beardfreak1969 questioned:

As the title suggests – this is a two part series (only small clips) showing the before & after effect of UV treatment on chronic Psoriasis. I have minor problems with this complaint and manage to control the symptoms mostly through diet and creams, but I’d like to experiment with UV during a flare up. Sorry for the small clip size. Due to the source of the video, when joined, the audio track had pops & clicks. Please see part 2 for the remarkable results! Part 2: uk.youtube.com…

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Jane Robinson questioned:

What do we know about the influence of the sun on psoriasis? Does the sun improve or worsen  psoriasis? Is the affect of the sunlight same in all the people with psoriasis?

The majority of the people with psoriasis (about 95%) report that the exposure to the sun helps them in their psoriasis treatment.

The exclusion is the people with the so-called summer psoriasis, which is known to get worse in the summer, possibly under the influence of the sun.

The summer psoriasis is also known as the Photoinduced or the Photosensitive psoriasis. This rare type of psoriasis affects about 5% of the people with psoriasis. The so-called summer psoriasis may be the result of the Koebner phenomenon — when the psoriatic lesions are triggered by any kind of skin trauma. Therefore the people with the photosensitive psoriasis should be exceptionally careful when exposing their skin to the sun.

The UV set alight in the sun is capable of suppressing the endeavor of the T cells in the people with psoriasis. Therefore, the sun in moderation is really capable of improving the course of psoriasis in the people with the so-called winter psoriasis.

Many people with psoriasis often go on vacations to the places with a better climate. People, who live in the Northern climate, usually notice a noteworthy improvement in their psoriasis after a stay in a warm sunny Southern climate. Some people with psoriasis even choose to relocate to the places with a better climate.

But unfortunately the sun in excess may be converted into harmful for the people with psoriasis, even for the people with the so-called winter psoriasis, which is known to get better in the summer, under the influence of the sunlight.

The UV set alight in excess may cause sunburn. Skin traumas are one of the major psoriasis triggers. Any skin trauma, be it cut, a bruise or a burn may cause any the appearance of psoriasis in the genetically predisposed to psoriasis people, or the flare-up of psoriasis in the people with psoriasis.

And thus the sun may be converted into a psoriasis treatment method, as well as a psoriasis provoking factor.

Therefore, if you choose to improve the state of your psoriasis with the sunlight, you should treat the sun just as you would treat any other psoriasis treatment – there has to be a fastidious scheme, which you should follow even as sun tanning.

If you have honest skin, or in the case, you want to be 100% sure that you will not get a sunburn, it is better to suntan in the shade (i.e. under an umbrella) for the first few days.

Apply gentle moisturizing creams after every sun tanning.

It is also known that some medications can make your skin sensitive to the sunlight, for example St. John’s wort, which is sometimes used in holistic medicine for psoriasis treatment.

If you do develop sunburn, you have to stay out of the sun. Even the strongest sunscreen, cannot protect you 100% from the UV set alight of the sun.

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Jessica c questioned:


I have psoriasis but it never flares up unless Im in a smokey bar or if I drink, and even then Ill only get a few spots.

I started taking protonix and bentyl about a month ago, and now I have plaques all over my scalp, torso and arms. Does anyone have a similar experience or know if these meds can cause this? Thank you.

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Franzia Kafka questioned:


My scalp psoriasis has begun to flare up again after many years (I’ve had severe to moderate psoriasis in view of the fact that I was a baby) and I’m flaking nearly every day. It’s being paid exceptionally annoying and bothersome. I’m currently using prescription salicylic acid in mineral oil every night, which of course only treats the flaking, so it just keeps coming back over and over again. I use T-Gel all the time; it isn’t helping much. Have any of you had distress with scalp psoriasis? If so, I’d like to hear anything you’ve tried that was more or less successful.

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Abigail Rose questioned:


My boyfriend has developed psoriasis guttate. He recently had a severe flare up in his joints of swelling, pain and loss of function. He started steroids, but it did not really help. Will this pain and swelling ease in time and go or is it here for excellent. He is due to see rhematologist soon but would like any advice

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