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agapanthus

psoriasis

Does anyone have an experience of a product that really healps psoriasis? Have had this for more years than I would like to think about....and it;s really giving me lots of probs at the moment. Anything got to be better than this Wink
lloyd

I may be barking up the entirely wrong tree here, But I have a hunch it may be psychosomatically induced, so feel good plants like Valerian or Saint Johns Wort, chopped into salads, or in sandwiches, might help?.......Certainly shouldn't harm. Wink
agapanthus

Thanks Lloyd...will look into it! Smile
nanny-now and forever

goat's milk. fresh and unpasteurised if you can get it is a good remedy

'bout time you startedon the goats
Kathy

Don't encourage her Nanny, she's already got a million trillion different types of poultry!

Sorry to hear about the psoriasis Aggie, have you found anything in particular that triggers it off or makes it worse? I do know that it's supposed to be triggered off by stress and that it gets better or worse depending on how you're feeling. Maybe you've been worrying too much lately?
agapanthus

nanny-now and forever wrote:
goat's milk. fresh and unpasteurised if you can get it is a good remedy

'bout time you startedon the goats


...don't even go there nanny!!! Karl wanted a sheep the other day!!! Rolling Eyes  Rolling Eyes
I remember drinking goats milk when I was a child....did'nt like it much....but I could try again. I'll see if Morrisons do it Smile
agapanthus

Kathy wrote:
Don't encourage her Nanny, she's already got a million trillion different types of poultry!

Sorry to hear about the psoriasis Aggie, have you found anything in particular that triggers it off or makes it worse? I do know that it's supposed to be triggered off by stress and that it gets better or worse depending on how you're feeling. Maybe you've been worrying too much lately?




Have had loads of probs with Jasmine's mother....that could be it Sad
Cabbagepatch

Years ago I had a particular form of it (gutate psoriasis I think it was called) caused by an allergic reaction to a streptoccocal throat infection which made me very ill.  I was covered from head to foot with awful blisters for months  Shocked

In th end I was prescribed UV treatment (had to go to outpatients and lie on a sunbed for half an hour every few days  Rolling Eyes ) - apparantly sunlight is the best treatment for psoriasis so you probably should get outside in the sunlight (yes I so know you are in Scotland!!) as often as you can.

Don't really know the medical details, might be worth doing a google search?

Hope you get it sorted soon  Smile
agapanthus

Cabbagepatch wrote:
Years ago I had a particular form of it (gutate psoriasis I think it was called) caused by an allergic reaction to a streptoccocal throat infection which made me very ill.  I was covered from head to foot with awful blisters for months  Shocked

In th end I was prescribed UV treatment (had to go to outpatients and lie on a sunbed for half an hour every few days  Rolling Eyes ) - apparantly sunlight is the best treatment for psoriasis so you probably should get outside in the sunlight (yes I so know you are in Scotland!!) as often as you can.

Don't really know the medical details, might be worth doing a google search?

Hope you get it sorted soon  Smile


Mine's a different variety Cabbage....it's the one that will never really go away. I just wondered if anyone else on here suffered from it and would recommend something...even prescription medication. It's so dry at the moment and flaking everywhere. Have tried the usual E45 and my own prescription stuff, but nothing is really helping. When it gets like this even the sun does'nt help. I'll have to get myself a portable vacuum cleaner instead!!!!! Wink
Cabbagepatch

I think sunlight is good for your kind of psoriasis as well though Aggie....

Don't suppose there's any chance of Munty whisking you off for a three month break in the caribbean is there?  Laughing
Jojo

My Husband has suffered from this for many years, it is passed along either in the form of psoriasis or asthma from one generation to another, and yes his gets worst when he is stressed about something,only hope it won't flare up for Daughters wedding because he gets it on his face,he just gets cream from the doctor and special shampoo.
Kathy

Sorry to hear about Jasmine's Mum Aggie, hope you get it sorted out soon. A friend of mine who's also nursed for 30 yrs suffers from this and gets UV treatment on the NHS. She also swear by a plain moisturiser (not petroleum based), keep piling it on, as much as the skin will soak up. It always flares up in times of stress but the above treatments keep it at bay, might be worth speaking to the doctor about.
nanny-now and forever

if you are going to try goats milk aggie you should try and find some that is straight from the goat and not pasteurised and messed about with

when i was milking my goat i found that the fresh from the goat milk was just like semi skimmed but left for a day or two went "goat-y" and the taste also depends on what they are fed on...if they are eating alot of weeds the taste is stronger then

what ever you decide, i wish you luck....it's an unpleasant problem....my son used to get it in his hair and the only thing that shifted it was straight coal tar that we used to have to rub into his hair and then he had to sleep in a shower cap .....after a day or two the whole crust of psoriasis just fell off .......makes me heave to think about it now.....
agapanthus

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Sorry to hear about Jasmine's Mum Aggie, hope you get it sorted out soon. A friend of mine who's also nursed for 30 yrs suffers from this and gets UV treatment on the NHS. She also swear by a plain moisturiser (not petroleum based), keep piling it on, as much as the skin will soak up. It always flares up in times of stress but the above treatments keep it at bay, might be worth speaking to the doctor about.

Don't think things will ever get sorted out on the Jasmine front...poor little girl Sad....she suffers from such verbal abuse you would'nt believe,,,,and her mother would rather put her in care rather than let her stay with me for 6 months Crying or Very sad
'll have to get and see my gp....it has gone onto my face now.
nanny-now and forever wrote:
if you are going to try goats milk aggie you should try and find some that is straight from the goat and not pasteurised and messed about with

when i was milking my goat i found that the fresh from the goat milk was just like semi skimmed but left for a day or two went "goat-y" and the taste also depends on what they are fed on...if they are eating alot of weeds the taste is stronger then

what ever you decide, i wish you luck....it's an unpleasant problem....my son used to get it in his hair and the only thing that shifted it was straight coal tar that we used to have to rub into his hair and then he had to sleep in a shower cap .....after a day or two the whole crust of psoriasis just fell off .......makes me heave to think about it now.....


Yes Nanny..it's the goaty taste/smell that does it for me too. Once had andouillette  sausage in france once....almost chucked in the restaurant....a total farmyard (and none too clean either) taste!! I used straight coal-tar for years....really nasty stuff Mad
redwillowrose

when my two were young, they suffered badly from Excema , wrong spelling.I used something called Dream Cream on it, and it was really good you can get it in Lush stores or online. here is a video that tells you about it

https://www.lush.co.uk/index.php?...rticle&id=16835&Itemid=95
agapanthus

Cabbage.......we could'nt afford a weekend in Skeggy at the moment!!! Sad

Red.....I remember using that a long time ago and it's really nice....but I think I need something a little stronger at the moment...thanks for the link though!
Aqui

Hi Aggie

I was reading my "grow your own drugs" book last night and it said that aloe vera is supposed to be good for psoriasis. If you want to try it, but don't have a plant, PM me your address and I can post you one (I have loads!)
agapanthus

Really? That's great 'cos I've just seperated mine too....got about 20 plants!! haha! I'll give it a try tonight.
Thanks Aqui. x

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