Psoriasis is a chronic variant of dermatopathology, characterized by the formation of reddish-silvery papular rashes on various parts of the body. It is more often formed in the age category of children, but may initially appear after 20-35 years.
Causes:
- metabolic disorders;
- pathology of the gastrointestinal tract;
- dysbiosis;
- chronic stressful situations;
- the presence of negative habits, such as alcohol abuse.
Because the skin is a single giant organ, the appearance of various rashes on it, including those with a psoriatic nature, requires diagnostic tests and an integrated therapeutic approach.
Dietary therapy is an important factor in getting rid of unsightly formations. Proper diet in combination with drug therapy are the main directions of modern methods of influencing the disease.
The most important thing to keep in mind when maintaining a proper diet for psoriasis is drinking plenty of water a day, seven to ten glasses. The liquids used must be of high purity, and when consuming juice it is recommended to prepare them freshly squeezed.
The basics of proper nutrition
Each person's body is unique, therefore, the specialist must choose the appropriate diet for each case strictly individually - a menu for all people with psoriasis simply does not exist.
The main task of diet therapy in identifying the pathology is to maintain an adequate acid-base environment in the patient's body. The balance should be tilted in favor of an alkaline environment, as acidic only worsens the course of the pathology. Experts recommend that you include 2-4 times more alkaline foods in your diet.
Basic Principles:
- eat partially - in small portions, 4-5 times a day;
- consume 2 - 2, 5 liters of fluid per day;
- adjust the diet so that the intestines are not overloaded;
- timely bowel movement is the basis of health, carefully monitor the timeliness of the release of toxins;
- during the exacerbation of the pathology is recommended to enrich the body with mineral acids and organic elements: no more than 20%, the rest should be alkaline products;
- maximum rejection of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products;
- reduce the amount of salt in the diet;
- to minimize the use of preservatives, emulsifiers, dyes, stabilizers and disintegrants;
- avoid all citrus fruits in the diet - in addition to oranges, this subgroup also includes lime and grapefruit;
- Emphasis should be placed on the use of cereals and fermented dairy products, vegetable oils - but also in small quantities.
Adherence to the above principles helps to reduce the number of exacerbations of psoriasis to a minimum, to achieve long periods of remission of the disease.
What should be discarded
During the consultation, the specialist will especially emphasize that you can not eat with psoriasis. Diet therapy provides maximum rejection of the list of individual products, but necessarily provides a complete diet that provides the patient with all the nutrients.
What is recommended to refuse:
- Numerous studies conducted by experts among people suffering from psoriatic outbreaks convincingly show that spices provoke an exacerbation of the disease. The maximum concentration of essential oils and aromatic elements in them is very harmful for people with dermatopathology - it leads to a feeling of itchy skin, exhausting burning sensation and worsening of the pathology.
- Various nuts have a similar negative effect on the skin. The most allergenic product is peanuts. It is advisable to avoid as many nuts in pure form and in the form of various additives. Peanut butter is completely eliminated from the diet.
- A variety of spicy, smoked, canned foods have a particularly irritating effect on the tissues of the intestinal loops. They irritate the mucous membranes and interfere with the adequate processing and absorption of nutrients. This is what leads to the appearance of new defects in the dermis - psoriatic plaques and scales.
- A significant percentage of essential oils, which are toxic to patients with psoriasis, are also found in the peel of citrus fruits. For this reason, experts recommend refusing to include in the diet not only the fruits themselves, but also their juices, because in the industrial method of production it is squeezed without removing the peel.
- Inflammatory manifestations in the dermis can also be caused by arachidonic acid, which is saturated with meat. When compiling the menu, white varieties are preferred, such as turkey and rabbit meat.
- The most extreme restriction is imposed on grape-based alcoholic beverages. It is during their fermentation that aromatic compounds are formed, which have the most negative impact on the condition of the dermis. Liver structures also suffer, the filtration capacity of the body as a whole decreases, toxins and toxins accumulate - psoriasis is exacerbated.
A well-developed diet also leads to normalization of a person's weight; such a complication of psoriasis as arthritis can go a long way if a person adheres to the basic dietary recommendations received from a specialist during a consultation.
Approved products
The opinion of dermatologists around the world is unanimous - you should not rush to extremes and severely limit your diet. Before adjusting the diet, a specialist will perform various diagnostic procedures to identify the most negatively influential foods. Based on this, a decision will be made about what can be eaten with psoriasis for this particular person.
The following elements have a positive effect on the condition of the skin:
- a variety of unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids. Natural antagonists of arachidonic acid, they, being found in marine fish, have the best effect on the dermis;
- variety of vegetables contains vitamins and carotenoids - they optimally affect the protective barriers of the human body, increase the activity of immune structures, contribute to maximum resistance to negative external factors that can provoke exacerbation of dermatopathology;
For those who suffer from psoriatic rashes, it is useful to:
- add lecithin in the form of granules to the diet;
- replace coffee and coffee drinks with medicinal teas;
- eat more variety of vegetables;
- drink freshly squeezed juices more often;
- give up as many artificial flavors as possible - replace them with freshly grown herbs;
- it is useful to include fresh fruits in the diet: gooseberries and viburnum, mountain ash and blackcurrants, blueberries;
- various cereals will bring maximum benefit - oatmeal, buckwheat, millet;
- sea fish should be present at the table at least 4-5 times a week, but it is recommended to steam;
- poultry dishes are allowed up to 3-4 times during the current week, carefully removing all the skin;
- milk and milk products are allowed only those in which a reduced content of fat and salt is indicated;
- eggs should be soft-boiled - 3-4 times a week;
- of oils are acceptable - olive, cotton, corn.
Thus, the psoriasis diet is based on the use of simple, varied and highly fortified foods.
Hunger
An indispensable condition for a complete dietary therapy for psoriasis is the mandatory cleansing of the human body - curative fasting helps. A person is advised to choose a day in his schedule, during which only distilled liquid will enter his body.
The next day, vegetable salad is allowed for breakfast, the use of monastery tea - and again after the menu of the daily diet.
The result of curative fasting and careful observance will be maximum - after 20-35 days a person will feel a general improvement in well-being, the skin will clear faster.
Frequent fasting should not be practiced - stick to the golden mean: no more than 1 day of cleaning per week. Various cleansing procedures practiced in beauty salons are also prohibited - they will only upset the natural balance in the intestinal loops and thus those suffering from psoriasis.
Clean and radiant beautiful skin is an achievable result, even with a diagnosis of psoriasis. The main thing is to adhere to diet therapy, compiled individually by a specialist, in combination with drugs - as needed.