Psoriasis - How I Deal With and Manage Autoimmune Disease (Diet, Treatment, Body Confidence)
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Date: 2022-04-14
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James
I've had psoriasis for about 6 months now, first thinking it was eczema. So I didn't start my 'treatment' till 3 months later. Once I found out it wasn't eczema but psoriasis, I changed my diet to fix my gut health since there is no cure and everything starts in the gut.
I stopped eating processed foods/sugars, which sucked but had to be done till the psoriasis was gone.
I ate kimchi and yogurt with either blueberries/strawberries to add probiotics. Hummus with either celery/carrots to feed the probiotic (since chickpeas are a prebiotic and hummus is made with them) as well as bananas as a prebiotic.
I drank green tea, some with lemon, some without as a anti-inflammatory and help cleanse the liver. I took turmeric pills as an anti-inflammatory.
I drank a glass of bone broth for the collagen for my stomach lining to help strengthen/repair (since your stomach lining is made of collagen)
I got at least 30 mins of sun for the vitamin D, plus vitamin D helps with the absorption of calcium gotten from the yogurt and helps the skin.
I had already been taking fish oil pills for the omega 3
I ate sweet potatoes since they are gluten free.
I ate non-fried chicken and fish, as a lover of beef, I missed it.
No gluten. no dairy besides the yogurt.
I spent more time being physically active than I previously was. So get some exercise!
I spot treat with CeraVe psoriasis moisturing cream and Aveeno baby eczema therapy for the itching. I took dead sea salt baths once every 3-4 days for 20 mins, which helps soothe the skin of itchiness, help the skin absorb what you're applying on it and pull out potential negatives from your skin.
I hope this saves someone time, it took me awhile to research what I could and couldn't eat and their benefits.
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I've had psoriasis for about 6 months now, first thinking it was eczema. So I didn't start my 'treatment' till 3 months later. Once I found out it wasn't eczema but psoriasis, I changed my diet to fix my gut health since there is no cure and everything starts in the gut.
I stopped eating processed foods/sugars, which sucked but had to be done till the psoriasis was gone.
I ate kimchi and yogurt with either blueberries/strawberries to add probiotics. Hummus with either celery/carrots to feed the probiotic (since chickpeas are a prebiotic and hummus is made with them) as well as bananas as a prebiotic.
I drank green tea, some with lemon, some without as a anti-inflammatory and help cleanse the liver. I took turmeric pills as an anti-inflammatory.
I drank a glass of bone broth for the collagen for my stomach lining to help strengthen/repair (since your stomach lining is made of collagen)
I got at least 30 mins of sun for the vitamin D, plus vitamin D helps with the absorption of calcium gotten from the yogurt and helps the skin.
I had already been taking fish oil pills for the omega 3
I ate sweet potatoes since they are gluten free.
I ate non-fried chicken and fish, as a lover of beef, I missed it.
No gluten. no dairy besides the yogurt.
I spent more time being physically active than I previously was. So get some exercise!
I spot treat with CeraVe psoriasis moisturing cream and Aveeno baby eczema therapy for the itching. I took dead sea salt baths once every 3-4 days for 20 mins, which helps soothe the skin of itchiness, help the skin absorb what you're applying on it and pull out potential negatives from your skin.
I hope this saves someone time, it took me awhile to research what I could and couldn't eat and their benefits.
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David
Thanks for your video and your brave photos showing the condition. Im 45 and have had it bad on most of my body since i was seventeen. I fond most doctors use a treadmill of treatments. They push the steroid creams getting stronger and stronger till your body cant take it anymore. One doctor said he could cure my psoriasis by prescribing a steroid cream three times stronger than normal. I told him he couldnt cure it and he refused to give me a lower dose steroid cream. That fcked me up real bad as i was stressed out not having access to steroid cream at the time. The next doctor a skin specialist put me on the uvb treatment which i had about four courses of at considerable cost and risk of skin cancer. The remission after treatment doesnt last long a few months at most. Then he said lets put you on biologicals. He goes you only have to have a liver disection under the knife once a year. It was at this point that i refused any further treatment. I still have it really bad and only moisturise now for the last ten years or so.
Your diet experiments are inspiring and ill certainly look into cutting dairy and reducing meat intake.
Thank you for posting this video. One of the big factors of the disease is often feeling socially isolated from many if the common activities people do that they take for granted (swimming, outdoor sports with less clothing etc)
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Thanks for your video and your brave photos showing the condition. Im 45 and have had it bad on most of my body since i was seventeen. I fond most doctors use a treadmill of treatments. They push the steroid creams getting stronger and stronger till your body cant take it anymore. One doctor said he could cure my psoriasis by prescribing a steroid cream three times stronger than normal. I told him he couldnt cure it and he refused to give me a lower dose steroid cream. That fcked me up real bad as i was stressed out not having access to steroid cream at the time. The next doctor a skin specialist put me on the uvb treatment which i had about four courses of at considerable cost and risk of skin cancer. The remission after treatment doesnt last long a few months at most. Then he said lets put you on biologicals. He goes you only have to have a liver disection under the knife once a year. It was at this point that i refused any further treatment. I still have it really bad and only moisturise now for the last ten years or so.
Your diet experiments are inspiring and ill certainly look into cutting dairy and reducing meat intake.
Thank you for posting this video. One of the big factors of the disease is often feeling socially isolated from many if the common activities people do that they take for granted (swimming, outdoor sports with less clothing etc)
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Darren
Thanks for sharing your story. Mine is very similar. Diagnosed 10 years ago and also experimented with various things. I made the steroid cream connection a few years ago when I noticed the worst flare ups would come after periods of not using steroid cream and then using it again. At one point my experimenting with diet was so extreme I had cut out all forms of gluten, sugar (including sugars from fruit) and dairy - all at the same time. Looking back on it, it was actually irresponsible because I wasn-t making sure to get enough calories and I lost so much weight that people thought I was dying. Through all my experimentation the one thing I never gave up was caffeine, mainly because I couldn-t imagine not having it in my life. When all else seemed to fail I made the choice (reluctantly) to replace coffee with green tea and that-s when the psoriasis went into remission. After 10 years of daily flare ups, it completely went away and I haven-t had a single spot on my body since. It-s been a few years. I still wake up every morning and look my body over in the mirror, fearing it will be back. I think you-re completely right about staying hydrated and controlling stress. I still really miss coffee.
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Thanks for sharing your story. Mine is very similar. Diagnosed 10 years ago and also experimented with various things. I made the steroid cream connection a few years ago when I noticed the worst flare ups would come after periods of not using steroid cream and then using it again. At one point my experimenting with diet was so extreme I had cut out all forms of gluten, sugar (including sugars from fruit) and dairy - all at the same time. Looking back on it, it was actually irresponsible because I wasn-t making sure to get enough calories and I lost so much weight that people thought I was dying. Through all my experimentation the one thing I never gave up was caffeine, mainly because I couldn-t imagine not having it in my life. When all else seemed to fail I made the choice (reluctantly) to replace coffee with green tea and that-s when the psoriasis went into remission. After 10 years of daily flare ups, it completely went away and I haven-t had a single spot on my body since. It-s been a few years. I still wake up every morning and look my body over in the mirror, fearing it will be back. I think you-re completely right about staying hydrated and controlling stress. I still really miss coffee.
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adrian
You said if you eat dairy products, then you felt itchy and had new flare ups. Here is a major misconception many of the skin related autoimmune sufferers make: The flare ups and the itchiness are just symptoms of your problems, your problem is a gut related one: you have a poor digestion that isn't been healed, that's why you may experience issues when you mess up with you macros: Combinating your plant based high carb diet can lead by itself to a unfriendly environement inside your gut and thus won't heal your issues. What you need to focus on is the biomarkers, these are the proper metrics you should gauge. FOCUS ON THE BIOMARKERS, NOT THE SYMPTOMS
I am pretty sure that you don't have a dairy related problem: try it for youself: eat only animal prodcuts ( as for dairy: focus on raw milk, raw goat butter) and do not eat sugars or any plants or grains, and you will defintely notice that you can also heal and that dairy isn't a problem at all.
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You said if you eat dairy products, then you felt itchy and had new flare ups. Here is a major misconception many of the skin related autoimmune sufferers make: The flare ups and the itchiness are just symptoms of your problems, your problem is a gut related one: you have a poor digestion that isn't been healed, that's why you may experience issues when you mess up with you macros: Combinating your plant based high carb diet can lead by itself to a unfriendly environement inside your gut and thus won't heal your issues. What you need to focus on is the biomarkers, these are the proper metrics you should gauge. FOCUS ON THE BIOMARKERS, NOT THE SYMPTOMS
I am pretty sure that you don't have a dairy related problem: try it for youself: eat only animal prodcuts ( as for dairy: focus on raw milk, raw goat butter) and do not eat sugars or any plants or grains, and you will defintely notice that you can also heal and that dairy isn't a problem at all.
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David
Thanks for your story. My Psoriasis is very bad and I often wonder if it will take my life some day. Like if this is what is going on with the outside of my body, what is going on with the inside?
I have considered different diet measures including a Paleo diet, but being that I drive trucks and am often living in a truck, I don't have the means to adhere to anything that could probably help me. No fridge or freezer in the truck. No decent food in truck stops.
I am considering changing careers as I am also a programmer. Perhaps this will afford me the means to lead a healthier lifestyle. We'll see.
As for those steroid creams; I gave them up long ago. I could literally consume a tube each week, as they do not spread easily. Vasoline and baby oil are my friend, but they do nothing more than keep my skin moist.
Anyway, thanks again for this video. I enjoyed seeing your progress. It gives me hope.
Take care.
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Thanks for your story. My Psoriasis is very bad and I often wonder if it will take my life some day. Like if this is what is going on with the outside of my body, what is going on with the inside?
I have considered different diet measures including a Paleo diet, but being that I drive trucks and am often living in a truck, I don't have the means to adhere to anything that could probably help me. No fridge or freezer in the truck. No decent food in truck stops.
I am considering changing careers as I am also a programmer. Perhaps this will afford me the means to lead a healthier lifestyle. We'll see.
As for those steroid creams; I gave them up long ago. I could literally consume a tube each week, as they do not spread easily. Vasoline and baby oil are my friend, but they do nothing more than keep my skin moist.
Anyway, thanks again for this video. I enjoyed seeing your progress. It gives me hope.
Take care.
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Bethany
I have psoriasis, rosacea and recently I was diagnosed with dermatitis on my face. I had no idea that steroid cream causes dermatitis! My doctors never told me. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your story: )
BTW if you decide one day to get pregnant be aware that you will most likely have very bad flair-ups. I am pregnant and it's a constant battle between me and my skin. I have to apply coconut oil all over my body at least 2 times a day and my dermatitis is spreading all over my face and my rosacea has never been worse. My face is bright red, flaky, itchy, burning and has acne and I get very self conscious because ppl are always staring at my face and asking me if I have a sunburn or what is wrong with me. I am def going to try the vaseline and see if that works. Again, thank you so much for sharing your story.
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I have psoriasis, rosacea and recently I was diagnosed with dermatitis on my face. I had no idea that steroid cream causes dermatitis! My doctors never told me. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your story: )
BTW if you decide one day to get pregnant be aware that you will most likely have very bad flair-ups. I am pregnant and it's a constant battle between me and my skin. I have to apply coconut oil all over my body at least 2 times a day and my dermatitis is spreading all over my face and my rosacea has never been worse. My face is bright red, flaky, itchy, burning and has acne and I get very self conscious because ppl are always staring at my face and asking me if I have a sunburn or what is wrong with me. I am def going to try the vaseline and see if that works. Again, thank you so much for sharing your story.
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Bananas
Hey there Lucy! I just recently found you and I am hooked! You have inspired me to return to basics and a truly effective workout that is fun too.
Hearing about your issue with psoriasis, I wanted to pass along a little info. I am a detoxification specialist, which means I work to completely heal things like autoimmune disease, neurological disease, cancer and well anything really, with detoxification. I have watched your -what I eat- videos and you do eat healthy, but omitting gluten will help a great deal getting your gut back in balance. Neem is also a beautiful thing to add, as parasites can be the number one reason for psoriasis.
Blessings to you and I hope you find complete recovery and healing as opposed to maintaining an illness you can treat fairly easily. -
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Hey there Lucy! I just recently found you and I am hooked! You have inspired me to return to basics and a truly effective workout that is fun too.
Hearing about your issue with psoriasis, I wanted to pass along a little info. I am a detoxification specialist, which means I work to completely heal things like autoimmune disease, neurological disease, cancer and well anything really, with detoxification. I have watched your -what I eat- videos and you do eat healthy, but omitting gluten will help a great deal getting your gut back in balance. Neem is also a beautiful thing to add, as parasites can be the number one reason for psoriasis.
Blessings to you and I hope you find complete recovery and healing as opposed to maintaining an illness you can treat fairly easily. -
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Nikola
Wow! Your story couldn-t be more similar to mine! Thank you for sharing. I have suffered with psoriasis for my whole life, doctors would always say that same thing to me about creams going on my face even though I to felt like they were making thing worse. One day I started to get some around my nose. Like normal I also got psoriasis there so I put my steroid cream on it. Long story short the same thing happened and I got Perioral dermatitis. I thankfully found it on google and had to tell the doctor what i had. I I sadly still battle with my skin on the daily but definitely know it gets worse when I stress or eat something. I-m still trying to figure out my food triggers. This was nice to watch and relate as so often I can feel very alone. Thank you!
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Wow! Your story couldn-t be more similar to mine! Thank you for sharing. I have suffered with psoriasis for my whole life, doctors would always say that same thing to me about creams going on my face even though I to felt like they were making thing worse. One day I started to get some around my nose. Like normal I also got psoriasis there so I put my steroid cream on it. Long story short the same thing happened and I got Perioral dermatitis. I thankfully found it on google and had to tell the doctor what i had. I I sadly still battle with my skin on the daily but definitely know it gets worse when I stress or eat something. I-m still trying to figure out my food triggers. This was nice to watch and relate as so often I can feel very alone. Thank you!
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Joshua
Thanks for sharing. I have got Psoriasis on my scalp, on my face manly around the chin, cheekbones and mustache area and my chest. I sometimes get really itchy. Just mostly get the white scales show ups on my face and scalp and goes on my skin and in my hair easy visible and goes everywhere specially on my scalp around the hair line. I can't go out I have to wear a hat and put psoriasis cream in my face which helps the white scales fall out and go away or it hides in my beard. It's so embarrassing I already got epilepsy, anxiety disorder and I got stress a lot about that Aswell. So job interview or when I see people it's the worse everything starts getting worse. I do love playing cricket tho.
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Thanks for sharing. I have got Psoriasis on my scalp, on my face manly around the chin, cheekbones and mustache area and my chest. I sometimes get really itchy. Just mostly get the white scales show ups on my face and scalp and goes on my skin and in my hair easy visible and goes everywhere specially on my scalp around the hair line. I can't go out I have to wear a hat and put psoriasis cream in my face which helps the white scales fall out and go away or it hides in my beard. It's so embarrassing I already got epilepsy, anxiety disorder and I got stress a lot about that Aswell. So job interview or when I see people it's the worse everything starts getting worse. I do love playing cricket tho.
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Anthony
So insightful and open. Thanks for sharing. I have had psoriasis for a number of years and found my seeming triggers to be 1. Stress and anxiety 2. Strep (throat) infection 3. Gluten 4. Dairy, chocolate, sugar. I have followed functional medicine advocates like Drs Todd Le Pine and Mark Hyman (USA) who explained the strep trigger and the importance of improving gut health to allow the one-cell thick blood barrier in the small intestine by reducing sugar and taking probiotics. Proper hydration is also important in managing gut health. I have found daily exercise to be very helpful in managing stress and reducing the inflammatory processes involved in psoriasis flare-ups.
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So insightful and open. Thanks for sharing. I have had psoriasis for a number of years and found my seeming triggers to be 1. Stress and anxiety 2. Strep (throat) infection 3. Gluten 4. Dairy, chocolate, sugar. I have followed functional medicine advocates like Drs Todd Le Pine and Mark Hyman (USA) who explained the strep trigger and the importance of improving gut health to allow the one-cell thick blood barrier in the small intestine by reducing sugar and taking probiotics. Proper hydration is also important in managing gut health. I have found daily exercise to be very helpful in managing stress and reducing the inflammatory processes involved in psoriasis flare-ups.
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