Need PsA and Ps help

[Kat]

Diet can be very confusing. Caroline mentioned nuts as a no no for her, and a dietician just told me to eat more nuts as a healthy fat and also to help with inflammation. BUT... rarely do each of us have one condition so in my case we were talking about not just psoriasis but blood sugar, liver, etc and the advice changes accordingly. I've been on a few diets this past year, I gave up tomatoes for awhile but noticed no change in psoriasis or arthritis. I even tried Vegan for a short time (due to liver) and no change for me when it came to psoriasis. I'm not saying diet doesn't help, I firmly believe that what we put into our bodies matter but what works for one person just doesn't seem to work for another so it can be quite difficult to find out via diet what helps.

Thankfully there are a lot of choices in treatments. As you read more posts here you will see that pretty much each one of us has had our own journey and although similar at times, also vastly different as to what has worked or not. That is the really tricky part, understanding that what works for some just doesn't work for you. Also when others say something didn't work for them, it could be the one that helps. Another thing I've noticed is that some treatments take quite some time to work for some and yet seem to work quickly for others. So it's important not to gauge your journey based on someone else.

There are no overnight fixes sadly. And psoriatic arthritis is a progressive disease with different stages and even with treatment you may notice it getting worse over time but hopefully the treatment slows down that progression. I don't fully understand how it all works but I do know that this group here is very informative and understanding so it's a great place to hang out with people who get it!