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

Posted by 43219876x @43219876x, Sep 23, 2016

I have been diagnosed with Grover's disease under my breasts. I had a biopsy for diagnosis. Tried topical ointment with no really good results. Any ideas?

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suel222 | @suel222 | Aug 12, 2022

I have had slow progress with zinc oxide, such as Desitin. Took the itch away immediately.
Using twice a day I’m showing daily improvement.

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pwhitney801 | @pwhitney801 | Aug 15, 2022
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@potts

You might try putting on the cream , gently message in, wait a bit ,then cover with the Zinc Oxide if you think you will be sweating. Cool showers and PAT dry on the affected area (No rubbing) Store your Cilantro in a container of fresh water covered with a plastic bag( Cut some holes in the bag) keep in the Refrigerator . Add some berries , protean powder and juice (Or whatever) to your Smoothie (EVERY DAY, half a bunch) and you won't even Taste the Cilantro. Google Cilantro for more health benefits (If you're Diabetic and on medication. check with your Doctor. Cilantro can lower blood sugar) I've taken the time to do this because people on here did it for me and I'm SO grateful. I hope it works as well for you as it did for me. Give it a month and please let me know.

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Hi- do you use the zinc oxide only when it’s a itch flare up, or just cosmetically to help the red dots go away?

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pwhitney801 | @pwhitney801 | Aug 15, 2022

Has anyone tried any sort of laser treatments to help? I’m lucky and don’t suffer from the itching- it’s purely a cosmetic concern from the red dots.

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suel222 | @suel222 | Aug 16, 2022
In reply to @pwhitney801 "Hi- do you use the zinc oxide only when it’s a itch flare up, or just..." + (show)
@pwhitney801

Hi- do you use the zinc oxide only when it’s a itch flare up, or just cosmetically to help the red dots go away?

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I’ve been using for almost 2 weeks now and red dots are slowly going away. I’m gonna keep it up till they are hopefully gone. In 10 yrs I’ve never been “dot free” so we’ll see. This has been the only remedy that has helped me..

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sophiep | @sophiep | Aug 16, 2022
In reply to @suel222 "I’ve been using for almost 2 weeks now and red dots are slowly going away. I’m..." + (show)
@suel222

I’ve been using for almost 2 weeks now and red dots are slowly going away. I’m gonna keep it up till they are hopefully gone. In 10 yrs I’ve never been “dot free” so we’ll see. This has been the only remedy that has helped me..

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Have you found a zinc oxide product that is less visible? I have been using Beaudreax's Butt Paste extra strength on my legs to stop the intense itching and it works, but I can't leave the house covered in white paste and it's messy!

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suel222 | @suel222 | Aug 16, 2022
In reply to @sophiep "Have you found a zinc oxide product that is less visible? I have been using Beaudreax's..." + (show)
@sophiep

Have you found a zinc oxide product that is less visible? I have been using Beaudreax's Butt Paste extra strength on my legs to stop the intense itching and it works, but I can't leave the house covered in white paste and it's messy!

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Unfortunately no, I’ve only seen the thick white paste.

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sophiep | @sophiep | Aug 16, 2022
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@suel222

Unfortunately no, I’ve only seen the thick white paste.

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Thanx….probably doesn’t exist!

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sophiep | @sophiep | Aug 16, 2022
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@suel222

Unfortunately no, I’ve only seen the thick white paste.

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Ahhh...that's what I thought....too bad!

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tampabay | @tampabay | Aug 25, 2022

I have used Menthol available in Gold bond Power...The Foot power has the maximum amount of 1 %, others body powers O.5% ! Put it down my tee shirt at night and plenty of covers will swear out Red dots! Works and relief from itching,,,,but no easy cure! Also started using a "Nervive" cream" with 1% menthol with lidocaine. clear liquid but more expensive than powder!

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nodgabnoj | @nodgabnoj | Aug 25, 2022
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@tampabay

I have used Menthol available in Gold bond Power...The Foot power has the maximum amount of 1 %, others body powers O.5% ! Put it down my tee shirt at night and plenty of covers will swear out Red dots! Works and relief from itching,,,,but no easy cure! Also started using a "Nervive" cream" with 1% menthol with lidocaine. clear liquid but more expensive than powder!

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I just saw a post on the GD F/B site that I think is worth noting. The person who posted said that a combination of methotrexate and folic acid totally cleared up his symptoms. This advice came from The Miami Itch Center, Dr. Yosipovitch, phone no. 305 243 6704. If you Google the center, you can read about it, and they do online appointments as well.

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