Psoriasis - Causes and Triggers

There are more causes and triggers to Psoriasis than what modern theory focuses on. Eliminating all the causes and shielding body from triggers is the key to Permanent Psoriasis Cure.

According to modern views this disease is caused due to genetic causes, Immuno deficiency, stress and change in season.

Dr Dhawan claims that no doubt these factors effect the progress of disease, but are not the only causes of this disease.

There are other factors which have to be considered.

These Factors are

		According to ayurveda defects in VATA energy due to change in diet , dietetics and lifestyle starts this skin disorder. This vitiated Vata along with Pitta (vata, pitta and kapha are three energies which govern our body ) effects our nervous system which sends defective signals to skin, this produces psoriasis.
		Accumulation of DOOSHI VISHAS (SLOW POISONS) in our blood due to indigestion and constipation.
		Decrease in ROGPRATIRODHAK POWER (IMMUNITY) in our body due to changes in lifestyle, irregular diet, stress and unhealthy sex practices.

Things which can trigger this Disease according to Ayurveda

There are numrous triggers which have been discribed in detail in Ayurveda. These triggers deal with the situations where wrong food habits are creating or stimulating toxins in the body. You can read them in detail at Article Section.

There is a very simple theory, If a person is bitten by a poisonous insect. Itching and rashes appear on whole of the body. It is the poison of that insect which is thrown out of our system through our skin.

Similarly the toxins produced by various causes as discribed in Article Section are thrown out through the skin and which produces PSORIASIS.

Psoriasis - Other Important Triggers

Psoriasis is not contagious-no one can "catch" it from another person. Because of their genes, certain people are more likely to develop it, but a "trigger" is usually necessary to make psoriasis appear. These triggers may include emotional stress, injury to the skin, some types of infection and reaction to certain drugs.

Stress
Stress is a proven trigger for some people. It can cause psoriasis to flare for the first time or aggravate existing psoriasis.

 Injury to skin
Sometimes psoriasis appears in areas of the skin that have been injured or traumatized. This is called the "Koebner phenomenon" vaccinations, sunburns and scratches can all trigger a Koebner (KEB-ner) response. The Koebner response can be treated if it is caught early enough. For example, people receiving a vaccination may be at risk for the Koebner response, but the physician can bring it under control if the psoriasis occurs at the injection site.

Medicine
Certain medications are associated with triggering psoriasis.

Lithium: Used to treat manic depression and other psychiatric disorders. Lithium aggravates psoriasis in about half of those with psoriasis who take it.
Antimalarials: quinacrine, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine may cause a flare of psoriasis, usually two to three weeks after the drug is taken. Hydroxychloroquine has the lowest incidence of side effects.

Inderal: This high blood pressure medication worsens psoriasis in about 25 percent to 30 percent of patients with psoriasis who take it. It is not known if all high blood pressure (beta blocker) medications worsen psoriasis, but they may have that potential.

Quinidine: this heart medication has been reported to worsen some cases of psoriasis.

Indomethacin: this drug is used to treat arthritis. It is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It has worsened some cases of psoriasis.

What are other triggers?
Climate Change may make skin drier and more susceptible to a psoriasis outbreak.

Strep infection: may trigger guttate psoriasis.