Psoriasis & Psoriatic arthritis
 

Any sufferers out there? :)

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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

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Daily?! What treatment was it?

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

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Eh? :dunce:

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

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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

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

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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

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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.

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I reacted badly to the light treatment and had to stop

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I've not been offered any treatment.......and it does get worse when I'm stressed. :dozey:
Good incentive to stay chilled :D

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

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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......:)

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Didn't know of this psoriatic arthritis illness before this thread
Was wondering why OP put it with psoriasis

I have pains in my feet a few times a year
I know I have gout But sometimes it's other parts of my feet
which I take NSAIDs (ibroprofen or diclofenac)
Now I wonder if it's psoriatic arthritis

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Not suffering myself, but as an interested foodie, just how much are you taking in? Could your cubes possibly be turned into a regular curry cooked from fresh ingredients, or does the shop suspect you're the sole supplier of turmeric and ginger to a local curry house?

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Because the two are often found together.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoriasis
Unlikely if you don't have the psoriatic lesions but they can take a few years to manifest after the onset of the arthritic symptoms.

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Actually going to get my usual sack of turmeric from The Spice Store in Tunbridge Wells this afternoon. I get some funny looks from the other customers but nothing like the looks I get when I occasionally empty the shelf of ginger root in a Waitrose :D
You can indeed use the cubes as curry ingredients. I have used the ginger like that often but not the turmeric as it would probably be too much! :sick:

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Yes l had it a quite a lot when l was younger but for the last 25 years l have not suffered any recurrence of it at all.

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Apparently a side affect is that you will soon be able to understand the VM call centre staff :D

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VAMPIRE!!!!!!!;)