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July 6, 2006

Psoriasis and rosacea – an update

A quick update – the rosacea is looking a lot better – my skin is looking significantly less red, and the spots are virtually all cleared up.

My psoriasis is improving, though not yet gone. I haven’t used any lotions or potions on it while trying the experiment of being gluten free, and the lesions are still there, though softening and shrinking. No doubt, since I’ve been living with psoriasis for decades, it will take longer to clear anyway.

Now, this makes the genetic question about the coeliac disease that my daughter has rather interesting. We’ve always assumed that my husband was the ‘carrier’ since he has a relation who has coeliac – but if I am also sensitive to gluten, then perhaps it was a combination of both of us.

Of course, the other thing we don’t know is whether it is giving up gluten or lactose that is doing the trick. I’ll give this a little longer, and then perhaps try reintroducing one or the other, to see what happens.

If you’re considering going gluten free / dairy free for psoriasis or rosacea, I can recommend it … it’s not that difficult (though it would be nice to share a pizza with my husband) and seems to have an effect – for me, anyway. Worth a try, I’d have thought.

 

I’ve written a book summarising what we’ve learnt over 20 years of dealing with the gluten free diet, and it might be just what you’re looking for. It packs the lessons we’ve learned into what I hope is a helpful and straightforward guidebook. It’s available on Amazon, as a paperback or for your Kindle…


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Comments

  1. Asen MD says

    April 23, 2007 at 9:07 pm

    Hi,
    it is true that psoriasis in some people can improve with gluten free diet. It is very interesting question I should write about it. You can still visit my site and found some interesting information.

  2. Lucy says

    April 24, 2007 at 9:45 am

    Hi Azen – thanks for visiting.

    You certainly do have a great deal of interesting information about psoriasis on your site – I knew there was a link with stress, but not with smoking or drinking. And I think you are quite right to warn against ‘miracle cures’.

  3. lia says

    July 13, 2007 at 12:02 pm

    For years I have tested so many techniques to help my Psoriasis, and some things have helped more than others. Some things I have done have worked very well. Many other people have different stories on what helped them the most. For more details visit
    http://www.mypsoriasistreatment.com/

  4. Lucy says

    July 14, 2007 at 7:53 am

    Hi Lia – you have a useful site there. I’m glad you found a solution – I too think stress is strongly related, and I find that sunshine helps a lot.

  5. DonnaMarie says

    January 8, 2011 at 1:16 am

    I have been suffering with the occasional redness on my face for a couple of years. My face would look like it was sunburned. I had to cover up with lots of heavy makeup and it felt awful. Finally made the appointment to see my doctor when I couldn’t stand it anymore.

    The doctor gave me 2 different perscriptions for gels and ointments. They seemed to work but it took weeks to see any results and my face still had to be covered with makeup to hide the redness. I bought Shielo’s Complexion Moisturizer after reading some of the reviews and decided this would be cheaper than another doctor visit plus the cost of more of the same expensive creams. I gave it a shot.

    Boy, was I surprised. The burning stopped with the very first application and the redness was greatly reduced overnight. I no longer have the dryness that the other ointments caused.

    After just 2 or 3 days, my face was back to normal and even my husband was amazed at the quick improvement. Keeping it on hand for flare ups.

  6. Lucy says

    January 8, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    That’s a great recommendation, DonnaMarie – I’m so glad you found something that worked for you. I’ll go and look up Shielo’s website now…

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