26/09/2020
People with psoriasis often have periods of time with few or only mild symptoms. They are also likely to have periods of time with more symptoms, and these are known as flares.
Psoriasis is different for everyone. One person may find that temperature triggers a psoriasis flare. For others, the temperature may not affect their symptoms, but stress may cause a flare.
1. Alcohol : Consuming too much alcohol could make symptoms worse and may prevent a flare from receding.
2. Smoking : Smoking can also make medication used to treat psoriatic arthritis less effective.
3. Diet : Some foods can make inflammation worse.Processed foods and refined sugars
Fatty foods. Anti-inflammatory foods are generally healthy and help to improve psoriasis.
4. Medications : certain medications are linked to psoriasis flares, including:
antimalarial drugs
NSAIDS
lithium etc
5. Injury to skin : Psoriasis is more likely to affect areas of injury like cuts, bruises, or scratches , bug bites , vaccination &
sunburn etc..
6. Hormones : Psoriasis flares tend to occur at times when the levels of certain hormones are low such as during puberty, menopause, and after giving birth. Psoriasis symptoms may improve during pregnancy when some hormone levels are higher.
7. Stress : Finding ways to manage stress can help avoid flares
8. Obesity : people who have psoriasis and are overweight are likely to be more at risk of severe symptoms.
9. Infections: A person may experience a psoriasis flare 2 to 6 weeks after they have had an infections like strep throat,respiratory infections,
tonsillitis, ear infections etc..
10. Weather : psoriasis flares may link to a drop in humidity and temperature.
