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

I personally haven't read about Grover's in the locations you have mentioned. Perhaps you have another form or forms of eczema. Go to dermnetnz.org and go to their eczema site and search though all the forms of eczema. Look at the photos of Grover's, it truly seems yours doesn't fit the profile. Yet as I have 3 forms, with Grover's as one, you could have other forms of eczema which is not uncommon.
Until my cilantro smoothies, daily, no PX treatment helped me. An outbreak had to run it's course. My first outbreak lasted 1 year and then subsequent outbreaks were less severe (still miserable) but timing was 6 months on and 6 months off. One month into my latest outbreak beginning in mid Feb this year, I read about cilantro on this site, started a daily smoothy and within a week it stopped progressing and slowly started healing. Now 4 months later the last scabs are almost all gone, yet after the first week on treatment the itching was lessened and after a month almost gone. Yet it was in the beginning stage of an outbreak. Best of all with cilantro I never got the deep pain.

So do your homework with dermnetnz.org, study Grover's and other forms that have rashes that look like yours (great photos on this site) and unless you have a reason why cilantro won't work for you, just do it and chug it down.

Read this discussion since the beginning and learn how much we use, how often to drink it, tips on storing it and so on.

Also go to earthclinic and read about cilantro for Grover's. From what I have read from other bloggers with Grover's, about 50% or more of us are helped. Frogger and I are 2 of the lucky ones. Also have read cilantro is a heavy metal detox, but still have no idea why it has helped me so much.
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Hello. I’ve had the punch biopsies. Are you saying there is a specific test for Grover’s??

Thank you. I wish I could try the cilantro. Since I’m allergic to NSAIDS I cannot do my daily aspirin regime (for the blood clotting factor) and cilantro can thicken the blood. I’ve just purchased vitamins E and C. Thinking these are good for the skin. Grasping at straws here. I will check the sites you suggested. Thank you again.

Yes. My pathology report came back saying I had Grover’s. The lab tested for several things.

Thanks. I will call derm this morning.

My Dermatologist from Mayo prescribed Triamcinolone Acidtonide cream 1%. I've had awful rashes, wide spread since 2013. Thankfully, they come and go! But sometimes last for months. Last skin biopsy a year ago, shows resemblance to Grovers disease, but I have MGUS, which may contribute to on set. Usually I'll get some pop up rashes, which I get under control with the cream. If they're wide spread and I'm feeling sick from them, chills, exhaustion, tormenting itching, and lack of sleep, I'll apply the prescription cream, then wear a wet cotton tshirt (wet wraps), for about an hour, all recommended from my Drs, and take Hydroxyzine, and allergy pills. Side effects are miserable, but itching subsides. No hot water in showers, and told to use only Vanicream soap and cream. I do try my best to avoid lengthy sweats, but difficult here in Florida. As for Cilantro, I've tried eating bunches in a salad, but I honestly can't say it helped...but I will try it again should I experience a wide spread. Hope you all find steady relief!!

Do try to detox daily with fresh cilantro, stems and leaves until you notice improvement. Some freeze the fresh and say it still works. Study our blog for other storage tips. I believe you will be more successful following though if you make a smoothly and simply chug it down without breathing to minimize the taste. Personally I couldn't face a cilantro salad. This treatment has been surprisingly success for me, still GD free after beginning in Feb I have begun reducing smoothie to every other day.It didn't take long to notice my new weeks old breakout was not progessing, just a week, yet it's taken 4 months for 98% of the scabs to drop off. I believe these residual papuales will always be with me, but no itching, burning or pain. I am even gardening in the heat, but making myself come in by 11 am.
You do know that Triamcinolone is a strong steroid.Read up on dangers if you haven't already. You mentioned you might have a variation of GD so it's helping, but for most of us with GD steroids don't help or if they do it's temporary and it comes back with a vengeance. Calciptreine Cream did help a bit in slowing the progression.

@dazlin My dermatologist also prescribed triamcinolone in the beginning which I used to 10 day to temper the initial AWFUL stuff. Then I switched to cilantro in smoothies. Have been on them since January (ish, can't remember exactly). No more itching or outbreaks. Afraid to stop the cilantro. However, the benefits of the cilantro have been more than Grover's aid. My health is improved. All that fruit in the smoothie each morning aids digestion. I also add protein powder. My smoothie is almond milk, frozen banana, frozen strawberries, sometimes blueberries or peaches and the cilantro. One quarter bundle each time for me. And I HATE THE TASTE OF CILANTRO but it is expertly camouflaged in the smoothie. I freeze the quarter bundles.

My thoughts exactly! Mine began January 1 and the smoothies have done the trick. Do you take any vitamins to supplement the smoothies? I’m unsure whether to add vitamins to my daily routine.

@frogger I try to remember to take Biotin, Occuvite for eyes and chlorella ( look up health benefits) . I always take Vitamin C, Vitamin D, CoQ10 and Mega Red fish oil. I probably don't need any of these but my heart is great and I am healthy. Don't ever get colds (fingers are crossed.)