Organic virgin coconut oil is excellent when applied topically for psoriasis. I have had psoriasis my entire life and used every medication you can think of and nothing worked... until someone told me about coconut oil. Just advise the mom to apply it several times a day. Perfectly safe for baby.

Rachel in Texas
La Leche League Leader

"Jaye Simpson, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>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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