My psoriasis is gone!

Please explain "pharmaceutical grade" omega 3s.  Can this be purchased off the counter?

Hi. I've got a patch of psoriasis on my arm. Nothing too serious but annoying as it is very itchy at times.

I'm in the UK and the other day we had an article in one of our newspapers about these creams you can buy over the counter.

Most of them make psoriasis and other skin conditions worse because they contain Sodium Laurel Sulphate which is an industrial degreaser.

I was using E45 cream and noticed every time I used it, my skin burned and turned the patch very red and angry looking. Even my son noticed it. He told me to stop using it as he felt it was making it worse - my husband agreed with him too.

Then we read that article. My son grabbed the tube and threw it in the bin.

Seemingly, even those that don't contain SLS have equally nasty chemicals in them which do the same thing.

Unfortunately, nearly every shower gel, bubble bath and shampoo on the market contains SLS - even baby products. Not good.

I did hear somewhere that Avon's Skin-So-Soft spray is very good for skin conditions but I haven't tried that myself yet. I'll see if I can get some and try it. Let you know if it works or not.

In the meantime, here's something that might help - home made skin softener and the ingredients are readily available.

Some almond oil mixed with a few drops of pure lavendar oil. Helps to soften the skin and the lavendar has healing properties. I have tried that and it does help - plus there are no harmful chemicals in it.

Given the amount of SLS in products, it's little wonder so many people have skin complaints ranging from dry, itchy skin to more serious skin conditions.

Washing powders, liquids and fabric softeners are just as bad too.

Makes life very difficult for so many people

I'm soooooo glad I stumbled onto this thread! I'm always in the Crohn's forum, but I rarely pop in here. I too got Humira induced psoriasis. I've been off of Humira for 12 weeks and *most* of the psoriasis is gone, but not all of it. In fact, it's HORRIBLE on my legs. Summer is coming and I can't bear the thought of another summer in jeans. I have read a lot about Omega-3's helping psoriasis. I also wondered if vitamin E would help!

I am so excited to try both! I'm going to get some Omega 3's today and I will keep you posted. Thank you Tara and Vixen for posting. At this point I am willing to try ANYTHING - the prescription creams haven't done a thing to help. I hope this does!

Not great. But not full-on flare-up either. I'm holding steady. Hoping to stay that way and get rid of this nasty psoriasis. I bought the fish oil capsules today from GNC. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a miracle and maybe... just maybe it'll help the Crohn's and the RA too! I'll keep you posted.

My husband has psoriasis. I have Crohn's. He just recently started having swelling on the pads of his feet and arthritic pains. He went to his primary physician and had a blood panel done. It showed he is very deficient in Vitamin D and they've put him on a prescription grade 50,000 IU a week for the next few months. He's been on it about four days now and says the swelling/pain in his feet is improving. I've read that Vit D deficiency is expected as a culprit in lots of autoimmune cases. Just an FYI - if you haven't had it checked in a while, see what your levels are. Best of luck.

Hi, me just visiting again :)
After years of being psoriasis free it has re-appeared on one leg :(
So I am now going to retest my theory that it was the B-complex that cured it-watch this space!!
Now you may wonder why it has re-appeared if taking B Complex and I must confess that since ds' crohn's diagnosis any spare cash has been used on various supplements for him(Calcium, Vit D,Vit E etc) and I haven't bothered too much with myself. LOL that is going to have to change now.At least I will be able to show if (when :) ) my theory proves correct.

Post Edited (vixen) : 6/12/2011 4:03:19 PM (GMT-6)

I tried Vit D it did not help me. I find the best way to ''deal with'' Psoriasis is to have a bath (Soak), use a loofer to scrape all the skin off it becomes 'Very red' and inflamed looking, and then dry off. Then put Astral cream on thickly and reapply morning, noon and night. This is the only way to stop the itching. E45 is actually a bit irritating to the skin. Your elbows are nothing to worry about. I have it on my genitalia and Bum-hole and I can assure you that is one of the worst places to have it. ''Cure'' there aint one. If it leaves your body it means you have dealt with the underlying cause.

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Hi guys,

I've just been reading everyone's posts and I know its been a while since they were written but are there any updates from those of you who were going to try something?

Would love to know if you had any successes to pass on.

Thanks,

Sam

Just to update - I tried the omega-3 fish oil. It didn't help. All it did was give me fish burps and diarrhea - not good since I have Crohn's disease anyway. I bought the expensive stuff from GNC so I know it was good quality (did my research before buying). At least for me - fish oil is NOT a help.

Hello OhSusieQ and welcome to the psoriasis forum. Is your son needing the Remicade infusions for treatment of his psoriasis? I did Remicade infusions for 3 1/2 years because of my crohns disease and I do know how expensive it is. His drs office will have to set up the infusions because it is a weight based medication and the dr faxes all the info to who is going to do the infusions. Some drs use out patient facilites like an infusion center or even at the hospital as an out-patient. All of this should have been discussed at the drs appt.

If he goes to a hospital for the treatments, many times they will write off the balance to charity based on his income, worth him checking in to. Take care.

I have the plaque psoriasis on both elbows. the right much worse than the left. about a month ago I started using olive oil on both arms and I am seeing some improvement. The left elbow and arm looks much better but again, the left is not as severe as the right. I can see improvement in both so I am sticking with it for now. I do not know what happened but I now have an outbreak on both hands and they look nasty.

I will keep you posted on how I do with the olive oil.......Susie

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with my UC (which is gone now that i have no colon) and my psoriasis i find that usually most things i try work once but i can't get them to work again. i think that is an autoimmune thing that people seem to experience where some remedies don't work more than 1 or 2 times.

another thing to keep in mind when finding remedies is to give your body a break from them after a month or 2 otherwise your body becomes used to it and immune to it. if you stop for a bit and reintroduce it, it is more likely to have a more positive effect than continuous use.

another autoimmune dilemma with remedies and therapies is that it is different for everyone. one thing may help one person but not someone else. annoying. >_<

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steph ~ gold coast, australia ~ 36
UC since 2003 :: lots of blood & pain, hard to manage flares, never more than 2 months remission at a time.
emergency life saving surgery in march 2012 :: total colectomy & ileostomy
felt great to throw away ALL my meds!
reversal planned for aug 2012 :: 2 more surgeries required to complete j-pouch