Inverse psoriasis

[jiml]

My boyfriend has been suffering from inverse psoriasis for about five months now, he has suffered from small patches of plaque before, currently they have improved however and are not a concern, but the patch of inverse he is suffering from is really taking a toll on what he feels he is able to do as he loves cycling and being active and the places he feels he is able to go, and therefore affecting how he is generally feeling. 

A beach holiday we had seemed to trigger the psoriasis, which in the beginning seemed to be infected as well, but doesn't seem to be any longer as there isn't really any itching, but the skin does split quite frequently. 

I'm trying to do as much as I can to help, but it's hard when there isn't a complete solution, he currently uses Butt paste and Sudocrem which seem to help somewhat. But considering he feels like he has to rely on these creams he's worried about going abroad, especially to hot places, with sand etc, even though this would improve plague, it would cause him a lot of discomfort. 

In terms of holidaying, what do you do in terms of medicating and swimming and what ways have you found to decrease the discomfort so you are able to continue doing your normal activities? 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Lorraine and welcome   to the forum. I admire you for looking for answers for your boyfriend, I wish I could offer some advice ,but I would get him to see his doctor and get a referral to a dermatologist who has lots of things to offer to help him

He needs to be aware that there is nothing to cure him but control is possible and should see a dermatologist and tell him how it's affecting his quality of life

My medications are tablets so aren't affected by holidaying. When I was on creams I used to take them on holiday with me and use them sparingly in the evening

Good luck,and I hope you are successful helping him

Jim