for the diet lover

[Hanna]

Hey guys,

I was looking up some bits and found this site You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
it's a 2 week meal plan for psoriasis...and of you want to lose weight at the same time.

I've put myself on a diet type thing....at the moment I just looking at what a lot of books say and going with the biggest running theme. I haven't tried cutting out gluten or dairy though, just cut back on it / trying to cut back on it!

I've been off cyclosprin now for 6 weeks and i can still walk (YAY) i don't have PA but when my skin flares It gets very painful.
I've also stopped smoking it's been 3 and a bit weeks....the reason for it was because i wanted the best from my diet.

so i'm not eating red meat, and increased my fuit and veg intake, raw veg when possible, also have brown rice and pasta only, taking lots of omega 3 and seeds and brazil nuts.

My skin is bad, my whole lower legs are now total P with large area's up from there guess i'm about 60-70% covered now  BUT it's looking more of a shade of pink than red raw, I'm no longer having massive flakes fall off it's more of a powder now 

and this i've seen over the past 3 weeks.........so who knows.

I'm seeing my derm 2 weeks today to discuss whats next, I want to ask to see a dietian but I have a feeling they don't do that for P???

good luck with diets   

[andypandy99]

Hi Hanna,

I just wrote a whole 'speech' on omega 3 on another thread - I think you should read it!
Good luck!

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[Ana]

hi Hanna,
Sounds like you're doing great so far! good luck.
I don't want to say anything negative about what you're doing as I'm more than aware myself of the sacrifices and hard work it takes to clear up our diets as I'm currently up to my eyeballs in raw veg and brown rice myself but I just thought when I was reading yours that I'd read somewhere that us psoriatics don't do very well with any nuts apart from almonds as all the other nuts are too acidic I think. Although as I'm sure you've read most nuts are great fat sources so I guess it's your call as to whether you want to cut out the brazil nuts. Really hope it all helps and keep us posted!

[LittlePinkPuss]

I haven't tried cutting out gluten or dairy though, just cut back on it / trying to cut back on it!

I am sure you know that diets don't work!

A diet implies that you are doing something for a short period of time only.

And just like weight -  the psoriasis will return when you stop the diet and return to your normal / old way of eating.

Most people find that any dietary changes are commitments for life - a lifestyle eating plan rather than a diet.

Anyway just thought I would mention that. 

The two biggest food problems reported are gluten and dairy.

Both wheat and dairy cause flares in me.....even a smidgen. I had a bit of a session on wheat recently and had psoriasis pop up on my face, which hasn't happened in almost ten years. If I totally avoid certain foods my skin remains free of psoriasis patches, if I stray from the eating plan then the psoriasis flares up.

So to clear psoriasis it tends to require complete 100% avoidance of certain foods, not just cutting down. Of course, you could be different, I am just commenting on my own experiences and others so far.

For example; Lazza - he just cut dairy down and not a lot happened ~ he then started to totally avoid it and as he said he experienced a huge clearing. Whilst all this was going on, he continued to drink the Green Smoothies everyday, just as I continued with the vegetable juices.   

Which brings me to another vital point: its not just what you avoid that is important; it is also what you put in.

I was reading a forum post where they said they had clearance for the first time every after totally avoiding gluten and dairy - plus something else, can't remember what - whilst drinking daily green smoothies and vegetable juices.

I don't find dietitians particularly useful for anything, so probably best to do your own experimenting and evolve your own diet.

This website has several psoriasis success articles on it: drfuhrman.com/success/SuccessStory.aspx?id=146

His blog also contains some fantastic nutrient rich recipes

Anyway congratulations on taking the first step - as they say, the first step is the hardest.

[LittlePinkPuss]

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That looks pretty delicious.

I could not eat the yogurt and chicken though - as they both cause psoriasis flares for me.

So first find out what your triggers are and then adapt the eating plan to suit you.

And it needs doing for longer than two weeks 



EDIT:

BTW:

Of course you may discover that you can tolerate some things better than others.

Whilst a smidgen of wheat or chicken may set me off with a flare, I can tolerate other foods as long as I am not excessive.

I can eat nightshades three times a week with no negative reactions. But if I tried eating them for lunch and dinner every day for the entire week, then my skin would react.

But in the first instance, I would highly recommend 100% avoidance to give your skin chance to heal and then slowly introduce back one food at a time and record your reaction.

This is how I discovered my wheat and chicken reactions; give them both up for over a year and then tried to reintroduce them. My skin flared up in a matter of days/weeks. Removed them again and flare went away.