Scared parents of a 7 years old with psoriasis

[D Foster]

We will be seeing a pediatric dermatologist next week. Meanwhile we are giving the anti inflammatory diet a try. And removing some food from his diet, gluten and night shade vegetables.  He has always been eating healthy though, so it is not a big change. He always prefers his veggies and fruit, but he does like bread and butter and sweets. We are also giving him tart cherry juice, which he loves. And also add turmeric to some of my cooking. 
Has anybody ever tried tart cherry, turmeric or omega 3? And did you notice any benefit at all?

Turmeric and Omega are good. But in my opinion it won't make a lot of difference. If you can introduce them in his diet and he is happy with it then by all means do so, but I would say let him enjoy the foods he likes as long as it's not junk food.

There is so much stuff to be read about diets and psoriasis, but unless you can keep to a very strict (and it is strict as in 100%) a diet isn't going to change things that much.

Eat what he wants in moderation, and be sensible. No junk food etc, try and throw in some anti inflammatory foods if he likes them. But let the lad enjoy life, it sounds like he is eating healthy anyway but a bit of bread and butter won't make it any worse.

Just my opinion, and I often get shot down by the diet people but a diet will only work in a small percentage of cases and it has to be a very strict diet at that. Enjoy life in moderation is the best way to go, and I've never seen any convincing proof that psoriasis is cured with a diet. (it may help, but the placebo effect is probably more than the diet itself) As for him getting psoriatic arthritis, worry about that if/when it happens.

He has all his life ahead of him so I say take it one day at a time.  

Hi and welcome, I agree with everything that Fred has said, don't worry about arthritis it is only a small percentage that get that , I was in my 20s when I got P but much later when I got PsA and as I said not everyone gets it by a long way. I have had P now for nearly 50 years and in all that time there has been more progress n the last few years and this is continuing at a fast rate now.
Take care and just don't get to worried about it all, use some good emollient cream plus make sure you have a good dermatologist.
Dave