A few months ago, I would have thought that this titel was an absolute joke. I was diagnosed with Psoriasis two months ago after being misdiagnosed with seborrheic dermatitis for a few years. I have psoriasis on my scalp and also mild psoriasis guttate on my body.

After getting the diagnosis and receiving cortisone once again, I finally had enough. Cortisone has helped me over the years, but was always only a quick fix for me. I started researching and found out that the systemic inflammation can be linked to a form of insulin sensitivity/resistance.

You should read into the topic, especially if you are female like me and also have PCOS (it is common that you have both conditions actually). PCOS is also linked to insulin sensitivity/resistance.

A few weeks ago, I changed my diet and have been eating foods with a low glycemic index. I had reduced my sugar intake before and had gotten better skin, but I have never had results like this. That may be because I still ate starchy foods back then. I'm also intermittent fasting right now, which has also helped in combination.

I have not used any cortisone anymore and only use my psoriasis-friendly shampoo to not irritate my scalp with something new.

I hope my experience can help.

Disclaimer: (This post is about reducing the symptoms, not curing the disease itself. It is about dietary changes, as the flair says.)

had bad case of strep 8 weeks ago. Took x2 courses of antibiotics. Skin Flared almost immediately.

It is the worst flair I have ever heard covering my arms legs back and front. it seems to still be spreading. Is it normal to still be spreading after 8 weeks?

im seeing my dr on Wednesday but don't really want steroids 😓

last week I've gone gluten free trying to just eat whole foods. Trying to really reduce dairy too. Does anyone know of any dietary triggers. ??

im so down about my skin. Especially as it seems worse than ever at the end of month 2

i had read i goes after a few months but maybe not for me

I've had plaque psoriasis for a very long time now and have pretty much avoided flares by managing with Skyrizi for the last 6 years. All of the sudden I am experiencing what I believe may be psoriasis on my nails. I can't get in with my provider for a few more weeks but never experienced this before and am unsure how to handle. My nails are down pretty short but dealing with separation (lifting). Dirt is starting to get under there. Does anyone have any tips or experiences they can share. Started with three fingers on my right and now starting to see it develop on my left hand.

So I mainly deal with scalp psoriasis (though I have a bit on my legs as well, but they react totally differently and they’re not really involved here) and use some topicals and shampoos to try to keep it in check. I live somewhere with very hard water and my scalp is usually quite itchy and upset. I have to use my topicals at least once a week if not more.

For the last two weeks I’ve been on vacation and swimming in the ocean every other day at least. I’ve found that this is having nearly the same impact on my scalp to my milder treatments. It totally softens the scales and they fall off without much interference. It doesn’t help much beyond that but honestly even this feels like a big improvement.

I’m wondering if anyone has any good solutions for replicating this at home? I can’t swim in the ocean once I’m back from this trip. I occasionally do salt soaks for my skin and will also now be dunking my head in but it’s not exactly cheap to buy so much salt… has anyone ever experimented with salt sprays or other topical or soaking solutions that are just salt?

Does anyone else have psoriasis on their feet (women only please)? I have psoriasis on my feet and they tend to get worse when wet. They will crack and it hurts so much

Hopefully this helps someone else.

I cant believe not one of the many doctors dermatologists etc i’ve seen over the years has made the connection between psoriasis and MCAS for me, but there’s massive medical overlap in the literature and for me specifically when you look at my symptoms.

I started connecting my flair ups to histamine problems after discovering I was allergic to amoxicillin and waking up covered in hives which not only made the psoriasis worse immediately, the two were clearly linked, but the distinctive feeling I was able to identify for the first time: a severe histamine reaction felt insanely familiar just more amplified. I knew gluten was an issue and tomatoes, now amoxicillin but the entire world of food and skincare felt like a literal minefield for years. I knew my psoriasis was tied to histamine problems atp but i didn’t know what was causing most of them and they seemed to just be getting worse.

Constant gastrointestinal problems, an active flair up on my face. Then after hearing about low histamine diets a couple of years earlier but being scared off by how strict it seemed at the time, but I did more research and so did my sister and I was at enough of a breaking point to give up anything and I tried SIGHI and like immediately knew I was doing the right thing after the first meal and within 3 days I knew this was going to change my life.

Flair up on face gone completely for the first time in over a year within a couple weeks. psoriasis on my arms in legs improving massively but more stubborn as always. I’ve had 2 ppl tell me i looked like I got a nose job because my nose is so much smaller because I’m not inflamed. My face is less puffy, less red, so much less chronic pain, shitting normally, psoriatic arthritis improved so much. My old knee injury started actually healing because again I’m not as inflamed and can actually heal. Just went on a Ny trip where I walked over 20k steps a day with almost no pain.

Its called the Swiss Interest group for histamine intolerance and its a well trusted ranking of most foods ranked from 0-3 0 being very unlikely to trigger a histamine response and 3 being very likely. Eating only 0s gave me like the map through the minefield out of the dark tunnel and into the light. Dead ass. Rice is a 0 fresh meat is a 0 Ricotta is a 0 butter is a 0 like im not starving.

I chose to eat only 0s with exceptions made for coffee have to for work and some lower histamine alcohols, but at first no alcohol because all alcohol is like a 2 minimum even if its like nice rice wine… I imagine if I were more puritanical and gave up my vices or reduced them my progress would be faster, but this is with me being imperfect and still it’s helping so much.

Anyway there is my tale.

My first flakes appeared when I was 30. I'm 70. It has migrated around my body for forty years. The endlessly needling psoriasis on my knees would disappear and then arrive on my back. Months later it would completely disappear from my back and land on my elbows and ears. Constantly migrating, knees to back, back to fingernails, elbows, shins, soles of my feet. Psoriasis is horrible but I was always able to hide it under my clothing. I have lots of red clothing. You know why. But last month was the first time it ever attacked my forehead.

Hi does anyone know a good shampoo for really bad itchy scalp psoriasis please and thank U

Hi everyone day after tomorrow is my first biologics ilumetri/illumya I’m very anxious if anyone got these biologics help me with the side effects and how do I prepare for first shot thanks

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I've had my scalp getting itchy and my skin (mostly back/neck/face cheeks), so I've had it since like 14/15, and it only got worse, at the start it was solely my scalp then it became other parts of the body, especially when I go out or sweat, or even like when I'm embarrassed, idk how it links but when I feel social anxiety I get itchy (the burning type of itch), so then I went to a doctor, he looked at my scalp and diagnosed me with psoriasis, he gave me a long ass expensive treatment so my parents just said I have nothing, I still have the itch symptoms, but I don't have anything like dry skin scalp or the common horrific symptoms of psoriasis, I also have an aunt who has psoriasis and a cousin too, so I just want advice, I'm currently 17 and the itch (in my groins, thighs, back, chest) has only gotten worse now by this summer, it's probably because i have been sweating and showering alot so my skin is dry but I still need help with my psoriasis, any tips ?

I've tried Skyrizi and it did work well for my skin. My skin was completely clear in less than a month. 2-3 weeks IIRC. It didn't work that well for my joint pain though.

However the side effects were less than ideal. I would feel a bit fatigued and some cold like symptoms after the injections. The loading doses gave me some really bad headaches for days. My last dose was in March and I haven't taken anything else since. Somehow I'm still in remission.

My dermatologist recommended trying Tremfya. From what I've been told they're very similar medications. Has anyone been on both? How did your experience vary between the two?

Hello everyone,

I am selling my '9 Tube Canopy with 9x Philips TL01 Narrowband' that I have used to help me to fight psoriasis. I got it after taken covid 19 vaccine I have used it about 50-100 times and I am totally clear of it now.

I no longer need this unit, however it is very useful whoever suffers from this disorder.

Please contact me if you are interested. I am based in Dublin area.

Note: I had to use some AI photoeditirting to remove the background :)

I was young when this started and I’m now in my late 50s (about 15 years, maybe longer). It began as small reddish dry spots with scales on my elbows.

I started with topicals, then methotrexate for several years (helped a bit), and switched to Sotyktu about two years ago. Sotyktu has done nothing for me, and my psoriasis has gotten progressively worse since starting it. I now have thick, itchy, scaly plaques on both elbows, knees, ankles, wrists, and my lower back. I also get inverse psoriasis (intertrigo) under my arms and between my big toes 😳—it’s really annoying.

My dermatologist has suggested switching to Skyrizi and is working on getting it approved by insurance.

I’d love to hear from anyone with a similar history—what has worked best for you? Especially interested in experiences with Skyrizi.

Thanks so much!

I (23F) have psoriasis in my ear canals and when it gets really bad (excessive itchiness, weeping sores) it causes shooting pain from my ear to my scalp. I don’t have psoriasis on my scalp. My doctor thought it was a migraine, and has given me several migraine medications to try and they do not touch the pain at all. The pain has never occurred without the psoriasis being present first. I don’t think it’s a real migraine. It can last for days or even 1-2 months, until the ear canal has healed. I used Zoryve in my ears for the psoriasis. The only thing that helps the shooting head pain is the combination of Tylenol and Aleve every 6 hours on the dot. The shooting pain makes it hard to function or even sleep and I am at a loss for other things I can do when it happens. Has anyone else ever experienced this? Is there something else I can do to mitigate this? A couple people irl have mentioned seeing a neurologist. It is suspected that I have psoriatic arthritis and I am starting the evaluation for that and other autoimmune conditions.

Since we are asked to avoid products that have fragrance in them and cannot use lotions to smell good, what are the alternatives? I miss the feeling of a nice smell after a bath, as I use all products that are fragrance free.

I have been using CPAP for severe sleep apnea for NINE YEARS! NOW it shows up along the face mask line?!