How I Cured My Psoriasis By Diet

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Hi Celia, thank you for your encouragement, and it's good to hear you're having success by altering your diet in a similar way. I too believe it's a fungal problem in the gut causing the underlying problem. I'm hoping that by following this restricted diet I'll end up starving it of what it needs to thrive and that eventually my body will get back into balance.

I think I'm having some success on this front, because I have cheated a couple of times in the last 2 weeks by eating some starchy and sugary food without any adverse effects (a few biscuits and some chocolate). This was by way of a test to see how my gut is recovering and I think I'm making progress. However, it's back to being strict again after a couple of lapses. I do aim to sit down to a full Christmas dinner this year come what may - hopefully without any side effects a day or two afterwards. Watch this space!

You mentioned cheese - I've found that small amounts (matchbox sized) of mature cheese (more than 12 months matured) doesn't give me any problems. It's a nice treat once a week or so.

I've also started drinking raw unpasteurized kefir from a local farm this last couple of weeks and think that this is helping; my hands and feet are better than they have been in months - skin thickening nicely, fingerprints much more developed now and the itching is practically gone most of the time. Also, this last week I've started to remove my gloves when at work when I've needed extra dexterity (I'm an engineer) - without damaging the healing skin too much.

I'm in this for the long haul. Patience is definitely a virtue in beating this thing!

I've got a follow-up appointment with the dermatologist on Monday and I'm interested to see the reaction to my progress using diet as my treatment of choice.