Mercury / amalgam fillings and Ps - a link?

[Mark J]

Hi! I know that there was a post on this a while ago (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login), but as that was about 3 years I thought i'd start a new post.

I did post a similar thread on another forum, but i thought i'd see what experiences you people had had too.

Anyway, for the last several years I have tried many treatments for my psoriasis. Obviously started with conventional medicine - was left unimpressed, then moved on to look at diet: Pagano first, then vegan, then gluten free, then macrobiotic (that helped a bit but my will power could only last so long!). I then started trying herbal medicine (which I am currently studying at uni), then homeopathy and finally acupuncture. Also I meditate, have tried reiki and counselling to see if stess / emotional issues could play a part for me. Well my Ps laughs in their faces! Actually the acupuncture and herbs did seem to have a slight effect (and the other things certainly helped the rest of my life and well-being) but there always seemed to be something holding them back from working, an unaddressed cause if you will.

Which brings me to the point of my post, I have in a couple of places come across a link between Ps and mercury / amalgam fillings. Does anyone have any experience with this?

I have plenty of mercury in my mouth, maybe if i refined it a bit and put it in a glass tube I could make a thermometer, but as it is, I wander whether it could be a trigger for my Ps.

Possible links could involve mercury contributing to gut dysbiosis i.e. candida overgrowth, or maybe mercury could have an effect on the immune system - research has shown that mercury can effect autoimmune conditions (a quick search found this journal article You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login), or maybe the toxicity plays a part in a different way.

Anyway, I would love to here people's thoughts on this and whether there is a possible link in some people

[Nicknackwack]

Hi Mark and welcome to PHO

I believe their is a link between general health and mercury fillings. Mercury fillings are without doubt toxic to the body. Infact in some European countries mercury is now banned !

I recently saw a kinesiologist and he suggested I have my mercury fillings replaced by white amalgam ones asap which I did and I must say I noticed an immediate improvement in my all round general health let alone my oral health.

As to a link between mercury and p, well that's debatable, but if mercury is shown to affect the immune system as per your link and we know that p is an immuno disorder then logic tends to suggest there may be a link, don't you think ? I can say, however, that since I had my mercury fillings replaced my p is no longer virulent as before but I would'nt directly attribute that to mercury alone. P is such a complex disorder that IMO a combination of factors can trigger or indeed cause p to go into remission ~ it's still a bloomin' mystery to most of us here on PHO ! 

Nick

[Mark J]

Hi, thanks Nick

I'm certainly thinking it may be a factor, and for this reason i'm going to slowly (as I can afford it) get the mercury removed, even if it doesn't affect my skin I am sure it will benifit in other ways, and it would be another thing crossed of the list of possible triggers! When you say you noticed an all round improvement in your general health, in what way?

I didn't realise it was actually banned in some countries!

What did you go to the kinesiologist for? allergy testing?

Mark

[Nicknackwack]

Hi Mark

Yup mercury fillings are banned in Denmark and Norway and infact they have been banned in Sweden for at least 10 years ! I also believe that in some American States mercury has been banned too.

When my mercury was replaced by white amalgham I noticed my energy levels increase, less headaches and my oral hygene was massively improved which meant no more swelling of my gums, less gum disease and no abceses whatsoever. My teeth also felt stronger too. You doing the right thing replacing yours imo.

I went to see a kinesiologist about a link between food and my p ~ that's another story altogether but if your interested in researching that then dig about a bit on PHO and you will find that certain foods (gluten is currently topical, dairy is another one, and you'll find some useful threads here abouts) that can trigger some peoples p.

Lots of info here on the threads so delve in and fire away with questions. We're all here to help.

Nick

[Mark J]

It amazing how fillings can cause dental problems. Maybe it would explain why my gums bleed a little at times when i brush them - maybe they have been weakened.

I have done the whole diet and food intollerance thing without much avail sadly, i also had a little kinesiology done by one of my tutors, but she only did the common foods I eat.

Mercury removal does seem like a good next step for me, then i can reassess. Still, i invite more opinions

[Mark J]

How do I PM on this site? Ok, found it

[david_8]

hi, mark

we are all different peps with ,some of us may have the same triggers

but p as been around a  long time even  before amalgan fillings

you can even be born with p



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[Mark J]

Yes fair comment

I suppose the question i'm asking is can mercury be a trigger for Ps and if so, how common or uncommon is it as a trigger

Yes P has been around before amalgam fillings, and no doubt mercury isn't an issue in many with psorasis. Interstingly though mercury has been used for a long time in medicine and was known to be detrimental over the long term if someone was treated too much with it. I think Paracelsus first started using it (in minuscule amounts) in the 1500's to treat syphilis and then other docters started getting carried away with it.

Does anyone know how the prevalence of Ps is changing - i would imagine it is on the increase but i don't know

[david_8]

hi, last time i googled

over the last 30yrs in uk they reckon11% males/ 13% females more


will have a search again later

[neilcassar]

I started a thread on this about 3 or 4 years ago cos I started getting P when I was about 14 or 15 years old which was about when I first started to have fillings ...I have since had all my amalgam fillings replaced with gold crowns about £1000 worth yet I still get P now ...I spoke to my dentist who said that there is bad stuff in the white fillings also...I guess none of these compounds are meant to be in our mouths full stop..... I know of one member who has no teeth and wears dentures and he still gets p ...so ... we know Mercury is no good for us in general but whether it is a trigger for p ...who knows