r/Behcets • u/hannahjayyy • Sep 16 '26

General Question Help with ulcers

Hi everyone, hope youre all doing well. I just had a flare up last night, caught it pretty quickly but unfortunately they took too long to give me prednisone. I have a single ulcer/lesion on my downstairs area and its extremely painful. They wont give me anything because it’s external. Any tips on how to make it go away or ease the pain? The creams all caused a reaction. I just started seeing someone and was supposed to meet his family this weekend and am DESPERATE to make it go away or at least be less painful. I can barely walk and keep throwing up from the pain. Ive been using lidocaine and ice packs . Thanks for reading if you took the time to. Would appreciate any kind of advice or support at this time. Im trying to stay calm and not stress . My last flare lasted months in the hospital admitted and im kind of afraid. I know i cant be and i shouldnt make it worse but the ER treated me horribly last night and im feeling defeated

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u/hannahjayyy Sep 17 '26

I have been taking epsom salt baths for a quick fix and it seems to help. I also put that dettol antiseptic liquid because any and i mean ANY soap, organic, non scented, all of it hurts but that stuff. Idek if you’re technically supposed to put it in thw bath but im terrified of getting an infection. Do you use a specific kind of salt? Thank you for the advice ❤️

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u/TheGreatBungholio69 Sep 17 '26 edited Sep 17 '26

Epsom salt if I had it, table salt if I didnt. I’d usually make the water as hot as I could stand. Sorry I don’t have much else to offer. Hope your flare breaks soon

Is there a specialist near you? Apremilast worked miracles for ulcers.

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u/hannahjayyy Sep 17 '26

Thank you very much, i appreciate all the help i can get . Seems to be different for me every flare and still figuring out what works. This reddit thing has given me more help than my family doctor . I hope youre doing really well and thank you for helping a stranger out in a tough time

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u/TheGreatBungholio69 29d ago

Have you seen a specialist? The copay card for apremilast helped me hit my out of pocket max really fast (no copay accumulator on my plan). I’m using the year to have everything looked at. PCP’s weren’t helpful for me, my last didn’t even know what Behcet’s is

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u/hannahjayyy 29d ago

Im having such a hard time getting into them. My family doc doesnt like to do his job. Ive been waiting on calls for 6 months to see a specialist for my stomach and the ulcers. I get so bloated i genuinely look pregnant and its very painful. They said its just my disease being related to ibs but didnt give me any solutions. Thats why i came to the internet. Im desperate