Avoiding Alcohol Psoriasis Test

Posted Mon 8 May 2017 12.10 by JimF1984

I'm 33 years old and have suffered from moderate Psoriasis since I was 16, like most, it comes and goes but for the past 2 years my scalp has been terrible and the psorisais on my body has gradually worsened. I do get psorisias on my forehead as well - this seems to appear and dissappear on a weekly cycle, like clockwork. There are currenlty no creams that are doing anything to shift it, Ive tried them all... I have tried cutting out dairy for a month - no change, the same with Gluten. So I am now trying alcohol - I have been a fairly heavy drinker since a young age, I drink at least once a week and have done since I left school. I'd estimate i average anywhere between 25-50 units a week. This is generally social drinking, whilst watching the football or out with the guys from work and I mainly drink lager. As a bit of an experiment, I'm gonna avoid alcohol for the next month and see if it makes any difference to my condition. I'm currently 7 days inand visually there is no change although I have notice some change in the texture of my affected skin. I will update this post with any changes, Fingers crossed it has the desired effect.

Posted Fri 16 Jun 2017 11.13 by gingermonkey
For several years...drives me mad but won't bring me down.

Any joy JimF1984?

Posted Mon 19 Jun 2017 12.46 by Len

Just checked the date Jim and can see you posted this 8th May ... And is now mid June. Did you complete the month, as intended? And if so, was there any noticeable difference?

Posted Tue 20 Jun 2017 08.19 by JimF1984

So, I stuck to the plan and had a dry month but unfortunately there was no change in the condition of my skin. I have since been to see a skin specialist though who has prescribed be with enstillar foam and the combination of this and a bit of sunshine and sea water has made a massive improvement. At least I can now enjoy a cold beer in the sun without the thought that its going to make my skin flare up.

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