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What Causes Psoriasis to Flare Up? Avoid the Top 10 Triggers

Psoriasis is a skin condition that is caused either by the genetic makeup of an individual or due to some problem with the body’s immune system. The condition occurs when the T cells – the white blood cells – become active and instead of attacking an infection attack the skin cells. This leads to dry, scaly patches on the skin that may or may not bleed.

Although the main cause of the disease is not quite certain to date, it is pertinent to know what the major triggers are. If you know which triggers to avoid, you can have better control your psoriasis flare up. This week, we takes a look at what causes psoriasis to flare up. Here are a few ideas:

1. Excessive Alcohol Consumption

Since the research started on the subject, it was found that people with psoriasis, usually had a higher alcohol consumption rate. In fact, alcohol doesn’t just act as a trigger, but can also prolong the treatment of the disease.

So, for those suffering from psoriasis, limiting alcohol intake or quitting the habit is the best thing to do.

2. Genetics

Many believe genes to be the major cause of psoriasis. However, the disease has to be set off by some other factor alongside the genetics. Bear in mind, not everyone who has a family history of the disease is likely to develop it at some point in their lives.

Read More: 9 Natural Remedies for Psoriasis You Should Try

3. Stress

Just as it is the leading cause of hundreds of other diseases, stress is a major cause of psoriasis. In fact, it doesn’t just cause the disease, often it makes it much worse than it really should be.

To keep things under control, here are some techniques that’ll help you bring the stress levels down.

For children, try these stress relieving techniques: 8 Ways to Relieve Stress in Children.

4. Smoking

Smoking is known to worsen the symptoms of psoriasis. The tobacco raises the chances of your developing the condition. Then, the more you smoke, the more psoriasis breaks out.

It is a good lifestyle decision for those suffering from psoriasis to quit smoking.

5. Food

Although the effect of the type of food you eat on the disease is not completely established yet. However, you may want to avoid the following in case you have developed psoriasis:

  • Gluten
  • Whole Milk
  • Fatty foods
  • Refined sugar
  • Citrus fruits
  • Processed food

ILW Recommends: Try an Elimination Diet to see what foods trigger your psoriasis!

6. Skin Injuries

Anything that causes trauma to the skin can be a major trigger for the outbreak of psoriasis. Things like tattoos, scratches, bug bites, cuts, sunburn and even vaccines may cause a trauma and lead to the disease.

So make sure to protect your skin, and to cover your body properly.

7. Steroids and Other Medication

There are some medicines that can meddle with your body’s immune system and lead to psoriasis. Some of the medicines that may cause an outbreak or flare up include steroids, beta-blockers, non-steroidal Indomethacin, lithium and even malarial treatment pills.

8. Infections

Some types of infections, like the Streptococcal pharyngitis – infection of the throat – or Candida Albicans – thrush or yeast infection – can also lead to the spread of psoriasis. It is better to treat infections as quickly as possible.

9. Hormonal Changes

Hormones play a very important role in maintaining the natural balance of the body. At any point when there’s a misbalance, your body is at risk of psoriasis and with many other conditions. So, usually at the time of puberty or menopause, you may experience a flare-up or spread of the patches.

10. Weather Conditions

Often psoriasis can spread as an irritable response to weather extremities. The harsh cold weather can cause dryness, itching, and redness. Similarly, sunburn can also lead to skin damage and hence, psoriasis.

It is better to avoid outdoor activities if the weather is extreme.

Last Thoughts

The condition can range from mild to severe depending on the symptoms. While minor psoriasis is common and doesn’t do long-term damage, severe psoriasis requires immediate medical intervention and treatment.

ILW Recommends: Natural Skincare Treatments for Psoriasis 

Prevention is always the best cure – once you’ve learned about the triggers, it is easier to avoid them in order to stay safe and healthy. Psoriasis may look scary and a condition that can hurt you physically and psychologically, but understanding your skin, the disease, common triggers, and how to avoid them can help you control your condition.

What causes your psoriasis to flare up? We want to hear about it in our comments below!

Author Bio

Hello, I’m Jean, a passionate health enthusiast and personal trainer. After diagnosed with psoriasis in 2002 and struggling to keep it under control, I decided to write about my personal experiences and issues that relate to psoriasis in 2007. Through my writing, I hope to provide answers to questions about this disease and how it can be controlled.

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Identifying Eczema: 6 Common Triggers – U.S. News & World Report


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Identifying Eczema: 6 Common Triggers
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"Eczema" actually refers to a number of skin conditions, many of which are related to allergy. The most common is atopic dermatitis, or AD, which is often triggered by food or environmental allergens. Contact dermatitis is a reaction to allergens and

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How to Avoid Asthma Triggers Such As Foods and Pollen

Food is not a common asthma trigger but asthma symptoms can occur as part of an allergic reaction to certain foods. Whole nuts should not be given in any case to pre-school age children because of the risk of them choking, but you should also remember that children with atopic conditions are more vulnerable to nut allergies.

Food manufacturers now label all foods containing nuts, but if you are buying unlabelled foods or eating out, ask about the ingredients. Artificial colorings and additives are also triggers, so try to include as many natural, unprocessed foods as possible in your child’s diet.

If you suspect that certain sweets or fizzy drinks are causing attacks, avoid them. This will not only help you decide whether there is a problem, but also limit your child’s intake of junk food.

Dairy products are often connected with allergies, especially eczema, but you should always ask your doctor’s advice before removing them from a child’s diet. Pollen is very hard to avoid during summer months. The worst time is early summer when so many plants are in flower.

Rain literally washes pollen away, so the pollen count is highest during a dry spell and you may have to be extra vigilant at this time. Get into the habit of finding out about the daily pollen count, and then plan your child’s activities accordingly.

Encourage him to play outside only early in the morning or just before bed when the pollen count is lower. Resist the temptation to bring cur flowers inside the house. Open windows and doors to air the house early in the morning and then keep them closed for the rest of the day.

Do not hang clothes outside to dry or bedding to air when the pollen count is high. If your child reacts badly to pollen, ask his school if he can stay inside at times when there is a high pollen count and when the grass has just been cut. Remind him never to roll in grass, even when he sees his friends doing so.

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What Triggers Eczema? With Dr. Peter Lio

What triggers eczema? Find out from Dr. Peter Lio (see bio below). Scroll down to watch the video or read on for a full transcript.

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Today’s question is: What triggers eczema?

It’s important to know that for each person there may be different triggers. However, there are some universal triggers that affect many patients with eczema:

Temperature Changes

The first is cold/dry weather. The wintertime can often be a difficult time for our patients with eczema. That being said, many patients also flare up when it’s warm and humid. Sometimes if they’re exerting themselves, like exercising, that can too cause eczema to flare up.

Allergens

True allergens in the environment like pollen, weed, mold, ragweed, pet dander, pet saliva can trigger eczema. We also know that certain foods can trigger it. Most of the foods we think cause eczema flare ups are true food allergens, but some foods (like gluten or dairy) just seem to be inflammatory for some people even with negative allergy tests. Many people who test negative find they feel better when they eliminate certain foods like those and others from their diets.

ILW Recommends: Our Eczema Elimination Diet Success (How You Can Do It Too!)

Stress

It turns out that stress is a big trigger as well. Of course when our eczema is flared up that often contributes to stress too, which causes a vicious cycle. Poor sleep is another trigger for many people and can be linked with stress in most cases.

ILW Recommends: 8 Ways to Relieve Stress in Children With Eczema and Other Health Conditions

All of these triggers can play off one another. What’s very frustrating is that patients will ask me: I’m doing everything that I can to avoid my triggers, why am I still having flare-ups? It’s really important to know that these triggers are not the underlying cause necessarily. If you’re lucky enough to avoid a few triggers and your skin clears, then that’s great and you don’t necessarily need to seek further help. For the most part, our patients who try to avoid their triggers still continue to have eczema. Our goal is to have them avoid all triggers they can feasibly, but still treat the underlying disease that is being fueled by triggers.

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Bio: Dr. Peter Lio is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. He is the co-founder and co-director of the Chicago Integrative Eczema Center and very passionate about finding safe treatments that work for eczema. Dr. Lio received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, completed his internship at Boston Children’s Hospital and his dermatology training at Harvard. He has had formal training in acupuncture under Kiiko Matsumoto and David Euler, and has held a long interest in alternative medicines. He currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the National Eczema Association. His clinical office is located at Medical Dermatology Associates of Chicago

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Triggers For Eczema

There are several factors that may be responsible for your eczema flare-ups. Given time an eczema sufferer will work out what it is that triggers their attacks but until they do they will have to put up with the itching and painful rashes. However medical professionals have developed a list of the more common trigger factors. The following list is just a few of the most common triggers that may be the cause of your irritating itch.

Skin Irritants – Contact with chemicals is a common cause of eczema. Chemicals are found in a variety of products that we use on a day to day basis without taking into consideration as to the content of the product. If you use makeup consider going without for a few days, then if your hands and face are not itchy you have found your trigger.

This process can be used to eliminate all the products you apply to your skin, directly or indirectly. Don’t forget to check all your cleaning and washing products as well. If you itch when you wear a certain item of clothing check the label to see what it is made from and avoid that type of material to see if that is the cause. Making the necessary changes may help you to determine the trigger for your flare-up and enable you to stay eczema free.

Air-borne allergens – Air-borne allergens are a common cause for eczema. You will encounter air-borne allergens everywhere, inside and outside. If you find that your skin is itchy and you are scratching your skin just after dusting or vacuuming then your eczema could be the result of allergens. Contact with the dust may be irritating your skin. Pet dander and mold can also be a common cause of eczema. If you find the dust does trigger your eczema you need to wear long clothing while dusting. Try and have as little exposed skin as possible. You may also want to consider an air purifier. The main purpose of an air purifier is removing contaminants from the air. They are particularly useful for allergy sufferers and asthmatics since they remove dust, pollen, pet dander, mold spores and dust mites.

Food – People usually turn to food when they have eliminated everything else. It is difficult to determine if food is the trigger for your eczema. The most common food triggers are seafood, eggs, peanuts, wheat and milk. The easiest way to work out if the food you eat is causing your outbreaks is to keep a log of everything you eat and the times and date of your outbreaks. Over a period of time you will be able to see a pattern. If there is a particular food coinciding with your outbreak you can eliminate it from your diet.

These are just a three of the most common triggers that can cause your eczema attacks. However new research shows that all natural systems can help you to manage, treat and eliminate eczema.

To get more help with Triggers for Eczema visit my website at www.cure-it.info Martin T Lane
 

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