oral lichen planus

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Has anyone had any experience with this? Its basically a raised area inside the cheek in the mouth. I went to an oral surgeon and they did a biopsy, told me its probably OLP which is an auto immune problem =:0 I can only think I got it during a time of intense stress a few months ago. If anyone knows of any natural treatments for it please advise me

anneHello Anne: Usually OLP is a result of either some thing you experienced at the dentist's office (if they "messed" with any of your teeth that have mercury fillings, for example) or it is a symptom of some thing else (an underlying warning sign of an imbalance or disorder). Dentist: Since you said you went to the oral surgeon, I am assuming you visited a general dentist first so I would start there. Do you have mercury/amalgam fillings and are they old and need to come out, did they "play" near teeth that have these fillings or did they remove any of them? Most times when a non mercury-free dentist is involved, that is the case (mercury exposure to sensitive skin/teeth) and you would have to deal with the mercury teeth and then the exposure to mercury

(doing a liver detox/cleanse and having those fillings removed by a mercury-free dentist).Treating the root cause and not just the symptom/recommendations: If that isn't the case, then in my opinion, OLP can be considered a blessing because it would be warning you of an underlying or preeminent condition before it got out of control. So I would say instead of focusing primarily on the symptom, it would be important to create balance in the body to try and knock out the cause so it doesn't happen again and so others things don't happen in the future. For the symptoms, things like aloe vera have worked for some people as well as Chinese herbs (although successful treatment from a Chinese doc most likely has to do with them dealing with the underlying cause and trying to promote the much needed balance). The other things I would suggest is 1. doing a cleanse/detox that includes an

intense liver cleanse and 2. going to a natural doc or going online and ordering your own saliva test so that you can check your hormones--thyroid and adrenal functioning. If you were under stress like you say, just because you removed the stress, doesn't mean that you have dealt with the effects of the stress. It would be like saying that after a hurricane or earthquake, every thing is fine now because the disaster is over but forgetting to clear out the damage and rebuild the homes. I hope that made sense. If I were advising you, that would be the first or second place I would look. Then an adrenal and/or thyroid support supplement from the health food store along with some stress reduction techniques (and the detox of course) could do the trick. In addition, if you do visit a regular medical practitioner for physicals or urgent care, which I would recommend in conjunction with the steps above, make sure you also get full blood work including any

recommended liver panels and discuss or demand getting tests for immunity issues (Epstein Barr, Mono, Hepatitis, HIV, etc). Getting the tests or visiting a medical doctor does not mean that holistic treatment will not work but it is better to be safe than sorry by trying to find the root cause and treating any urgent health crisis (better to know and have options than to not know). But for quick emergency relief while doing all these steps, try the aloe vera since it is cheap and fast. But if it works (or other things people recommend work), please don't forget to take care of the cause just because the symptom disappears. Kat