A holistic perspective
I don’t have any scientific data prepared to back these findings up. These are observations from my clinical practice as a homeopath, confirmed by many holistic practitioners world-wide.
If you want to read sources from the scientific medical community, you will need to wait. It might be a while since the most common clause in medical text-books when it comes to chronic disease is – ‚cause unknown‘. Therefore, the approaches taken in allopathic medicine do not offer a cure, instead, they only aim to suppress symptoms which often leads to the creation of new symptoms on top of the original disease. Usually, also much more serious ones.
Number 1 cause – stress
And we could end the list here
100% of responders taking part in my poll have confirmed that what stood at the onset of the Lichen sclerosus symptoms was stress. Whether that was an acute stressful situation, or intense stress building over long time
Next on the list are (in no particular order):
Labor drugs and anesthesia
Heavy metal toxicity – sources: tattoos, air pollution, water pollution, some kitchen ware, medical drugs, and cosmetics
Too many x-rays
Pharmaceuticals – esp. drugs that disrupt the endocrine system like corticosteroids, contraceptives, hormonal replacement therapy
Inappropriate vitamin and mineral supplementation
Physical traumas, injuries and medical procedures
Emotional traumas – grief, losses, difficult births, stressful jobs, moving etc.
Early childhood trauma – lack of breastfeeding, pre-term labor, use of forceps, minor surgeries, tonsil removal etc.
Homesickness
Spousal issues
Abusive relationship dynamics
Financial insecurity
Viral and chronic/recurrent bacterial infections – LS is often seen in people carrying herpes viruses (EBV, herpes simplex, shingles, chickenpox, hepatitis) or bacteria like staph, strep; but these are not considered causal from a holistic perspective. They rather just take the opportunity where the organism’s immune system is already compromised.
Environmental pollutants – DDT, exhaust smoke
Exposure to chemicals or toxic substances or drugs in previous generations
Food sensitivity, intolerances and allergies
Scented and chemical hygiene products – loo paper, Vaseline, laundry products, soaps etc.
These are just some examples from my practice. I have seen all of these and more play a role in the appearance of symptoms in my clients.
Read part II. and III.
This is very insightful. I began hormone replacement therapy in September of 2018 and by January of 2019 I had spots on my wrist, stomach, both breast as well as the inside of my upper thigh. These were all the places I had put the compounded cream on my body.
Yes, there can be local reactions but also the more hidden systemic ones that doctors usually don’t connect to local medication. It can create quite a mess of symptoms over time.