can anyone tell me if there is any connection with arthritis and psoriasis also the loss of finger nails?

Question

i have had ostio athritis for over ten years mainly in my knees i need knee replacments but have to loose alot of weight first i am practicly imobile and suffer alot of pain for the last five years i have suffered with psoriasis on my scalp and i loose my finger nails every so often the tips of my fingers swell then the nail seems to die and eventualy comes of and anew one grows then it starts all over again do you no if there is a connection and has any one any good remadys or ideas to help i eat quite healthy loads of fruit veg and fish although i have a weight problem i do try

Answer 1

I was about to leep in with huge amouints of wisdom but the last three answers have said it all. Good luck

Answer 2

I had a 13 year history of psoriasis, though I was in good health otherwise. But these severe large, thick and scaly excoriated plaques on my neck, ears, trunk and limbs ruined the way I was leading my life. I would be with red, inflamed itchy skin for most part of the year and these silvery scales would seem to be erupting without any reason. To make matters worse, blisters would appear over already red and itching skin. It was living hell.

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Answer 3

yes my mother has this problem she has a certain arthritis that only people with psoriasis get, it makes her fingers swell like sausages, it's really rare and she take shot weekly for this, as for her nail, they grow but they seem to grow pointing up, like there not attached to the skin all the way, i think one of her dermatologist suggested that it might be psoriasis under her nail

Answer 4

Psoriasis can affect the finger nails and there is a form of psoriasis called arthritic psoriasis....see link below

Answer 5

i have psoriosis and i have heard of psoratic arthritis and it does affect the nails but i have yet to loose any!! i tried aloe vera lotion and im not sure if it worked or it was just a good year(you know what i mean with the sun).a friend swears by evening primrose oil and another friend says solenium worked for him.try coal tar for the scalp or neutragena theraputic

Answer 6

Arthritis and psoriasis can both be caused by micoscopic translucent parasites. Look at this site under 'case studies' and read what it has to say on both arthitis and psoriasis: www.judycole.co.uk

Answer 7

well there is psoriatic arthritis... it is where the psoriasis has gone into the joints.... and yes psoriasis has caused a finger nail or two to fall off.... mostly though talk to ur doc!

Answer 8

A common cause of ALL those symptoms is Aspartame Poisoning.

Best 'medicine' for ALL those symptoms is Aloe Vera Drinking Gel.

Answer 9

Information on arthritis,home remedies and treatment available at http://tinyurl.com/z5vx5

Answer 10

are you sure that youre not just living beside a leaking nuclear power station?