Psoriasis

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I was sent for allergy testing once. When I got there the doctor decided I didn't need it and have been treated for psoriasis ever since. PPP is particularly stubborn and difficult to control, they just don't know enough about it. It makes no difference what I eat either. It is an autoimmune disorder and a lof people don't realise that.. Sometimes I feel lucky I don't have it all over. Then other times I feel bad because it is really restrictive and there are things I can't do with my hands without a lot of pain, or I just can't do them at all.,

I get this on my shins and it drives me crazy with the itchy feeling.

One thing I have tried that has been quite successful was an Oat bath. Pretty straight forward, put a cup full of porrige oats into an old (clean) stocking or the foot of a pair of tights and tie it off. Drop it into the bath and run a warmish bath. The oats give off a cloudy film that makes the bath look like it is full of diluted oily milk (bit yukky but smells nice). The oils in the oats are a very good anti-inflamatory and you can also rub the packet against the offending area if you want. If you do this, then you have to let it air dry otherwise you wipe off the nutrients. You will also need to buy a reasonably good quality brand to maximise the oils.

I have read that oats are actually beneficial for mental health, but I'm not able to verify this.

I have psoriatic arthritis. I also get psoriasis on my scalp and ears and left elbow. Both my dad and my brother have psoriasis. Their skin is worse than mine and both get creams from the doctor to use. There might be something to the diet theory reducing the incidence - I am diabetic and they are not. So I watch what I eat and they eat what they want. My dad has a sweet tooth and bakes a lot of items and when he cooks he uses a lot of butter. My brother cooks most of what they eat but he also uses a lot of butter and oil in what he cooks and though he does not bake sweets as much as my dad he usually makes a pie or cake once a week.

I've got fairly severe psoriasis but strangely my daughter does not.