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Autoimmune Diseases For Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (underactive thyroid), Graves’ disease (overactive thyroid), Lupus, Crohn's disease, all types of arthritis, and all other autoimmune diseases. [Multiple sclerosis (MS) and Myasthenia Gravis (MG) have their own forums below.] |
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02-12-2015, 04:08 PM | #1 | ||
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I hear you on how frustrating psoriasis can be! I have it all over and, like your husband, also have a vitamin D deficiency, one that is less than half of where it should be. My nurse told me that that is a big contributor in the psoriasis factor, and when other patients of hers get their D up, their psoriasis disappears. Unfortunately, raising the D level takes a while, as you know, and I haven't been able to get it past 25 (partially due to the fact that I don't always remember to take my pills and largely due to the fact that I live up North!). Someone on these boards mentioned that there is a vitamin D cream, and I think I will try that next. Please keep us posted if anything does work for your husband!
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02-12-2015, 10:03 PM | #2 | |||
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I don't think there is anything else left to try. We were told it gets worse during the winter time and tomorrow it's going to be below zero here in NY with the wind chill. He's not going out and thankfully we have heat but that doesn't make it change anything. At least he's applying cream so that's good for dry skin anyway. Take care, Melody
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08-19-2015, 03:35 PM | #3 | |||
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I had an uncle who had it. He'd go through periods of remission. I remember when he was in remission he had a tan. He'd sit outside in the sun everyday for an hour sometimes longer but he always had a tan. Another thing he did was turkey. Yep, raw turkey meat right on his skin. He did this everyday and it really helped him. Not turkey loaf but real turkey meat. He always had a turkey, uncooked, in various stages in his refrigerator. He was doing this for years and it really helped. |
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08-19-2015, 03:56 PM | #4 | |||
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Great point! Important point! An adequate Vitamin D level is important in skin psoriasis (Ps) and in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Interesting -- your uncle and the raw turkey. I don't know what to make of it. Someone may know? It takes a village, as they say! DejaVu |
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08-19-2015, 04:00 PM | #5 | |||
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Everyone benefits from the sun.
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08-19-2015, 04:21 PM | #6 | |||
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08-19-2015, 04:26 PM | #7 | |||
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Try it on the worst areas, can't hurt. It'll take some time to work on test areas. Frozen turkeys are always available.
But, the sun is the most important element of this treatment. Even if he sits at a window with the panes up. Has to be unfiltered sunlight. |
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08-20-2015, 11:36 AM | #8 | |||
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He sits by a window but we keep them closed and put the a/c. He never had psoriasis this bad until the stress of dealing with our son got so bad it triggered his body inflammation. That's the only thing I can think of. He NEVER had it like this and I'm married to the guy for 36 years. I believe all these auto immune things are triggered by SOMETHING, whether it's toxic environment, stress, WHATEVER. In my husband's case I believe it is what our son put us through. And it happened to me too. About 20 years ago I went through a thing with my bladder which drove me absolutely crazy. I thought I had infections, whatever. I had all the symptoms. I went to urologist, gynocologists, took trans vaginal sonos, all kinds of urine tests, cystoscopies, whatever. This was over a 4 year period. It was also the time that we had to do Tough Love with our son who was driving us bonkers. Took a toll on the both of us. Every test was negative. What were my symptoms?. I had the urge to pee. Morning, noon and night, I had this urge. I peed just fine, I had no discoloration, no burning, no nothing, just the constant urge down there, like my whole area was in one big spasm. I remember asking one urologist "Could I possibly have Interstitial Cystitis?" I had looked that one up to. He looked at me and said "Oh my god, of course you don't have that". Imagine living this way for 4 years. How did it end? I will never forget this. Oh, I used hot packs, (that would help) but it lasted on and off (mostly on) for about 4 years. I remember asking my doctor at the time, "can't you give me some muscle relaxer?" so he prescribed SOMA. Never forget this as long as I live. I never even took the darn thing. I placed the bottle on the top of the toilet tank next to my box of tissues and the plan was to take one pill before I went to bed. I was taking a hot shower. I was looking at the Soma saying to myself "maybe TONIGHT I'll get some relief'. As I was under the hot shower, my whole bottom of my body went into a release like I could not imagine. The bladder area DE-SPASM'D for want of a better word. I could not believe it. I just stayed under that hot shower for as long as i could and it felt marvelous. That horrible condition never came back. Thank god. I do get leg and ankle spasms upon awakening but I just got Morton Eptom Lotion in the mail yesterday and began using it according to Mrs. D's instructions. Time will tell. But I will never forget those 4 years and what stress can do to us. Melody
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08-19-2015, 04:46 PM | #9 | |||
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It's a very tough road to have a large percentage of skin surface affected by psoriasis. Other than my scalp, which I have been able to keep from a full flare so far (fingers crossed), I get it where the skin has been injured and/or stressed. Elbows. I get it if/when a surgeon cuts me for a procedure, on the incision site. This is called "koebner phenomenon" or "koebner effect." Koebner phenomenon: http://psoriasis.about.com/od/preven...nerization.htm A sunburn can also set off a psoriasis flare. Any type of trauma to the skin can set off a flare of psoriasis. DejaVu |
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08-20-2015, 11:47 AM | #10 | |||
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Hi.
I have to tell you something that happened this morning (it's not off/topic and it pertains to being exposed to stuff). I ran into a gal that I know. She's usually very healthy, about 45 (looks fabulous), is happily married with no children. She also works as an accountant. I noticed that she put on a few pounds but of course said nothing other than "you look great", which she really did. After I said "what's cooking?" she said "I've been having problems. I'm severely anemic (to which I chimed up) are you taking B-12? and she looked at me and said OMG, absolutely I went to GNC and I take 1000. and I said ""Listen to me, if I know one thing, it's what kind of B-12 people should take. It's called Methyl B-12 and began telling her what I took and what I learned. She said OMG, I never knew that, my doctor never told me that, he just said 'go to GNC and get some B-12". I told her where I got mine and then I looked at her neck. She said 'I'm having thyroid problems" I said 'That's a goiter right' She said 'how did you know?" I said "my father had that and he had it removed and he was fine. You have an underactive thyroid right?" She said 'yes, I put on 10 lbs". I said "well you know why and you'll get that removed and you'll be fine' She was her happy go lucky self and then I said "I wish you well". She then said: "Well, they found a lump in my breast and I'm having it out next week" I then looked at her and I said "OMG, you definitely are being exposed to SOMETHING because all these conditions hit you all at once, what are you exposed to, do you have any idea?" and she said : "You better believe I know what I'm exposed to, everybody in my workplace smokes". I just looked at her and said 'OH" I mean what the heck was I supposed to say?: Jeez. Anyway, I told her to read up on the Methyl B-12 before she buys any, I explained how the ones in GNC is cyano and that the body has to convert it to Methyl B-12 and it's just better to start with the Methyl B12. I hugged her. So in her case, I think environment plays a key part in her developing all these medical conditions.
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