Advice for Psoriasis

The following Advice for Psoriasis will help you in Psoriasis Prevention:

1. When taking a shower or a bath, use a soft sponge or a cotton napkin, and a little shower oil in order to soften the skin. Avoid the use of a harsh washcloth. Apply a softening cream to the skin after taking a shower or a bath so that the skin gets moist and smooth. Dry skin with psoriasis frequently itches.

2. Cut your nails short. This will help psoriasis of the nails as well as it will help not to scratch the plaques.

3. Try to protect your skin from the cuts and damages, since they can provoke the appearance of the new psoriatic lesions.

4. During the treatment of psoriasis on the hands after applying the medicine put on cotton gloves in order to avoid the medicine getting into your eyes etc.

5. Clothing can irritate the skin, which can provoke the appearance of new psoriatic lesions; therefore select light, spacious, cotton clothing.

6. Light and/or mixed colors clothing will help to camouflage the scales and flakes that might fall onto the clothing.

7. Air conditioning can dry your skin and provoke psoriasis. Try to limit the time spent in a room with air conditioning or moisturize the air with a humidifier.

8. Although the solar rays help many people with psoriasis, try not to burn in the sun. Consult with your doctor about the optimum mode of the sun tanning.

9. Try excluding citrus fruits (oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes and grapefruits), corn, wild strawberries, strawberries, mango, bananas, and crabs.

10. Limit canned foods, marinated, fried and fatty foods, spicy, salty and smoked foods, coffee, chocolate, sweets, pastry, potatoes, pork and mutton.

11. Consume more fresh vegetables and fruits.

12. Consume more of various grains. Most useful of them are buckwheat, oat and wheat.

13. Try to daily consume cottage cheese and other dairy products (plain yogurt, sour milk etc.)

14. Try to lead a healthy lifestyle - try to get out in the fresh air and exercise.

15. Avoid stress.

16. Avoid alcohol.

17. Avoid smoking.

18. Try not to catch a cold or flu; and if you do, then try to treat the infection in a timely manner, but not by antibiotics.

19. Try to go to sleep before 11:00 PM (23.00).

20. Stay positive! :)

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