Does diet work for plaque psoriasis as well? I have been diagnosed with PP on my neck, scalp and knees. My recent antobiotics seems to the trigger. I have been reading the forum, researching on the internet, watching YouTube videos and reading Dr. Pagano's book. I have cut nightshades, refined sugar, wheat and diary for the past 1 week. I have been applying coconut oil, Aloe-Vera on the plaques whenever I can. Started with Vit-D, Fish oil and probiotic.

(Mon-26-02-2018, 13:11 PM)sama Wrote: Does diet work for plaque psoriasis as well? I have been diagnosed with PP on my neck, scalp and knees. My recent antobiotics seems to the trigger. I have been reading the forum, researching on the internet, watching YouTube videos and reading Dr. Pagano's book. I have cut nightshades, refined sugar, wheat and diary for the past 1 week. I have been applying coconut oil, Aloe-Vera on the plaques whenever I can. Started with Vit-D, Fish oil and probiotic.

Hi Sama   to the club

I think you will be lucky if they work, apart from  Alan who’s thread this is few have been successful, there are few that succeed with the natural route

I’m sure cutting these things out helps but for me the way to get control is to see a dermatologist ... I believe if it was as simple as diet, then diet would be prescribed by hospitals,
But that’s just my opinion but so far not many return to tell of success with their systems. Alan does keep us updated with his success and you are welcome I’m sure to follow his lead . If you do I hope you will keep us informed of your progress  

welcome to the club. For me following diet and eliminating food also didn't work, altough I must admit I didn't follow Pagano's advice on the high colonic irrigation... or the spinal adjustments. However, I do believe there are triggers in food, so you could get lucky. Seems the triggers differ for all, tho. I haven't found my triggers so I'll stick to biologocicals. Probably all food is the trigger for me 
But keep it up! One week is too short to tell, if you can, stick to it for 3 months. At least you're eating healthy in that period =]
Good luck, hope it works for you =]

Hi sama/artemie/Jim

I agree with artemie, it will do you no harm to stick with it for a few weeks - I saw big improvements after a couple of weeks. Maybe it's a different story with plaque psoriasis, I don't know.

You do have to be strict (really strict) - at first even milk in tea and coffee caused problems.

If you do give it a go and see any improvements I'd love to hear back  

Anyway, I'm overdue for an update and am happy to report that all is well, 100% clear and still able to eat normally. Weight is now down to 13st which I haven't been since I was 18... another new wardrobe and now in medium shirts and 30in waist trousers...which is a bit of a difference to XXXL shirts and 38in waist 18 months ago.

Still being careful not to go mad on bread and sugars but able to indulge as and when I fancy some cheese on toast or a nice dessert after dinner or cheese and crackers.

3 more days to go until a welcome break in the sun for a long weekend, also started a new job in the new year so a bit stressful but this has not caused any problems either.

Thankfully diet alone has worked for you, Alan, but in nearly all cases it is an unsuccessful detour in the pursuit of effective therapy.

Cheers

Hello Allan.  Thank you so much for detailing all you have done to combat your psoriasis.  I am so glad to hear that you were able to return to regular eating after following a psoriasis diet to cure what sounds like leaky gut.  I hope to do the same.  I had no problems with Psoriasis until last year when I got a yeast infection and shortly thereafter developed psoriasis on my eyelid.  It was red, inflamed and silvery skin would peel off.  It was isolated in that area for a while, but in the past month it has developed along my hairline and now on my other eyelid and chin.  

After doing research I found an article on how yeast infections could trigger psoriasis with the connector of them being leaky gut.  It seems my yeast infection infiltrated my gut, made it porous and allowed toxins into my bloodstream which caused my psoriasis.  So I plan on using diet to kill the yeast, heal my gut and in turn get rid of the psoriasis.  

It sounds like you have effectively healed you gut, as you have been able to return to normal eating and not having any psoriasis flare ups. Your list of foods is similar to what I have found in my research in researching psoriasis (Dr. Pagano), leaky gut and candida diets.

Additionally I have found references to traditional Chinese medicine regarding Candida and the various organs which help to stave off autoimmune diseases (arthritis, psoriasis, etc.) and a connection to what they called being cold and damp.  Mold and fungus love a cold wet environment to grow in so eating foods which are cold and promote mucus are a big no no.  So when eating vegetables and any food for that matter they say to make sure it is not cold, i.e. instead of raw vegetables, the vegetables should be cooked.  Cold foods apparently also put a strain on the spleen which is an important organ for supporting our immunity.  A stressed spleen allows for autoimmune diseases to rear their head.  Another big no no is dairy which promotes mucous.  So ice cream would be a double whammy.  So it makes sense that most candida, psoriasis, leaky gut diets eliminate dairy.  

I plan on doing a cleanse for 2-3 days initially then going on a candida diet.  Killing the yeast and healing my gut are the goals, so I will also go on probiotics and then antifungals.  The person who runs the candida diet website said that you should not implement both probiotics and antifunglas at the same time as you may generate a candidia die off and experience a heximers reaction, which are basically flu like symptoms that could knock you on your butt for a week or so.  To avoid that she says after your cleanse, when you go onto your diet, to add probiobitcs first then wait for a week or so to then add antifungals.  The goal is a slow crowding out of the candida with probitiocs and not an abrupt kill of the candida

For my 2-3 day cleanse I plan on using bone broth.  Bone broth has important amino acids which help to heal the gut.  I plan on adding fresh vegetables to the broth like cauliflower, broccoli, onions and garlic, along with turmeric, rosemary, black pepper, and sea salt.  The bone broth with (warm) vegetables is supposed to clean out your digestive system and help implement the healing process.  After 3 days I will start the diet and also add probiootics, including plain unsweetened kefir/yogurt.  Another thing I plan on adding is pao d'arco tea which is supposed to help heal the gut.  Stevia is supposed to be an okay sweetener that I plan on adding to the plain yogurt/kefir/tea, but stevia is not supposed to have maltodextrin, dextrose or sugar alcohols.  I was able to find a whole leaf brand that was suitable.  Then after a week on probiotics, I will add an antifungal supplement in liquid form that has black walnut, oregano oil and also add coconut oil to my diet. I will also make sure that I drink 72 oz of water during the day.  I am also going to eliminate the nightshade family which is really going to be a pain as I love peppers, tomatoes, hot sauce, cayenne :(

I am already pretty thin and don't have much weight to lose, so hopefully my family won't think I am killing myself.  It is going to be a pain having to cook for 3 people that have very different tastes and now with my diet restrictions.  I will be cooking 3 different meals for each sitting.  But I will prevail!

Thanks again Alan, for all your help in sorting out the diet implementation.

My pleasure schnauzerlover. I also read that one should be careful killing the yeast prior to healing the gut and pretty much agree with all you've written. Good luck and please let me know how you get on 

Hi schnauzerlover   to the club I’m glad to see you are going to follow Allan’s example with diet, it will be interesting to follow you to see your progress .... you might be lucky as you have caught it early. I will be delighted to hear if  it is working for you  

It might be good idea to start your own thread in Natural Treatments For Psoriasis where you can track and record your own journey

(Sun-25-03-2018, 17:29 PM)jiml Wrote: Hi schnauzerlover   to the club I’m glad to see you are going to follow Allan’s example with diet, it will be interesting to follow you to see your progress .... you might be lucky as you have caught it early. I will be delighted to hear if  it is working for you  

It might be good idea to start your own thread in Natural Treatments For Psoriasis where you can track and record your own journey

Thanks for the welcome.  Okay then, I will start my own thread.  Maybe I can help someone else as Alan has helped me.  

(Sun-25-03-2018, 19:07 PM)schnauzerlover Wrote:

(Sun-25-03-2018, 17:29 PM)jiml Wrote: Hi schnauzerlover   to the club I’m glad to see you are going to follow Allan’s example with diet, it will be interesting to follow you to see your progress .... you might be lucky as you have caught it early. I will be delighted to hear if  it is working for you  

It might be good idea to start your own thread in Natural Treatments For Psoriasis where you can track and record your own journey

Thanks for the welcome.  Okay then, I will start my own thread.  Maybe I can help someone else as Alan has helped me.  

That would be great I will follow with great interest