The autoimmune disease psoriasis affects the skin in various parts of the body, in some cases the joints are also affected. The pathology is incurable and therefore requires constant monitoring. One of the most important things to follow is the psoriasis diet. Many products have a negative effect on its course, while others, on the contrary, will help fight the disease.
The role of proper nutrition in the treatment of diseases
Adherence to the prescribed diet for psoriasis allows you to stabilize the digestive tract, get rid of unpleasant symptoms and improve intestinal motility. An important point is the increase of the body's defenses, which reduces the number of relapses.
The preparation of dishes that do not comply with the rules, the use of unacceptable foods and beverages will minimize the therapeutic effect of the drugs used.
In addition, not following a diet can worsen the course of the disease.
What to follow a diet for psoriasis
There are many diets for psoriasis, but which one is right for the patient is difficult to determine. This is due to the individual characteristics of each organism, which is why this problem cannot be solved without an experienced specialist.
When choosing a diet it is important to take into account individual intolerance, the presence of allergies and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
The list of acceptable and prohibited products should be determined by the treating physician personally for each individual patient, using testing that will reveal the body's response to a particular food.
The main task of the psoriasis diet is to regulate the alkaline-acid balance. The daily diet for 65-75 percent should consist of alkali-forming foods (fruits and vegetables), and for the remaining 25-35 - acids that form acids (cereals, cheese, meat).
Types of diets:
- Hypoallergenic.This implies exclusion from the diet of foods that can provoke serious exacerbations, namely: citrus fruits, red fruits and vegetables, chocolate, seafood, nuts, fish.
- Buckwheat.This diet is more suitable for preventing relapses and cleansing the body. You can watch it for no more than 14 days. This does not mean eating exclusively buckwheat; cereals are the basis of the diet. For breakfast you should eat 125 grams of porridge without salt (or low-fat cottage cheese, yogurt). For lunch 100 grams of lean meat salad and vegetable salad dressed with olive oil. The third meal should be two apples or 100 milliliters of yogurt. For dinner, eat buckwheat porridge with vegetables that do not have a red color.
- Diet, which is one of the most popular in psoriasis. The principles of nutrition have been developed by a dermatologist specifically for patients with this disease. The main rule is the optimal combination of products to restore the balance of acid and alkalis in the body. The basic principles of the diet: at least 70 percent of the diet should be alkaline food; within seven days from the onset of exacerbation of psoriasis it is necessary to take enterosorbents; 30 minutes before each meal, drink a cup of chamomile tea; elimination of hunger; refuse or minimize the amount of salt; periodically cleanse the bowels with an enema.
- The pegan diet.It is also at the forefront of popularity among patients with psoriasis. The main principle of this diet is to monitor the alkaline-acid balance, alkalis should prevail. For the treatment of psoriasis according to the Pegano scheme, the steps must be followed. The first is to consume only apples for three days. In the second stage, the diet includes protein and vitamin products. Some foods remain banned, such as tomato juice, carbonated and alcoholic beverages, canned and smoked meats, coffee and tea, chocolate, sugar. The last third stage is cleansing the skin and body in salons or clinics. The diet also includes regular exercise, such as aerobics, walking, swimming, yoga and more.
An important point is the abundant drink, it is necessary to consume seven to ten glasses of purified water a day.
What foods can be eaten and what definitely can not be eaten with psoriasis
The condition of a person diagnosed with psoriasis directly depends on the foods he eats. He may not even know that certain foods make the disease worse. That is why every psoriasis should know which foods should be present in his diet and which are better to refuse.
Table of foods harmful to psoriasis
| Restriction | Turn it off | |
| Fruits and berries | Cranberries, prunes, blackcurrants, blueberries, plums. | Citrus |
| Vegetables | Brussels sprouts, pumpkin, rhubarb, legumes. | Tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, potatoes. |
| Omega-3 fatty acids | Butter | Fatty meat and dairy products, fried, desserts |
| Food additives | Emulsifiers, preservatives, flavors, etc. |
You should also minimize the following foods:
- Vinegar.
- Margarine and spread.
- Semi-finished products.
- Jam (halva, pastries, rolls, chocolate).
- Canned foods.
- Sausages.
- Roasted, smoked, fried fish (herring, salmon).
- Potato croutons and chips.
- Fast food.
- Mayonnaise.
- White wheat bread.
- Sugar.
- Spices and seasonings.
- Nuts. Almonds, walnuts, peanuts, cashews (in the absence of allergies, the maximum amount per day is 5 nuts).
- Egg yolk.
- Fatty meat (pork, lamb) and lard.
- Soy sauce.
- Caviar (except red).
- Foods high in purines (yeast, dried mushrooms).
List of foods that help the body cope with the disease and stabilize weight
The main part of the diet for psoriasis should be alkali-forming foods, as mentioned earlier. They will help both speed up the metabolism and for
cope with the pathology.
List of useful products from this group:
- Vegetables. Radishes, celery, beets, cucumbers, herbs, avocados, garlic, broccoli, asparagus, onions, pumpkin.
- Fruits. Bananas, grapes, kiwis, dates, peaches, apples, feijoa, figs, fruits.
- Mushrooms.
- Olives.
- Peas and lentils.
- Turmeric.
Large amounts of acid-forming foods in the diet can worsen the course of psoriasis, so there should be no more than 30% of them.It is recommended to include in the diet:
- Protein (egg white, chicken).
- Low-fat varieties of fish (pink salmon, hake, haddock).
- Juices. Lemon diluted in water, celery, beets, spinach, carrots, mangoes, apricots, grapes, pears (freshly squeezed only).
- Quail eggs.
- Low fat dairy products.
- Cereals. Buckwheat, semolina (limited), corn porridge, wild rice, oatmeal.
- Cheese. Gouda, Cheddar.
- Butter.
- Birds, steamed, grilled, in the oven (chicken, turkey).
- Beef and cod liver.
Following all the dietary recommendations for psoriasis in general will help get rid of extra pounds. But you should also follow the allowable daily calorie intake, do not overeat and exercise regularly.
The most dangerous foods that provoke and exacerbate skin diseases
There are foods that can worsen or complicate the course of psoriasis. They should be avoided if the disease is present. They include:
- Nuts. They are a powerful allergen, which is why they are rarely allowed for psoriasis in small amounts.
- Citrus. All species except grapefruit are prohibited. Especially you should not use embers, which contain a large amount of essential oils. It is usually added during the production of juices in the production, so it is better to refuse them.
- Smoked meats and salinity. The ingredients of the products disrupt the natural functioning of the intestines, which leads to a negative reaction on the skin.
- Caffeine, chocolate, sugar. These foods raise insulin and blood glucose levels, leading to suppression of the immune system. This makes the body more susceptible to infection.
- Solanaceous vegetables. Red peppers, tomatoes and eggplants are banned, potatoes are kept to a minimum.
- Forest fruits. Most are allergens. You can not eat strawberries, wild strawberries and raspberries. Limit blackcurrants, blueberries and cranberries.
- Meat. It is advisable to exclude red meat, any sausages.
- Dairy products. By increasing cytokine production, autoimmune symptoms are exacerbated.
- Fish. Only low-fat, high-quality species are allowed for consumption twice every seven days, 100-150 grams.
- Fatty foods with high cholesterol. Due to the violation of lipid metabolism in patients with psoriasis, they should exclude from the diet offal, saturated animal fats, caviar and egg yolk.
- White flour. Each roasted product made from processed wheat contains alloxan, which has a similar effect to sugar, ie increases insulin in the blood.
- Spices, condiments. Most spices contain aromatic and basic compounds that exacerbate inflammation. Exclude vinegar, black pepper, hot sauces, ketchup, cloves, mayonnaise, lemon peel, curry, mustard, anise, nutmeg, cumin.
- Synthetic and artificial additives. Emulsifiers, dyes, preservatives and disintegrants are allergens and are therefore prohibited in psoriasis.
- Junk food. The so-called empty calories that do not contain enough minerals and vitamins. This list includes chips, crackers, croutons, fast food and the like.
- Corn is added to many foods, so you should always read the label and avoid eating foods that contain corn flour, butter or syrup.
- Canned and marinated food. These products usually contain preservatives that exacerbate psoriasis.
What to drink for patients: contraindicated and permitted beverages
Many drinks can complicate the course of the pathology.
Prohibited for use are:
- All alcoholic beverages.Beer, vodka, wine, etc. They have a negative effect on the central nervous system. In a state of intoxication, one does not control the use of food. The load on the liver increases.
- Caffeine.Strong tea, coffee, cocoa in large quantities can cancel the therapeutic effect of therapy. Such drinks are best avoided or minimized.
- Sweet carbonated drinks.Such a liquid has a high sugar content, which adversely affects the condition of the skin, the course of psoriasis and leads to weight gain.
The following are suitable for replacing the above drinks:
- Purified water.
- Dried fruit compote (without sugar).
- Allowed freshly squeezed juices.
- Green tea.
- Chicory.
- Kvass (limited).
- Hydrocarbonate mineral water.
- Low fat kefir.
- Herbal tea.
- Morse.
Each patient should drink plenty of water, at least 2 liters per day. This item is part of any diet for psoriasis.
Sample menu for each day of the week
Day 1
- Breakfast: oatmeal boiled in water, steamed omelet from one egg, tea.
- Snack: low-fat cottage cheese with apple and sour cream.
- Lunch: borsch in vegetable broth without meat, hard-boiled two quail eggs, dried fruit compote.
- Snack: green tea and baked apple.
- Dinner: hake fillet steamed or in the oven with vegetables, chamomile tea.
- Snack: 200 milliliters of fermented baked milk or kefir.
Day 2
- Breakfast: pumpkin porridge, vegetable salad, ginger tea.
- Snack: milk and blueberry smoothie.
- Lunch: goulash with lean meat and vegetable soup, a slice of toast.
- Snack: melon.
- Dinner: pasta with cheese, salad and green tea.
- Snack: a glass of kefir with toast.
Day 3
- Breakfast: buckwheat porridge, a glass of chicory, a few dates.
- Snack: banana.
- Lunch: stewed mushrooms and lean soup.
- Snack: casserole with cottage cheese with dates and compote.
- Dinner: chicken meatballs with vegetables, herbal tea.
- Snack: 200 milliliters of fermented baked milk.
Day 4
- Breakfast: wheat porridge, two-protein omelet, toast, tea.
- Snack: a few fresh or baked apples.
- Lunch: vegetable cutlets with turkey, lean borscht, lemon tea.
- Snack: carrot casserole and cranberry juice.
- Dinner: stewed vegetables, lean steamed meat.
- Snack: a glass of kefir.
Day 5
- Breakfast: a glass of celery juice, toasted wholemeal bread, buckwheat porridge.
- Snack: a handful of berries (blueberries, blackcurrants, blueberries).
- Lunch: squash soup with cheese, compote, two toast.
- Snack: cottage cheese with sour cream.
- Dinner: pearl barley, fresh salad with olives, chicken meatballs, tea.
- Snack: a glass of fermented baked milk and toast.
Day 6
- Breakfast: oatmeal with raisins, some fresh grapes, ginger tea.
- Snack: a glass of apple juice and a banana.
- Lunch: steamed fish cakes, broccoli puree, two toast, green tea.
- Snack: rosehip and apple broth.
- Dinner: boiled fish, vegetarian borscht, herbal tea.
- Snack: a glass of kefir or fermented baked milk.
Day 7
- Breakfast: two hard-boiled eggs, vegetable salad, rosehip broth.
- Snack: two bananas.
- Lunch: rice soup with vegetable broth, grilled chicken fillet, slice of bread, herbal tea.
- Snack: low-fat yogurt.
- Dinner: steamed meatballs, vegetable salad, tea.
- Snack: a glass of kefir and toast.
Useful recipes and tips for cooking at home
Hake with vegetables in foil
Composition:
- 2 pieces of fish.
- Carrots - 50 grams.
- Zucchini - 80 grams.
- Mushrooms - 80 grams.
- Broccoli - 90 grams
- Lemon juice.
- The greens.
Wash and peel the vegetables, cook until semi-finished. Cut off two pieces of hake. From the foil form two containers in the form of boats. Divide the vegetables into two parts, send each to the bottom of a homemade form, then put the fish, pour lemon juice over it. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 160 degrees, at the end of time sprinkle with fresh herbs.
Champignons stewed in sour cream sauce
Composition:
- Mushrooms - 350 grams.
- Sour cream 10-15% fat - 400 grams.
- Olive oil - a tablespoon.
- Carrots - 50-70 grams.
- Spices - soft, a little salt.
Send the diced or sliced mushrooms to stew in a pan with olive oil for 20 minutes under the lid.
At this time, grate the carrots on a medium grater and add to the mushrooms, cook for another 10 minutes. Send sour cream, spices and salt to the total mass, simmer for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Vegetable cutlets with chicken
Composition:
- Chicken (or turkey) fillet - 300 grams.
- Yellow pepper - 1 piece.
- Carrots - 1 piece.
- Dill - 50 grams.
- A little salt and allowed spices.
- Chicken egg - 1 piece.
Send the fillet in a meat grinder or turn into minced meat using a blender, mix with egg and spices. Add finely chopped pepper to the table. Grate the carrots and mix with chopped dill. Roll the minced meat into balls, roll in the prepared mixture of carrots and dill. Send to a double boiler for 15-20 minutes.
Casserole with cottage cheese with dates
Composition:
- Cottage cheese (1-3% fat content) - 500 grams.
- Chicken egg - 2 pieces.
- Semolina - half a cup.
- Steamed dates - 50 grams.
- Fructose - 2-3 tbsp.
- Rosehip salt.
- Vanillin.
If the curd is not pasty, rub it through a sieve and mix with semolina. Beat eggs with fructose, vanilla and salt. Add the cottage cheese to the table and set aside for 30 minutes.
At this time, cover the form with parchment, smear with a thin layer of oil. Put the casserole in it, send it in the oven for 30-35 minutes at a temperature of 150-170 degrees. Allow to cool before use.
Zucchini soup with hard cheese
Composition:
- Purified water - liter.
- Potatoes - 5 pieces.
- Zucchini - 2 pieces.
- Ginger is a teaspoon fresh.
- Hard cheese - 25-30 grams per serving.
- Olive oil - a tablespoon.
- Greens - any fresh or dried.
- Salt to taste.
- Cardamom.
Put water on the fire. While it is boiling, peel and cut the zucchini and potatoes into random pieces. Mash the ginger with coriander in a mortar, add to the prepared vegetables, cook for one minute. Drain excess liquid in a separate bowl. Using a blender, beat the mixture into the puree soup, adding a little water until the required consistency is obtained. Season with salt, add herbs, bring to a boil and turn off the heat. Garnish with cheese on a plate.
Vitamin salad
Composition:
- Cucumber - 100 grams.
- Quail egg - 2-3 pieces.
- Avocado - 1 piece.
- Garlic - 1 clove.
- Yogurt 1-2% fat - 50 grams.
- Greens - all fresh.
Cut the cucumber into large cubes. Hard-boiled eggs. Remove the stone from the avocado, divide the pulp into two parts. Cut one into cubes, mash the other into mashed potatoes. For the dressing, you need to mix yogurt with finely chopped herbs and garlic, passed through a press. Add the mashed part of the avocado and mix everything. In a bowl, send the diced cucumber, eggs and avocado. Season the salad with sauce.
Recommendations for preparing the diet, combinations of products, processing of dishes:
- Enrich your diet with fresh or cooked vegetables and fruits.
- Replace morning coffee with lemon juice diluted in water.
- Drink as much fresh juice as possible.
- Include porridge (oatmeal, buckwheat, wheat) in your diet every day.
- Replace spices with fresh or dried herbs and lemon juice.
- Do not combine whole grains (pasta, bread, cereals) with dried and stewed vegetables.
- Do not combine many acid-forming foods at once.
- It is preferable to consume fresh fruit separately from other foods.
- Steam (most preferred), oven or grill.
How to eat for scalp psoriasis
The table shows the available and prohibited products for this type of psoriasis:
| I can | It is impossible |
| Mess | Spicy, fatty, fried |
| Lean meat and poultry | Chocolate, desserts, pastries, sugar |
| Heat-treated vegetables (cooked, stewed, roasted) | Horseradish, garlic, onion |
| Fruits | Thick meat |
| Vegetable oil | Pastry |
| Compotes | Potatoes |
| Roasted or boiled fish | Ketchup, mayonnaise |
| Greens (dill, green onions, lettuce, parsley) | Pearl barley, corn and barley groats, semolina |
| Fruits (cranberry, cranberry, cranberry) | Legumes |
| Ginger | Smoked products, salinity, marinades |
| Thick | |
| Honey | |
| Sausages | |
| Alcohol | |
| Dairy products | |
| Citrus | |
| Red vegetables and fruits | |
| Butter, spread, margarine | |
| Cheese | |
| Eggplant | |
| Pepper | |
| Canned foods |
Diet during the exacerbation of the disease: what to exclude and what to add to the menu
When psoriasis progresses, the person is prescribed a special diet for a period of two to three weeks. The amount of fat is reduced to 70 grams per day, while proteins and carbohydrates remain the same. In case of constipation, bloating, diarrhea and other symptoms of dyspepsia, the number is reduced to 50.
The diet should be enriched with lipotropic substances and complete proteins. As much as possible cottage cheese and other fermented dairy products, vitamin fruits, vegetables, fruits.
Minimize easily digestible carbohydrates, exclude red fruits, cocoa, butter, heavy cream and milk, honey, gluten, products with colorants and preservatives.
You can also arrange days on an empty stomach once or twice a week, this will reduce the load on the pancreas and help remove excess body fat.
Fasting diet options:
- Apple. During the day you should eat one and a half kilograms of sour varieties.
- Vegetables. You can eat 1, 5 kilograms of vegetables (but not potatoes) a day, divided into 5-6 meals. Their priority is their preliminary heat treatment.
- Kefir. During the day it is allowed to drink one and a half liters of the product.
- Meat. 400 grams of beef should be boiled, divided into 5-6 meals and eaten without salt. Twice you can add to the meat garnish in the form of cabbage, cucumbers or carrots (100 grams).
- Fruit and vegetable. Divide 750 grams of fruit and the same amount of vegetables into 5-6 meals, but it is recommended not to combine them with each other.
- Cottage cheese and kefir. During the day, eat 400 grams of 0% cottage cheese and 500 milliliters of kefir.
Diet during exacerbation of psoriasis provides both chemical and mechanical sparing of the gastrointestinal tract and requires minimal bowel and liver function.
Scaly lichen and obesity: how to lose weight
Obesity and psoriasis - this combination is quite common. The presence of the first factor negatively affects the pathology, its course is more severe than in the absence of overweight, as well as therapy. Therefore, in case of psoriasis, care should be taken to lose weight.
To do this, it will be useful to exercise regularly, to drink plenty of fluids without sweeteners and additives, to give preference to animal proteins and fish in the diet, to exclude vegetables and butter, sugar and its substitutes, flour products.
The opinion of doctors about fasting days and medical fasting
Most people with psoriasis think that fasting is a good method to treat their disease, but what do experts say about it?
Their opinion is that such manipulations can harm the body.
Doctors do not rule out the possibility of using days on an empty stomach, but this should be done only under their control and taking into account the lack of negative effects on other comorbidities.
Monodiet, even if it lasts only one day a week, deprives the body of many useful and nutritious substances, which does not have the best effect on health in general and on the condition of the skin in particular.In this regard, other diseases can develop that complicate the course of psoriasis. In addition, as a rule, following such diets, a person experiences emotional stress and stress and, as you know, this factor is one of the main provokers of the development of pathology, as well as its exacerbation.
Psoriasis is a disease that must be treated permanently. Without proper control and adherence to the recommendations, a person is exposed to frequent relapses and complex follow-up therapy. One of the most important moments in the life of psoriasis is its diet. Many known foods can be banned, but if the patient wants long-term remission, only permitted foods should be taken.