hey!
i'm from the Uk and i mainly have psoriasis of my scalp since i was born (i was actually born with the disease!). but i recently started to get it on my nails and i wondered if anyone else has it. :confused: i could deal always deal with the questions about my scalp but psoriasis of the nails i've never heard of so i don't know how to deal with the questions and has anyone have any answers????
love
Amy
xxx

1 Attachment(s) Hey Amy,
glad u could come join us...
i do not have nail psoriasis, so i dont know wht to do bout it... but- im sure there's many ppl here that can help you... try looking under the 'Psoriasis' message board, you're sure to find info there...
but anyways... welcome!!
KJ

Hi Amy....welcome to the board. As Kimberly suggested, you will find many answers to your questions in the psoriasis forum. I too am fortunate not have it under my nails, but many people here do have it there. I mainly want to welcome you, and let you know that you are never alone!!!

1 Attachment(s) :p Hey my name is Krys. I am a 19 yr old mother from Missouri. I know alittle about this disease. And I was just wondering if there is anyone out there that would like to chat. I have msn messenger. kris_426@hotmail.com and I have Yahoo messenger arbuckle_chick@yahoo.com. I would really like to chat with people who understand me. I always though that I was all alone. I found out that I had psoriasis when I was 10.
Well someone holla back at me.
Lata
Krys Arbuckle

Hey Krystal,
i added you to my msn messenger... i would like to talk and get to know u a bit more...
im a 13 year old female from canada... so... if u see the e-mail address huggable_20@hotmail.com, thats me!! pls add me!!!
KJ

its not gd news ppl 80% of ppl that hav p. on the nails later on contract psoriatic arthritis. Most ppl who contract p. on the nails r over 40 (i've got a long way till then!!!!)
love amyX

ive got it in my finger nails and toe nails :( im only 19 aswell and ive only just started getting it on my finger nails but i do have it bad on my hands and feet i think its just spread to my nails.
Where are you from in the UK?
Im from redditch :) which is kinda near birmingham

hey!
i'm amy (16) from kingston which is SW london to those who don't know it! wot news do u hav on p. on nails? if u want to add me to yr hotmail i'm at easy_tiger502@hotmail.com!
love Amy xxx

Hi Kids! I am a lifetime sufferer of Psoriasis and mother to three great kids who all have Psoriasis.
I was born (too many years ago) in Lancashire England, where they didn't understand the disorder. The school nurses (AKA Nitty Nora) would recoil in horror when she inspected my head. She would bring other nurses to look at it (in front of thirty other kids). Hairdressers were afraid of cutting my hair and would sterilise the comb afterward. It was pretty rough.
By the time I was a teenager I was covered in Psoriasis. Yes, even my nails. I didn't date a lot! Then it just5 started to go away. My Mother thought it was just that I had "grown out of it".
Later I got married and had a son (who is now 21) he was also covered in Psoriasis and strangley he would be sick all the time - I mean violent throwing up! No one knew what was wrong. He screamed all the time and was always ill.
Then one day it occured to me that I had stopped drinking milk as a teenager. So I stopped giving my son milk for a month and his psoriasis went away.
I know, I know, you're mother's say drink your milk. Well you do need calcium and lots of it (also Vitamin D...try going out in sunlight for about ten minutes aday). But you don't need milk.
So cut out the pizza (yep, I know it's hard) and the milkshakes, ice-cream, cookies (biscuits) some breads and of course cheeses of all kinds. and see what happens.
My two year old broke out in a big patch of itchy psoriasis today because I haven't been careful over the holidays and her Dad LOVES cheese!
It worked for me I went from being stared at for my raw skin to being a local beauty queen! And the vegan diet I follow has kept me thin without dieting. I feel good and people tell me all the time how beautiful my skin is!!!!!
So hang in there, try the no dairy diet (it gets easier) and good luck to all the kids who post here. Behind the skin problems is a very beautiful person trying to emerge and the gift of this disorder is that you will learn not to judge someone by their out side appearance....that's a great gift!

Originally posted by chaosofthegalax
ive got it in my finger nails and toe nails :( im only 19 aswell and ive only just started getting it on my finger nails but i do have it bad on my hands and feet i think its just spread to my nails.
Where are you from in the UK?
Im from redditch :) which is kinda near birmingham
OMG! im from near bromsgrove - just down the road!! Dont think that it will never get better, the chances are that it will, it may not be curable at the moment, but there are ways to control it and different things you can do to reduce it. Thinking negatively about it will not help anything
Gaynor - ive just turned vegan! My mums really supportive - i get the feeling she thinks im going to die!!! But yes, non dairy forms of calcium are ment to be better (apparently) because animal protien stops some of the absorbancy of calcium (or summut like hat). And not eattin meat stops you getting all the toxins in meat, and you can have a well balenced body, so its all good!
How harsh was that at school?! do these people not have feelings?
Have you read about paganos diet? coz he sugests similar things like what youve sujested, also cutting out tomatoe products, potatoes, peppers and auburgines (sp?)
Also i had really bad psoriasis on my face at school, and now looking back at it, i would not change it one little bit - it taught me a lot of things i needed to know
Hi everyone else! :)
mark

hi :) oh my god your from Bromsgrove! wow. My sister is a vegan and ive just decided to give it a try and as of yesterday im eating no dairy products. It actually weirdly seems to be allready helping.... i think i have a good feeling about this :)

The coincedenceS are just to much! :eek:
I take it you were already vegaterian? good luck with the veganism! im not actually finding it to hard, just make sure you get your protein! luckly i love the taste of soya milk!
im already noticing a slight improvement, have you read paganos book? make sure you eat LOADS of fruit n veg, n stay away from tomatoes, peppers, paprika, white potatoes (sweet potatoes are ok) and aubergine! all tomatoe products seem to be bad news! all the best!
Keep us informed on how its going!
Mark
PS if it gets a bit worse dont be put of, coz sometimes is does that before getting better as the body flushes out the remaining toxins. Im sure this is going to work!

yes i was allready a veggie so im not finding it that hard. I dont like soya milk but i never drank milk before except in tea. The only hard thing is no pizza lol and i love tomatos :( but nevermind.
Its been a week nowmy hands dont seem better and my feet do a bit.. but i guess it takes a while anyway, like detoxing. I do actualy feel physically healthier anyway for some reason. I think ive cut a lot of crap out of my diet hehe.
Do you have msn messenger? :)

oh, and another question? are you still using creams and stuff? I am at the moment but ive cut them down. i didnt know whether to or not.

Yes - it markjjkram@hotmail.com
I went from being carnivorous to being vegan ova nite!!!
Yes, am still using creams, but the improvement i have noticed i have never got from this cream before. yeah, it does take time ive been following it strictly for a few weeks now (not strictly at all over xmas!) but my p seems to be thining out and is less red!
Have you looked at paganos diet? there are a few people on here that are a bit skeptical of it, but it seems to be helping me, ive got some of the tea it sugests spare aswell if you need some (i ordered 5 bags coz i didnt think there wud be enough in the bags but i recon a bag will last me half a year!!)
Oh yeah, refined carbs (white bread, sweets etc) are also advised against!
Its a very strict diet, but i seem to be finding it very easy!!

lol so... no tomatoes, peppers, paprika, white potatoes, aubergine, white bread, dairy products or meat then? lol. have you been living off pasta?
Ive been VERY strict about dairy products.. reading ingredients and stuff.. i actidentally ate a bite of garlic bread once but thats it.
What kind of tea is it? Is chinese medicine one?
Im not skeptical at all and id love to try that diet. id really love to know what kinds of things youve been eating for meals though.

what about alcahol? Please say your allowed to drink lol!

Natural foods, salads, soups, stirfrys, vegetable casserols, veg fried rice, nuts, seeds, lentels etc, honey sandwiches, cereals, soya milk, loads n loads of fruit n veg, veg drinks, fruit drinks, herbal teas (american saffron, green tea wit ginsing and honey
:) )
I dont feel any need to drink, if you see me out u'd probably see why! i have to much control ova my drink when i do drink anyway, i just feel a bit fogged up and a bit swayey so i dont normal bother!

Hi to all u UK lads and lasses!
Im from manchester uk! whoooo!!! as well as p i also have p arthritis and Im only 18 :( I have started to gradually cut stuff out like milk and cheese . This thing is such a pain, I feel like such a one woman snow machine :mad:
So what can't I eat as a vegan ? Actually let me reverse that, what CAN I eat?
Hannah

Hi hannah!
try eatting lots n lots of fruit n veg, cereals, soya products, whole grain breads, nuts, seeds, pulses. tomatoes can agrivate p sometimes so watch out for them (pizza arnt a good idea!)
i hope that helps!
by the way, the are lots of things to enjoy (and you do start to enjoy the above stuff to) like vegan ice cream which is amazing!!
mark
x

Ok so where do I get this fabulous ice cream then? I take it you can't just pop down to sainsburys. I'm pretty much non alcoholic but I don't s'pose it matters much. How long have you guys had p for then?

Holland & Barret sell it! i think its called swedish glaize and its in a octagonal tub, they might possibly sell it in sainsburys, will have to look next time i go!
Ive had p for bout 10ish years! been vegan 4 months!

hi i'm also from uk birmingham i have got p on my nails i also have p artheritis and i have got it on the bottom of my feet u may have seen me on central news in january and in the local papers i'm trying to get the injections available over here in the uk so hopefully we have not got to wait much longer
tina xx

Hi i'm also from the uk n if ney 1 wants to add me to their msn messenger or e-mail me my address is steas0303@hotmail.com luv ta talk to ya all xxx:D