Do any of you have it or know anyone who does and do you have any good tips to ease the symptoms.
My nan is in her 70's and is suffering terribly with psoriasis all over her body. Typically I have only seen people with patches of psoriasis on their arms and legs etc but my nans seems to be all of her skin.
It's awful watching her be driven to distraction over the itching. She is so gutted that she can't be as involved on this holiday as she would like because her hands and feet are so bad. I just want to help her find some relief.
She is under specialists and they tried UV treatment bur it made her skin too red so had to stop it. I think the next step is to try vitamin B12 supplements or injections. |
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I developed it on my head about 3 years ago.. last week the dermatologist gave me DOVOBET fantastic. One application and already it feels better. The dreadful night itch has stopped .. for now.
My scalp feels good. Sorry your gran is suffering.. the itch is bloody awful. Try get her referred to a dermatologist see if they can help . 
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Has she tried oat baths Evie? You'd use a cup of it, held in a stocking or sock, to let it infuse. It's helped mine and a few peoples on here's eczema and should be beneficial for psoriasis too. It's calming for the skin and can supplement any other treatments.
Check her soaps and detergents as these may be inflaming it. A non soap cleanser could be better.
In this hot weather, full cotton bed linen may also aid her comfort.
I know these are only simple thoughts and bits to look at, but thought it worth a try.
Sounds awful for her, so hope she gets some relief soon.
The oat/porridge bath could be repeated, as benefits should build up. |
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over a year ago
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a have a female friend that underwent some form of sun treatment at hospital and was given extra dozes of ultra light a think that was it and its worked wonders plus a nice even tan as a bonus so maybe a sun lamp at home may wrk? |
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I have it on my bum. Have tried every lotion, potion, soap-free and medicationed route there is.
The only thing that's made it go away is being pregnant, but I wouldn't recommend that as such for a cure, lol...
- Amy. x |
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"a have a female friend that underwent some form of sun treatment at hospital and was given extra dozes of ultra light a think that was it and its worked wonders plus a nice even tan as a bonus so maybe a sun lamp at home may wrk?"
She can't have UV light treatment as it made her skin too red so the hospital stopped it.
She doesn't have a bath at her house but might suggest to my mum that she makes her gave an oatmeal one at hers once a week and look for creams with it in.
She has all sorts if creams that she puts on 4 times a day.
I guess, living so far away and only seeing her for a few hours I didn't realise how poorly she was. This week has been a but if an eye opener for sure. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ove psoriasis on my knees n elbows used to be on body but hsd sun bed 3 times a week n went down a lot ...hope that helps . Its not contageous or distgusting its just a rengeneration of rapid skin growth |
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I heard sun beds work, but clearly might be impractical.
Best results of those I know who have had it were pretty strong prescribed steroid creams but it has to be pretty bad for them to issue to 'good' stuff |
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I heard sun beds work, but clearly might be impractical.
Best results of those I know who have had it were pretty strong prescribed steroid creams but it has to be pretty bad for them to issue to 'good' stuff |
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I have never suffered.
I had a friend who suffered badly.
She said.......
Topical applications don't really work they alleviate.
Cut out sugar ALL sugar including fruit.
Eat live yoghurt and up the fresh greens.
In two weeks she was better.
If she eats sugar or drops her veggies back it comes.
Maybe it's different strokes for different folks.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My aunt used to but cream called aru think you can get it on amazon and there is a soap company in Scotland called cairneys or something like that that make nettle soap it's world famous for helping skin conditions mad doña even buts soap from them they are based in kirkintillich |
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Plus an iboprufen trigger seems plausible seeing as most of use painkillers now n then.
She needs to find the cause Evie or she will be in a vicious circle of taking a trigger and trying to alleviate it with cream.
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"Just read this page.....
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Psoriasis/Pages/Causes.aspx
Seems it is immune system related. Maybe that's why upping gut bacteria helped my friend.
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Thanks granny. We are trying to get her head around alternative approaches but she is of the generation that thinks the Dr should just give her a pill to fix it.
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Evie, I get psoriasis on my face (aye I know it's hard to make it look uglier lol) but it's not too bad.
I have played around with my diet and found that dairy products aggravate it. I still eat dairy but keep it to a minimum now, but say I eat a cheese sandwich I know for the next 2/3 days I will have a red blotchy face and uncontrollably itchy skin.
I does help to control it by diet and (this could be psychological but I don't care cause it seems to work for me) I tend to eat minimal dairy any lots of green smoothies. It seems to help calm things down.
I worked alongside a chap for about 6 months who had excema so bad along his arms it was turning white and it was raised off his skin.
He went to a Chinese herbalist as a last resort as he had tried pretty much everything else.
Yes I will admit I told him it was a load of bollox but he went anyway.
He came back with a big bag of bark and wood and plant stuff which cost him about £60. This was about 20 year ago.
He had to put it in a pan and boil it up and drink the 'tea' that was left 3 times a day.
It smelt putrid! It was honestly proper rank!
But he did as he was told and I saw the effects myself. Whether it was psychological for him I don't know but what I do know is that after 2 weeks of me taking the piss out of him and complaining about the smell his arms actually looked like arms again with skin and the excema although not completely gone I would say was pretty much 90% reduced.
Now I ain't no doctor, but it opened my eyes up then as to how we can possibly treat ourselves from inside with the diet we eat.
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"Tested for century's even has awards from which magazine and loads of other industry specialists they are oldest soap makers in brittain
As a psoriasis cure ?"
At alleviating the symptoms |
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"Tested for century's even has awards from which magazine and loads of other industry specialists they are oldest soap makers in brittain
As a psoriasis cure ?
At alleviating the symptoms "
I bought for friends little girl who had really bad eczema as she couldn't use ordinary soap at all and when they moved away had to regularly send some up it was only thing that helped her |
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My partner developed the condition in her 60's. The doctors were not much help, and her hands and neck were badly affected. She went private and was prescribed Dovobet cream, which worked wonders. It cleared up within a few weeks. |
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"Getting some sun is best thing but they are bath salts to easy the itching and plenty of different creams it's finding what works for you what is difficult "
Unfortunately she sat in the sun the other day and ended up burning herself on her face, arms and neck as the creams she put on must have intensified the rays etc
I know UV treatment is a standard for psoriasis however it seems that my nan's skin reacts badly to it as the hospital stopped it after her skin went too red.
To top it off she also has chest problems, high blood pressure, Cataracts etc. She really is quite poorly |
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"Ive had it since i was a teenager and tried most things from the doctor,which work at first then stop. Someone recommended pure glycerine to me a few years ago and this seems to help."
Forgot to add aloe vera gel and juice is good too. |
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My lad and an ex suffered from it ... Put some oats in a cloth bag and pop them in your bath .. Although I've never tried it I heard a few suffered who swear by it xx |
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By *uzy444Woman
over a year ago
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underlying cause apart from reactions is candida..google a checklist for candida symptoms..
anti candida diet is the no sugars no yeast of any description..great book it saved my life really, is the anti candida cookbook by erica white..she also has a checklist in it...
fully recommend it for health and energy and clearing up all that skin stuff and other health issues..they never can seem the underlying cause of ..in 4-6 weeks..x 3rd week is the worst when your body craves anything sweet...then, oh my..you just are bouncing x  |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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the problem is that its one of those things where there isn't a "one size fits all solution"
so people are only going to speak from their own position...
for example.... a lot of people will suggest T-Gel.... but that is way too harsh for me to the point it was burning my scalp.... the thing that works for me and keeps it under control ish is aloe vera.... so holland and barretts pure aloe vera gel works... or i mix it with a little with vaseline intensive care (the aloe soothe variety) |
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The body shop do this cream that I can only say is amazing. I've tried all sorts from the doctors and nothing works for long or it just burns my skin.
They do a hemp range and I tried it in the shop 1st and it irritated a little at 1st but after a little while my skin looked so much better. No itching and it wasn't nearly as red or sore.
Been using it for months and looking at my hand it's hardly noticeable.
It doesn't make it go away completely but I don't get people asking what's on my hand or staring at me like I've got something they'll catch |
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I suffer vitiligo and when im developing new patches my skin itches in a way that just can't be scratched. It's truly horrible so have nothing but sympathy for the lady.
Can't suggest anything as nothing works for me (though a different thing) but will be trying some of the tips myself so thanks for the post! |
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"my brother had it until he tried a trial injection its worked wonders "
my mother was covered in it and she had the injection and it almost all went. After years of suffering x
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"Try a high dose vitamin d supplement. Vitashine make a good one in either 1000iu or 2500iu doses."
I second this..well I said it before so masybe I'm thirding it!
Have a look on youtube for a video of a lecture given by Dr Holick, an expert in vitamin d deficiency, it's a major cause of immune system breakdowns. |
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I use selsun while in the shower put it on the area leave for 3 mins and wash off does keep it bay for me if i use it twice a week or so it clears it up as along as i keep on top of it and i use simple moisturiser with vitamin e afterwords and use that daily. It was recommended to me and has helped. |
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My Dad had it. When we went to the coast he used to bathe in the sea, it cleared it up brilliantly. So as we got older we made regular trips to the beach with empty bottles. Fill them with sea water. Bring them back for Dad to soak his skin.
Its a horruble condition. I hope she finds relief somehow x |
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Aveeno Bath Oil is by far the best thing to sooth her itchy skin. She can get it on prescription. In the mean time chuck a couple of handfuls of porridge oats in an old stocking and hold it under the running water as you fill the bath... Trust me it works x hope she feels better soon |
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