Hi to all.

[Fred]

Many thanks for the replies here. I meant contribute as add my thoughts or comments-so all is good, but thanks for clarifying.
As I write I seem to be experiencing a flare-up for the first time in months. Last script I got ointment instead of gel (yes-I take what I get given!). I don't know if it is coincidence or not. My feet are not too bad but hands are busy destroying themselves and the itches are back.
I wonder if it is triggered by diet as well as seasonal. It can be worse in winter but also can be bad in summer-its now Autumn -so no reckoning there.
The worse bit is the thousand and one paper-cuts which bleed and cause pain to the point of not wanting to handle even the smallest object. I have not got that just yet but this usually follows the current phase.
The good news is things are fine otherwise and glad I was not born in the age of leper colonies!!!

Hello again Kip, thank you for your time in coming back to post.

Yes your thoughts are very welcome, please don't hesitate to start a new thread in the other sections if you wish.

The gel and cream are pretty much the same, but the gel can be used on the scalp too.

Some say diet can affect psoriasis, but I'm a non believer in that theory. Stress and yes the seasons especially as we start to get the winter blues however play a part in my opinion.

For what it's worth I think the biggest cause of a flare up is being wound up or stressed about something, even simple things we think may not bother us can be the culprit. But then again who am I to say what causes flare ups, I started this thread: Full Moon Syndrome !