Psoriasis has been linked to vitamin D deficiency.
Roosje van Gorp
LLL Leader
Maastricht, Netherlands
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> Geneva,
>
> I did a bit of reading about psoriasis before writing this and discovered
> that among the causes of psoriasis outbreaks are an immune system
> compromise, for example stress increase, irritation to skin (possibly swelling of her
> feet? nipples rubbing against her bra?) and low levels of calcium. I'm
> wondering about this mom's diet and overall health and whether she could see
> a naturopath or nutritionist. Also, complimentary treatments, such as
> acupuncture, CST or chiropractic to treat underlying causes of nervous system
> malfunction. Topically, from a natural approach I found a cream that
> contains among several other things, coconut oil which by itself could be applied
> safely to nipples now and when breastfeeding. Bee propolis was another
> ingredient in this cream so sterile manuka wound honey (available online) and
> used medically in the form of dressings, might also be an approach. I
> always feel that topical treatments in and of themselves are band-aid
> approaches and what occurs systemically needs to be addressed, as well. You might
> want to post on the herbalist/LC site to gain insight from some of the
> herbalists in this group,
> _bfg-herbsdiscussion@yahoogroup_ (mailto:bfg-herbsdiscussion@yahoogroup) .
>
> Poor mom to have gone through two previous pregnancies and babies without
> some solution. I wonder if a nipple shield coated on the inside with say
> coconut oil might enable her to not experience friction and pain and be able
> to breastfeed. I don't know enough about psoriasis to predict how long a
> course of systemic or even topical treatment would normally take, but if
> she's due soon, beginning treatments now would be wise.
> Let us know about her progress, please, as I'm interested in learning.
>
> Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC
>
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