8 year old daughter-desperately looking for help

[Victoria1407]

Hi, sorry to hear of your troubles with your daughter.  My son started with psoriasis when he was just 11, so I understand some of your anxiety.  His really flared up badly when he started senior school, I think he must have had it before a little bit when I look back but it wasn't diagnosed, and the stress of a new school triggered it.  I could talk about what hasn't worked, but that's not so helpful really.  What does seem to have finally worked is a combination of a course of UVB treatment and dietary supplements of omega 3 oil, milk thistle, vitamin D, zinc and a probiotic.  We paid for him to see a nutritionist who ran a test to see what he was intolerant to some foods, most notably sugar and carbonated drinks which we have subsequently reduced (although he didn't have too much of either of these before). 

There are people who will warn against UVB treatment, however there is a certain amount anyone can have in a lifetime and also I have recently heard information that there is no increased risk of skin cancer and that lifetime limits on the amount of treatment are to be changed.

What we don't know is whether the psoriasis would have improved anyway now he is settled in to school and isn't so worried about it.

Try not to worry too much, I know it's difficult but I think my worrying about it so much contributed to him stressing about it as well, even though I tried to hide it from him.  Take care.

Vicky

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