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

Skin Health | Last Active: Nov 4 2:57pm | Replies (2012)

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I too join the club. For about a year I had a few spots, then they erupted around my chest and up and down my back. You all know the rest. What I found was very helpful was cold. When I take a shower I start with just lightly warm water, wash outside the stream and rinse quickly, Then I reduce the water temperature in steps (each of which is tolerable) until I have cold water. The gradual process makes the cold shower kind of easy. I also bought a FlexiFreez ice vest. It's great. Look it up. I can go out side in hot weather to mow or whatever and don't break a sweat. Lasts 1-2 hrs before cooling stops and you go in or get your backup ice. I wear it once a day in the house with therapeutic intent. I have ordered a evaporative cooling mat for under my sheet (pumps cool water through a a thin pad). I think that should help with night sweats without having to sleep without a shirt on top of the sheets. I bought a cold pad for behind my back when I sit for a while. My rash and the itching are greatly reduced (fading?) with use of the vest especially. I look forward to choking down some celantro shakes though. Real glad I found this site.
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@bburg
“Real glad I found this site.”
I hope you still feel that way after your shake.
Cilantro? Choke down is right. Hope it stays down.
I'm not familiar with this condition but the treatment sounds as bad as the illness.
All the best to you,
Jake

Good ideas. I noticed that hot showers trigger outbreaks as well as the early heat wave we’re experiencing in the east.
No sunbathing for me. Just swimming in bright sun causes red rash on neck and chest. I’ve found some relief showering with selsun blue medicated shampoo as a body wash.

Hello @bburg and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for joining this discussion and sharing tips on what has been helpful for you with Grover's. I love the saying that goes something like "I can do anything for 1 minute" which I feel applies to consuming a variety of healthy greens that are good for our bodies! Will you please do let us know how you feel about the cilantro shakes?

Also, how did you hear about the vest option?