psoriasis

[bazil]

hey folks

ive been suffering psoriasis for a few years now and its starting to drive me crazy

does anyone have any idea how to stop it

thanx

baz ill

[Martin]

I've heard of a good success rate with homoeopathy - you do need to have it prescribed by a proper homoeopath in the higher potencies, but you could try the over-the-counter Homoeopathic remedy "graphites" - x30 if you can find it, x6 if not. They're little pills that you sould never handle, and taken on a clean palate (nothing to eat or drink for half an hour before or after) - pop the pills in the lid, and fire into the mouth - best to leave them to dissolve under the tongue. Keep taking them until you notice a change in the condition (better OR worse) - then stop taking them - this is a sign that it is working - sometimes you'll get a little worse, then steadily better..

[hedgewizard]

Yeah, sometimes they get a lot worse too. Basically if you don't like the emollients and steroids approach that any good GP will offer, then homoeopathy should be your next resort. See a proper homoepath if the graphites doesn't work, or you can get a free telephone consultation with Ainsworth's Homoepathic Pharmacy in London and they'll post a remedy out to you. Be prepared for some strange questions though - "do you dislike the taste of bananas" etc

I mention this because we had a six week old baby with terrible eczema which really looked more like psoriasis, poor little mite was rubbing her skin off just lying in the cot. Ainsworth's diagnosed a leaky bowel (five years later she was diagnosed with exactly that, can't handle milk protein) and gave - oh, I can't remember the remedy, but it made a VAST difference. VAST.

[hedgewitch]

In most cases psoriasis is caused by stress and emotional problems, even when hereditary it is still often only triggered by these factors. Sometimes we can find no cure because there is a deeper problem that needs to be addressed, and so the symptom or external manifestation of the problem persists until we address it.

Psoriasis is connected to repressed anger, too much anger, anxiety and fretfulness/worry, also diet is a main factor. Have you tried cutting out certain foods from your diet? Dairy and refined sugars can be a big contributing factor to psoriasis. Try to relax more and spend a bit of time just for you, maybe meditation would help also.

There are a few remedies that you may like to try, such as:

Take Evening Primrose capsules.
Eat raw Garlic.
Drink Nettle tea.
Avoid creams and lotions that contain Lanolin or Coconut oil.
Use rain water to wash, whenever possible.
Have a bran bath or a bran wash, twice a week (no soap).
Fill a muslin bag with Oats, hang on the warm tap and let the bath water run through it. Bathe in the infusion every day if possible.


Some people from there on recommend many different things, allergy tests, etc. But I simply recommend that you look for a deeper underlying cause, look at how long you've had the psoriasis for (and whether a particular event could have triggered it) and whether it coincides with any other symptoms such as insomnia or upset stomachs.

Good luck with all the remedies! Don't try all of them at once, because then you won't know which ones are working and which ones aren't!

[Thymepasses]

I have heard very good reports re the "oats in the bath" thing. Don't have experience myself, but it can't hurt to try!

Hope some of these suggestions work for you

[baldowrie]

A GP told me that he would love to be able prescribe omega 3 fish oils for his condition as he believed it made it much better

[bazil]

thanx

im against the steroid approach

i had gotten rid of it previosly...i had a bike acident last yr tho....and now im very stressed out and its taking over again

bran bath sounds good

[cir3ngirl]

Goats milk worked for me in my teens.

Davina

[chadspad]

Have u had an allergy test tho? My ex had really bad eczema - I know its different, but it is stress related too. He had it severe for years with doctors fobbing him off with new creams and ointments. I eventually pushed for him to have an allergy test and he was allergic to potatoes, milk, eggs & cheese - things he would pretty much have eaten most days. He stopped eating those and bingo, no more ezcema. The stress didnt help it once it was flared up thats definite but not sure that was the cause initially.

[bazil]

i got rid of psoriasis b4 by using hemp seed oil and by not putting myself in stressful situations


i need to source some of both

[Boots]

Hi Bazil,
I often get it in summer on my scalp and while it is not noticeable to most people it drives me nuts and when first left unchecked developed down my neck and across my shoulders and had me completely freaking out.

I'm not sure of the cause, and I don't notice it until I start sweating and my head starts stinging, so I can only guess it has something to do with heat and sweat and maybe a reaction to hair dye or shampoo or something? Really dunno.

A-nyways... I use a dandruff shampoo by Cedel, which is pretty cheap, available in supermarkets here, and works really quickly. I also use it on any ezcema or these odd tropical rashes we get over here and I dunno whats in it, but it works super quick. It was actually a doc who told me to use it, and I thought the suggestion of washing myself with shampoo sounded a bit simple, but I tried it and problem solved.

It stings a bit, when you use it on broken skin, but I notice results overnight.

[bazil]

thanx for the ideas guys

im gonna try the bran bath thing.....what should i do?
run a bath and add oatmeal?

[supersprout]

put a good handful of oatmeal in a sock and knot the top, then lob it into your bath. You'll see the milky stuff coming out when you squeeze it

[Millymollymandy]

Supersprout - I keep thinking of Maria from The Sound of Music when I see your avatar (especially as I'm watching the Maria prog on telly at the moment).

[supersprout]

LOL@mmm and ty, that gave me a good chuckle first thing