Psoriasis can be familiar to some people. Approximately 100 million people around the world have psoriasis. The inflated patches might be located in various location in our body, from head to toe. Scalp, eyelids, ears, neck, back, elbows, knees, fingernails, and toenails are some body parts which are susceptible to psoriasis attack. Psoriasis might also occur in various size. Some people might only experience dotted rashes which are slightly itchy, while some others might experience inflated red patches with dry flakes which cause may bleeding.

For those who never experience the symptoms of psoriasis, this might seem like a usual disease which does not need any particular attention. Yet, people familiar to this experience might struggle to keep themselves away from further reoccurrence of psoriasis. In fact, psoriasis is not just a skin disorder like the ones you’ve got when you’ve got bitten by some insects. More than that, psoriasis is a skin disorder caused by deteriorated immune system which need special treatments and attention. Severe psoriasis might cause the feelings of annoyance to pains. The raised red patches accompanied by very dry flakes might feel itchy and painful and keep you awake all night.

Why do I get psoriasis?

Every individual has a different susceptibility to psoriasis. In fact, reasons for psoriasis attack may vary from one individual to another. It may be based on genes, climates, diets, work pressure, and some other things. Metabolic disorder is one of the most common cause of psoriasis among people. Eating red meat, sugary foods, and processed foods might put much toxins inside your body. When your digestive system slows down in digesting these toxins, the accumulated toxins appear as psoriasis. However, mainly psoriasis is related to deteriorated immune system which may be caused by various things in our daily lives.

Is psoriasis curable permanently?

Psoriasis is a non-contagious skin disorder. It means psoriasis is not transmitted from one person to another. It appears randomly and instantly, yet it takes some times to treat the disease and make it go away forever. Most people experienced psoriasis once are most likely to experience reoccurrence when their immune system drops.

Psoriasis is a kind of disease which is hard to be avoided. This is because there are no exact reasons which cause the occurrence of psoriasis in individuals, although immune system is often the culprit. Similarly, this skin disorder is also hard to remove completely and permanently. Indeed, there are a lot of ways to heal psoriasis. However, the effect might not be permanent. Many people report their psoriasis stopped when medicated or when they changed their diets. Yet, it tend to reoccur and flare up again. There are some reasons which trigger this occurrence, such as allergies, poor diets, lack of exercise, lack of sunlight, climates, stress, medications, alcohol, and drinking. People with weaker immune system tend to have more severe psoriasis than those with stronger immune system.

How do I treat psoriasis and prevent it from coming back?

There are some ways to treat psoriasis, such as topical medications, internal medications, and phototherapy. These treatments might work properly and heal psoriasis. Some people reported a complete psoriasis healing by combining medications and healthy diets. However, this does not guarantee that psoriasis is not coming back. Therefore, keeping your body healthy by doing exercises, keeping stress away, and consuming healthy diets is really needed for avoiding psoriasis reinfection. As this is a disease which is related mostly to the immune system, if you are susceptible to psoriasis, you will have to maintain your immune system. Treat any bacteria or virus infection—such as that of the flu—well and quickly, so that it will not weaken your immune system and thus, trigger the occurrence of psoriasis. If having an existing psoriasis, be consistent in treating it by making all healing processes a new habit. This way, you are preventing the psoriasis from spreading and keeping yourself less vulnerable to future reoccurrence.