What i think is dangerous is being disabled because of some freaking disease. And the medical industy having a very limited amount of information about the disease!!!! Not being able to use my hand in the future kind of scares me. If someone found something that worked for them, let me know. Yeah, sure if someone suggests drinking a bottle of rubbing alcohol cured them, i think i might pass. Get real!!! Hey, keep on posting the home remedies. None of the doctors "REALLY" know anything about the disease anyway. And surgery is the only so called form of treatment that is used in the medical industry. With only a limited ability to actually help all cases of dups. Possibly- even harming the individual more.

I like hearing about others' remedies. Things that aid the liver to produce enzymes seem most interesting, including some herbs like milk thistle. When i was diagnosed, i altered what i eat and what i put on my hands. Most of us know to avoid collagen hand creams and aloe vera on DC. Speaking for myself, i have been eating those fruits (that you can't put in jello, cuz they have enzymes that break down protein): guava, pineapple, papaya, fig, kiwi. I avoid stretching and gripping. Was diagnosed 2.5 years ago, still have full use (knock on wood), of hands at this moment. When palms feel heated or itchy, i place a cold can of soda on the palms only, for a few seconds to 'calm the DC down'. As i believe that the DC is active and growing when it feels heated and/or itchy. These are just things i do for myself, some from research about liver function, some instinctively. Just thought I'd share.

Eddie: Thanks for sharing the info, at least you gave it a try.
I think it is important for people to share their experiences with dp.

I am a 45 year old Irishman and contracted Dupuytren's after a sporting injury one and a half years ago. I have been taking PABA, Milk Thistle, a good multivitamin and an alpha lipoic/acetyl carnitine combination. I also eat the recommended 5 portions of fruit/vegetables every day and avoid fatty foods. I (like most of my fellow countrymen) drink a fair amount of alcohol, but am a former pro sportsman and am very fit. The nodule on my right hand has decreased in size since I started the above treatment. Like most others, I have no scientific analysis or verification of this, but it's working - so far so good! Good luck to all sufferers...

I am new to the forum (one previous post in another thread). Have dups in R hand (two nodules) but still functional. Thickening beginning in L hand (I'm a lefty). Large nodule on R foot (first noticed as a small nodule in 1992) and thickening beginning on L foot.

Is there any type of hand cream/lotion I should possibly avoid using? Also, is it possible that the "burning" sensation I feel in my R hand could be the dups worsening? I have severe osteoarthritis in my R thumb joint, but I feel the "burning" more toward the outside portion of my R hand. I have progressed from one to two nodules in my R hand in less than two years.

Any type of surgery, even NA, would be very risky for me because I have lymphedema in my right arm. Any kind of invasive treatment could put me at risk for infection.

Thanks for your comments.