Eating Blueberries has cleared up my psoriasis
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Posted Fri 17 Mar 2017 7.51pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Fri 17 Mar 2017 9.36pm by Conachuir
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Posted Fri 17 Mar 2017 9.49pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sun 3 Jun 2018 7pm by DH
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Posted Mon 4 Jun 2018 4.35pm by Blossom (edited Thu 21 Jun 2018 0.11am by Blossom)
Istarted with psoriasis 10 months ago.Im on creams and hospital treatment.Sometimes i feel very low,and do,nt want to leave the house.
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Posted Tue 5 Jun 2018 0.01am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Wed 6 Jun 2018 5.17pm by Blossom
Istarted with psoriasis 10 months ago.Im on creams and hospital treatment.Sometimes i feel very low,and do,nt want to leave the house.
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Posted Thu 7 Jun 2018 9.36pm by Cazzy27
Posted Thu 7 Jun 2018 by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Fri 8 Jun 2018 7.26am by Cazzy27
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Posted Fri 8 Jun 2018 12.40pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Fri 8 Jun 2018 2.49pm by Cazzy27
Posted Fri 8 Jun 2018 3.19pm by Blossom
Istarted with psoriasis 10 months ago.Im on creams and hospital treatment.Sometimes i feel very low,and do,nt want to leave the house.
Posted Fri 8 Jun 2018 5.42pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Fri 8 Jun 2018 5.54pm by Cazzy27
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Posted Sat 9 Jun 2018 3.48pm by DH (edited Sat 9 Jun 2018 3.49pm by DH)
Posted Sat 9 Jun 2018 4.14pm by Cazzy27
Posted Mon 11 Jun 2018 11.14am by Chrissie NW
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Posted Wed 13 Jun 2018 1.14am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Wed 13 Jun 2018 6.38am by Benh1988
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Posted Wed 13 Jun 2018 11.18am by Summer
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Posted Wed 13 Jun 2018 1.29pm by Chrissie NW
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Posted Wed 13 Jun 2018 1.37pm by Cazzy27
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Posted Wed 13 Jun 2018 4.49pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Wed 13 Jun 2018 5.35pm by Cazzy27
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Posted Wed 13 Jun 2018 7.23pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Wed 13 Jun 2018 7.35pm by Cazzy27
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Posted Wed 13 Jun 2018 8pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Fri 15 Jun 2018 8.34pm by Benh1988
Posted Sat 16 Jun 2018 0.19am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Sat 16 Jun 2018 9.17pm by Stuart7
Hello all Nice to see a group of people helping one another
Posted Mon 18 Jun 2018 4.47am by MAD
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Posted Mon 18 Jun 2018 5.09am by Stuart7
Hello all Nice to see a group of people helping one another
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Posted Mon 18 Jun 2018 8.54am by OhNo_NotAgain?
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Posted Mon 18 Jun 2018 12.47pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Sun 1 Jul 2018 11.03am by DianeC
Posted Sun 1 Jul 2018 1.12pm by Blossom
Istarted with psoriasis 10 months ago.Im on creams and hospital treatment.Sometimes i feel very low,and do,nt want to leave the house.
Posted Sun 8 Jul 2018 1.43pm by Cazzy27
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Posted Sun 8 Jul 2018 2.56pm by pdr321 (edited Sun 8 Jul 2018 7.30pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sun 8 Jul 2018 7.05pm by OhNo_NotAgain?
Posted Sun 8 Jul 2018 9.03pm by DH
Posted Thu 12 Jul 2018 0.40am by IH1987
Posted Thu 12 Jul 2018 6.58am by janice11573
I've had psoriasis for 10 years and it continues to get worse. Tired of medications, ready to try eating healthier and natural oils.
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Posted Thu 12 Jul 2018 3.51pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Thu 12 Jul 2018 4.07pm by Stuart7
Hello all Nice to see a group of people helping one another
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Posted Thu 12 Jul 2018 4.19pm by Cazzy27
Posted Thu 12 Jul 2018 11.41pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Fri 13 Jul 2018 12.25pm by Stuart7
Hello all Nice to see a group of people helping one another
Posted Fri 13 Jul 2018 3.07pm by Margaret W
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Posted Fri 13 Jul 2018 3.44pm by Chrissie NW
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Posted Fri 13 Jul 2018 3.54pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Fri 13 Jul 2018 4.01pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Fri 13 Jul 2018 5.37pm by Cazzy27
Posted Fri 13 Jul 2018 9.32pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Fri 13 Jul 2018 9.37pm by Cazzy27
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Posted Mon 16 Jul 2018 2.41pm by IH1987
Posted Mon 16 Jul 2018 3.54pm by Cazzy27
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Posted Mon 16 Jul 2018 9.15pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Mon 16 Jul 2018 10.03pm by Cazzy27
Posted Tue 17 Jul 2018 0.03am by IH1987
Posted Thu 19 Jul 2018 7.58pm by Cazzy27
Posted Thu 19 Jul 2018 8.14pm by Chrissie NW
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Posted Fri 20 Jul 2018 8.20am by Chrissie NW
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Posted Sun 22 Jul 2018 12.45pm by IH1987
Posted Sun 22 Jul 2018 12.51pm by Stuart7
Hello all Nice to see a group of people helping one another
Posted Sun 22 Jul 2018 1.12pm by Tinks999
Posted Sun 22 Jul 2018 1.41pm by IH1987
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Posted Sun 22 Jul 2018 2.11pm by DH
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Posted Sun 22 Jul 2018 11pm by DH
Posted Mon 23 Jul 2018 0.14am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Mon 23 Jul 2018 0.29am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Wed 25 Jul 2018 1.09pm by Itchy1982
Posted Wed 25 Jul 2018 1.34pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Wed 25 Jul 2018 1.41pm by Itchy1982
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Posted Thu 26 Jul 2018 7.24pm by Josh73
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Posted Thu 26 Jul 2018 8.59pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Thu 26 Jul 2018 10.26pm by Josh73
Posted Fri 27 Jul 2018 10.07am by Chrissie NW
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Posted Fri 27 Jul 2018 1.41pm by Josh73
Posted Wed 1 Aug 2018 1.29pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Wed 1 Aug 2018 4.36pm by Nick
A sufferer since age 55 looking for a natural remedy
Posted Thu 2 Aug 2018 9.47am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 3 Aug 2018 8.02am by Cazzy27
Posted Fri 3 Aug 2018 8.06am by Cazzy27
Posted Fri 3 Aug 2018 12.52pm by Liverpool Lass
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Posted Sat 4 Aug 2018 7.44am by Nick
A sufferer since age 55 looking for a natural remedy
Posted Sat 4 Aug 2018 10.55am by Chrissie NW
Posted Sat 4 Aug 2018 1.37pm by OhNo_NotAgain?
Posted Sat 4 Aug 2018 1.55pm by Nick
A sufferer since age 55 looking for a natural remedy
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Posted Wed 8 Aug 2018 12.25pm by IH1987
Posted Wed 8 Aug 2018 3.54pm by Cazzy27
Posted Wed 8 Aug 2018 8.55pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Wed 8 Aug 2018 10.09pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Wed 8 Aug 2018 10.21pm by Cazzy27
Posted Thu 9 Aug 2018 9.20am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Thu 9 Aug 2018 9.42am by Chrissie NW
Posted Thu 9 Aug 2018 11.07am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Thu 9 Aug 2018 4.16pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Thu 9 Aug 2018 5.35pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Fri 10 Aug 2018 0.11am by pdr321 (edited Fri 10 Aug 2018 0.19am by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Fri 10 Aug 2018 0.17am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sun 12 Aug 2018 8.08am by Linda D
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Posted Mon 13 Aug 2018 8.23am by Stuart
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Posted Tue 28 Aug 2018 7.57pm by Joy
Posted Tue 28 Aug 2018 8.58pm by Stuart
Posted Tue 28 Aug 2018 10.06pm by ldonnelly95
Posted Tue 28 Aug 2018 11.56pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sat 1 Sep 2018 2.10am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sat 1 Sep 2018 11.28am by Chrissie NW
Posted Sat 1 Sep 2018 12.56pm by Summer
Posted Sat 1 Sep 2018 2.20pm by Chrissie NW
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Posted Sat 1 Sep 2018 2.25pm by Itchy1982
Posted Sat 1 Sep 2018 10.48pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sat 1 Sep 2018 11.06pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Sun 2 Sep 2018 0.39am by Gem 82
Hi my name's gemma I have had psoriasis for 24 years
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Posted Sun 2 Sep 2018 8am by Summer
Posted Sun 2 Sep 2018 8.38am by Chrissie NW
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Posted Sun 2 Sep 2018 6.03pm by Tinks999
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Posted Sun 2 Sep 2018 9.39pm by Cazzy27
Posted Sun 2 Sep 2018 9.49pm by pdr321 (edited Sun 2 Sep 2018 9.50pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sun 2 Sep 2018 10.06pm by Chrissie NW
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Posted Mon 3 Sep 2018 0.08am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Mon 3 Sep 2018 6.46am by Cazzy27
Posted Mon 3 Sep 2018 9.20am by Tinks999
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Posted Mon 3 Sep 2018 9.28am by Cazzy27
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Posted Mon 3 Sep 2018 9.28am by Chrissie NW
Posted Mon 3 Sep 2018 6.34pm by Cazzy27
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Posted Mon 3 Sep 2018 7.47pm by blodyn
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Posted Wed 5 Sep 2018 4.05pm by carp1323
depressed spells, had it for 25years and it wont go away despite all the creams
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Posted Fri 7 Sep 2018 11.42am by warren1 (edited Mon 17 Sep 2018 9.30pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 7 Sep 2018 1.26pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Fri 7 Sep 2018 6.23pm by Jane
Posted Fri 7 Sep 2018 7.13pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Fri 14 Sep 2018 7.52am by demonicale
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Posted Fri 14 Sep 2018 9.18am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 14 Sep 2018 9.29am by demonicale
Posted Fri 14 Sep 2018 10.49am by demonicale
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Posted Sat 15 Sep 2018 1.21pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sat 15 Sep 2018 1.55pm by demonicale
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Posted Sat 15 Sep 2018 2.24pm by DH
Posted Sat 15 Sep 2018 3.45pm by Suzfly
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Posted Sat 15 Sep 2018 7.38pm by Stuart
Posted Sun 16 Sep 2018 1.21pm by Twosmiler (edited Sun 16 Sep 2018 1.21pm by Twosmiler)
Posted Sun 16 Sep 2018 1.53pm by Chrissie NW
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Posted Mon 17 Sep 2018 2.44pm by warren1 (edited Mon 17 Sep 2018 9.26pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Hi Phil,
it is now 17th of September and my skin is still great. Approx 95 % clear.
I have taken the blueberries every day
and have seen great effect. Swifly mentioned that they were taken ALMOST every day and saw no effect.
In my experience it needed to be consistant until results are seen.
I showed my skin to a worker in Holland and Barretts this morning. ( i have been in there so many times in the past and she has seen my widespread red, sore,burning psoriasis) This morning she nearly collapsed when she saw my skin,
saying that is 'totally Amazing'.
i never had psoriasis on my face but had it in my hair and 70/80 % coverage from the neck down. I could have opened my top button and it was like i had my own central heating system, the rush of heat that was coming from my skin. But now my skin has returned to normal, the heat is gone, and many people are telling me that my complexion is back to normal. It must have been red due to the heat of my body.
After about 3 weeks of 20 blueberries each day i noticed a change and that continued and after 5 weeks a massive difference.
i have felt very down in the past, and phoned the psoriasis association for some glimmer of hope, on several occasions. I have lay for weeks during a flare up woundering if this raging disease would ever calm down, i have had to go home from work due to the psoriasis bleeding through my shirts, i have had my hands covered in psoriasis and peeled of the dead skin like a sheet from my palms, I have felt my whole body dry out and go into the shakes in work.
But But But
Now it is GONE.
I am a christian through faith in the Person and Work of Gods Beloved Son.
I thank God that this horrible , nasty ,embarrassing desease is Gone.
As you read i have sent this text from my heart because i am sooooo pleased.
Warren
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Posted Mon 17 Sep 2018 9.49pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Tue 18 Sep 2018 6.14am by demonicale
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Posted Tue 18 Sep 2018 9.28am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Tue 18 Sep 2018 3.32pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Tue 18 Sep 2018 3.42pm by demonicale
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Posted Tue 18 Sep 2018 11.47pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 7.37am by demonicale
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Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 8.03am by Sarahtenby
GP sufferer
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Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 8.09am by Chrissie NW
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 8.49am by demonicale
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 9.35am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 12.13pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 12.38pm by Cazzy27
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 12.53pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 1.07pm by Cazzy27
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 2.53pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 3.20pm by Sarahtenby
GP sufferer
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 4.12pm by demonicale
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 4.46pm by Linda D
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Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 9.05pm by warren1 (edited Wed 19 Sep 2018 9.08pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Sarah hi,
Yep sounds like mine. I found that when my psoriasis flared up it just took its own ferocious course. The only thing i could do is put cetraben on or 50/50 liquid parifin and wait till it started to die down. Then i would use steriods. The steriod that worked best for it was Dermavate. It was given to me by Dr Kerr Consultant, when i was in hospital. Doctor Corbett, top consultant in N.Ireland explained to me that the reason the guttate psoriasis went up to the head and out at the arms and legs was that the flare up was seeking to make an exit via the extremities.
I found that many of my flare ups were linked directly to throat infections ie strep throat. You could possibly ask for and antibiotic if there is a direct link. I was never quick enough though.
You can see that i have been through the mill and i can fully sympathise with your situation.
Blueberries have made a massive difference to me. You can trace my story back to 1st August on this Thread. It is amazing. Its like a dream and i havent woke up yet.
Even my feet which were usuall cracked, red, raw and bleeding have cleared. My wife saw then yesterday and said thats totally amazing they are 'white as a ghost thats her way of saying normal.
As i have said i owe a lot to Phil and Chrissie on this thread. Its so simple 20 blueberries a day for 4-6 weeks. i bought them in Tesco.
i showed Dr Pagano's book healing psoriasis the natural way to a consultant when i was in the hospital ward 10 years ago and she dismissed it saying there is no scientific evidence to support it'
To be honest i tried it but could not keep his diet ,I simply found it too hard.
But Now here is an answer linked to diet
its Blueberries.
Any dermatologists reading this, and i have met many, this has worked for me.
sorry i went off on a rant just there.
trust the above is a help Sarah
Warren
Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 9.40pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Wed 19 Sep 2018 9.50pm by Linda D
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Posted Thu 20 Sep 2018 5.10am by Cazzy27
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Posted Thu 20 Sep 2018 7.38am by warren1 (edited Thu 20 Sep 2018 12.57pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Thu 20 Sep 2018 2.49pm by JulieM
Plaque psoriasis 30+ years & psoriatic arthritis 20 years-started 20 Blueberries p/day & my skin is getting better, pain reduced in joints!
Posted Thu 20 Sep 2018 3.58pm by demonicale
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Posted Thu 20 Sep 2018 5.13pm by Summer
Posted Fri 21 Sep 2018 8.01am by demonicale
Posted Fri 21 Sep 2018 9.03am by Summer (edited Fri 21 Sep 2018 9.05am by Summer)
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Posted Fri 21 Sep 2018 11.32am by demonicale
Posted Fri 21 Sep 2018 6.27pm by Jidda
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Posted Fri 21 Sep 2018 6.52pm by warren1 (edited Fri 21 Sep 2018 7.17pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 21 Sep 2018 8.48pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sat 22 Sep 2018 6.30am by NotHavingIt
I've had this for 5 years now. I happened to find this forum by chance on a Google search. I am also a member of a Facebook group that shares their ideas, experiences, and supports others called "Living with Palmar Plantar Psoriasis." I'd like to encourage you to join the page and share your stories. I've never heard about the blueberry success until I read these posts, so sharing with others on the Facebook page would be great. I was diagnosed by some doctors as having eczema others as having Palmar Plantar Psoriasis and they wanted to prescribe Methotrexate, biologics, etc and I said I wouldn't take any of those medications. So, basically, I had the thought that didn't have it before, so maybe I could get rid of it. I quit taking all vitamins and supplements. I continued taking my cholesterol medication. I had tried the creams and ointments the doctors prescribe, but found that the steroid creams made the cracks in my feet worse it may have slowed the growth of skin build up, but also slowed the skin repairing the cracks, so made it worse. I live 70 miles from the dermatologist, so light treatments weren't a viable option. Around this time I started having smoothies everyday for breakfast made with frozen blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. I added milk and also Ceylon cinnamon. I also drank green tea with a 1/4 teaspoon of Ceylon cinnamon in it. My hands cleared up and have stayed that way, most of my foot cracks went away. I actually thought it was the Ceylon cinnamon that caused the improvement, now I think it was the blueberries. The rest of the build up of dead skin on my feet I remove with an Amope Pedi Perfect. I'm a believer of using them, just remove all the dead skin. The build up of dead skin creates cracks and creams can't penetrate it. I found the best cream is Gold Bond foot healing cream and Gold Bond hand healing cream. The hand cream does not come off every time you wash your hands. I stopped using any of those antibacterial gel hand cleaners. Now, that I've read this forum I'm going to do the blueberries again and see if the last of the stubborn cracks go away.
Thanks, to everyone for sharing their stories. I totally believe this condition is diet or environmentally caused. We have so many additives it our foods, hormones, pesticides, etc, it would be hard to find a common factor, but a remedy may be something we can do together. I really think the doctors are unsure also, they just prescribe medications. One doctor saw me for less than 5 minutes and wanted me to take Methotrexate, she was surprised when I said, well that's not happening.
I see this thread is from the UK, I'm from America from a northern state, so the amount of sunshine we get is probably similar. One doctor told me if she could give
me a prescription for a trip to Hawaii, it would clear up, but then it would come back later, so not sure if she meant the combination of ocean salt water and sunshine. So, I'm wondering does this condition just occur in people of European ancestry and more in people who live in the middle and upper latitudes? I'm determined to not have this condition, a positive attitude couldn't hurt I figure.
Posted Sat 22 Sep 2018 8.57am by warren1 (edited Sat 22 Sep 2018 9.03am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sat 22 Sep 2018 11.40am by Linda D
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Posted Sat 22 Sep 2018 11.54am by Cazzy27
Posted Sat 22 Sep 2018 4.59pm by Jidda
Posted Sat 22 Sep 2018 9.39pm by pdr321 (edited Sun 23 Sep 2018 0.37am by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sat 22 Sep 2018 10.01pm by pdr321 (edited Sat 22 Sep 2018 10.05pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
1
Posted Sat 22 Sep 2018 10.07pm by demonicale
Posted Sun 23 Sep 2018 1.47pm by warren1 (edited Mon 24 Sep 2018 7.28am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Sun 23 Sep 2018 3.06pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Mon 24 Sep 2018 8.37am by blodyn
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Posted Mon 24 Sep 2018 10.49am by JulieM
Plaque psoriasis 30+ years & psoriatic arthritis 20 years-started 20 Blueberries p/day & my skin is getting better, pain reduced in joints!
Posted Mon 24 Sep 2018 10.58am by demonicale
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Posted Mon 24 Sep 2018 12.03pm by Chrissie NW
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Posted Mon 24 Sep 2018 2.46pm by warren1 (edited Mon 24 Sep 2018 2.51pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Mon 24 Sep 2018 11.58pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
1
Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 8.47am by Chrissie NW
Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 9.05am by Cazzy27
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Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 9.52am by ateeq
Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 10.24am by Chrissie NW
Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 10.31am by Cazzy27
Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 6.48pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 6.57pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 9.22pm by warren1 (edited Tue 25 Sep 2018 9.44pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 9.47pm by Chrissie NW
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Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 10.15pm by Summer
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Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 10.21pm by JulieM
Plaque psoriasis 30+ years & psoriatic arthritis 20 years-started 20 Blueberries p/day & my skin is getting better, pain reduced in joints!
Posted Tue 25 Sep 2018 11.55pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
1
Posted Wed 26 Sep 2018 8.11am by warren1 (edited Wed 26 Sep 2018 10.21am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Wed 26 Sep 2018 9.10am by Cazzy27
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Posted Wed 26 Sep 2018 12.35pm by JulieM
Plaque psoriasis 30+ years & psoriatic arthritis 20 years-started 20 Blueberries p/day & my skin is getting better, pain reduced in joints!
Posted Wed 26 Sep 2018 1.37pm by ateeq
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Posted Wed 26 Sep 2018 1.58pm by Itchy1982
Posted Wed 26 Sep 2018 2.01pm by ateeq
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Posted Wed 26 Sep 2018 2.05pm by Itchy1982
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Posted Thu 27 Sep 2018 1.01pm by warren1 (edited Thu 27 Sep 2018 1.51pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Fri 28 Sep 2018 1.43pm by ateeq
Posted Fri 28 Sep 2018 2.18pm by Jidda
Posted Fri 28 Sep 2018 2.27pm by Jidda
Posted Fri 28 Sep 2018 3.17pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Sat 29 Sep 2018 1.20am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
1
Posted Sat 29 Sep 2018 10.01am by ateeq
1
Posted Sat 29 Sep 2018 11.05am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
1
Posted Sat 29 Sep 2018 1.38pm by JulieM
Plaque psoriasis 30+ years & psoriatic arthritis 20 years-started 20 Blueberries p/day & my skin is getting better, pain reduced in joints!
1
Posted Sat 29 Sep 2018 2.19pm by Sarahtenby
GP sufferer
1
Posted Sat 29 Sep 2018 6.14pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
1
Posted Sun 30 Sep 2018 12.22pm by ateeq
Posted Mon 1 Oct 2018 9.38am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Mon 1 Oct 2018 10.22am by ateeq
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Posted Mon 1 Oct 2018 6.24pm by Ladyred
Posted Wed 3 Oct 2018 5.41pm by Blossom
Istarted with psoriasis 10 months ago.Im on creams and hospital treatment.Sometimes i feel very low,and do,nt want to leave the house.
Posted Wed 3 Oct 2018 6.37pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Wed 3 Oct 2018 8.58pm by Blossom
Istarted with psoriasis 10 months ago.Im on creams and hospital treatment.Sometimes i feel very low,and do,nt want to leave the house.
Posted Wed 3 Oct 2018 11.40pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Fri 5 Oct 2018 4.45am by TCNZ
Posted Sat 6 Oct 2018 0.23am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Mon 8 Oct 2018 11.01am by ateeq
Posted Mon 8 Oct 2018 2.23pm by sher95
Posted Mon 8 Oct 2018 7pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Mon 8 Oct 2018 8.31pm by sher95
Posted Mon 8 Oct 2018 11.36pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Tue 9 Oct 2018 11.26am by blodyn
Posted Wed 10 Oct 2018 2.50pm by Jidda
Posted Wed 10 Oct 2018 5.03pm by blodyn
Posted Wed 10 Oct 2018 5.13pm by warren1 (edited Thu 11 Oct 2018 11.44am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Wed 10 Oct 2018 5.20pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Wed 10 Oct 2018 5.26pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Wed 10 Oct 2018 6.28pm by blodyn
Posted Wed 10 Oct 2018 11.25pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Wed 10 Oct 2018 11.39pm by Jidda (edited Wed 10 Oct 2018 11.47pm by Jidda)
Posted Wed 10 Oct 2018 11.43pm by Jidda
Posted Thu 11 Oct 2018 9.47am by Affi
Long term psoriasis
Posted Thu 11 Oct 2018 11.36am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Thu 11 Oct 2018 10.28pm by Holly1
Has psoriasis since 2001
Posted Thu 11 Oct 2018 11.44pm by ateeq
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Posted Fri 12 Oct 2018 0.41am by Yoofey (edited Fri 12 Oct 2018 2.53am by Yoofey)
Hi guys.
Disclaimer/preface - before I post what I am about to post
1) I am not pretending to be an expert
2) Everyone's biology is different
3) I have only read the contents of this thread and nothing else on the forum
4) I am sharing my thoughts/advice simply in the help that it might help at least 1 person to some degree
5) ANYTHING I state to be correct about autoimmune problems and human biology is based on research that has lead me to strongly believe certain things to the point where I can consider them to be factual
6) With point 5 in mind, EVERYTHING I say is open to your own interpretation and only follow my advice if you yourself decide it is the correct thing to do
Facts: -
1) All or nearly all autoimmune problems are a result of gut dysbiosis
2) Many things contribute to gut dysbiosis including (but not limited to) antibiotic ingestion (intentional or otherwise, such as in non-organic meats), stress, allergies, food intolerances, overeating, nutrient deficiencies and a lack of breast feeding (the mother's milk contains healthy bacteria designed to colonise the gut to fight off pathogens)
3) Nearly all dietary advice you have ever heard is complete rubbish
4) The dietary requirements and food sensitivities (both allergies and intolerances) in homo sapiens are largely dictated by the locality/ethnicity of the individual
5) Food intolerances are in many ways more sinister than allergies (I will explain all that below)
My story (I will keep it short and sweet) - I am a 40 year old lifelong sufferer of eczema. I finally figured out the cause and I am sharing with you what I believe to be of use to others who know the misery of living with inflammation like this.
Starting point - ASSUME YOUR PSORIASIS IS ENTIRELY A RESULT OF A SYSTEMIC BACTERIAL/FUNGAL INFECTION EMANATING FROM THE GUT.
You CANNOT heal the gut overnight. It requires BELIEF and (most of all) TIME AND DISCIPLINE. THAT is what you are seeing with blueberries.
Homo sapiens are obligate carnivores, meaning they require animal products for nutrients they cannot get anywhere else. An example of this is carrots and vitamin A - carrots actually contain beta-carotene, which is a provitamin A, rather than true vitamin A (retinol). Retinol is only found in animal products. About 45% of homo sapiens are capable of converting provitamin A to retinol and even then only at a very poor rate. That is an example of how badly diet is misunderstood.
Homo sapiens naturally feed on animal products. We are evolved this way. There are various vestigial elements to our genetic makeup which indicate to our past history millions of years about (about 3.5 million) as predominantly herbivores, with the vitamin A reference above a great example of this. But we evolved as carnivores and if any animal is fed an unnatural diet, it will become sick.
In their natural history, all localities/ethnicities of homo sapiens also included non-animal foods, such as season fruits, some leaves etc and seaweed whenever they could get it. These foods are supplemental and are not required to sustain life. They slightly enrich a diet of quality animal products.
Important point - you HAVE to understand that there are two types of non-animal foods - caloric and non-caloric. Leaves etc were eaten by our ancestors for millions of years so we adapt well to them. Seaweed has also been eaten for a long time (it is very mineral-rich). These are NON-CALORIC, meaning they contain little to no CARBOHYDRATES. Later on we developed ways of mass-producing CALORIC plant food such fruits hybridised to produce unnaturally high levels of fructose and other sugars and grains/tubers.
Meat is digested by the powerful acid produced in the human stomach. It is digested quickly and easily. All localities of homo sapiens have eaten meat as a staple for millions of years so they digest it no problem. HOWEVER the tolerance a homo sapien will have for caloric plant foods will be dictated largely by their recent natural history. Enzymes are required to digest carbohydrates (particularly starch) - amylose (starch) needs amylase. Amylase production (how many copies of the gene you have) is largely dictated by your ethnic background and various from person to person: -
https://www.precisionnutrition.com/carbohydrate-tolerance-genes
IF YOU ARE EATING MORE CARBOHYDRATE THAN YOU CAN TOLERATE, THE UNDIGESTED CARBOHYDRATE IS DIGESTED BY DANGEROUS MICROBES IN THE GUT. Candida albicans being a primary culprit.
Asians for instance have been eating carbs like rice, soy etc for thousands and thousands of years. As a result, they have many copies of the AMY1 gene. Scandinavians, conversely, have little or no copies of the gene. The reason for this being that starch in essentially not found in Scandinavia so was never eaten by that locality/ethnicity of homo sapiens. Scandinavians ate animals and berries during the summer months.
Modern fruits are highly sugar dense and fructose can be hell on the body. Fructose malabsorption/intolerance is very common. Fructose is the second leading cause of fatty liver disease (alcoholism is the first).
So WHY would little ol' blueberries be the cure for some people? Well, this will be why...
The fibre in blueberries is highly fermentable by Lactobacillus plantarum - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638594/ ...
... and Lactobacillus plantarum plays a key role in rebalancing the gut flora and repairing gut hyperpermeability ("leaky gut syndrome") - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22912548
The health of the gut is a good guy vs bad guy fight - if the good guys are in the majority, the keep the bad guys in check. And vice-versa. Blueberries wont work for everybody because everyone is different, as is their gut flora.
A bit more about my story - after years of steroid creams, inhalors, anti-histamines, oilatum, E45 blah blah blah, I finally realise that wheat was causing hell for me. I realised this when I became self-employed - if I sat down to work and had eaten bread for breakfast, I would start to get drowsy. So I gave up all wheat, rye and barley. Suddenly I felt much better. The swelling I had always felt in my stomach started to go away, as did my rash. I still had dry skin though until one day my skin was obviously smooth. It appears I had been suffering from coeliac most of my life. I still needed moisturiser here and there but no more steroid creams etc for me.
Then suddenly years later I broke again HORRIBLY. Back on the steroid stuff, pain in the shower, blood all over my bed sheets... back to square one. The ONLY thing had changed was I started eating a bowl of fruit in the morning instead of an omelette (trying to add different foods in). I stopped eating fruit and it went away AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS.
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION HERE - WHEAT IS AN ALLERGEN, FRUCTOSE IS SOMETHING I AM INTOLERANT OF.
They are different things. Allergic reactions come and go quickly, intolerance take weeks to come and go because they cause infection in the gut - you have to feed the bad guys for weeks before it shows and you have to starve them for weeks before order is restored.
Years later (a couple years ago actually) I started to eat more fruit and agave nectar in my oatmeal. AND HERE IT ALL COMES BACK AGAIN. Steroid creams blah blah... go cold turkey on the fruit and it EVENTUALLY goes away again. I finally realised this really was fruit and it was there I started to learn about the gut and the difference between ALLERGY and INTOLERANCE. I am Scottish, born and bred. There are no bananas, mangoes, melons etc here - all there are are small amounts of berries during the summer/autumn.
https://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/7-fruit-and-veggies-that-used-look-whole-lot-different-than-they-do-today
NATURALLY occurring fruits such as raspberries and BLUEBERRIES are high-fibre, low sugar, ONLY SEASONAL and SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD.
And here we come to FODMAP. I don't know how well known FODMAPs are in the psoriasis community, but you can look it up. FODMAPs are foods that FEED THE BAD GUYS IN YOUR GUT.
https://www.monashfodmap.com/ibs-central/i-have-ibs/starting-the-low-fodmap-diet/
http://www.myginutrition.com/downloads/High_FODMAP_foods.pdf
Here are some foods with fibres that feed the good guys: -
https://alittlebityummy.com/8-low-fodmap-prebiotic-food-sources/
The gut microbiome also likes EPA/DHA, which is only found in animal foods.
My suggested protocol (what worked for me): -
1) Completely remove all FODMAPs from your diet
2) Remove all inflammatory foods (nightshades, eggs, soy, dairy, grains etc... you know the ones)
3) Get to know your butcher - get a good source of quality, grass fed meats. Grass fed meats contain nutrients not found in plants and are only found in small amounts in grain-fed meats (EPA, DHA, retinol, K2, CLA etc).
4) Don't overtax the gut - not only will the dysbiosis have to reverse but the damage to the gut lining will need to heal. EAT SMALL MEALS. Meat is well digested by the stomach. Eat salads with olive oil and balsamic dressing, sauteed non-FODMAP greens.
5) Get collagen powder and glutamine - these are essential for healing the gut as they contain the amino acids used heavily in the gut
6) Drink plenty water - there will be a lot of detoxing to do and it is HARD on the body (especially the liver)
7) No pork - it's a common allergen... pigs are genetically modified wild boars and are usually fed a terrible diet (corn/soy), even when they come from a good farm.
8) NO SMOKING, DRINKING or DRUGGING. I am not judging anyone, just keep the toxin levels in your body low and alcohol feeds candida albicans.
9) Absolutely no processed food, junk food or cheating on the diet until it heals you or you know it is not going to work for you.
10) IF NOT ALLERGIC - get a good-quality coconut oil. Aldi have a raw, organic one right now that is very cheap and excellent quality. Coconut oil is a good energy source but, more importantly, the caprylic acid in the oil is devastating to certain evil microbes, such as candida albicans. Start off with 1 teaspoon in the morning and one at night. Build up from there until you are taking 3-4 spoons (NOT teaspoons) every day.
11) IF NOT ALLERGIC - try to make recipes with coconut MILK. The lauric acid in coconut milk has properties similar to caprylic acid
12) IF NOT ALLERGIC - sunflower seeds. I am not huge on plant oil (with the exception of EV olive oil and coconut oil) but sunflower seeds contain high levels of vit E and silica, which is good for the skin. You can also use almonds in small amounts. Get fresh ones as they can go rancid quickly. Eat small amounts and do not eat them with animal products or supplements because they phytic acid in them demineralises the body
https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/vegetarianism-and-plant-foods/living-with-phytic-acid/
In addition to gut-specific protocol, I STRONGLY recommend this to keep the body running optimally: -
1) IF NOT ALLERGIC, eat wild salmon and fish roe often. Both are easily digested and extremely nutritious - wild salmon is one of the few sources of vitamin D. If you are in the UK, ASDA do a cheap frozen salmon that is actually wild pink salmon. It is not an amazing taste but it is very cheap and extremely nutritious
2) EAT YOUR LIVER for folate, iron and vitamin A. Vit A and folate are essential for tissue/skin repair. Do NOT take vitamin A supplements - it will be palmitate, which is toxic. If you are in the UK, Waitrose do a really nice organic chicken liver. Gently fry it with some greens and marjoram.
3) Eat dulse seaweed. It is full of iodine, which many people are deficient in. You only need very small amounts of it to get a lot of iodine.
4) IF NOT ALLERGIC take a GOOD QUALITY DHA/EPA fish oil supplement - it fights inflammation.
5) TAKE MAGNESIUM. Just about everyone is deficient in magnesium. Try to get magnesium glycinate, which is readily absorbed by the body. I noticed a big difference in sleep quality and inflammation control once I started taking it.
6) IF NOT ALLERGIC get PASTURED EGGS and eat the yolk. Pastured yolks will be orange, not like the usual crap. Sainsburys I believe do a 'golden yolk' egg which is something like this but try to get the real thing from a local source. Pastured egg yolk is very high K2 and contains good amounts of cholesterol (essential for tissue repair), EPA/DHA/D3 etc.
To give the gut a break, try to fast for periods during the day - start eating later in the day and don't eat after 6PM.
Many of the principles above can be seen in the GAPS diet, SCD diet, "paleo" diet as well as other diets that are recommended for sufferers of diabetes, candida, autism, all autoimmune problems etc.
I AM NOT A DOCTOR OR A MIRACLE WORKER. This is simply WHAT I BELIEVE MAY HELP OTHERS. I can't guarantee results but I think it is worth a shot.
IF IT IS GOING TO WORK, IT WILL TAKE TIME. YOU ARE KILLING AN INFECTION AND REVERSING INFLAMMATORY BODY CHEMISTRY.
If your condition is serious, I would recommend a gradual shift over to the new diet in terms of changing energy substrates from carbs to fat/protein. If you experience a die-off, inflammation can be rampant. However, I suggest removing all inflammatory foods, smoking, alcohol, processed foods, sugar, fruit etc IMMEDIATELY.
I sincerely hope this helps someone in some way.
Posted Fri 12 Oct 2018 2.55am by Delree9
Posted Fri 12 Oct 2018 3.03am by Yoofey
Posted Fri 12 Oct 2018 3.22am by Yoofey
Delree9,
I am going to try to help people as much as I can. It should be noted here that my issues don't come back unless I sustain high FODMAP for a while (which is why it was so hard for me to pin down the cause) or unless I eat wheat.
When I say "NO FODMAP", you have to understand that (assuming gut dysbiosis is the underlying cause), you have to put the fire out. You need to remove everything that feeds it (FODMAPs) and put in things that repair the gut (good quality fats and proteins, plenty of nutrients) and help the good guys (non-FODMAP fibres).
AT A MINIMUM FOR STARTING OFF, get rid of all processed foods, sugar, fruits (apart from small amounts of kiwis, raspberries and blueberries), soy, dairy, grains, beans, chickpeas, potatoes, sweet potatoes, alcohol etc.
Nuts and seeds - I am actually only allergic to peanuts and sesame. If you know 100% you are not allergic to them, it's OK to eat them IN SMALL AMOUNTS (they contain large amounts of phytic acid and omega 6 and tend to go rancid quickly). IF NOT ALLERGIC, walnuts are proven to be very good for the gut: -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5852820/
Yeast - although that mostly leaves when you stop alcohol and bread but also check for it in soup stocks etc. It's a very common allergen (my worst allergen, along with wheat). If you are taking an immune reaction to other yeasts and their toxic by-products (candida albicans) it will most likely be even worse. Fungi/yeast is a pathogen the body fights against. Keep it out.
The majority of your calories should be coming from high-quality (grass-fed) animal meat and fats. Add in some berries, nuts (if not allergic), sauteed non-FODMAP greens. If you want some carbs, eat small amounts of basmati rice. Coconut milk and oil, grass-fed ghee, duck and goose fat etc are also good sources.
Posted Fri 12 Oct 2018 3.24am by Yoofey
Posted Fri 12 Oct 2018 7.01am by Tim
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Posted Fri 12 Oct 2018 2.03pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 12 Oct 2018 2.24pm by Yoofey
Posted Fri 12 Oct 2018 3.05pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Sat 13 Oct 2018 1.42pm by Yoofey (edited Sat 13 Oct 2018 3.25pm by Yoofey)
warren1,
First off, I seem to be limited in how often I can post as I am a new member of the forum so my responses are delayed. Annoying, but understandable.
If you read through my initial post, I state that I have never had psoriasis but I have suffered from eczema and I largely consider all autoimmune problems to have the same root cause but the symptoms it manifests differ from person to person.
Blueberries - I never tried it, don't need to. I just remove all junk food, sugar, grains and fruit from my diet and wait to heal. BTW when I refer to "fruit", I mean the man-made, glycemic garbage people mistakenly believe is a health food when actually it is a health hazard, especially for ethnically northern people. Small amounts of berries were always eaten during the summer/autumn months and I consider them to be a real food, although they are entirely supplemental.
As an anecdote regarding fruit, have a look at this thread: -
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/sweetpoison/eczema-cured-t382.html
That is not me BTW, but is an interesting reference point. You will notice they tried to reintroduce it as a trial and they had a reaction 2 hours afterwards. What that person is experiencing is candidasis and/or Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), which is a condition when the upper colon becomes populated by pathogenic microbes which feed on carbohydrates. The primary cause of this is eating foods unnatural to the body, which cannot be digested and lead to overgrowths.
If you have an environment that is damp, warm and full of microbes and put any kind of "food" in there, it will be consumed by the microbes. The inside of your body is warm, damp and full of microbes (both good and bad). If you put foods of a natural diet in there (animal products, non-FODMAP plant matter), then the body breaks down the animal products rapidly and the good bacteria in your gut ferment the non-FODMAPs when it hits your lower colon. If you put foods of an unnatural diet in there (amylose, fructose, fructans, lactose etc... FODMAPs) then your body can't break it down and it is fermented by the bad bacteria in your lower colon. That is why dairy causes autoimmune problems for so many people - aside from the casein allergy, the bad bacteria in your gut multiply by feeding off of the undigested lactose (we lose the capacity to produce the enzyme that digests lactose - lactase - around 2 years old as that is when we are supposed to stop breastfeeding). Keep doing that and the bad guys start to overpower the good guys and then they start to travel up into the upper colon, then all hell breaks loose - you have a systemic mold/bacteria infection in your gut, leaky gut syndrome, massive inflammation from toxic by-products of the microbes (mycotoxins from the candida albicans being one of the worst) and a situation where those infections can set up shop in other parts of the body (such as the skin) as secondary infections. You essentially have plant material composting in your stomach.
Carb consumption (especially simple sugar consumption) will also raise blood sugar levels, which helps to feed the secondary infections. This is the reason why diabetics are so prone to yeast infections. IIRC the current research now shows that most cases of eczema are just fungal skin infections, but this is nearly always a secondary infection IMO. The reason behind the knees, groin, skin folds etc are primary/classic sites for eczema is because those areas are the dampest and warmest, which is the best condition for yeast to grow.
ANYONE WHO WANTS RID OF THEIR PSORIASIS (OR ANY OTHER AUTOIMMUNE PROBLEMS), READ THIS NOW: -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11413927
That is only for 1 family of pathogen - candida species. That does not include other types of yeast or bacteria. Yeast/mold/fungi... it is all the same. Mold allergies are very common... it is a pathogen.
The gut flora is complex, there are many different species of yeast and bacteria in there. Blueberry fibre might win the war for some, but not for others as different strains cause different problems. And then there is also the amount of certain strains. You might be being victimised by certain strains but also have populations that feed on blueberry fibre so they can overpower the bad guys and also heal the gut membrane.
1) REMOVE ALL FODMAP FOODS, PROCESSED FOODS, ADDITIVES, CLASSIC ALLERGENS, ALCOHOL AND SUGAR FROM YOUR DIET IMMEDIATELY.
2) Get your CALORIES from good quality animal products. You can supplement those calories with high quality olive oil and some nuts/seeds IF NOT ALLERGIC.
3) Eat smallish amounts of non-FODMAP fermentable fibres (such as those blueberries)
4) Consume plenty good quality coconut oil for the caprylic acid
5) Try to eat as little as you can while your gut heals.
6) Drink plenty water
7) Make sure you are getting plenty D3, K2, A (retinol), folate, DHA, EPA and magnesium.
If you look at the dietary recommendations for candidiasis, SIBO, IBS, Crohns, austism, epilepsy, diabetes... they are the same. At very least, they have one thing in common - remove all carbohydrates, processed foods and sugar. Google those conditions and their recommended diets and you will see it is all the same. It's the same diet for tooth decay as well. Because all of these issues are caused by carbohydrate consumption as human beings are limited by their capacity to digest them - some can digest quite a lot of them, others can digest none at all. If even you have the capacity to digest them, existing damage to the gut (overgrowths, villi damage) can make digesting them very difficult - if you have overgrowths of dangerous microbes in the upper colon, they will start feeding on the carbohydrates as soon as it leaves the stomach and before it can be properly broken down. That is why you need to give this time - you need to starve out the bad guys as well as feeding the good guys. It takes time to kill an infection. Be strict, wait it out.
READ THIS: -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934501/
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-24374/im-an-aesthetician-heres-how-i-finally-cured-my-eczema.html
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Folate, vitamin A: -
https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/waitrose-duchy-organic-chicken-livers/067710-34373-34374
Coconut oil (caprylic acid): -
https://www.aldi.co.uk/coco-loco-coconut-oil/p/070350029044100
Coconut milk/cream (lauric acid): -
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/sainsburys-coconut-cream-250ml
Vitamin D3, EPA, DHA: -
https://groceries.asda.com/product/fish-fillets/asda-cook-from-frozen-salmon-fillets/1000000479198
Excellent quality kiwi (low-FODMAP, highly fermentable): -
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/sainsburys-golden-kiwi--taste-the-difference-x4-685641-p-44
Magnesium explained: -
https://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/types-of-magnesium/
EVERYONE is deficient in magnesium, you should be supplementing regardless if you are autoimmune or not.
And IF NOT ALLERGIC get PROPER quality eggs and eat the yolks. I seem to be sensitive to egg whites but not the yolks (the most common allergen in eggs is the albumin in the whites) so I tend to just eat a lot of yolks. They are vital for K2, which you will find almost nowhere else due to modern farming methods. A good quality egg will have an orange yolk due to the nutrient concentration. Try to get farm-fresh eggs from a local source. Failing that I believe the Clarence Court Eggs (available in UK supermarkets) are excellent quality.
https://i.pinimg.com/474x/38/ce/bb/38cebb8671f986860595d819414871e5--organic-eggs-backyard-chickens.jpg
I cannot guarantee this will work for everyone or even one person but I STRONGLY recommend giving this a shot. Be strict and give it time.
Good luck to all, whether you try my protocol or not.
Posted Sat 13 Oct 2018 2.19pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Sat 13 Oct 2018 2.29pm by Yoofey (edited Sat 13 Oct 2018 2.33pm by Yoofey)
Posted Sat 13 Oct 2018 5.20pm by Yoofey
Posted Sat 13 Oct 2018 10.54pm by Yoofey
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Posted Sat 13 Oct 2018 11.46pm by warren1 (edited Sat 13 Oct 2018 11.53pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sun 14 Oct 2018 8.30am by sher95 (edited Sun 14 Oct 2018 8.52am by sher95)
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Posted Sun 14 Oct 2018 2.16pm by ezmo (edited Sun 14 Oct 2018 2.19pm by ezmo)
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Posted Sun 14 Oct 2018 3.56pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Sun 14 Oct 2018 8.54pm by sher95
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Posted Sun 14 Oct 2018 9.18pm by Jayz
Inherited Psoriasis from a grandmother on each side. Life long sufferer. Been hospitalised for severe outbreaks.
Posted Mon 15 Oct 2018 10.17am by TCNZ
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Posted Tue 16 Oct 2018 4.47pm by warren1 (edited Tue 16 Oct 2018 4.51pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Tue 16 Oct 2018 9.26pm by Delree9
Posted Tue 16 Oct 2018 11.38pm by warren1 (edited Tue 16 Oct 2018 11.44pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Wed 17 Oct 2018 1.41pm by JulieM
Plaque psoriasis 30+ years & psoriatic arthritis 20 years-started 20 Blueberries p/day & my skin is getting better, pain reduced in joints!
Posted Wed 17 Oct 2018 5.47pm by Delree9
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Posted Wed 17 Oct 2018 6.29pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Wed 17 Oct 2018 8.59pm by Delree9
Posted Wed 17 Oct 2018 9.28pm by pdr321 (edited Wed 17 Oct 2018 9.29pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Thu 18 Oct 2018 0.52am by Delree9
Posted Thu 18 Oct 2018 5.13am by warren1 (edited Thu 18 Oct 2018 5.22am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Thu 18 Oct 2018 4.03pm by Tim
Posted Fri 19 Oct 2018 2.23pm by warren1 (edited Fri 19 Oct 2018 2.25pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sat 20 Oct 2018 10.35am by Sarahtenby
GP sufferer
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Posted Sat 20 Oct 2018 10.51am by warren1 (edited Sat 20 Oct 2018 10.54am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sat 20 Oct 2018 12.34pm by mummyof3monkeys84
I've suffered with plaque psoriasis for 6 years undergoing tests for psoriatic arthritis and Fibromyalgia
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Posted Sat 20 Oct 2018 1.35pm by Sarahtenby
GP sufferer
Posted Sat 20 Oct 2018 4.53pm by mummyof3monkeys84
I've suffered with plaque psoriasis for 6 years undergoing tests for psoriatic arthritis and Fibromyalgia
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Posted Sat 20 Oct 2018 5.32pm by warren1 (edited Sun 21 Oct 2018 4.19pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sat 20 Oct 2018 7.18pm by mummyof3monkeys84
I've suffered with plaque psoriasis for 6 years undergoing tests for psoriatic arthritis and Fibromyalgia
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Posted Sun 21 Oct 2018 10.51am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sun 21 Oct 2018 4.35pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Wed 24 Oct 2018 12.22pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Thu 25 Oct 2018 8.32pm by Amyalexander
Posted Thu 25 Oct 2018 9.46pm by pdr321 (edited Thu 25 Oct 2018 11.41pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Sat 27 Oct 2018 8.41am by JanePoppy
Posted Sat 27 Oct 2018 12.54pm by Jelb3195
Posted Sat 27 Oct 2018 1.40pm by Delree9
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Posted Mon 29 Oct 2018 9.46am by Suzie
I have suffered for around 7 years and have it covering my back and front.
Posted Mon 29 Oct 2018 9.54am by Jelb3195
Posted Mon 29 Oct 2018 10.34am by Suzie
I have suffered for around 7 years and have it covering my back and front.
Posted Mon 29 Oct 2018 1.31pm by JulieM
Plaque psoriasis 30+ years & psoriatic arthritis 20 years-started 20 Blueberries p/day & my skin is getting better, pain reduced in joints!
Posted Mon 29 Oct 2018 4.26pm by warren1 (edited Mon 29 Oct 2018 5.55pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Wed 31 Oct 2018 9.35am by TomHp
Posted Wed 31 Oct 2018 1.43pm by Tim
Posted Wed 31 Oct 2018 3.01pm by warren1 (edited Wed 31 Oct 2018 3.04pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Wed 31 Oct 2018 3.09pm by warren1 (edited Wed 31 Oct 2018 3.09pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Wed 31 Oct 2018 3.12pm by TomHp
Posted Wed 31 Oct 2018 5.02pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Thu 1 Nov 2018 9.09pm by sher95 (edited Thu 1 Nov 2018 11.12pm by sher95)
hi! All.
I am now in my fourth week of blueberries treatment.
At present, I hv 80% + body covered (including face/forehead), nail and psoriatic arthritis. I have not had much noticeable change to the skin as yet except on two occasions when I felt that may be new real natural skin was coming out on some part of the thigh region (less than 5% of the body)-but it again turned red after a day.
While I remain committed to the program, I would like to understand from others more about their journey.
1) While most have mentioned about increased flaking and itching during the initial weeks, I am having bruises and cuts on the skin having increased at the same time.
2) The skin has become stretched and very inflamed/red. With the onset of winter, causing more discomfort in the process.
3) New spots are coming in regularly.
4) While do not see any change in nail psoriasis, the psoriatic arthritis is showing up in new places in the body.
5) did the skin change from red to kind of black before the new normal glowing skin finally came?
It will be helpful if others can also share if they also experienced a similar pathway and how they dealt with it.
Further, a) during the blueberry treatment, did you folks stop using the moisturising gels/creams etc. and b) do you have to still use it after getting cured?
I am currently eating about 50-60 per day as an after dinner snack. Trust that is in order. In addition, I take all the possible dietary precautions. I do not smoke or drink either.
Thanks, Sherry.
Posted Thu 1 Nov 2018 10.28pm by MrsGodd90
Hi, I'm new to the forum. I suffer from plaque psoriasis.
I moved from Zimbabwe to the UK in 2005, I had my first flare up on my elbows, knees and eyebrows.
By 2009 I had it all over my legs and scalp. I went into hospital for a week, they did tests and tried all kids of oils, ointments but no luck.
In 2014 I fell pregnant and 90% of the psoriasis disappeared! A week after having my baby I flared up again...
I now had it on chest, elbows, knees, lower on top of my back, my neck from ear to ear on the back.
2017 I fell pregnant again but this time I only lost a patch on my chest and lower back.
2018 Again once baby was born it came back. Now have spots of a flare up all up my legs from my ankles to my thighs and my groin area.
I am depressed and hide even from my husband, I can't wear short sleave shirts, shorts, skirts basically anything short. I can't go swimming with my kids because of the stares and kids asking "what's wrong with her", and parents not knowing how to answer properly.
I saw Phil's post about blueberries. I will try them. I need something. I need hope.
Also another post referring to the "itch"... I use vasaline, place it on the areas, run it in properly, scratch off the "dead" skin and reapply the vasaline it really helps. Not the scalp though still not figured that one out. After every bath/shower use vasaline to moisturise
Best of luck to everyone x
Posted Fri 2 Nov 2018 8.09pm by warren1 (edited Fri 2 Nov 2018 8.19pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 2 Nov 2018 8.35pm by Jelb3195 (edited Fri 2 Nov 2018 8.39pm by Jelb3195)
Posted Sat 3 Nov 2018 1.49pm by sher95
Posted Sat 3 Nov 2018 1.51pm by Jayz
Inherited Psoriasis from a grandmother on each side. Life long sufferer. Been hospitalised for severe outbreaks.
Posted Sat 3 Nov 2018 9.34pm by Joy
Posted Mon 5 Nov 2018 3.05am by Delree9
Posted Mon 5 Nov 2018 8.51am by Chrissie NW
Posted Mon 5 Nov 2018 7.33pm by warren1 (edited Tue 6 Nov 2018 9.51am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Tue 6 Nov 2018 0.55am by Delree9
Posted Tue 6 Nov 2018 7.16pm by D1974
Posted Wed 7 Nov 2018 1.35pm by HelloSaucy
Posted Thu 8 Nov 2018 5.20am by Tim
Posted Fri 9 Nov 2018 3pm by Delree9
Posted Fri 9 Nov 2018 4.12pm by warren1 (edited Fri 9 Nov 2018 4.13pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 9 Nov 2018 4.19pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 9 Nov 2018 5.11pm by Delree9
Posted Fri 9 Nov 2018 5.55pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 9 Nov 2018 5.57pm by Stevie
Alright there! I'm Steve I'm 36 and have suffered with psoriasis since I was 18.
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Posted Thu 15 Nov 2018 2.31am by Tungaa
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Posted Thu 15 Nov 2018 9.32am by Charlotte7438
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Posted Thu 15 Nov 2018 4.16pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Sat 17 Nov 2018 11.25am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Sat 17 Nov 2018 11.37am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sat 17 Nov 2018 2.22pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Sat 17 Nov 2018 6.02pm by Bonnie_Staffs
Posted Sat 17 Nov 2018 9.44pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Sat 17 Nov 2018 9.48pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sat 17 Nov 2018 11.44pm by Chrissie NW
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Posted Mon 19 Nov 2018 8.07am by Salty Backpack
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Posted Thu 22 Nov 2018 5.12pm by Flake
Hello all, I just finished reading this thread in its entirety and felt inspired to join the discussion.
Firstly thanks for everyone’s contribution it’s been great to read everyone’s experiences with treating their psoriasis with blueberries.
I’ve just started eating blueberries as of yesterday, and hope to get some success with my psoriasis, and possibly also with my psoriatic arthritis.
Back story - 36 years old, had P for 18 years, arthritis for 6 years, tried PUVA for 2 courses (works great but it just comes back) and every moisturiser going, several different creams... steroid and tar based etc and nothing really worked.
Been prescribed Methotrexate but I’ve never taken it, it’s pure junk and the potential side effects don’t appeal to me at all. I did have some really good success from making a cannabis balm and rubbing it on affected areas, and constantly get relief by eating cannabis oil capsules and vaporising dried cannabis flower, which really helps with movement, inflammation and the depression that comes with this whole thing.
Sunshine seems to be the very best thing, I went on a long holiday at the end of a PUVA course and was left clear for a long time. Unfortunately living in the uk it always comes back though :( I’ve hired sunbeds for home use but they’re not strong enough.
So my swollen, arthritic fingers are crossed for the Blueberry treatment, I’ll give it my best shot and leave it a good 6 weeks eating at least 100g-200g every day before putting it in the massive pile of things that don’t work, a pile which Blueberries hopefully don’t belong. We will see.
Good luck everyone! And thanks.
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Posted Thu 22 Nov 2018 7.01pm by OhNo_NotAgain?
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Posted Fri 23 Nov 2018 1.20pm by Leigh
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Posted Fri 23 Nov 2018 9.23pm by andrea
have had p for too many years
Posted Sat 24 Nov 2018 1.09pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Thu 29 Nov 2018 5.31am by NotHavingIt
Posted Thu 29 Nov 2018 11.46am by Jayz
Inherited Psoriasis from a grandmother on each side. Life long sufferer. Been hospitalised for severe outbreaks.
Posted Thu 29 Nov 2018 9.10pm by TCNZ (edited Thu 29 Nov 2018 9.11pm by TCNZ)
Posted Thu 29 Nov 2018 10.33pm by Jayz (edited Thu 29 Nov 2018 10.35pm by Jayz)
Inherited Psoriasis from a grandmother on each side. Life long sufferer. Been hospitalised for severe outbreaks.
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Posted Fri 30 Nov 2018 9.35am by TCNZ
Posted Fri 30 Nov 2018 11.44am by Jayz (edited Fri 30 Nov 2018 11.51am by Jayz)
Inherited Psoriasis from a grandmother on each side. Life long sufferer. Been hospitalised for severe outbreaks.
Posted Fri 30 Nov 2018 7.53pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 30 Nov 2018 9.45pm by TCNZ
Posted Fri 30 Nov 2018 10.34pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Mon 10 Dec 2018 4.21pm by Grey-Beard-Bray
Posted Mon 10 Dec 2018 8.38pm by TomHp
Hi all, it’s 6 weeks since I first posted so I thought I’d post an update. To give you some background on my psoriasis I first really noticed it end of last year where my face would become really flush in places, however, it would disappear as quickly as it would appear. It was at the end of April this year when I had to see the dermatologist as the face redness had become more permanent and had a constant hot sensation. I also had a very small mark above one ear which was constantly flaky. I was wrongly diagnosed with rosacea, but by July my condition was clear as I developed plaque psoriasis on one elbow, my back, few marks dotted around the rest of my body and my scalp had quite a bit of coverage and my face with two marks on my cheek and about five around my chin.
I decided I didn’t want to use the steroid creams I was prescribed and luckily I stumbled upon this thread and plenty of Instagram pages and YouTube videos. I have eaten blueberries daily for 6 weeks now but I can’t put my progress solely down to them as I have made some other big lifestyle changes. I have stripped out meat, caffeine, dairy and gluten from my diet. I start my day with celery juice as soon as I wake up, I also will have one green juice a day and homemade soup that is packed with plenty of vegetables. I’ve basically been living vegan and gluten free in this period. I take daily supplements that include zinc, vitamin d3, selenium and probiotic. I’ve had a holiday during this period and eaten out a few times so I have had gluten at times and in these past 42 days I have had alcohol on 4 of the days.
As for skin...well my face has now been clear for 2 weeks and my scalp for a week. I have 8 patches on my back and all these are now showing clear skin coming through, some of them are about 80% clear with the others around 50%. My elbow which was very flaky/scaly now has no flakiness and has clear skin coming through.
I would advise that people have patience with the process. If someone else clears in 4 weeks then it doesn’t mean you will to. I saw examples on YouTube videos and Instagram posts where people with much worse psoriasis than me had clear skin in 4weeks. In my 4th week, my skin was at its absolute worse, my scalp was so flaky and my face more red than ever and covering a larger part of my face, it was embarrassing to leave my flat! But I knew this was part of the process and the toxins were finding a way to leave my body. In my first four weeks I had seen clear skin start showing on two of my patches on my back which did give me hope to push through the hard times. I was also putting coconut oil in my hair and leaving it overnight for the first four weeks as it was soothing and also reduced the flakiness. In the last two weeks I haven’t had to do this once. Weeks 5 and 6 is where I have really seen faster progress of my skin clearing.
I have spent hundreds of pounds on skin products this year, but psoriasis and other autoimmune diseases should really be tackled by healing within rather than on the outside. It’s not a skin disease, it’s an autoimmune disease. Do YouTube searches for natural healing psoriasis and type #psoriasis and #psoriasisdiet on Instagram tags and you will find a lot of great information. Having my skin clear on my face for two weeks has made me feel like myself for the first time this year and restored my confidence. I don’t see myself as being cured or ever will be, I know I can have a flare up anytime, but I really do believe I can control this through diet and not have to go down the steroid creams, medication etc route
Posted Tue 11 Dec 2018 5pm by NotHavingIt
Posted Tue 11 Dec 2018 5.32pm by Tim
Posted Fri 14 Dec 2018 10.52pm by Jumpimgjive
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Posted Fri 14 Dec 2018 11.42pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Sun 16 Dec 2018 10.21am by psoriasisbeth_
Posted Mon 17 Dec 2018 3.56pm by Mana
Posted Mon 17 Dec 2018 9.19pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Sat 22 Dec 2018 7.40pm by Bonnie.Staffs
Posted Mon 31 Dec 2018 3.30pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Mon 31 Dec 2018 3.48pm by NotHavingIt
Posted Mon 31 Dec 2018 4.03pm by Flake
Posted Tue 1 Jan 2019 10.53am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Tue 1 Jan 2019 11.31am by Flake
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Posted Tue 1 Jan 2019 12.39pm by pdr321 (edited Tue 1 Jan 2019 12.41pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Tue 1 Jan 2019 7.27pm by NotHavingIt
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Posted Tue 1 Jan 2019 9.35pm by angela r
4 years
Posted Wed 2 Jan 2019 8.45pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Wed 2 Jan 2019 11.07pm by Kbear718
Posted Thu 3 Jan 2019 7.47am by Jeannette50
Posted Thu 3 Jan 2019 8.31am by Jeannette50
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Posted Thu 3 Jan 2019 8.43am by angela r
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Posted Sun 6 Jan 2019 10.31pm by rosemerry
Posted Mon 7 Jan 2019 10.21am by Ron (edited Mon 7 Jan 2019 10.22am by Ron)
Posted Mon 7 Jan 2019 12.56pm by psoriasisbeth_
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Posted Mon 7 Jan 2019 1.45pm by Salty Backpack
Posted Mon 7 Jan 2019 7.43pm by pdr321 (edited Tue 8 Jan 2019 0.02am by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Tue 8 Jan 2019 8.23pm by Jeannette50 (edited Wed 9 Jan 2019 0.17am by Jeannette50)
Posted Wed 9 Jan 2019 10.19pm by Welshsha
Posted Thu 10 Jan 2019 10.13am by Leechypie
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Posted Thu 10 Jan 2019 7.31pm by pdr321 (edited Thu 10 Jan 2019 7.34pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Thu 10 Jan 2019 7.49pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Thu 10 Jan 2019 8.55pm by Welshsha
Posted Fri 11 Jan 2019 0.40am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Fri 11 Jan 2019 0.45am by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Mon 14 Jan 2019 2.26am by Booboo90
Posted Tue 15 Jan 2019 9.18am by june
Posted Tue 15 Jan 2019 10.02am by izzyg
Posted Tue 15 Jan 2019 1.58pm by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
Posted Tue 15 Jan 2019 1.59pm by pdr321 (edited Tue 15 Jan 2019 6.33pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Tue 15 Jan 2019 6.31pm by pdr321 (edited Tue 15 Jan 2019 6.34pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Wed 16 Jan 2019 10.42am by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
Posted Tue 22 Jan 2019 2.52pm by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
Hello everyone,
I had promised myself I would wait for at least two weeks before reporting but I can't help it, I probably need to feel like I belong to the group. I'm a bit lonely down here.
I started seven days ago, I eat 40 grams of blueberries twice a day.
On Thursday night I noticed that my back felt less stiff. Then Saturday and Sunday my skin was really dry, it felt like cardboard, like if I had been sun burned, and new spots appeared in different places. It seems to me now that it is calmer, but the new and the old spots are all here, happily jamming...
I am now sure that I have PA, I did not know it because when pain sets in little by little you do not realise it. Now that it is somewhat fading I can tell there was something wrong. Maybe I'll be able to play tennis again, which would be very nice, I could even play wearing shorts!!
Something does not seem logical to me: if things get worse at the beginning, how can my PA improve and my skin get worse at the same time? Having said that I won't complain if things are not logical but end up rebalancing my gut flora, my health, and then my skin, I'll be more than happy.
I think it is going to work, but there still a voice saying "it is impossible, this has to be a joke". I still feel cursed for some reason.
I know that I've only had psoriasis for seven or eight years, which compared to many is not so much, but I know that the damage is important not only for suferers but also for the people they live with. If I could really get rid of this disease, I would not be the same husband or the same father any more.
Cheers dear fellows
Christophe
Posted Tue 22 Jan 2019 5.53pm by Jeannette50
Posted Tue 22 Jan 2019 7.31pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Tue 22 Jan 2019 9.08pm by Jeannette50
Posted Tue 22 Jan 2019 9.36pm by Jeannette50
Posted Tue 22 Jan 2019 10.25pm by pdr321 (edited Sat 2 Feb 2019 1.15am by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Tue 22 Jan 2019 by Jeannette50
Posted Wed 23 Jan 2019 0.50am by Jeannette50
Posted Wed 23 Jan 2019 7.38am by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
Posted Mon 28 Jan 2019 2.46pm by sfk2k
Posted Mon 28 Jan 2019 3.16pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Mon 28 Jan 2019 9.32pm by Jeannette50
Posted Tue 29 Jan 2019 3.47pm by Bonnie.Staffs
Posted Tue 29 Jan 2019 5.37pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Tue 29 Jan 2019 6.03pm by Bonnie.Staffs (edited Wed 30 Jan 2019 3.10pm by Bonnie.Staffs)
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Posted Tue 29 Jan 2019 7.42pm by Chrissie NW
Posted Wed 30 Jan 2019 4.17am by Ormond (edited Wed 30 Jan 2019 4.19am by Ormond)
Hi all,
I’m new to the forum, diagnosed with P 14 yrs ago, stress being the trigger. It started with one red spot on an elbow and has since progressed to affecting most areas of my body. I wasn’t content with just one type of P, my body decided to dish me up 4 from the list, effecting nails, scalp, elbows, lower back, legs, feet, torso, and hands. More recently, it appears that I may be swiftly heading into PA territory too!
My P flares significantly during the winter months, with further herald patches popping up recently on my torso and legs. I’d hoped that as I got older (53 yrs), it would improve, rather than progress, yet it seems to be relentless at the moment!
I’m currently awaiting an appointment to return to dermatology and discuss possible phototherapy, as the numerous potions and lotions over the years have had little impact. Having being also diagnosed with type II diabetes around the same time as my P, I’d done some cursory research around the correlation between P, diabetes and heart disease. I’d already got two of the triangle, so wasn’t too eager to see a presentation of the third. At my last visit to dermatology, I’d ask about a more holistic approach to treating my existing conditions, this was met with a rather blank expression and an assertion that the person I was seeing was ‘just a dermatologist!’
I had previously read some research which indicated a link between gut micro biota and P, so have been particularly interested in this thread. The connection between the gut and P being made more worthy of exploration after a period of illness last year which required two lots of strong antibiotics, in which I noticed a marked improvement in my P. Having read that taking antibiotics was like setting of a nuclear bomb in your gut, I was even more interested in whether there was substance in the relationship between the gut and P.
Also, because it’s a particularly long thread, I was interested to see if the results were sustained over the summer and winter months, which generally it appears they are. I’d like to thank all who’ve contributed to the thread; it’s been an interesting read. I’ll give it a try over the next couple of months and let you know.
Posted Wed 30 Jan 2019 12.09pm by Maxine
I can now vouch for this amazing antioxidant berry!! Please read on as I have other advice to help you!
After having Pulma Plantar Psoriasis on my hands and feet leaving me crippled and cracked red raw for the last ten years and endless research, endless steroid ointments etc, I refused to take Methotrexate as its a cancer drug and the side effects are awful. I didn't want poison put in my body.
So after four weeks of eating an punnet (150g) of blueberries every day and also using Psoriasin coal tar ointment £15 (you get a tub off ebay or Amazon as its from America) my skin is healing rapidly for the first time in a decade!
But also, at the start of my 4 week 'blueberry mission' I started taking Vitamin B12 B6 &B Complex, all high strength - again from ebay - search Lindens they are the cheapest and do over 100 tablets for £5/£6, get high potency.
Also, one cod liver oil capsule daily - i take all these every morning before breakfast with my morning tea.
I cut out ALL sugar and alcohol, bread and pasta and went veggie - so many tasty dishes to play with and buy ready made too, all fresh and healthy, nothing over processed and no tins! no sugar drinks at all. Herbals teas and litres of water daily.
Then on two of your meals sprinkle 2 tbsp of Diatomaceous Earth (DE) powder (I found 700g on ebay for £5.75 rom a reputable seller). THIS ladies and gentlement kills off worms and bugs and parasites in your gut! and make sure you get the Food Grade version. All those parasites in your gut play havoc with your immune system and your skin, so its time to expel them!
I cannot stress enough the difference to my health, my overall wellbeing and my red raw cracked pustular feet and hands are almost clear!!! i now have light pink patches turning back to normal skin colour HURRAH!!!! and I will never give up eating the blueberries as i have also survived an office full of novoviruses and colds. TEN years a of hell and now finally I'm feeling normal again!! I hope you will all try the same and stop this awful suffering i hope this works for you too xxx
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Posted Wed 30 Jan 2019 6.44pm by Jeannette50
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Posted Wed 6 Feb 2019 10.37pm by NoelB
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Posted Wed 6 Feb 2019 10.57pm by Ormond
Posted Wed 6 Feb 2019 11.39pm by Jeannette50
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Posted Thu 7 Feb 2019 8.09pm by pdr321 (edited Thu 7 Feb 2019 8.14pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Sat 9 Feb 2019 11.18pm by joe (edited Sat 9 Feb 2019 11.20pm by joe)
50%-ish psoriasis coverage, scalp, elbows, shoulders, back, stomach, calves, toes
Posted Mon 11 Feb 2019 9.21pm by Cwak
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Posted Mon 11 Feb 2019 11.45pm by pdr321 (edited Mon 11 Feb 2019 11.50pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Tue 12 Feb 2019 7.49am by OhNo_NotAgain?
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Posted Tue 12 Feb 2019 8.31am by pdr321 (edited Tue 12 Feb 2019 8.32am by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Tue 12 Feb 2019 9.35am by OhNo_NotAgain? (edited Tue 12 Feb 2019 9.38am by OhNo_NotAgain?)
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Posted Tue 12 Feb 2019 5.46pm by Jeannette50
Hi,
pdr321 , OhNo_NotAgain?
I do not think anyone can be dogmatic on the subject of how you should apply treatments for psoriasis as everyone is VERY individual and it is therefore understandable that the 'experts' are often at a loss.
It is known (as far as it is possible to 'know' anything) that psoriasis is a dysfunction/aberration of the autoimmune system.
It is known that gut bacteria plays a part in this dysfunction/aberration and that this may be due to the lack of beneficial bacterial versus detrimental bacteria.
It is known that either a proliferation of or over reaction to both bacteria and fungi cause the clinical symptoms of P.
So, starting with 'food as medicine':
It is also known that the food we eat today (unless you grow your own or use farmers markets), for a multitude of reasons does not contain the nutrients of a few decades ago. It makes sense therefore to seek the best food we can or supplements to see what makes a difference. With regard to blueberries: it is known that they contain high levels of antioxidants which help with disease as you age (clearly this is simplistic and the actions of such antioxidants is complex - google this if you are interested), With regard to the use or avoidance of certain foods this will depend on the individual and only by experimenting can you find out what benefits you.
Steroids and other treatments:
If someone is suffering to such an extent and steroids give relief - it would not be anyone's decision except theirs to use them. Provided they get the right advice and use them appropriately it is possible to achieve reduction of P symptoms. From a personal perspective I hate the idea of steroids, but then I only have mild - moderate P and apart from my scalp (pretty much all over) it only sometimes appears on small areas elsewhere. If I had it very bad I may well be inclined to use steroids.
Ointments/creams/lotions:
My thoughts: start with natural options
If unsuccessful move onto the mildest pharmaceutical options.
(google or look on these forums for all options).
After all the aim is to be able to live your life without constant itching and feeling down.
Vitamins:
You should have your levels of vitamin D checked most definitely - research vitamin deficiency implications in P and discuss with your Doctor as to any other supplement you may benefit from (ideal if you can get it from food but this is not always possible). This is a study that used high dose D3 and achieved amazing results in P : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897595/
Mixing treatments:
The experts have not (and likely never will) found an ideal treatment.
Remember we are trying to balance bacteria and fungi (after all we actually
benefit from having some level of these). Mixing treatments means that neither bacteria or fungi will have the chance to build resistance. A successful example of this method when used for ringworm (a fungus) it is common practice to mix medications both oral and topical.
Personally I would always go with dietary and other natural topical approaches on the understanding that this approach will not be a fast fix as you are addressing possibly life long bad eating and lifestyle habits. It is my hope that by doing this I will effect long term good control if not a cure.
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Posted Tue 12 Feb 2019 7.58pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Tue 12 Feb 2019 8.05pm by Jeannette50
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Posted Tue 12 Feb 2019 9.08pm by pdr321
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Wed 13 Feb 2019 6.04am by Jeannette51
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Posted Wed 13 Feb 2019 9.13am by Cal
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Posted Sat 16 Feb 2019 3.41am by OhNo_NotAgain?
jeanette50: the reason I was not at all interested in your post - which you addressed speciifically to me and one other user, and not simply a general forum post , is that it was not anything to do with the immediate subject being debated.
That of course was one user saying that someone with very uncomfortable plaque psoriasis must not use topical steroid treatment that could give temporary relief, while starting to eat bluberries to seek relief that way.
I was not opposing the use of blueberries and so had no appetite to read another long post about the gut and diet, I have read and digested much of what has already been written on that topic many times over.
As for why the user "Wendy" left the forum . . .People are free to decide what they wish to do, but I found it strange that they would delete all their existing posts.
Remember, on a forum such as this we have no idea who anyone really is, we only see screen-names and what people write in posts.
I was critical of that user shortly after they joined, when they diagnosed some user from symptoms that they were worried about . . ."you have a gall bladder problem . or. .it is your liver". I still think it is somewhat irresponsible to attempt specific diagnosis of health issues via a forum such as this, and I said so.
In later posts I saw that user tell one person that there is no link between gluten and psoriasis, and in another post to tell someone to cut out gluten.
A few weeks before leaving they replied to a post that had received no reply for some time and user "wendy" replied saying ( as accurately I recall) . ." I do not know anything about this, but I will answer anyway . . . . .I am a bit of a know-it-all on this site . . . . . " there was then some information cut directly from wikipedia.
Shortly after that, they criticised another user for posting in more than one thread and instructed them not to do so (that user was none too pleased and said so).
Then in a post that I felt I had to reply to, they replied to a post apparently from a university student requesting participation in a survey, and "wendy" stated that the website address given was a scam site, was nothing to do with eduction or universities, and was used to distribute dodgy software. This was completely false information, and I have no idea from where it was gleaned.
Initially "Wendy" said that they would no longer post in reply to appraent scams.
Then followed a post saying that they were leaving the site and removing all their previous posts.
Rememnbering that nobody really knows who anyone is on here, they then decided that I am a man, and attacked me for being " a man who has an opinion about pregancy". That totally puzzled me.
Perhaps people can sometimes become too emotionally invested in a forum such as this, and it can be a good thing to take a break for a while.
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Posted Sat 16 Feb 2019 12.49pm by Cal
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Posted Sat 16 Feb 2019 2.21pm by Summer (edited Sat 16 Feb 2019 2.22pm by Summer)
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I am Gary and have had this horrible condition for more than 25 years and I am still suffering now !
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50%-ish psoriasis coverage, scalp, elbows, shoulders, back, stomach, calves, toes
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A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Mon 25 Feb 2019 2.51pm by Hollyyamber (edited Mon 25 Feb 2019 5.11pm by Hollyyamber )
Posted Mon 25 Feb 2019 7.05pm by pdr321 (edited Mon 25 Feb 2019 7.09pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Tue 26 Feb 2019 12.55pm by Ron
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Posted Wed 27 Feb 2019 9.43pm by PsoriasisIsntSkinDeep
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Posted Fri 1 Mar 2019 2.04pm by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
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Posted Sat 2 Mar 2019 7.59pm by pdr321 (edited Sat 2 Mar 2019 9.34pm by pdr321)
A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
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Posted Tue 5 Mar 2019 6.34pm by NoelB
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Posted Fri 8 Mar 2019 9.38pm by warren1 (edited Fri 8 Mar 2019 9.45pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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A long sufferer of plaque psoriasis who found an effective treatment after 27 years (blueberries). I have now been clear for 4 years.
Posted Wed 13 Mar 2019 8.48am by Stan
Posted Fri 15 Mar 2019 2.58pm by warren1 (edited Fri 15 Mar 2019 7.14pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Sat 16 Mar 2019 by Kelly90
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sun 24 Mar 2019 6.05am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sun 24 Mar 2019 6.21am by warren1 (edited Sun 24 Mar 2019 6.28am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Mon 25 Mar 2019 8.23am by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
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45 years old, pso since 2011
Posted Tue 26 Mar 2019 7.45am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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45 years old, pso since 2011
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Posted Tue 26 Mar 2019 8.42pm by warren1 (edited Tue 26 Mar 2019 8.43pm by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Mon 1 Apr 2019 9.52am by warren1 (edited Mon 1 Apr 2019 9.53am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sat 6 Apr 2019 2.02am by NoelB
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Posted Sat 6 Apr 2019 4.13pm by Lyn
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Posted Sun 7 Apr 2019 5.08pm by gw247
I had decided to eat more blueberries regularly the week before finding and joining this thread. A popular nutritionist Dr. Gregory, (google Nutrition Facts for his five minute fact filled videos), His video on blueberries is convincing of their many benefits, even in powdered form.
I began my blueberry quest while once again treating my obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure by a day of fasting following with two weeks of vegetables, fruit, and some walnuts and almond butter, (and lots of water). I understand that loosing weight is confirmed to help psoriasis too. This has made me lose almost ten pounds, which I know from experience is the easiest 10 I'll lose.
I've never had any "flares", since my mild psoriasis has never cleared, only grown or slowly progressed, so I've never known any "triggers". Itch relief is never for longer than hours. Dietary advice concerning not eating nightshades or red food seems to me to be antidotal, and difficult to find facts to back it up, except that 52% of members of the National Psoriasis Association members have been polled as agreeing with the anti-nightshade clan. I am not going on a multi year personal trial of it for proof, I may survive 6 weeks. These two weeks I have eaten red watermelon and red plums.
Warren1's advice included that: An awful lot of the diets, Pagano included warning against Tomatoes,
My research on those alkaloid foods is as inconclusive as the diet is restrictive to me and I will need further proof than a poll.
I apologize for my negative thoughts, and I do appreciate others reading and trying to be helpful. I think I'll go eat my other almond, buckwheat, blueberry waffle, to start my week 3 and celebrate my weight loss.
gw247
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sat 8 Jun 2019 1.09am by Lyn
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Posted Sun 9 Jun 2019 6.41am by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Mon 10 Jun 2019 10.15am by Melody
Posted Mon 10 Jun 2019 10.53am by warren1 (edited Mon 10 Jun 2019 10.55am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Mon 10 Jun 2019 11.17am by Melody
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Thu 20 Jun 2019 1.36pm by susanleannep
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Mon 15 Jul 2019 11.01pm by warren1 (edited Tue 16 Jul 2019 9am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
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Posted Sun 21 Jul 2019 9.47am by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
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45 years old, pso since 2011
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45 years old, pso since 2011
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Posted Tue 6 Aug 2019 1.38am by Objectivité
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Posted Sun 11 Aug 2019 1.49pm by Tjack (edited Sun 11 Aug 2019 1.52pm by Tjack)
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Posted Tue 3 Sep 2019 3.37pm by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
Posted Tue 3 Sep 2019 4.08pm by Objectivité
Replying to Kris.
Following up from my first post of a month ago : I have reduced my Methotrexate from 11 x 2.5mg pills once a week (had life changing psoriasis - 100% aggressive coverage giving me sepsis twice, lost two thirds of my hair, threatening my job, hospital nurses saying they'd never seen anything like it, etc..., until high dosage of Methotrexate controlled it completely) to 4 pills per week, and am eating Blueberries twice a day, 11 at breakfast, 11 at dinner.
Normally when I have had to reduce Methotrexate, typically to take an antibiotic for some other temporary condition, etc.., within 2 weeks I start experiencing lesions around my body, and I have never before reduced Methotrexate lower than 6 or 7 pills. The doctors had even said that psoriasis on me is so bad I would have to be on Methotrexate for Life.
Well, one month of Blueberries + this new low dose of Methotrexate and I have not a single lesion that has appeared. What is even more interesting FOR ME is that I have also stopped having Koebner responses, which is another incredible positive. The last most obvious positive is that I am getting my Saturdays back - Methotrexate, at the levels I was taking them, used to wipe out my entire Saturday after taking it on Friday nights, I now have my Saturdays back !
I will see how the next month develops and reduce the Methotrexate even further, and will report back for the benefit of all.
It is too early to say "I have won the war", but the signs of this last month are astonishing FOR ME (it may not work for others).
An interesting article I have read in the last month :
https://helloskin.co.uk/blogs/news/blueberries-and-psoriasis
Michel
Posted Tue 3 Sep 2019 5.01pm by NotHavingIt
Posted Tue 3 Sep 2019 5.47pm by NotHavingIt
Posted Tue 17 Sep 2019 1.41pm by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
Posted Tue 1 Oct 2019 8.30pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Wed 2 Oct 2019 10.11am by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
Posted Wed 2 Oct 2019 11.21am by Objectivité
Warren and Frenchman45, an update from me.
Recap : Psoriasis since 2008, 100% coverage, lost all my hair, nearly died from it through sepsis as my skin was so thin and getting infected all the time. Had to go on Methotrexate 27.5mg weekly. From time to time in the last 11 years I have had to stop Methotrexate for operations, or to be able to take a particular temporary medicines. The aftermath of coming off Methotrexate was horrendous every single time : lesions would come everywhere, all over my body and it would take two months of being back on Methotrexate to start recovering.
Fast forward : after discovering this thread two or three months ago, I progressively decreased Methotrexate while eating Blueberries (big ones, 12 at breakfast, 12 for desert in the evening).
Finally stopped Methotrexate completely 4 weeks ago. It is nothing short of a miracle, and I still can't believe it. I have no Psoriasis anywhere on my body except for 1 exception that I will come to in a second. This has never happened before. If I stopped Methotrexate in the past within 10 days I would start having lesions on my front, on my arms, on my back, on my legs, in my private areas. But zilch so far.
The one exception is my nose and scalp. The scalp got really bad within two weeks of stopping Methotrexate but I did not get worried because in the past Psoriasis on my scalp was really the absolute least of my problems. Through a lot of reading and analyzing what seems to work for me, I have resolved my scalp Psoriasis as follows : I spent a fortune on Argan this, Aloe that, Coconut Oil this, etc..., only to find that, in the end, what works for me is :
1) Garnier Ultimate Blends shampoo - Oat Milk Sensitive scalp. I chose that one based on the reviews, but I think all the Garnier Ultimate Blend will work. My reasoning : they are made for women and are as a result very gentle given that they have to take into account the fact that many women die their hair and consequently have [slightly/moderately/very] damaged/sensitive hair and scalp, and no brand of women beauty products can afford to get it wrong. I buy them as packs of 6 bottles on Amazon.
2) Wash my hair every 2 days. I eventually worked out that my scalp Psoriasis flares up really badly if my scalp has more than 1 day's normal sweat and dead skin on it, so, for me, it is important to wash my hair every 2 days, something I could not do with any of the Neutrogena shampoos because they left my hair really dry, but the Garnier one does not.
3) Use the matching conditioner. Reason : some of my scalp psoriasis is, I have worked out, from the Koebner effect of combing my hair. The conditioner (something I never before used to use) makes my hair easier to comb and so reduces the Koebner effect.
4) Treat the Psoriasis scale bumps ("mountains" even) with Dermalex Repair and Restore. Dermalex have a Psoriasis specific cream but I did not buy that one as the reviews on Amazon were mostly negative - I bought the Repair and Restore version which had eulogious reviews and it has done wonders (until I worked out all the above I used to use Diprosalic or the Dermovate scalp lotion - all steroids). After using it for 2 days the massive scales of my post-stopping-Methotrexate scalp psoriasis came off by themselves and my scalp started to heal. I use the Dermalex immediately after washing my hair.
So, that's my story.
BLUEBERRIES work for me and I still can't believe it. I was 11 years on Methotrexate and yet finding this page solved it.
Incidentally, I had a little bit of Psoriasis on a finger knuckle yesterday. I would normally use Dermovate on it and it would take 4 or 5 days to clear : I used Dermalex Repair and Restore on it instead (just thought I'd try) and it not only calmed it instantly, but I only had to use it once and this morning it is just a "memory", no more.
Lastly, with regards to Frenchman54's comment about his breakfast : despite being French myself too, I have never had the traditional French breakfast mentioned in his post, I eat fruit or muesli for breakfast. I have NOT changed my diet one bit except, of course, for the BLUEBERRIES. I have never drunk much (2 or 3 times a month only). I walk on my way to work (2km each way) and I swim 3 times a week.
I hope this helps someone.
Michel
Posted Wed 2 Oct 2019 11.30am by susanleannep
Posted Thu 3 Oct 2019 11.04am by Frenchman45
45 years old, pso since 2011
Posted Thu 3 Oct 2019 11.08am by susanleannep
Posted Thu 3 Oct 2019 11.23am by Objectivité
Posted Thu 3 Oct 2019 2.44pm by warren1
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Thu 3 Oct 2019 3.05pm by Objectivité
Posted Thu 3 Oct 2019 3.21pm by warren1 (edited Fri 4 Oct 2019 9.29am by warren1)
widespread psoriasis for 30years
Posted Fri 4 Oct 2019 9.45am by Objectivité
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widespread psoriasis for 30years
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