any non-medical tips for a psoriasis sufferer?
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Vitamin C to help boost your immune system.  Meditation to help de-stress.  Exfoliation adn lotions to help the affected areas.  I like Eucerin, you can see it working quickly <also Wal-Mart makes a generic version of the same cream that works just as well and costs A LOT less>.
757357
use lifestyle  extra sensitive\nits like not wearing anything
207142
Try Aloe Vera creams and lotions.
453793
True as you cannot cure psoriasis, but you can reduce the effects of it. See if you're having a mild/moderate or a serrrriously severe one. If the former, just hop in2 a pharmacy and get a pharmacist to give u some emmolient. If you are having the severe one, u really have to just follow the treatment the doc prescribed but do tell him what's bothering you.
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Western and some Easterm medicine will only "mask" the symptoms with creams or ointments. If you're interested in ridding yourself of this, you may want to try looking into the product "Threelac". I've provided you with the link below.....Really READ about it first and do the saliva test! \n\nI'm currently on this program for my eczema problems which is a sister illness to psoriasis. Although I've recently sent out a question to this site about my condition, I'm still convinced that the problem lies within my intestines. I'm just curious to see what other people have to say about it....\n\nRegardless.....if you do decide to go with this program....I recommend these folks over any of the others....they are very helpful on the phone with any questions that (YOU WILL HAVE) during your cleanse......\n\nMuch success to you!\n\n:)\nPeace \n\nSource(s):
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Psoriasis is a common skin disease characterised by thickened patches of red, inflamed skin, often covered by silvery scales.\nThe exact cause is unknown, new cells are produced at about 10 times faster than normal creating patches of excess skin.\nIn most cases the condition can be improved with topical treatments such as those containing Corticosteroid drugs and coal tar. Other treatments include Dithranol ointment, PUVA, and drugs such as Methotrexate, however, Psoriasis is usually a long-term condition.\n\nRegards, Chris. (Medical Student, University of Salford)
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I also have psoriasis.  Depending on how flared-up you are, the things that may provide relief can be different.  The biggest thing to keep in mind is that psoriasis is not a skin condition, it's an immune system condition.  Creams and lotions will ease the outward symptoms of itching, burning and redness but I have yet to see anything that cures psoriasis and several of the medications they have out now possess rather frightening side-effects.\n\nHere's some herbal/holistic recommendations.  Flax seed oil taken internally can help increase the amount of moisture your skin can maintain.  Psoriatic skin is immature and shouldn't be at the surface at all.  Think of it as a healing burn.  It can't retain moisture nor does it provide the barrier that healthy skin does against infection.  My daughter takes fresh dandelions fro the yard and rubs the yellow part of the flower on her patches until they are stained with the oils from the flower.  For her, this calms the patch for several weeks.  It doesn't last as long for me, but it does calm down the most obnoxious of my patches.\n\nShowering is very important.  Do not use blazing hot water and don't scrub too hard.  Use a glycerine soap, or even an oatmeal soap which will get you clean without stripping the little good oils your skin is producing.  Wear loose clothing made of natural fibers if you can.  I carry a doctor's note any time I get a new job because usually any assigned uniform sends me into a flare-up.\n\nIf your lesions get cracked and infected, use tea tree oil to clean the area (don't use around eyes or in the genito-anal area).  Tea tree is antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral.  Then apply a salve that contains calendula.  Calendula will soothe the cracks and the salve base will act as a temporary barrier to keep out further infectious elements.\n\nHope you feel better soon!
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My son had it on his head. The doctor gave us this prescription for this stuff made mainly out of peanut oil.  We rubbed it on his head and he wore a plastic cap to bed. In the morning we washed it out and combed his hair & all the psoriasis just literally peeled off his scalp.  We had to do it a few times when it got bad.  He also had to use a prescription called "Dovonex" (not sure if I spelled that correctly"\nI do know too that if you arent wanting to go to a doctor you could try Scalpicin. It makes your head not itch. Also using Nuetrogenia shampoo.
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I have had psoriasis since I was eighteen, and tried and tested more or less every over-the-counter remedy - only to find it to be fool's gold - so to speak. Expensive and not ailing a bit. Due to the aggressiveness of my psoriasis, the standars therapy-regimes (PUVA, cortisone-, coal tar- and calcipotriole-treatments+++) in hospitals eventually proved themselves insufficient. After a serious outbreak last year, including face, soles of feet, and hands - which rendered me no longer just esthetically handicapped, but physically as well, I was prescribed Fumaric Acid by my dermatologist. Within a month, the itching had subsided; after two months no more plaques began forming, and the once present stopped flaking. Finally, after three months I was psoriasis free. I have been taking Fumaric Acid (approx. 360 mg per day - effective dosage differs from person to person though) for almost a year now, and I am very pleased with the results. The medication -according to my dermatologist and research-reports - do not cause any serious organ-damage, compared to many other systemic psoriasis-treatments. Yet, as it decreases the activity of the immune-system, I have to undertake blood-tests once a month to monitor the white blood-cell count. \nAlbeit it was a hassle to remember to follow the strict medication-regime (you start out with a very low daily dosage (20 mg a day), then increase the amount over time to a maximum of 720 mg a day, before reducing to the lowest effective dosage to uphold a psoriasis-free state), it was - at least in my case - worth it. After twelve years of looking like a scabby dog, always having to dress up to cover a psoriasis-full body, let alone the social alienation due to ignorance from others, I am now going for a holiday for the first time - in a bikini. \n\nGood luck, and may you find something that actually helps.
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check out:www.psoriasisfishcure.com/cure.htm
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Oh good question! \n\nI had a friend who had psoriasis...he tried everything!\n\nTill one day he tried rose hip water...he purchased at the health food store...well it worke to clear it up by about 97%!\n\nGood luck, hope it works!
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Exfoliate and apply moisturiser, preferably with a sunscreen.  Also, drink the daily recommended amount of water.
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I believe in doctor prescibed medications but sometimes simple is better.  Psoriasis is caused from skin cells growing too fast and they become rough and sightly.  You will think that I am crazy but get some lard not oil or crisco but real lard.  Cover the areas well at night with the lard and cover it then with a cloth to protect your clothes and linens.  Give it about a week and I believe that you will notice a difference.  The lard does not cure it but it softens the rough skin and gives it a smoother appearance.  It will look better and you will feel better about it.  Think of it as a beauty treatment like applying lotion or skin treatment for beauty.
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I've tried everything I can to no avail.  I have two patches that refuse to go away.  They'll subside a bit, then flare up with a vengeance.  Sunlight and artificial sunlight may help.  Cortisone creams (Rx from Doc - the OTC stuff doesn't help).  Keep applying good lotions -- that seems to help fight off the plaque build-up. Warm showers and baths.\n\nVitamins, supplements, diet and lifestyle -- any things that boost your immune system are highly recommended.\n\nDon't despair.  You're not alone.  Docs and researchers are bound to make a breakthrough.  (Soon, I hope!!!)\n\nHere's a couple of websites:\n\nhttp://skintherapyletter.com/\n\nhttp://www.skincareguide.com/\n\nI'll add more links when I get a chance.  I believe I have more url's saved in another directory I can't go to right this second.\n\nGood luck.  I'll be checking back for tips myself.\n\nP.S.  The Rx I'm using now is Eucerin cream with triamcinolone added (a corticosteroid).
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My husband suffers from a skin condition that numerous dermatologists said was psoriasis, and yet, no medication works for him either.  He began to take a few baths a week rather than showers all the time, and just added a good squirt of baby oil.  It didn't "cure" it, but it brought the inflammation down a lot, and lessened the itching.  I was amazed that such a simple thing made such a difference for him.  Hope this helps.
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If normal dandruff shampoos aren't doing it for you, you may have more than ordinary dandruff.\n\nTry a coal tar shampoo, available at pharmacies and most grocery stores. This will help with mild cases of "psoriasis" and "seborrhaic dermatitis".\n\nGood luck!
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get a tan lotion, very good\n\n:> peace\n.