Alcohol and Psoriasis

[willnick]

I wound if others have experience of this? There seems to be a lot of information that alcohol can cause a flare up, but nothing about the timescale - is it almost immediate?

I had a few more glasses of red wine yesterday evening and at bed time my psoriasis was red and worse. I am just wondering if I should stop consuming any for a while and see if things improve.

Mine didnt start until past 60, so I think a bit unusual.

[freefallmode]

My experience is that anything that is associated with leaky gut can trigger skin issues.

This may include:

- dairy

- gluten

- alcohol

- nightshades

- high lectin foods (beans etc)

- black pepper / spicy foods

[willnick in reply to freefallmode]

Thank you freefallmode, I had a quick look and there is quite a lot of information about the connection between leaky gut and psoriasis. I will have to investigate. I did mention diet to a dermatologist I saw, but he didnt say a lot. I certainly feel that a test period without any wine is a good idea.

[freefallmode in reply to willnick]

After I took out dairy my skin got a whole lot better. Then I saw a dermatologist who told me my skin issues had nothing to do with food and to eat normally. This was great news as I love dairy products. But she was wrong - my skin issues blew up again when I reintroduced dairy.It took ages to find out what foods were causing my eczema and psoriasis-like symptoms because the symptoms start anywhere from 8-24 hours after eating problem foods. Soy and some types of nuts and seafood are other triggers too.

This all came out of nowhere at the age of about 38. My guess, chronic leaky gut led to more and more food proteins bring misidentified by the immune system as foreign. Good luck.

[willnick in reply to freefallmode]

Thanks. It sounds as if a food diary is required. Its useful to have some idea of the time window for the effects to be seen.

I see a problem in identifying a worsening, as my symptoms do not change a lot, one day I may have more itching and then another the patches go a brighter red, but the worsening is not very obvious. I was reading about a treatment from a Dr Ely using probiotics etc, which sounded interesting.

[AndrewT]

Dear willnick,

I don't, in any way, disagree with the advice given, to you, here but I Do have a 'couple' of comments. Firstly Do you really Need, a Steroid Cream, all the time? Do 'other' combinations, of ointments/ emollients not Work? I only ask because I suffer with Dry, and Cracked, Skin on my hands- OK not quite Eczema but still a Skin Condition.

I find, considerable relief, using Sudocrem & E45- sometimes with some 'Other' additives, notably 'Neem Oil' (an Indian/ Asian Oil.... NOT to be used 'Directly' on the skin though.) There are Dozens of Creams/ Oils/ Emollients 'Out There' and, whilst I'm NOT suggesting you spend Ages Looking/ Mixing, it just might be Worth Your While 'Experimenting' a little- CLEARLY IF YOU GET ANY REACTION STOP IMMEDIATELY! ('My' Dermatologist actually gave me a 'Whole Heap' of Skin Cream Samples, that she had been sent, by various manufacturers- I didn't in fact find Any that were 'Very Compatible' though.)

There is also now available, without Prescription, a cream/ emollient called 'Double Base' that, I believe comes in more than one 'Form'??? A Chat with your Local Pharmacist wouldn't do Any Harm- an often Overlooked Recourse, Pharmacist are actually Highly Qualified People.... (and all 'everyone' uses them for is Nappy Cream, Nit Treatments & Constipation!)

Hopefully I have given you some Helpful Ideas willnick, all that remains is for me, to wish you

All The Very Best

AndrewT

[willnick in reply to AndrewT]

Hi Andrew - thanks for taking the time to post. Actually I do not use steroid cream every day, I use it for a day or two when my patches go red, otherwise I use E45 - I dont known if it very effective but does moisturise.

What I feel is, what if I am just treating the symptoms and not the real cause? And maybe if my immune system is overreactive, is there any way of getting to the root problem? I read about people having success with diet modifications, but different things help for different people, so it looks like I have to experiment. My problems seems to be I cant identify a flare up as my symptoms seem pretty constant.

Thanks again

[AndrewT]

Sorry to be 'So Slow', in responding my Friend. I hope Pixie is well. Can you PM me with a 'Name' I can Contact you on please babe? i can't write to 'Hidden' can I?

Best Wishes to you BOTH

AndrewT