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Grover's Disease: What works to help find relief?

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It didn't hurt or help. No topical or over the counter prescripion helped. Frogger and I, plus other's experimented with cilantro starting back in Feb 2019. I'm still clear today and only resume fresh or fresh frozen blended cilantro every few months for 3-4 days if I notice one or 2 itchy spots on torso that if scratched, scab and don't heal as fast as they should. Yet my GD was not only itchy, but painful. These are only mildly itchy and not painful and do heal to where the scab falls off permanently in few weeks. When broken out with GD if scratched scabs never healed until the breakout cycle was over. The scabs stayed, one year during initial outbreak and then subsequent outbreaks lasted 6 months, with 6 months of dormancy. No outbreak since I was cleared of GD after 6 months of blended cilantro. Most only used cilantro for 2-3 months. I was improving after a month: pain and itching noticeably better and by 3 months noticeably healing but was afraid to stop ingesting cilantro for 6 months when all I had left were some old painless and itch free scabs that clung on. If scratched off they would re-appear. It took almost a year for my front and back upper and lower torsos to be clear. It took even longer for my skin not to be hypersensitive, but it's normal now. Be hopeful but it seems cilantro, which is a heavy metal detox, only helps about 40% of us.

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I've not been diagnosed with Grover's disease, but do have problems with generalized itching, rosacea and skin bumps that itch. I think I'd like to try the cilantro smoothie -- can you send the recipe? Would appreciate so much. I try to eat healthy but sometimes it is difficult. Thanks.
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