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Grover's Disease: What works to help find relief?
Skin Health | Last Active: Dec 6 3:31pm | Replies (2018)Comment receiving replies
I think there’s a connection between sweat and temperature and GD breakouts. I live in Florida and had been in remission when the pandemic started. To save my sanity I began working in my yard. I was fine from March till July. That’s when we got the summer humidity and within a month it came back bc I was sweating profusely while working in my yard. I’m again starting to work in my yard without the sweat pouring out of me because the humidity has fallen. I definitely think there’s a connection to my breakout.
Sincerely,
Linda Beattie
P.S. I sent you a private message early this evening too.
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I just replied to your private message. I didn't even know this site had a private message application, good to know. Glad you found this site for GD info. Also Facebook is reported to have an excellent GD site, which I don't follow as right now I have no need to search for more info. As I mentioned in my message start reading this blog post from Feb 2019 forward. Feb 27 was my breakthrough when kimass1 posted info she read about cilantro. Kimass1 is my guardian angel who has given me my normal life back.
Hi @linnie61, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Glad you could join in on the topic of Grover's Disease. One of Mayo Clinic's Dermatologist agrees with you about the sweat component. I thought you would like to see the answer he provided for a patient.
Treatment for Grover's - https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/treatment-for-grovers-disease-geared-toward-relieving-itching-and-rash/
Have you always lived in Florida? I did a little research and it did say that the disease can be exacerbated by high heat temperatures.
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I definitely agree with the sweating as a trigger. I have learned that when I do sweat if possible to quickly clean, rinse with cool water, pat dry and moisturize. It’s weird because sometimes I have sweated and then could not clean up after and no problem. I just never know exactly how my skin is going to react. Internally and externally. Sometimes when I know I’m going to sweat I’ll apply gold bond powder beforehand not my favorite but sometimes helps. Some people use creams with zinc oxide as a moisture barrier but I have found they are thick and hard to clean off and I don’t like to scrub my sensitive skin. I’m in California so sweating is an issue. Can’t wait til it cools off here. Although, Grover’s still exist for me even in cooler weather 😡