I still have the chance to. Good luck everyone, I will update if I ever fully become healed. I hope everyone can work through it as well.- Re: I've had tremendous progress, ap... Positivemindset
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This is a reply to # 2,411,006Congrats mate ! :)
I will start a diet along with some suplements to cure leaky gut and maybe sibo, i think they are the causes of my pelling lips.
One little question, did you wet your lips when showering ? Some people said the white stuff when wetting them was bacteria thriving but I'm pretty sure this is just dead skin wich turn white because it's wet.
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This is a reply to # 2,411,006I would like to congratulate you first on seeing some improvements.
Regarding "leaky gut" I would be very weary of any doctor who claims you have "leaky gut", firstly regarding this issue it can be tested for although the tests are not 100% accurate they can give some form of idea for example there is the blood test which tests for your levels of zonulin. Zonulin is a protein that modulates the permeability of the tight junctions within the wall of the digestive tract this test is one of the main ones conventional/naturopaths can get an idea if you do indeed have what is known as "leaky gut". I have actually had this blood test done and my levels came back in the normal range and were fine. Although some doctors recommend having this blood test twice on two seperate occasions to have a decisive finding. There is also another test in which i believe you ingest a certain substance and then they test to see the levels in your blood or urine to determine how much is actually "leaking into your system. "Leaky gut" is very uknown and although natropaths claim it to be the answer to most diseases this is all theory and not factually supported. I am just warning you as I wish someone warned me before I began spending thousands and thousands on supplements and crazy diets for nothing and listening to the advice of doctors who were treating me on what they "Thought" I had.
Regarding diets I would also consider any diet that limits certain whole food groups to be careful. Of course cutting out all processed foods and junk food can only overall improve your overall health but when you start cutting out whole food groups i would certainly only do it for limited periods this is through my knowledge of doing crazy diets myself such as the candida diet over long periods. Your body is wired to thrive off a balanced diet of healthy fats, proteins and carbs. Stick to natural foods and you should be fine.
I encourage you to educate yourself very well on this topic I truly believe in some natural medicine and wish you all the best. Please keep the forum updated.
For some tips Find a high quality probiotic which can survive the digestion process (stomach acid) 99% of probiotics are a waste of money its imperative to find a good one. L-glutamine is the mother of supplements for leaky gut start on a low dose and slowly increase your levels over a few weeks. Their is also a product called "restore" personally i tried this a it did absolutely nothing for my symptoms but you can decide if you think it is worth adding to your protocol of supplements.
Best of luck and your so young although the modern western medicine has failed you i can assure you in your twenties your condition will be well controlled the dermatology industry is kicking goals within the inflammatory skin disease area and there a life changing medicine which are now available and dozens more to be approved in the near future.
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This is a reply to # 2,411,006I think you should also eliminate the rice, replace it with potatoes/sweet potatoes. Go full paleo. - Re: I've had tremendous progress, ap... Rala51829
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This is a reply to # 2,411,006Thanks for sharing. Please update us on your progress once every couple of months.
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