I had a terrible episode with it on the palm of my hand about a year before I was dx with MS. I could not figure out what was causing it - and nothing helped. I finally went to the dermatologist and he said it was "contact dermatitis". He gave me Temovate cream and I used it for several months. It helped my immediate symptoms but did not make it go away. It finally cleared up on it's own and I've never had it again. About six months later I was dx with MS.

I have had psorisis since the birth of my son in 1978, mostly my knees, elbows, shins. These areas are very tough to treat because it has been there so long. I noticed about 2 years ago that every time I got a new cut, or scratch after the healing there would be a lesion of psoriasis. These areas however are easy to treat with just about any ointment the Dr. has given me over the years. The only thing that has truly helped is when I am put on prednisone when my aysthma flares up. Then everything clears up unfortunetly it is temporary I did come across something in walgreens called SKIN ZINC it is a 2 part system a spray and then a lotion and when I use it the way your supposed to it really helps a lot

I am on Elidel and Mometizone (sp?) creme. the mome cream ROCKS! witin 24 hours its GONE! the elidel is a maintence stuff. I have seen a dramatic change since using it. its a very strong steroid cream, and they warn you about all the side effects, but WOW I was ready to rip my ears off! The skin behind my ears was cracked open! it was painful.

I hope you find what works.

go to pubmed and check out "vitamin d psoriasis"

I'm almosy afraid to brag, but my psoriasis has been under control for months now. I use a concoction of vasaline and Ponds lotion.

I have used everything I can think of, but it always came back, stronger than ever. All of a sudden, I had a memory of when I was about 7/8 and had Psorisis on my knees. I got into my Mom Old pink Ponds and vasaline....it worked..

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Try some CURCUMIN (Turmeric) it cures PSORIASAS, FUNGUS in The toes, raises HDL in the blood, cures Arthritis and MS. It worked for me.

Please do not shovel in RAW Tumeric down the gullet... IT DOES NOT GET ABSORBED in it's RAW form.!!!!!!! A little Tumeric on your food will obviously not work either.

You will need to try SOMETHING LIKE Life Extension's Product "Super Bio-Curcumin". It has my toenails and toes looking great and my Psoriasas is almost completely gone. I took it for my MS and was pleasantly surprised by these "side-effects". I am most grateful for the absence of pain in my joints and fingers.

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Suppleme...-Curcumin.html

Arch Physiol Biochem. 2008 Apr;114(2):127-49.

Role of curcumin in health and disease.

Pari L, Tewas D, Eckel J.

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu, India.

Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is an orange-yellow component of turmeric (Curcuma longa), a spice often found in curry powder. In recent years, considerable interest has been focused on curcumin due to its use to treat a wide variety of disorders without any side effects. It is one of the major curcuminoids of turmeric, which impart its characteristic yellow colour. It was used in ancient times on the Indian subcontinent to treat various illnesses such as rheumatism, body ache, skin diseases, intestinal worms, diarrhoea, intermittent fevers, hepatic disorders, biliousness, urinary discharges, dyspepsia, inflammations, constipation, leukoderma, amenorrhea, and colic.

Curcumin has the potential to treat a wide variety of inflammatory diseases including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis, etc, through modulation of numerous molecular targets. This article reviews the use of curcumin for the chemoprevention and treatment of various diseases.

PMID: 18484280 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]




jackD

Do you take just one capsule a day? I've been taking this supplement now for about two weeks. I'm sure that's not enough time to see any improvement. My dosage is a 500 mg capsule once daily.

While I'm not sure that it "cures" MS what I've read about it as a nutritional supplement sounds promising.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME EXACTELY WHAT YOU ARE TAKING.

IF YOU ARE TAKING PLAIN RAW CURCUMIN (Turmeric) you can swallow the whole bottle and get NO EFFECT besides some funky colored poo poos.

jackD
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Planta Med. 1998 May;64(4):353-6.

Influence of piperine on the pharmacokinetics of curcumin in animals and human volunteers.

Shoba G, Joy D, Joseph T, Majeed M, Rajendran R, Srinivas PS.

Department of Pharmacology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India.

"]The medicinal properties of curcumin obtained from Curcuma longa L. cannot be utilised because of poor bioavailability due to its rapid metabolism in the liver and intestinal wall In this study, the effect of combining piperine, a known inhibitor of hepatic and intestinal glucuronidation, was evaluated on the bioavailability of curcumin in rats and healthy human volunteers. When curcumin was given alone, in the dose 2 g/kg to rats, moderate serum concentrations were achieved over a period of 4 h. Concomitant administration of piperine 20 mg/kg increased the serum concentration of curcumin for a short period of 1-2 h post drug. Time to maximum was significantly increased (P < 0.02) while elimination half life and clearance significantly decreased (P < 0.02), and the bioavailability was increased by 154%. On the other hand in humans after a dose of 2 g curcumin alone, serum levels were either undetectable or very low. Concomitant administration of piperine 20 mg produced much higher concentrations from 0.25 to 1 h post drug (P < 0.01 at 0.25 and 0.5 h; P < 0.001 at 1 h), the increase in bioavailability was 2000%. The study shows that in the dosages used, piperine enhances the serum concentration, extent of absorption and bioavailability of curcumin in both rats and humans with no adverse effects.

PMID: 9619120 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

I'm taking Curcu-Gel Ultra (500 mg). The bottle says "500 mg Curcuminoids Complex with Volatile
Oils of Tumeric Rhizome (Curcuma longa)". It's a softgel (it's huge!) and the directions say to take 1 a day.

GREAT! You are taking an excellent form of CURCUMIN! I found it takes about 30 days before a major change was noted.

http://www.epic4health.com/cuul500mgena.html

The addition of the root extract BCM-95™ gives it enhanced bioavailability and sustained retention time in the body thus it can have a true therapeutic effect.

I might switch to this brand myself because it contains more Curcumin than mine and it is cheaper.

jackD