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I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis eight years ago, and I was told that I would likely struggle with flare-ups for the rest of my life. I heard stories of other sufferers who had to eventually have their colons removed, and I became determined to not become part of this statistic. I was prescribed a daily medication that helps manage my condition, and although I don't like taking pills, I realize I need it to keep my colon healthy. I still experienced flares, so I began an elimination diet recommended by my doctor and found my "trigger" foods. I have now been flare-free for two years! I created this blog to help remind others with IBD that there is hope. You can end the constant struggle if you work with your doctor to try different methods of controlling your disease.

Is There A Way To Treat Ledderhose Disease?

4 September 2017
 Categories: Health & Medical , Blog

Have you been diagnosed with Ledderhose disease? You may be dealing with small or large painful lumps around the soles of your feet. These lumps could make it difficult for you to participate in your usual activities, such as walking, jogging or even standing up for lengthy periods of time while at work. If you are struggling to cope with the pain, it is important to seek out different methods of treatment.

An Alternative Type of Treatment

If you would like to focus on natural treatments first, you may want to consider using some essential oils. You could create your own oil remedy by blending 15 drops of lavender oil with 10 drops of wintergreen essential oil.

The sole purpose of combining these two essential oils together is to help reduce inflammation while soothing the problem area. If you are going to use a blend of essential oils on the painful lumps, make sure to massage it in for several minutes at a time. You may want to repeat the process twice a day to achieve the best possible results.

Common Treatment Options

If you are not seeing great results from using the essential oils or if you simply prefer to take a different approach, there are other treatment options that might be ideal. You may need to see a pain management doctor who could give you steroid injections in your foot.

Although steroid injections will not make the disease disappear, the injections could allow you to experience some much-needed relief from the pain. Before injecting anything into your foot, the doctor would first numb the area so that you would not have to experience much pain or discomfort at all.

It only takes a few minutes to receive the steroid injection. However, you may need to sit down and rest your feet for several minutes before trying to walk on your feet again.

If you continue to have problems with these painful lumps and both the essential oils and steroid injections are not working out well enough for you, the next method of treatment to consider is surgery. You would need to discuss the option of undergoing surgery to have these painful lumps removed from the foot with your physician.

Ledderhose disease is a fairly uncommon condition. Those who do suffer with these lumps on the bottom of their feet tend to suffer in silence simply because they do not know how to treat the problem that they have. There are support groups out there for people who are dealing with this unfortunate disease. Joining a support group, such as Dupuytren's Disease Support Group, to discuss different treatment options and receive advice from others who have experienced the same problems could be helpful for you.