Psoriasis & Psoriatic arthritis

Ramrod · 29-02-2012, 16:30

Any sufferers out there?

29-02-2012, 17:34

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Any sufferers out there?

Used to be a really bad sufferer all over my body and daily hospital treatment,It's all gone now though but took over 2 yrs to get rid

Ramrod · 01-03-2012, 10:05

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Originally Posted by martyh

Used to be a really bad sufferer all over my body and daily hospital treatment,It's all gone now though but took over 2 yrs to get rid

Daily?! What treatment was it?

**Chris** · 01-03-2012, 10:49

Are you thinking of adding fish food therapy to your practice?

Ramrod · 01-03-2012, 10:54

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Originally Posted by Chris

Are you thinking of adding fish food therapy to your practice?

Eh?

**Chris** · 01-03-2012, 11:00

Doctor fish

danielf · 01-03-2012, 11:12

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Originally Posted by Chris

Doctor fish

I went to see Dr. Fish in Kuala Lumpur once. A weird, but quite enjoyable experience.

Smilie · 01-03-2012, 12:32

i have Psoriasis
a few small patches and 2 bigger 1s (3cms wide or so)
the small 1s goes after a day or 2 of applying betnovate
the bigger 1s are harder to deal with
doesnt really seems to go away even after days of betnovate and donovex(?)

well all the patches comes back after a month or 2
had it for like 5 years or so

havent seen GP about for years about (just get repeat presciption)
wanting to see GP about for some time

Ramrod · 01-03-2012, 12:59

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Originally Posted by Chris

Doctor fish

I didn't realise you could use them for that!

01-03-2012, 14:38

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Daily?! What treatment was it?

It was a betnovate cream that had to be applied daily by the nurse .The cream was started at 1% and worked up to 5% left on the skin for 15 mins and no longer , then showered off ,and supplemented by intense uv light via a walk in light cubicle for a further 5 mins ,this took about 8 weeks to complete

JMcB · 01-03-2012, 15:12

Covered with it. I was very bad about a year ago and got light treatment 3 times a week. It worked great. But I'm unluckily in that it comes back when I'm stressed.

01-03-2012, 15:16

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Originally Posted by JMcB

Covered with it. I was very bad about a year ago and got light treatment 3 times a week. It worked great. But I'm unluckily in that it comes back when I'm stressed.

I reacted badly to the light treatment and had to stop

Ramrod · 01-03-2012, 15:43

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Originally Posted by JMcB

Covered with it. I was very bad about a year ago and got light treatment 3 times a week. It worked great. But I'm unluckily in that it comes back when I'm stressed.

I've not been offered any treatment.......and it does get worse when I'm stressed.

Good incentive to stay chilled

Scrubbs · 01-03-2012, 21:31

I use humira for chrohns . apparently it works on Psoriasis and arthritis so I believe.

Ramrod · 01-03-2012, 23:00

I diagnosed myself as having Psoriatic Arthritis and Psoriasis about three years ago. The rheumatologist prescribed steroids and that was that.
Knowing what steroids do to the body with long term use, I decided to find an alternative.
I'd already noticed that my arthritic symptoms improved in minutes after I ingested ginger so I researched natural anti-inflammatories. That lead me to turmeric as well as ginger.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19110321
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18484280
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15659827
etc, etc....
I bought a masticating juicer and ice cube bags
and set about juicing turmeric root and ginger root.......messy.

Every day I dissolve 4 cubes of turmeric and 3 cubes of ginger in some water and drink it. Tastes horrible but it does the job.
I have been largely symptom free ever since. My skin is almost clear and my arthritis is kept at bay.
Not had a single steroid, still have the prescription.
Works for me and there is quite a lot of research to back this approach up......