My psoriasis is the worst it's ever been and the logical next step is making dietary changes but the prospect is making me depressed
howdy guys, i guess this is just a bit of a rant but i need to tell someone who understands. :)
i (27) used to not be bothered by my psoriasis because it mostly kept to my shins and elbows, which i can ignore well enough but for the last year it has been everywhere. my back, lower back, stomach, chest, arms. now i am fortunate in the fact that its never been itchy or painful - it is for the most part an aesthetic thing. i still feel really insecure about it.
i recently finished a 2 week course of prednisolone for the first time and it just came back the same (not worse, thankfully).
my mom has rheumatic and arthritic psoriasis, she has been hounding me for years to change my diet since it has worked wonders for her. i flat out refused and it's caused a rift between us occasionally because food for me means enjoying life. however i am at a point that if i don’t want to slather endless of tubes of cortisone on me for the rest of my life i need to start somewhere.
i've been reading about dietary changes and it has got me overwhelmed and even crying. i am a baker, have been all my life and i don’t want to cut out sugar or gluten or chocolate. i’ve tasted my moms "safe-baking" when still living at home and always thought that i will never do this myself. i'm crying just writing this which is so stupid but yeah.
i know that this isn’t even a definitiv solution or i could try it and not see any changes but it’s just so fucking unfair, why do i have even have to consider this when others don’t? i truly was never bothered much by my psoriasis but i can’t ignore it any longer, which i think is getting to me.
idek i'm just rambling and maybe someone can commiserate with me 😓