psoriasis food allergies gluten????

[hog hunter]

I have never blogged before so please bear with me but I am curious to see if anyone else has had an experience similar to mine.
My "psoriasis" appeared 14 years ago and has gotten progressively worse with age. It began with patches on my elbows when I was 25 and going through an extremely stressful time. I was living half way across the country from all of my friends and family and my diet was atrocious.
For the most part my patches do not itch and I feel I am truly blessed in that respect becsuse I have talked to people that do and my heart goes out to them.
When I was very small I was diagnosed with a few food allergies by my regular pediatrician and during 1st grade was referred to an allergy specialist for testing. There were 120+ things that showed positive immediately and several more that were "so-so" I took 2 shots a week for 12 years. One of the things on the list was gluten.
Recently a woman came into the store where I work, she came back in a second later and handed me a brochure and asked me what I had been told I had. I told her and she said her daughter had been told the same thing and they had been treating for psoriasis for years with no satisfactory results. Some one got them some information on celiac sprue and after going gluten free she is now symptom free.
Has any one else tried to go gluten free? How well did it work?

[Roger Grogan]

She is absolutely right about gluten: it can trigger psoriasis flare-ups. But it doesn't cause psoriasis, mind. I avoid gluten among other food stuffs. What helps me also is a champori cream and spray: been keeping my plaque p. in check for the last 7 months!!

[gilmer tx]

Roger Grogan wrote:

She is absolutely right about gluten: it can trigger psoriasis flare-ups. But it doesn't cause psoriasis, mind. I avoid gluten among other food stuffs. What helps me also is a champori cream and spray: been keeping my plaque p. in check for the last 7 months!!

what is champori?

[Roger Grogan]

http://www.champori.com

[jude-a]

Hi. I'm interested in these forums. I have had psoriasis since I was 19 and went through a stressful period. At the same time I developed tinnitus (constant ringing in the ears). Later I realised I was dairy and gluten intolerant, and I have now been diagnosed with arthritis, either psoriatic or rheumatoid. I have realised that I first noticed symptoms of this when I was 19 as well. The interesting thing is that most of these (except the tinnitus, as far as I know) are auto-immune conditions, caused by either markers on the joint and skin tissues which tell the body to attack the cells, or T cells misreading ordinary markers (antigens). I suspect that my various health problems are facets of a central condition. I'm interested to see which auto-immune diseases seem to occur with psoriasis.

[gilmer tx]

Some of what I have read says that psor. is hereditary. No one else in my immediate family has it. And as far back as my greatgrandparents no one has had it. Some say that it is a skin disorder only. Therefore only topical treatments are used. Which may or may not work. Then there is that it has to do with liver function. If the liver is not working properly toxins build up in the body and the result is skin disruption. I have read this in several places and even in older "natural rememdy" type articles. I know that personally there are things I can eat or drink and I will flare up more or if I am stressed new spots will appear overnight.

[guru]

hello,
I got psoariasis five years ago after i accidentendly fell in a drain as it was not covered and it was dark.
I devolped a patch on my leg which was hurt by the fall and then the patch started appearing in other parts of the body ,that was the begining and today it has worsened.I was abusing a lot of prespcription medicines proir to the incident and my liver function has turned haywire.
Its being 2 months i stopped all sort of abuse and started life all over again and i hope my psoariais would leave me along with my past.

[Louise]

I have been 100% successful treating psoriasis by eliminating whole wheat from my diet (never had allergies before). Seems my system is "saturated", so I avoid wheat and replace with anything made with corn flour, rice flour (for pastas) and no sauces or desserts made with wheat flour. Within 2 weeks, I was free of Psoriasis. Beats all the special shampoos, zinc, salt soaking, etc.(my scalp was the most affected by psoriasis) I intend to reintroduce wheat flour products in 6 month time to check if this theory of "saturation" is correct.

[Gem]

My psoriasis developed aged approx 14 when my parents were divorcing and contrary to what doctors have told me it is not hereditary in my family either. As with everyone, I have tried everything and the only time it clears up is when I am abroad in the sun and sea. The one thing I have'nt tried is food allergies. Talking to a work colleague diagnosed as celiac I googled and found this forum. I intend to give it a try as I'm getting married in December and want it cleared up for good!!

[Kingwood TX]

I've had psoriosis since I was 7. My mom tells me that was a stressful year for me, though I don't remember it being stressful. For the past several years I've had joint pain and have recently been diagnosed with "inflammatory arthropathy." My Rheumatologist tells me both conditions are genetic as I tested positive in a gene test. I have been interested in the relation to food allergies. I have not tried any gluten free or dairy free diet yet but am considering it. My problem is how do I know where to start...gluten or diary. Those of you who have found food allergies/sensitivities, how did you go about doing so?

[clh phoenix]

Any good gluten free diet recommendations?

[SMP]

Hello;
I have had psoriasis since I was 12. My parents were divorcing, it was stressful and it began to flare. I am now 33 years old, I have very, very severe psoriasis along with psoriatic arthritis. I've been on every medication under the sun, including the biologics (TNF blockers). Recently, I've been undergoing a lot of stress again and it seems I have some gastrointestinal issues now. I visited a naturopathic doctor who taught me the relationship between gluten and psoriasis. I have done more research on my own and it seems those with psoriasis are at a higher risk for other autoimmune disorders such as Crohn's, however Celiac is another thing people are at higher risk of having if they've got psoriasis...but Celiac is often misdiagnosed as Crohn's. Ask your doctor to test for it. Anyway, I've decided that living covered in psoriasis is painful - both emotionally and physically....I'm going to try the gluten and dairy-free diet. I can deal with no bread if it means no psoriasis or arthritis. Anyway, here's a good website I found with lots of tips to get started on a GF diet, as well as GREAT recipes. Another tip - if you have psoriatic arthritis, try to get your hands on Curcuma supplements (derived from the Indian spice Turmeric)- awesome at helping to ease inflammation. Hope this helps. Best of luck to all.

[SMP]

...oops....here's the website!!:)
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/

[Kingwood TX]

I've been doing a GF diet for about 2 weeks now. My overall achiness is down but I still have significant pain in my arm from the arthritis. The rash has not improved yet either but I'm not giving up yet. I do have more energy, which is nice. Thanks for the info. I'll check out the website.

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[pony]

Roger Grogan wrote:

She is absolutely right about gluten: it can trigger psoriasis flare-ups. But it doesn't cause psoriasis, mind. I avoid gluten among other food stuffs. What helps me also is a champori cream and spray: been keeping my plaque p. in check for the last 7 months!!

I went on a diet recently, totally dropping gluten (among other things).

Was surprised to see my psoriasis disappear.

[YouCantCatchIt]

Psoriasis is an inflammatory condition, one which we sufferers are predisposed to, and one that our lifestyles kick in. Not only is gluten a trigger, but carbs in general. I have recently posted a study about this on my blog, and I am following through with a 60-day experiment, getting rid of the gluten and keeping the carbs under 100g a day. Let's see if it works, but from some of the responses here, I fell very motivated
http://www.youcantcatchit.com

[Beverly]

Hi - did you remove gluten from your diet, and have you had good results? I am thinking about doing the same thing for my psoriasis

hog hunter wrote:

I have never blogged before so please bear with me but I am curious to see if anyone else has had an experience similar to mine.
My "psoriasis" appeared 14 years ago and has gotten progressively worse with age. It began with patches on my elbows when I was 25 and going through an extremely stressful time. I was living half way across the country from all of my friends and family and my diet was atrocious.
For the most part my patches do not itch and I feel I am truly blessed in that respect becsuse I have talked to people that do and my heart goes out to them.
When I was very small I was diagnosed with a few food allergies by my regular pediatrician and during 1st grade was referred to an allergy specialist for testing. There were 120+ things that showed positive immediately and several more that were "so-so" I took 2 shots a week for 12 years. One of the things on the list was gluten.
Recently a woman came into the store where I work, she came back in a second later and handed me a brochure and asked me what I had been told I had. I told her and she said her daughter had been told the same thing and they had been treating for psoriasis for years with no satisfactory results. Some one got them some information on celiac sprue and after going gluten free she is now symptom free.
Has any one else tried to go gluten free? How well did it work?

[BEVERLY]

HI ROGER I have been reading blogs re: psoriasis and its relationship to gluten and found your post. Can you please tell me if you have stayed off products containing gluten - and if the champori continues to help you? I am about ready to order some, but there are so many things out there professing to rid one of the psoriasis rash, that I am trying to be careful. I've stopped eating gluten (as of today!) so obviously nothing to report from that end. I hate having psoriasis and will try anything short of oral meds to cure it. I currently get phototherapy x3 a week, but the rash is still there and it was exacerbated by the ointment I think the name is TaCLONEX. IT SPREADS THE RAsh all over - not a pretty sight. Thanks in advance.

Roger Grogan wrote:

She is absolutely right about gluten: it can trigger psoriasis flare-ups. But it doesn't cause psoriasis, mind. I avoid gluten among other food stuffs. What helps me also is a champori cream and spray: been keeping my plaque p. in check for the last 7 months!!

[BEVERLY]

Thanks so much for your quick response - I do appreciate it. Can you tell me what are the "other" foods you avoid? That would be very helpful also. I have just ordered both Champori cream AND spray. How long does it take between cutting out glutin and starting the cream and spray before you begin to notice any progress? Thanks again, and hope not to be a bother to you.
Bev

BEVERLY wrote:

HI ROGER I have been reading blogs re: psoriasis and its relationship to gluten and found your post. Can you please tell me if you have stayed off products containing gluten - and if the champori continues to help you? I am about ready to order some, but there are so many things out there professing to rid one of the psoriasis rash, that I am trying to be careful. I've stopped eating gluten (as of today!) so obviously nothing to report from that end. I hate having psoriasis and will try anything short of oral meds to cure it. I currently get phototherapy x3 a week, but the rash is still there and it was exacerbated by the ointment I think the name is TaCLONEX. IT SPREADS THE RAsh all over - not a pretty sight. Thanks in advance.
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