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Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease which affects the skin and joints. When it affects the skin it commonly appears as red scaly elevated patches called plaques. Psoriasis plaq...

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Alcohol & psoriasis
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Does alcohol consumption cause flare ups?
Posted on 03/24/08, 04:03 pm
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Reply #1 - 03/24/08  6:37pm
" It does with me . I just went to an all-inclusive resort need I say more :( "
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Reply #2 - 04/08/08  6:30am
" I havent had a drink for 12 months now but it did efect my skin.I think its something to do with being dehydrated the morning after.It would seem that over night my skin would dry up,and it would take me a week to get it better again. "
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Reply #3 - 04/08/08  5:26pm
" I never really noticed a difference after drinking, then again i have scalp P, and i don't know if it has the same effect on different areas of the body, i also never really could a difference since its mainly on the back of my scalp. Next time i have a few drinks i will be sure to post the results. "
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Reply #4 - 04/09/08  10:23pm
" I have psoriatic arthitis without the psoriasis, however, when I drink alcohol my skin glows a bright rosy color. I feel like my skin on my face, neck, chest, and arms are on fire. Its crazy and its takes about an hour to go away. I hate it. Does anyone else have this? "
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Reply #5 - 04/09/08  11:56pm
" weird.. i feel like mine is a little better the next day.. almost from taking so much fluid in....
eh maybe that's just me and my over doing the drinking
but i guess the rest of the week it's just as bad if not worse "
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Reply #6 - 04/10/08  12:32am
" Ok, well.. i had a few drinks yesterday. My brother made me some wicked drinks. I don't really notice a difference, except when i woke up and looked in the mirror i had drawings on my face, chest, arms. (i now know why my bro was so eager to make me drinks lol) "

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