As of: February 5, 2024, 2:04 p.m
By: Juliane Gutmann
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If you know your own individual psoriasis triggers, you can counteract flare-ups.
Even stars are not immune to the disease.
This includes Kim Kardashian.
Psoriasis, also known as psoriasis, is a common chronic skin disease.
Millions of people worldwide are affected.
In Germany alone, an estimated two million people suffer from the skin disease, according to the Robert Koch Institute.
Typical symptoms are red and inflamed areas of skin.
Psoriasis is often accompanied by the formation of silvery-white scales on these areas of the skin.
Itching and pain can be so severe for those affected that their psyche and everyday life are immensely affected.
The treatment of psoriasis is complex and depends on the severity of the disease.
Creams containing corticosteroids or vitamin D analogs are often used for milder cases.
For more severe forms, systemic medications such as methotrexate or biologics are used to control symptoms and reduce inflammation.
Prevent psoriasis flare-ups with an anti-inflammatory diet
Those affected and doctors speak of psoriasis flare-ups when the disease flares up more intensely after a phase with no or mild symptoms.
An anti-inflammatory diet has been proven to help counteract these flare-ups.
Entrepreneur and influencer Kim Kardashian also suffers from psoriasis and explains the disease on her Instagram channel.
She also pays close attention to her diet so as not to promote psoriasis flare-ups.
Psoriasis usually manifests itself as reddened and scaly areas.
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Anti-inflammatory nutrition is particularly recommended for psoriasis patients, as the
NDR
format “
The Nutrition Docs
” informs.
The daily menu would include vegetables, low-sugar fruits, nuts and legumes.
High-quality vegetable oils such as cold-pressed linseed oil and wheat germ oil are also said to have anti-inflammatory properties because they contain omega-3 fatty acids.
Kim Kardashian is said to be telling the portal
E!
According to News
, due to their psoriasis disease, among other things, they avoid acidic vegetables such as tomatoes.
Many acidic foods can have an inflammatory effect and thus promote psoriasis flare-ups, including:
alcohol
Coffee
Dairy products
Eggs
Cheese
meat and sausage
Fish
Sweets and cakes
White flour products
Soft drinks
Heavily processed finished products
Since sugar can promote inflammation and trigger psoriasis, those affected should choose low-sugar varieties of fruit and vegetables.
“
The Nutrition Docs
” therefore recommend that psoriasis patients rarely eat pineapple
,
banana, pear, honeydew melon, persimmon (Sharon), mango, grapes, sweet cherries, corn and sweet potatoes.
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Individual treatment is important for psoriasis
However, it should be noted that psoriasis triggers can be very different.
Only the treating dermatologist can decide which therapies promise success for the respective patient.
If you would like to try out which foods you don't tolerate well, your doctor can give you more information about the so-called elimination diet.
Here, foods that are suspected of promoting psoriasis are avoided for a limited period of time.
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