To be so upset with my body (picture attached)

[Irritatedbylife]

As per my username.

EVERYTHING is irritating me.

I NEVER used to have problems with any sort of sensitivities or reactions. I could use anything on my skin and eat or do anything I wanted. Within a very short space of time (around the age of 19) I developed all the related conditions like eczema, asthma, psoriasis, and sensitivities/allergies (thankfully not serious or anaphylaxis).

this started out of nowhere and each individual condition is gradually worsening and becoming more debilitating. I can’t use any sort of skin products at all now- I’ve tried everything you can buy OTC as well as a range of steroids. My psoriasis is barely under control and I have patches everywhere and my eczema is horrendous. I also can’t use any cleaning or beauty products at all now without having bad reactions to it on my skin. I’m under a dermatologist at the hospital. Tonight I used a soap once just to get a picture of what happens after one use- this photo is after using a baby friendly soap once which contains no chemicals, perfumes etc. And yet my hands are burnt from it. I haven’t used any products before this for 3 weeks so this is the reaction from using the soap once. I can wear gloves etc but that doesn’t help with the psoriasis, eczema and allergies on the rest of my skin

my asthma is awful- I was having multiple attacks during the night and thankfully now after some strong steroidal treatment it’s under control. But that developed so suddenly and worsened very quickly along with the other problems.

has anyone else experienced this? I never had any problems like this in childhood and it all started and worsened out of the blue. Please nobody say it’s definitely diet etc- it might be for some but it’s not for me. I’ve been under a dietician and tried every elimination diet- fodmap, diary free, gluten free, sugar free, vegan/vegetarian, chemical free, you name it we tried it and it was all to no avail. We’ve established it’s not from my diet.

im just feeling so miserable and fed up about it all

There is an excellent Facebook group called 'Erasing Eczema (natural eczema help)' which opened my eyes to how things like Candida overgrowth, mould, parasites can all cause eczema. It's not just diet (although that's huge of course).

Wow, I knew it was important for mental health (depression/anxiety etc) but it's quite shocking to read it contributed so much to such a severe illness. I hope your friend is much better now!

I honestly thought she was making things because she didn’t have a clue, 😂

Gps can prescribe it. I have had it for well over a decade and all prescribed by my GP.

Wow. That’s interesting that Vit D had such an effect on your friend. My deficiency was also severe, I had no idea at all, had gone to the GP twice with very itchy skin, horrible skin sensations. Your poor friend must have been frightening.

Yes, itchy skin - me too! It was all over, especially at night and when at its worst kept me awake all night and a scratched til I bled. Existing low level allergies went haywire, asthma got worse - I was taking huge amounts of anti histamines until a different doctor ran my bloods and checked vit d. Was so bizarre.

Yes the itchy skin was so much worse at night! I had a lot of other complaints which seemed to get worse. I had to be on a huge loading dose of Vitamin D prescribed by the GP. I since found out that Vitamin D is more like a hormone, and linked to immunity, so it’s no wonder everything goes out of balance. It shows it’s really worth a thorough check of everything by bloods and OP seeing another consultant specialist that comes highly recommended.