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Any type of honey, but not the thick one with honeycomb, or the candied honey. Not too runny, or you'll make a terrible mess in the bathroom...... and you know how difficult honey is to clean up.

I got this tip from my granny (her mother was .... how do I describe her?.... the village wisewoman?)........... but granny also thought hitting things with a bible made them better :-D

My great-granny's grandfather came from Caithness, his ancestors came from the Orkney Islands............. maybe the honey remedy was used by Vikings :-D :-D :-D

Gins,

My d.i.l has psoriatic arthritis.

The psoriasis is on her head, back and fingernails. I don't from what age she has had this condition but she is now 47.

Seven year ago she had a hip replacement from which she fully recovered. Further investigations since then discovered that she has psoriatic arthritis too. Her knee swells and she has to have it drained quite a few times. Her hand and shoulder is also affected for which she has some type of cortisone injection.

About six year ago she was prescribed Methotrexate on the lowest dose but unfortunately has had to be increased to the maximum dose since. In the past few weeks she has also been given the new drug Cimzia along with the Methotrexate which it is claimed can make remarkable improvements for this distressing condition. ....... I truly hope that this will prove to be the case.

Jo

Joeva

Sorry to hear about your DiL, a lot of people think it's just the skin that is affected.....not the case as we can see

LadyScozz

I will try some honey.........cant hurt can it!

does anyone else suffer with pitted finger & toe nails,my gp says mine are classic nails for someone with psoriasis,very ugly to look at,all lumpy and grooved.with pitted pitted areas

Yes, me too

Darkened in places as well, and where the nail has thickened, there are brilliant white bits

Also get sore skin in creases, it doesn't look like the classic psoriasis as it never dries out, due to where it is

Edit: No, I am not a big girl....but girls have creases!


Oh joy!

I have single round ones mainly all over but the front of my shins from knee to ankle they have all joined up so the front of my legs look awful,i tend to wear trousers all the time.
I do not think I could get away with honey all down the front of my legs as my cairn terrier would be trying to lick it off,she is bad enough without anything sweet to entice her,
I am thinking about the sunbeds and also dead sea salt for the bath .

sue

Sue

Why not try a small test patch with honey

Might be worth a go

maybe,i have heard manuka honey is very good.

try a test patch of the honey first............you don't want to find out it makes things worse.

And........ don't go outside! You'll attract every bee, wasp, and & fly for miles around


:-)

Edit ~ I mean you'll attract flies, not start flying :-D :-D :-D

Hi

I also have psoriatic arthritis. As a child I had psoriasis, which cleared up in my teenage years and 20 somethings. However a few years ago my finger joints began to swell and my nails all lifted and crumbled and I developed scaly patches on my feet, knees and elbows.

The GP and dermatologist at the hospital had me on tests and treatment for fungal infections for nearly a year before they conceded defeat. I was offered methotrexate but wanted to try alternatives first.

After reading and investigating I found 6 months of acupuncture helped the arthritic pain and swelling. I gave up all caffeine and citrus, although I am now addicted to nettle tea. I take vitamin D and acidophilus supplements daily and in the past year changed my soap, shower gel and body cream to a dead sea salt based range which has reduced the itching and scaling dramatically.

There was a programme on tv a while back about using honey as a medication and it suggested that ordinary honey could have bacteria in. Hospitals can get sterilised honey but I am not sure how to get hold of that. Might be worth asking a pharmacist or the doctor first.

I have always understood Manuka honey to be the best for healing but it's quite expensive.

I have also read that bathing in warm water which has run through a bag of oats can be soothing to eczema but I don't know if that applies to psoriasis as well. I have had a debilitating blistering rash on my hands and feet and elbows (and in my mouth) when I was young, it would happen every six months or so but luckily I grew out of it. I would have big itchy spots that turned into blisters in the palms of my hands from when I was about 9 and I would be unable to bend my hands or the blisters would split , it was called erythemia multiformae which my doctor said meant a lot of little erythemias, didn't explain much and we never knew what caused it, probably anxiety as I was a very nervous child and teenager. I know how painful that was so can understand the pain of psoriasis and exzema.

Lizx

Liz ~ I use oatmeal.......... I steep it for a while, make a milky sort of stuff (not too thick), and use it when my skin gets really dry. Just slop it on and rinse it off.

I have to be careful what soap I use..... I've been told to only use soap on the bits that need it (the pits ~ all 4 of them :-) ) and anything that gets grotty, like feet. I put light olive oil or macadamia oil on while I'm in the shower. Most moisturisers have chemicals in them, which my skin doesn't like..... for my face I use products from a local company, everything is organic, with a short shelf-life.

:-)

There is a cream you can use for washing which is supposed to help too, it's aqueous cream and can be used instead of soap. I use it sometimes to take makeup off and wash my face.

Lizx

I take my makeup off with sorbolene cream....... then remove the cream with a damp warm soft facecloth..... pressing gently, NOT rubbing. I don't use tissues on my face (except on my nose when I have a cold) :-D

Years ago my supervisor had psoriasis, she used to regularly to the local hospital and stand in a booth which shone stuff on her skin and over time it was reduced and she had a lovely tan too.
I now know she was very stressed as her marriage was breaking down and her boss was bullying her, so that probably caused it.
It was in the 70s by the way.

well a long time since I posted on this thread,i just had to let you know about my find.

on my last visit to crete in September I was given a sample of a new cream, it is made for eczema & psoriasis,not holding out much hope after years of trying everything on the market,i put it on before going to bed just in case it didn't agree with me, well when I got up the next morning there was no redness on legs,this product seems to work for me,
it is by macrovita,it is called moisturizing relief cream with olive oil & bilberry.
this product was not cheap at 17 euros for 100ml but after all the money I have spent over the years and for the massive change to my psoriasis I will be using this cream,
not saying it will work for everyone but for me it is the best thing I have found for my skin.

sue

Hi Sue

Lucky you, visiting Crete. I would love to go back but since our cancelled holiday in 2013, after o.h. was knocked off his bike the week before the holiday, he won't fly anywhere.

I am glad you have found something that helps, did you have to get medical attention whilst in Crete? How did you find out about the cream?

Hope it keeps doing the job for you.

Lizx

Liz

If you want to try it you can get it in the uk

try Amazon

hi liz,
sorry for the delay in replying but I have had both of my granddaughters today,one aged 3 and one aged 14 months, feeling a bit whacked at the moment,
I was using a natural beeswax product that is produced in crete,so went looking for some to bring home,the girl in the shop gave me some samples to try and it seems to work for me.

sue

hi Shirley,
I did google it when I got home there is a uk supplier for the macrovita products and as you rightly say you can get some products on amazon.

sue