Psoriasis affects 100,00 people in Ireland and there's still no known cure, but there are ways of avoiding the triggers.
Things that tend to encourage a flare up or cause symptoms to get worse include:
1) Drinking too much alcohol
2) Smoking
3) Certain medicines, including lithium, some antimalerial medicines, anti-inflammatory medicines including ibuprofen, and ACE inhibitors (used to treat high blood pressure)
4) Stress
5) An injury to your skin, sun as sunburn, an insect bite or cut
Psoriasis suffers should try to cut down on drinking and smoking, make sure to protect themselves to the sun and reduce stress by getting plenty of sleep and exercise and practising relaxation techniques.
A recent study also showed that a Mediterranean diet, containing large amounts of olive oil, fruit, vegetables and wholegrain cereals and limiting meat, dairy and alcohol, could combat the chronic inflammatory disease.
Unfortunately psoriasis is hereditary, so you're more likely to get it if you have a close relative with the disease.
Symptoms include red patches of skin, itching and burning, thick, pitted nails and painful joints.
Treatments can be topical (creams and ointments) or systemic (oral and injected medications).
Phototherapy is also used, sometimes in combination with other treatments.
https://www.rsvplive.ie/life/health/psoriasis-things-triggers-symptoms-treatment-13081165
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