I have  psoriasis - and one of the things that helps is Vitamin D levels above 80 for me.  Has mother had d levels checked?  This has kept me under control with minimal issues.  It is genetic.  She might also do other stuff for healing the gut - digestive enzymes, probiotics, traditional foods, etc.   

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From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jaye Simpson, IBCLC
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 10:02 AM
Subject: psoriasis

Hi All,

 

Question from a mom I can't answer.  She has a small bit of psoriasis.  She was treating with a very strong steroid ointment prior to pregnancy and is back to using it after delivery.  She only uses it once a week to keep the psoriasis under control.  Baby is now developing patches of psoriasis on his ear and elbow.  He is 16 mo. old.  She knows he has a dairy allergy and he ingests NO dairy of any kind from her or in his solid meals.  Mom is very educated on this.  She wants to know 2 things:  1) Besides using a steroid cream on baby what other options does she have for treating him topically and 2) could this be an allergy response result for the both of them?  If that could be the case - how would she go about eliminating foods to check?


 

While I know a lot about dairy allergies, other allergy issues are not my specialty.  I will admit to a bit of personal curiosity here as I also have a bit of psoriasis and would like to get rid of it completely.

 

Thank you!

 

Please respond privately and to the list.

 

Jaye Simpson, IBCLC, CIIM

Breastfeeding Network

Sacramento, CA

www.breastfeedingnetwork.net

 


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