Psoriasis Doctor

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>Also, I was under the impression that psoriasis could not be >spread–is this only through the nails?

Psoriasis is not contagious, neither to another person nor to another area on a single individual.  That post that said that is was was in error.   There is something called the Koebner effect where any minor or major injury to the skin may develop psoriasis in an individual who is already prone to psoriasis.  That means if you scratch your skin, you may either get psoriasis there or you may make psoriasis you already have there worse.  Perhaps that is what caused the poster’s confusion. In any case, psoriasis absolutely is NOT CONTAGIOUS.  Never was, never will be… (if it were, my brother would have gotten it from me long, long ago…) LadyAndy Chat live with us at >http://tinyurl.com/4ust < (this is at iVillageHealth – my chats are on Sun evenings at 10 ET) Joint Replacement Board at http://boards.ivillagehealth.com/cgi-bin/boards/bhivhjointreplace

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Also, I was under the impression that psoriasis could not be >spread–is this only through the nails? > Psoriasis is not contagious, neither to another person nor to another area on a > single individual.  That post that said that is was was in error. > There is something called the Koebner effect where any minor or major injury to > the skin may develop psoriasis in an individual who is already prone to > psoriasis.  That means if you scratch your skin, you may either get psoriasis > there or you may make psoriasis you already have there worse.  Perhaps that is > what caused the poster’s confusion. > In any case, psoriasis absolutely is NOT CONTAGIOUS.  Never was, never will > be…

Someone better not be trying to start a rumor like this either…imagine the outcome if it were main stream

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> Recently, psoriasis has been affecting my fingernails–I have had some > problems with my toenails in the past. > My derm says that there is no way to treat psoriasis of the nail–has > anyone here had ANY luck with any treatments of their own? Any vitamin > supplements natural product suggestions? I would like to do something > to stop it before it gets out of hand. > I repeat, ANY suggestions would be appreciated.

Last year, the P started affecting my nails as well, hands and feet. They’re actually in pretty good shape right now (albeit somewhat thicker in some cases – but not all). I noticed that whenever there was any damage to my nails (like when the nail was actually lifted up a little – getting caught on a counter, or something), that’s when the P would start to affect that nail.  I make sure that I keep my nails trimmed short and try to put clear nail polish on them every once in awhile to protect the nail (but not when they’re in bad shape). I also soak my hands and feet in one or two capfuls of Doak Oil Forte in a dish tub of warm water for 15 minutes nightly. This helps soften the skin and loosen the scales. This way you can get the topicals right on the damaged skin. I still keep this up even tho’ my nails are in okay shape (although they still have a few pits here and there). But as soon as my nail is damaged I cut it right down as short as possible and I always have short nails. Good Luck barbara

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 WHAT!!  Please corect me people if I am wrong, but I was of the firm understanding that psoriasis cannot be passed on from one area of the body to another any more than it can be passed on from one person to another.  - – You’re correct.  Not only that, but a psoriasis lession is not an infection (although it could get infected).

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>Just read the entire page is all I ask.  Because their is some good reading >amoung the stuff they what you to buy.

Actually, every bit of info on that page is there to try to get you to buy the product(s) listed.  One thing you don’t see is any reports on studies where tea tree oil or oregano oil was tested against a standard antifungal drug.  And distilled water is not a good substitute for soap. Wouldn’t you like to see the results of that kind of test prior to deciding whether or not to buy their stuff or go to a doctor?  One study listed had at least one patient being treated for six _years_ with tea tree oil before a cure was effected, forcryingoutloud!  If any regular doctor took that long to effect a cure of a fungal infection, he’d soon find himself without a license to practice medicine. From the reports and snippets from popular-press books (anybody can write a book) listed on that page, the only conclusion one can reasonably draw is that tea tree oil (or oregano oil) is better than no treatment whatsoever.  This is a very far cry from the page’s statements that these things are the "optimal" treatments for a variety of diseases.  Such claims are not supported either by that web page, or by what a person can find in Medline. They even go so far as to claim that "impeccable hygiene" can prevent colds and flu.  It can’t – it can just reduce the risk of catching them.  Unless what they mean by that phrase is "living in a bubble." – Dave W. http://psorsite.com/

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>My Doctors believe that those fungus infections >"could have" caused my psoriasis but are not certain.

Fungal infections may have _triggered_ the skin symptoms of psoriasis, but they don’t cause the disease. >I could rub my >psoriasis body all over my wifes, and she would never get psoriasis.  But >let me scratch here legs with my fungus infected nails.  Then we wonder if >she would catch something.  And then if she did could it turn into >psorisises?

She might catch a fungal infection, but unless she’s got the genes for psoriasis, and the fungal infection happens to trigger the skin symptoms, it won’t "turn into" psoriasis. – Dave W. http://psorsite.com/

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Thanks to everyone who posted–I am sure at least one of these suggestions will work. I will keep you posted. Also, I was under the impression that psoriasis could not be spread–is this only through the nails? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->The main purpose of the Enbrel is to deal with my P-arthritis, > Yes, unless your psoriasis is severe, I would reserve Enbrel for those with > active psoriatic arthritis. >I >swear that my pain has already begun dimiishing.  (I observe it could be >partly placebo–but if it works, so what). > In the newsgroup alt.support.arthritis , the response is somewhat variable, but > some people get results within the first two INJECTIONS!  Amazing.  However, > others find the effect takes longer, up to 4 – 6 months for maximum benefit. > Probably those who have had no control over their disease for a longer period > may take longer to get results. >I’m told that P on the nails is sign that P-arthiritis exists– > There is a higher incidence of psoriatic athritis among people who also have > nail involvement in their skin psoriasis.  However, it isn’t always so; about > 80% of people with psoriasis of the nails will eventually get some form of PA. > Now that is *eventually*.  Might not become evident for years (wasn’t for me) > and I would probably be more conservative on prescribing the heavy hitter drugs > until you get symptoms of active disease.  After all, most of these drugs you > may be on for years, or even decades, so best to minimize the length of time > you do have to take them to when they can do the most good.  Eventually side > effects may require changing or dropping some drugs, so you want to be able to > use them when you really need them. >Enbrel is a brand new treatment for P–as far as I know the only drawback is >its cost (about $1200.00 per month). > Most of the cost is usually covered by health insurance if it is prescribed for > a covered application (psoriatic arthritis). > I don’t think it has yet been approved for psoriasis of the skin (I may be > wrong, but don’t think so).  There is an application pending for this > application (US), but I don’t think it has come through yet.  This would make > getting coverage for psoriasis of the skin alone problematic. > One thing that hasn’t been mentioned yet is NOT to use the nails as "tools". > Any perceived stress to or injury of the nails may cause the psoriasis to flare > up under the nails, which is what is happening when you get nail psoriasis.  So > do try to avoid picking things up with your nails (coins, etc), prying things > with your nails (can flip tops, staples, envelope flaps, etc), peeling things > with your nails (labels, tape, etc), or causing other minor stresses to the > nails. > Also take care ALWAYS to moisturize your nails well, tops and undersides, after > you have been in water.  I always take a long, hot bath in the morning which > helps to get my achy joints moving (great for the arthritis, LOUSY for the > psoriasis).  Afterward I am generous with the Eucerin from the big white tub, > which helps a lot. > If you can, reduce the amount of time you spend soaking in water, use as little > soap as possible, make the water warm rather than hot, and just get IN, get > CLEAN, then get OUT of the bath or shower.  You will find this does help the > nails as well as your skin. > LadyAndy > Chat live with us at >http://tinyurl.com/4ust < (this is at iVillageHealth – my > chats are on Sun evenings at 10 ET) > Joint Replacement Board at > http://boards.ivillagehealth.com/cgi-bin/boards/bhivhjointreplace

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Please ignore this non-sense post!  P cannot be transmitted in any way.  However the ignorance in this posting can be transmitted, by an ignorant person quoting this to another ignorant person. Ray – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Getting p of the nails is very important in trying to control.  That is one > way that it is able to spread thought the body.  For example,  Lets say that > a person gets jock itch and/or athletes feet.  When you scratch it with your > nails, because it hurts so good, you then pass the infection to the nails. > So then once the nails become infected, it then becomes easier to pass the > infection to other parts of the body, lets say by scratching your head and > legs. > Once it has been passed on to the scalp and body.  Then the doctors say you > have psoriasis. > Trying to clear up my nails, has been the hardest to control. > My Doctor gave me a subscription of Lotrimin which I use on my nails.  It is > a drug used for males with jock itch.  Also he said that I could buy over > the counter meds for jock itch and apply to my nails.  Then I just keep the > nails trimmed back and clean the stuff under my nails the best that I can. > The Doctor told me that is the only way.  As the nails grows, I will have to > keep them trimmed, until it has all trimmed away. > Do your best in keeping your nails dry.  Use gloves when doing dishes and > stuff.  And after using the gloves, turn the gloves inside out and lay in by > a window so that the sun can dry the gloves.  Wash your hands, and re-apply > the cream and/or lotion to the nails. > I buy the surgical gloves so that I never re use them. > I hope this helps you. > David > My nails should be back to normal in about two months. > Recently, psoriasis has been affecting my fingernails–I have had some > problems with my toenails in the past. > My derm says that there is no way to treat psoriasis of the nail–has > anyone here had ANY luck with any treatments of their own? Any vitamin > supplements natural product suggestions? I would like to do something > to stop it before it gets out of hand. > I repeat, ANY suggestions would be appreciated.

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http://antiagingchoices.com/Aromatherapy/healthy_nail.htm This web site I do not give so that anyone would buy their products, just as a first insight into the problems of nails. Just read the entire page is all I ask.  Because their is some good reading amoung the stuff they what you to buy. David

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Getting p of the nails is very important in trying to control.  That > is one way that it is able to spread thought the body.  For example, > Lets say that a person gets jock itch and/or athletes feet.  When you > scratch it with your nails, because it hurts so good, you then pass > the infection to the nails. So then once the nails become infected, > it then becomes easier to pass the infection to other parts of the > body, lets say by scratching your head and legs. > Once it has been passed on to the scalp and body.  Then the doctors > say you have psoriasis. > Trying to clear up my nails, has been the hardest to control. > My Doctor gave me a subscription of Lotrimin which I use on my nails. > It is a drug used for males with jock itch.  Also he said that I > could buy over the counter meds for jock itch and apply to my nails. > Then I just keep the nails trimmed back and clean the stuff under my > nails the best that I can. The Doctor told me that is the only way. > As the nails grows, I will have to keep them trimmed, until it has > all trimmed away. Do your best in keeping your nails dry.  Use gloves > when doing dishes and stuff.  And after using the gloves, turn the > gloves inside out and lay in by a window so that the sun can dry the > gloves.  Wash your hands, and re-apply the cream and/or lotion to the > nails. I buy the surgical gloves so that I never re use them. > I hope this helps you. > David > WHAT!! > Please corect me people if I am wrong, but I was of the firm understanding > that psoriasis cannot be passed on from one area of the body to another any > more than it can be passed on from one person to another.

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Kim, OK, I summit.  True that psoriasis is itself its own entity.  True that psoriasis is not contagious.  But nail fungus and athletes foot and jock itch is very contagious.  My Doctors believe that those fungus infections "could have" caused my psoriasis but are not certain.  I could rub my psoriasis body all over my wifes, and she would never get psoriasis.  But let me scratch here legs with my fungus infected nails.  Then we wonder if she would catch something.  And then if she did could it turn into psorisises? We don’t know and I am not going to found out. David

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> No way isn’t accurate, although it is one of the hardest places to > treat. Um, if that’s literallyu what was said, I would question how > expert your derm is about P and consider finding one who is. > Anyway, because it can be particularly tough, natural may not be a lot > of help. Probably the first thing to try that way – JRStern has > reported here getting good benefit from evening primrose oil there for > one option. And you might try tweaking diet to see if that has any > effect. You could also consider rubbing in any natural topicals that > might have helped you  in the past elsewhere – like tea tree oil. > Careful if you don’t know if that helps you otherwise, as it helps > some but makes mine a lot worse. Also, look into changing the types of > soaps you use and using a nail moisturizer to minimize damage and > eliminate possible irritants triggering things. If you live in the > cold weather, wear gloves – the small amount of nail P I get is almost > always triggered by the cold weather. > Doctors can try to apply some of the normal topicals there, depending > upon where the P is located. They’ll even inject steroids, although > that can reportedly be pretty painful and may not be effective. And > systemmic drugs can clear it up too, although usually nail psoriasis > alone is not considered worth the risk factors. > The new NPF site lets non-members register for free to get access to > their educational pamphlets. There’s one including info about this at > http://www.psoriasis.org/resources/publications/booklets.php > If you’re a member of the NPF you can also look thorugh their It Works > for Me database of tips submitted by other members. > You should also search the ng archives using the tools at > http://www.pinch.com/skin    to see what others have said in the past. > Here’s a general search under psoriasis and nails to get you started > http://pinch.com/skinny?skin=nails+psoriasis > BTW, I’m assuming you know that David meant well in the other reply > but his post was based on an incorrect belief that psoriasis is > contagious. Although it’s not impossible that there is a possibly > contagious fungus of some sort on your nails making things worse, > that’s separate from the psoriasis itself, which is not contagious. > Best > Kim >Recently, psoriasis has been affecting my fingernails–I have had some >problems with my toenails in the past. >My derm says that there is no way to treat psoriasis of the nail–has >anyone here had ANY luck with any treatments of their own? Any vitamin >supplements natural product suggestions? I would like to do something >to stop it before it gets out of hand. >I repeat, ANY suggestions would be appreciated.

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>The main purpose of the Enbrel is to deal with my P-arthritis,

Yes, unless your psoriasis is severe, I would reserve Enbrel for those with active psoriatic arthritis. >I >swear that my pain has already begun dimiishing.  (I observe it could be >partly placebo–but if it works, so what).

In the newsgroup alt.support.arthritis , the response is somewhat variable, but some people get results within the first two INJECTIONS!  Amazing.  However, others find the effect takes longer, up to 4 – 6 months for maximum benefit. Probably those who have had no control over their disease for a longer period may take longer to get results. >I’m told that P on the nails is sign that P-arthiritis exists–

There is a higher incidence of psoriatic athritis among people who also have nail involvement in their skin psoriasis.  However, it isn’t always so; about 80% of people with psoriasis of the nails will eventually get some form of PA. Now that is *eventually*.  Might not become evident for years (wasn’t for me) and I would probably be more conservative on prescribing the heavy hitter drugs until you get symptoms of active disease.  After all, most of these drugs you may be on for years, or even decades, so best to minimize the length of time you do have to take them to when they can do the most good.  Eventually side effects may require changing or dropping some drugs, so you want to be able to use them when you really need them. >Enbrel is a brand new treatment for P–as far as I know the only drawback is >its cost (about $1200.00 per month).

Most of the cost is usually covered by health insurance if it is prescribed for a covered application (psoriatic arthritis). I don’t think it has yet been approved for psoriasis of the skin (I may be wrong, but don’t think so).  There is an application pending for this application (US), but I don’t think it has come through yet.  This would make getting coverage for psoriasis of the skin alone problematic. One thing that hasn’t been mentioned yet is NOT to use the nails as "tools". Any perceived stress to or injury of the nails may cause the psoriasis to flare up under the nails, which is what is happening when you get nail psoriasis.  So do try to avoid picking things up with your nails (coins, etc), prying things with your nails (can flip tops, staples, envelope flaps, etc), peeling things with your nails (labels, tape, etc), or causing other minor stresses to the nails. Also take care ALWAYS to moisturize your nails well, tops and undersides, after you have been in water.  I always take a long, hot bath in the morning which helps to get my achy joints moving (great for the arthritis, LOUSY for the psoriasis).  Afterward I am generous with the Eucerin from the big white tub, which helps a lot. If you can, reduce the amount of time you spend soaking in water, use as little soap as possible, make the water warm rather than hot, and just get IN, get CLEAN, then get OUT of the bath or shower.  You will find this does help the nails as well as your skin. LadyAndy Chat live with us at >http://tinyurl.com/4ust < (this is at iVillageHealth – my chats are on Sun evenings at 10 ET) Joint Replacement Board at http://boards.ivillagehealth.com/cgi-bin/boards/bhivhjointreplace

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>Recently, psoriasis has been affecting my fingernails–I have had some >problems with my toenails in the past. >My derm says that there is no way to treat psoriasis of the nail–has >anyone here had ANY luck with any treatments of their own? Any vitamin >supplements natural product suggestions? I would like to do something >to stop it before it gets out of hand. >I repeat, ANY suggestions would be appreciated.

I have had *excellent* results on this one aspect of psoriasis — only!  I picked up a recommendation on this group years ago for evening primrose oil (EPO), available at any drug store with a nutritional/herb section.  For me, taking one 500mg capsule per day (maybe two for the first week or so) cleared my nails, which I had had major trouble with for a couple of years.  The stuff must have worked almost immediately, but you don’t know for two or three weeks, when the new, clear nail grows out where you can see it. I’ve posted about this a dozen times or more over the years, you can google it up.  A few others have tried it and reported success. Others have tried it and had no luck.  It will probably be blocked by the use of aspirin, other NSAIDs, or cortisone.   There’s a lot published on both EPO and its (presumed) active ingredient, gamma linolenic acid (GLA).  A little pamphlet from Keats Publishing titled eponymously "Evening Primrose Oil", by Richard A. Passwater, is often available at health food stores.  It barely mentions psoriasis and nothing about nails (that I recall), but shows the metabolic path.  Another book, "Beyond Cortisone" by Martha Moore, also talks about EPO and has a bit more detail.  Somebody actually won a Nobel in medicine circa 1957 for mapping out the metabolism of essential fatty acids into prostaglandins, cytokines, leukotrienes, and such, that’s where this all comes from — that is, they were mapping normal metabolism, not researching psoriasis, so this doesn’t really explain how it helps psoriasis in general or nails in particular, just how it gets in the general area. EPO also helps (me!) with psoriasis overall, makes it a little milder, helps reduce scratch-and-bleed very substantially!  I find I can skip taking the capules for days once my nails are clear, but if I stop for more than two weeks, the nails mess up again.  I went through this cycle three or four times, it’s as real as anything I’ve ever seen. BTW, the EPO at Trader Joe’s market, if you live somewhere they have stores, is cheap and more effective for me than EPO I’ve gotten some other places.  The TJ’s version is straight, the stuff that does NOT work as well for me has vitamin E mixed in. Hope that helps! J.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Getting p of the nails is very important in trying to control.  That > is one way that it is able to spread thought the body.  For example, > Lets say that a person gets jock itch and/or athletes feet.  When you > scratch it with your nails, because it hurts so good, you then pass > the infection to the nails. So then once the nails become infected, > it then becomes easier to pass the infection to other parts of the > body, lets say by scratching your head and legs. > Once it has been passed on to the scalp and body.  Then the doctors > say you have psoriasis. > Trying to clear up my nails, has been the hardest to control. > My Doctor gave me a subscription of Lotrimin which I use on my nails. > It is a drug used for males with jock itch.  Also he said that I > could buy over the counter meds for jock itch and apply to my nails. > Then I just keep the nails trimmed back and clean the stuff under my > nails the best that I can. The Doctor told me that is the only way. > As the nails grows, I will have to keep them trimmed, until it has > all trimmed away. Do your best in keeping your nails dry.  Use gloves > when doing dishes and stuff.  And after using the gloves, turn the > gloves inside out and lay in by a window so that the sun can dry the > gloves.  Wash your hands, and re-apply the cream and/or lotion to the > nails. I buy the surgical gloves so that I never re use them. > I hope this helps you. > David

WHAT!! Please corect me people if I am wrong, but I was of the firm understanding that psoriasis cannot be passed on from one area of the body to another any more than it can be passed on from one person to another.

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Look into Enbrel.  I’m seeing a rheumotologist who just prescribed Enbrel. The main purpose of the Enbrel is to deal with my P-arthritis, which in a period of about 6 months had begun pretty much making me sore all over pretty much all over all of the time. I started Enbrel last Wednesday, and I swear that my pain has already begun dimiishing.  (I observe it could be partly placebo–but if it works, so what). My doctor tells me that within 6 months, he thinks that I will no longer have nail problems (its on 5 nails) either (i.e., they will have grown back clean). P began effecting my nails about 8 months ago, first on my right pointer finger, then on my left big toe, then on my left thumb, then on my middle pointer, etc. I’m told that P on the nails is sign that P-arthiritis exists–ask your derm to send you to a rheumotologists.  P-on the nails is definitely not pleasing to look at, to say the least, and not nearly as easy to cover up as the skin (which I got first). WIth P-arthiritis, however, you not only see it, but you feel it, and it can hurt a lot and really slow you down.  You may want to look into whether you need to–and can–head it off. Enbrel is a brand new treatment for P–as far as I know the only drawback is its cost (about $1200.00 per month). . Good luck

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Recently, psoriasis has been affecting my fingernails–I have had some > problems with my toenails in the past. > My derm says that there is no way to treat psoriasis of the nail–has > anyone here had ANY luck with any treatments of their own? Any vitamin > supplements natural product suggestions? I would like to do something > to stop it before it gets out of hand. > I repeat, ANY suggestions would be appreciated.

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No way isn’t accurate, although it is one of the hardest places to treat. Um, if that’s literallyu what was said, I would question how expert your derm is about P and consider finding one who is. Anyway, because it can be particularly tough, natural may not be a lot of help. Probably the first thing to try that way – JRStern has reported here getting good benefit from evening primrose oil there for one option. And you might try tweaking diet to see if that has any effect. You could also consider rubbing in any natural topicals that might have helped you  in the past elsewhere – like tea tree oil. Careful if you don’t know if that helps you otherwise, as it helps some but makes mine a lot worse. Also, look into changing the types of soaps you use and using a nail moisturizer to minimize damage and eliminate possible irritants triggering things. If you live in the cold weather, wear gloves – the small amount of nail P I get is almost always triggered by the cold weather. Doctors can try to apply some of the normal topicals there, depending upon where the P is located. They’ll even inject steroids, although that can reportedly be pretty painful and may not be effective. And systemmic drugs can clear it up too, although usually nail psoriasis alone is not considered worth the risk factors. The new NPF site lets non-members register for free to get access to their educational pamphlets. There’s one including info about this at http://www.psoriasis.org/resources/publications/booklets.php If you’re a member of the NPF you can also look thorugh their It Works for Me database of tips submitted by other members. You should also search the ng archives using the tools at http://www.pinch.com/skin    to see what others have said in the past. Here’s a general search under psoriasis and nails to get you started http://pinch.com/skinny?skin=nails+psoriasis BTW, I’m assuming you know that David meant well in the other reply but his post was based on an incorrect belief that psoriasis is contagious. Although it’s not impossible that there is a possibly contagious fungus of some sort on your nails making things worse, that’s separate from the psoriasis itself, which is not contagious. Best Kim – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Recently, psoriasis has been affecting my fingernails–I have had some >problems with my toenails in the past. >My derm says that there is no way to treat psoriasis of the nail–has >anyone here had ANY luck with any treatments of their own? Any vitamin >supplements natural product suggestions? I would like to do something >to stop it before it gets out of hand. >I repeat, ANY suggestions would be appreciated.

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> Recently, psoriasis has been affecting my fingernails–I have had some > problems with my toenails in the past. > My derm says that there is no way to treat psoriasis of the nail–has > anyone here had ANY luck with any treatments of their own? Any vitamin > supplements natural product suggestions? I would like to do something > to stop it before it gets out of hand. > I repeat, ANY suggestions would be appreciated.

My nails were the last thing to clear when I was doing PUVA and was close to 90% clear… I just keep mine short since their a little brittle….creams and oinments didn’t really seem to help mine…

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Recently, psoriasis has been affecting my fingernails–I have had some problems with my toenails in the past. My derm says that there is no way to treat psoriasis of the nail–has anyone here had ANY luck with any treatments of their own? Any vitamin supplements natural product suggestions? I would like to do something to stop it before it gets out of hand. I repeat, ANY suggestions would be appreciated.

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Getting p of the nails is very important in trying to control.  That is one way that it is able to spread thought the body.  For example,  Lets say that a person gets jock itch and/or athletes feet.  When you scratch it with your nails, because it hurts so good, you then pass the infection to the nails. So then once the nails become infected, it then becomes easier to pass the infection to other parts of the body, lets say by scratching your head and legs. Once it has been passed on to the scalp and body.  Then the doctors say you have psoriasis. Trying to clear up my nails, has been the hardest to control. My Doctor gave me a subscription of Lotrimin which I use on my nails.  It is a drug used for males with jock itch.  Also he said that I could buy over the counter meds for jock itch and apply to my nails.  Then I just keep the nails trimmed back and clean the stuff under my nails the best that I can. The Doctor told me that is the only way.  As the nails grows, I will have to keep them trimmed, until it has all trimmed away. Do your best in keeping your nails dry.  Use gloves when doing dishes and stuff.  And after using the gloves, turn the gloves inside out and lay in by a window so that the sun can dry the gloves.  Wash your hands, and re-apply the cream and/or lotion to the nails. I buy the surgical gloves so that I never re use them. I hope this helps you. David My nails should be back to normal in about two months.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Recently, psoriasis has been affecting my fingernails–I have had some > problems with my toenails in the past. > My derm says that there is no way to treat psoriasis of the nail–has > anyone here had ANY luck with any treatments of their own? Any vitamin > supplements natural product suggestions? I would like to do something > to stop it before it gets out of hand. > I repeat, ANY suggestions would be appreciated.

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