Posted by kevin lovato on October 22, 2009 at 3:45am
Okay I Was Searching The Internet And This Website I Went On Said That if You Rub 100% Vasaline and 5MG Of Asprin On Your Spots And Lay In The Sun That Your Color Will Come Back In About 10 Days. Has Anyone Heard About This? Idk If I Should Try It. Does Anyone Know Of Anything That Would Help It?
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Hi Betsy
I found this link very interesting. However, as we all know vitiligo causes are multifactoral. Therefore, I personally do think that aspirin may only be potentially effective in patients with a low catalase level meaning an increased level of hydrogen peroxide. That's why oxidative stress treatment using Pseudocatalase cream has been successful in some patients. http://www.e-ijd.org/oldsite/jan_mar_2005_abstracts.html
'Compared with the placebo group, the aspirin-treated group of vitiligo patients showed significant increase in catalase and GPx activities (p<0.00l and p<0.05 respectively) and a significant decrease in SOD activity (p<0.05). Moreover, GSH level was significantly increased (p<0.00l) with concomitant significant decrease in MDA concentration (p<0.05). Parallel to these changes there was a considerable improvement in the disease activity in all aspirin-treated patients, as well as significant repigmentation in two at the end of the study period'
This sounds interesting and what's the problem with taking an aspirin a day if only for 12 weeks? On the other hand, I was taking plenty of aspirin when I got vitiligo!
I would like to see these results duplicated anc corroborated by other scienttists but I don't, just like I don't see the pseudo-catalase cream results duplicated and approved any where else.
I am wading through the several thousand articles on vitiligo on this site.
ttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
(search on vitiligo)
None corrorborates aspirin or pseudo-catalase cream. They all hit over and over again on the same tried and true standard treatment: steroids, Protopic, narrow band UVB, and sunlight as well as some limited diet, supplements, and lifestyle changes.
Who knows, this whole thing is such a mystery! In the meantime, I'm going to take some more aspirin, stay in the sun more, forgo my usual pepperoni pizza and beer, and buy my ticket to the Dead Sea in May!
Sarah M > Betsy MorriganOctober 22, 2009 at 11:13am
lol but I think it would be better if you speak to your Dr before taking aspirin because chronic use of aspirin can cause stomach ulcer. And most Drs are reluctant to prescribe aspirin for people at certain age (over 60) as they are more likely to develop stomach ulcer. If it's available where you live you can buy enteric coated aspirin, which is specially formulated to minimise the risk of ulcer.
I would stay away from aspirin. It's heavy in the tannins which can interfere with the copper/melanin production in your skin. Try health-food food grade coconut oil and yes, sun exposure helps. Tanning will also accentuate the difference between the tanned skin and the vitiligo white patches though. And too much sun over all is not good. Read up about this all over this site and you'll get a better idea. Good luck to you, but don't expect a cure or a miracle! Try different approaches, see what's worked for others here, and be patient. Don't give up! And share with us how it's going for you.
Have you seen a doctor for steroid cream, Protopic cream, and narrow band UVB light treatments? That's a good idea but dropping alcohol, cigarettes, and meat and milk from your diet. Check out the supplements that people here are taking with some good results.
Betsy
kevin lovato > Betsy MorriganOctober 22, 2009 at 12:16pm
hahaha noo you run the asprin on the skin with mixing it with vasaliine
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I found this link very interesting. However, as we all know vitiligo causes are multifactoral. Therefore, I personally do think that aspirin may only be potentially effective in patients with a low catalase level meaning an increased level of hydrogen peroxide. That's why oxidative stress treatment using Pseudocatalase cream has been successful in some patients.
http://www.e-ijd.org/oldsite/jan_mar_2005_abstracts.html
'Compared with the placebo group, the aspirin-treated group of vitiligo patients showed significant increase in catalase and GPx activities (p<0.00l and p<0.05 respectively) and a significant decrease in SOD activity (p<0.05). Moreover, GSH level was significantly increased (p<0.00l) with concomitant significant decrease in MDA concentration (p<0.05). Parallel to these changes there was a considerable improvement in the disease activity in all aspirin-treated patients, as well as significant repigmentation in two at the end of the study period'
I would like to see these results duplicated anc corroborated by other scienttists but I don't, just like I don't see the pseudo-catalase cream results duplicated and approved any where else.
I am wading through the several thousand articles on vitiligo on this site.
ttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
(search on vitiligo)
None corrorborates aspirin or pseudo-catalase cream. They all hit over and over again on the same tried and true standard treatment: steroids, Protopic, narrow band UVB, and sunlight as well as some limited diet, supplements, and lifestyle changes.
Who knows, this whole thing is such a mystery! In the meantime, I'm going to take some more aspirin, stay in the sun more, forgo my usual pepperoni pizza and beer, and buy my ticket to the Dead Sea in May!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Have you seen a doctor for steroid cream, Protopic cream, and narrow band UVB light treatments? That's a good idea but dropping alcohol, cigarettes, and meat and milk from your diet. Check out the supplements that people here are taking with some good results.
Betsy