Tips for Vitiligo

Please remember, to fight with Vitiligo you need to maintain a healthy life style.
Any kind of lacking in maintaining your health can make your condition worse.

Sleep:

1. Take sound sleep, at least 6 hours a day.
2. Wakeup early in the morning.( before 6 o’clcok)
   Waking up early in the morning helps you in keeping your bowl movements clean. This reduces the toxins from body and helps the skin.
3. Be regular in bowl movements.
4. Do not be awake till late night. It reduces the vitamin A and hence causes damage to your skin and eyes.

Bath:

1. Take cold water bath. It helps in blood circulation to skin.
2. Strictly avoid soaps and shampoo. ( If you cant avoid it then go for mild soap like Dove or Medimix glycerin etc,)
3. Do not skip bath.
4. Cold water bath helps you in reducing the aging of the skin. In case if you are taking PUVA or UVB treatment then cold water bath is must as these treatments may cause the ageing of the skin.

Exercise:

1. Do 30-60 minutes exercise daily.
2. Run / Walk at least 2 kilometers a day.
   Do exercise such that you should sweat.
3. Perspiration helps you in throwing out toxins from your skin. It also helps in blood circulation and hence improves the effect of medicines.

Clothes:

1. Avoid tricot or synthetic fiber clothes.
2. Avoid jeans.
3. Wear cotton clothes.

Food:

1. Strictly follow vegetarian diet.
2. Strictly avoid sour food.
3. Do not eat curd and any milk products.
4. Do not eat anything 1 hour before and 1 hour after taking milk.
5. Do not eat too spicy, salty and oily food.
6. Avoid fruits which contain citric acid like orange, unriped mangoes etc.
7. Strictly avoid eating eggs. Eggs contains sulpher and this increases Vitiligo.
8. Avoid eating non-veg.
9. Eat honey. ( Early in the morning)
10. Eat Amla. It is rich in vitamin C and a good antioxidant.
11. Eat Gulkand. It helps in reducing the pitta.

Doctors for Vitiligo

1. Dr Saraswat.
   Brief Info: An Ayurvedic doctor.
   Address: Shagun chowk Pimpari, Pune India.
   Contact No.: 9822526237
2. Dr Narendra Patwardhan.
   Brief Info: http://pune.metromela.com/store/Deccan+Gymkhana/Dr.+Narendra+Patwardhan/7988
3. Dr Gadre
   Brief Info: An Ayurvedic doctor.
   He is a 80+ year old experienced doctor.
   Address: Narayan Peth Near patry maruti temple, Pune India
4. Dr Velankar
   Brief Info: An Ayurvedic doctor.
   She is a 60+ year old experienced doctor.
   Address: Patwardhan bag, Erandawane Pune India.
   Contact No.: 020-66028378
5. Vaidya Jadhav
   Brief Info: An Ayurvedic doctor. He does practice of wild herbs.
   He has got many awards from Maharashtra Government.
   Address: Behind State Bank of India, Nul Stop Pune India.
6. Dr Grandhi
   Brief Info:
   http://www.jimyellowpages.com/companies/142/141322.htm

Brief History of my Vitiligo

My medical odyssey started in the spring of 1997. Then I was 14. While playing I felt down on my knees and when the wounds dried up what remained was the white patches which never gone and brought new patches on my body.
My grandma first noticed those patches on my knees and asked my father to take me to a doctor.
My father took me Dr. Soman who was a homeopathic doctor and our family doctor too. I took his treatment for 4 months but that did not help and I got new patches on my body. Because of no sign of relief we changed the doctor. Then my grandpa took me to another famous homeopath in my town, Dr. Aelane. Here also we got disappointed.
Then I had been to Dr. Bhatt, Dr. Pathak, Dr. Dangare(Nagpur) he is a very famous homeopath. But no one could help me out. By this time 20% of my body skin was eaten up by Vitiligo.
Then my father took me to an ayurvedic doctor Dr. Sarswat. Surprisingly I started getting relief from his medicines. Within 6 months I got 90% cured. White patches from my arms, knees, chest and thighs were washed off. By then only 2-3 % of my body was remain affected.
I continued Dr. Saraswat’s treatment for next 6 years but I did not get success on the remaining white patches.
Then I thought of changing my doctor and I had been to a vaidya Mr. Lokhande. He cheated me by 10 thousand rupees. I did not get any relief and the relapse kind of conditions happened. Being cheated and because of relapse I was very much disappointed and I was in search of good Ayurvedic Doctor. From our neighbor I came to know about Vaidya Dr. Velankar. I took her treatment for 1 year. Initially I got some relief but latter the condition started deteriorating. Then I decided to change the doctor again. I thought of taking simultaneous treatment of ayurveda and modern medical science. I consulted Dr. Sudhakar Grandhi for PUVA treatment and started taking PUVA from his clinic. For Ayurvedic doctor, I consulted Dr. Gadre (A 80+ year old experienced doctor). Here also initially I saw some improvement but later on I could not make out PUVA because of some personal reasons. Hereafter my condition started worsening again.
Currently I am taking narrowband UVB treatment from Dr. Narendra Patwardhan and Ayurvedic treatment from Dr. Saraswat. Till now my condition is improving and I am getting results on such a spots which were adamant before. I hope this will help me out and will end my medical odyssey.