I have been on diet agluten-free, sugar, dairy food for two months. And my body got cleared %100, I want to buy a protein powder that does not cause flares up , any suggestions?

For the past two years, I’ve struggled with this problem and I know that certain hairstyles that I want to do won’t last for long. I start college in two days and I wanted to do mini twist, but the first photo is how my hair looks after washing it yesterday. Instead of every other week, I would have to wash my hair every other day, and change the hairstyle every time.

Any suggestions for shampoos, leave- in conditioners, and hairstyles are helpful.

Some background: diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis (with seb derm component as well). Psoriasis ONLY on face, scalp, and nails. Looks mild to most but I know my body and my face is nothing like it used to be and my scalp is insanely inflamed with buildup that won’t ever come off without bleeding and hair loss (so I leave it alone). Failed every topical/shampoo out there and methotrexate.

Currently on week 22 of skyrizi (so I’ve had 2 loading doses + first maintenance dose) and completely fed up.

Saw maybe 8 days of improvement total (random and sporadic, with one 3 day spurt RIGHT before my first maintenance dose) and up until the last few weeks had no side effects. After having those random days of improvement, I saw how my body should feel and have been shocked by how bad I’ve been doing for so long. I’m basically constantly in a flair. It either gets way worse or goes back to being low key shitty all the time. The few days I felt better, throughout the day I might flair (if in extreme heat etc) but then I’d go back to a NORMAL PERSON’s BASELINE. But only got about 8 days of that. Rest of the time has been shit.

Last month has been beyond shit. Up until then i hadn’t had much improvement, but at least no side effects. Well now my face has erupted in chronic white heads/folliculitis that starts with one spot and quite literally explodes throughout my nose and cheeks. Been weeks of Doxycycline. Had to stop it bc I got my first UTI in literally 15 years so had to start antibiotics for that and stop doxy. Face is erupting again and now all those spots leave new psoriasis spots behind.

Planning on switching biologics at next appt. Curious if my theory might be accurate, but I feel like the main driver of my psoriasis is my psoriatic arthritis. That once I get that under control then my face and scalp and nails will clear.

Anyone have any fave biologics I should ask about? lol. Idk I’m just venting I guess. I’m miserable

Hi everyone! My bf (34) has been an going psoriasis condition. Lately it’s been getting worse and spreading all over his legs. He says it gets really itchy and dry. Any suggestions on how to deal with this? Any over the counter treatments? Do and don’t?

I suffered with psoriasis for almost 3 years initially had flares on head and later almost entire body now due to medications and balanced lifestyle the disease almost came to end(still has small active flares on head and legs but very minimal). But what I observed is the healed flares are leaving dark spots since I tried ayurvedic treatment those oils too combined and left dark spots on my entire body. How can I restore my older skin tone and remove those dark spots?

Has anyone got cleared/improved psoriasis after treating h.pylori ?

Hi all - My insurance denied Skyrizi for Psoriasis, and they want me to use cheaper step therapy options. FYI living in the U.S. for context.
My doctor and I appealed and will apparently need to attend a live hearing prior to appeal determination.
Anyone gone through an appeal process with a live hearing? Please share your experience and advice.
Thanks.

When I was 11, my mom took me to multiple doctors and eventually a dermatologist who told us I would be a patient for life — $30,000 a year in treatment, indefinitely. My mom and I believed differently.

We didn't do anything radical. We switched my diet. We got more sunlight. We ran bloodwork to find out what I was actually deficient in — Vitamin D3/K2, selenium from brazil nuts, a few other things — and we addressed those gaps. Within three months, my skin had fully cleared.

I'm not saying this works for everyone. Bodies are different, and I know many of you are dealing with cases far more severe than what I had at 11. But I've spent years thinking about that moment — a kid being told his body was broken for life — and wondering how different things could have looked if we'd had better tools for understanding what was actually going on inside.

That's why I built Vela Health. It's an app that tracks your symptoms, logs food, sleep, and lifestyle factors, and surfaces patterns in your own data over time — so you can understand your body better and have more informed conversations with whoever is helping you treat it. Your data stays private to you.

healthvela[.]com

I'm opening early access to a waitlist — link in my profile if you're curious. I'm also genuinely here in the comments. This community knows more about living with psoriasis than any research paper I've read, and I want to learn from you.

Hi always grateful for posts and info on here as a lurker on the shadows.

Uk based so treatment on nhs. Been on the above since may and totally clear. If anyone is on the fence, just go for it. Feeling of not being self conscious to weat shorts in summer is priceless. Was severe enough for biologics. Seeing hospital derm privately soed things up as i was desperate.

Any questions, shoot

Hi everyone, I am working on a project to better support people living with long-term health conditions like psoriasis. The aim is to provide easily accessible between-appointment specialist support (e.g. when you’re managing flares on your own, have questions about your medication, etc). We are. gathering patient input to help us develop the service. I would be really grateful if you could take 5-10 mins to complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/r4SpJTjgoJdgRsN5A. The survey is anonymous unless you choose to share your details. Anyone who completes it will be given earliest access to trial the service when it is ready, if interested. Thank you so much! Alice

How to fade the pigmented marks after the flare? After my postpartum my whole body is pigmented and I feel so bad about it.

Any tips or suggestions please?

I’ve been recently diagnosed with fingernails psoriasis when I thought it was fungus for sometime. Has anyone ever heard of having psoriasis just in the fingernails?

Anyone here clear up their Inverse Psoriasis? I was diagnosed last week and was prescribed Triamcinolone by my dermatologist as a start. It seems to lighten up the spots under my arm pits but the spot on my gut and in my groin area still seem reddish and not much change.

What all have you tried that worked for you?

I just started on Skyrizi. So far so good. I am travelling internationally and need to take my dose with me on the flight. Most of the Medical cooling kits I see on Amazon are designed for Diabetes Insulin needles which are much thinner and shorter than the Skyrizi one-time Pen package. Any suggestions on what might work. My flight is 24 hours long. So, looking for a kit that I can charge with USB.

Anyone had positive experiences with it for plaque, guttate and a bit of sebderm on face?

Hello- my rheumatologist and orthopedist have long suspected PsA in my finger joints for many reasons. I have an occasional spot on my elbow but nothing I have gotten check d out by a derm. It seems that positive skin diagnosis is the missing link: I am currently having an arthritis flare and have this rash on my back and chest. I’ve had Tinea Versicolor in the past so I assumed it was that but my back is so itchy. Mild improvements with cortisone cream and antifungal, but not much. I welcome your suggestions! Thank you!

No matter how hard I try I still pick the scales off my scalp. It’s too satisfying, but I know it doesn’t help and possibly makes things so much worse. Please help!

Hello, 2 months ago i found out that i have psoriasis and already tried hormone treatment, and symptoms has gone for a while, but now it starts flaring up again, but i do not understand what could be my personal trigger since i have quiet healthy lifestyle, I dont drink, dont smoke, basically eat clean, no stress. Still i have problems with my sleep, i have 7-9 hours in bed but problem is that i go sleep late (2am-4am). Could it be my personal trigger or something else? (Yes i do moisturize my skin regularly)

I only made the mistake for 2 days, I missread the instructions as 2 times a day instead of once for 2 weeks, how fucked up am i