Diet for psoriasis plays a significant role in the treatment of the disease. Eating on the recommendations of specialists, it will be possible to cleanse the skin of psoriatic rashes and get rid of other painful symptoms in 10-14 days, as well as extend the period of remission.

The role of nutrition in psoriasis

The key objectives of the diet for the disease are:

  • metabolic recovery;
  • normalization of redox reactions;
  • increase immunity;
  • restoration of the functions of the digestive tract;
  • removal of toxic substances from tissues;
  • reduction in the frequency and severity of exacerbations;
  • reduction of skin rashes.

A therapeutic diet is effective for any kind of skin ailment. However, the diet should be selected individually, evaluating how the disease proceeds. Only a doctor can prescribe a therapeutic diet.

General rules of the diet for the disease

Correcting nutrition for psoriasis, follow the important recommendations of nutritionists:

  • eat small (150-200 g) portions, arrange 3 main meals and 1-2 snacks;
  • eat unsalted food;
  • focus on herbal products;
  • refuse food that contains a lot of fast-digesting proteins, fats;
  • exclude all products with synthesized additives;
  • make the basis of the diet porridge, dairy products, plant foods;
  • stop smoking and drinking alcohol;
  • drink from 2 to 3 liters of fluid per day;
  • exhibit high physical activity;
  • to develop a bowel movement, prevent constipation.

Table: what you can eat with psoriasis

Acceptable products for the disease should maintain a normal pH level of the body and be hypoallergenic.

Table of products allowed for psoriasis:

CategoryKinds
MeatRabbit, beef (without fat) chicken and turkey without skin.
FishHalibut, soroga, cod, herring, pollock, mullet, hake. All types of mollusks and crayfish.
Vegetable cropsPumpkin, carrots, rhubarb, broccoli, cucumbers (not overripe), beets, Brussels sprouts, zucchini, root celery, green beans (all in small quantities). Fresh greens. A small amount of baked potatoes is allowed.
Fruits and berriesRipe fruits. Apples - exclusively baked.
Dried fruitsAny up to 10 pcs. in a day.
Dairy productsMilk (rarely mare, goat), cottage cheese, yogurt, low fat kefir, shubat, unsalted cheeses.
CerealsHercules, buckwheat, millet, rice (preferably brown), corn grits.
Bakery productsBran bread, whole grain bread.
PastaFrom durum wheat.
EggsExtremely hard-boiled.
OilsVegetable. Exclusively as a dressing for ready meals.
BeveragesTeas of all kinds without additives, vegetable juices (rarely), fruit drinks, dried fruit compotes (unsweetened), chicory.

Table: fully or partially limited products

A list of what you can not eat with psoriasis is presented in the following table of products:

CategoryKinds
MeatHigh-calorie species, lard, skin, offal. Broths.
FishOily. Fish broths.
Vegetable cropsSour vegetables, as well as tomatoes, bell peppers, eggplant.
MushroomsForbidden.
Fruits and berriesSour species, citrus.
NutsForbidden, because they are a strong allergen.
Dairy productsContaining a high percentage of fat.
Bakery productsBaking.
EggsFried, cooked "in a pouch" and soft-boiled.
OilsCreamy
SweetsForbidden.
BeveragesCoffee, strong tea, soda, alcohol, shop nectars.
Other productsSmoked meats, spicy foods, snacks, seasonings, mayonnaise, canned foods, vinegar, convenience foods, “fast” foods.

Description and principles of diets for ailment

The most famous and effective in psoriasis are the diets of a doctor from Russia S. M. Ogneva and an American doctor D. Pegano. At some points, the methods differ, but their principles are the same.

Pegano Diet for Psoriasis

The technique of this specialist is based on an important rule: the diet should be based on 70% alkali-forming components and 30% acid-forming. According to the American doctor, with alkalization of the body, it will be possible quite quickly to achieve cleansing of the affected areas of the body from rashes and peeling.

Diet Pegano contains 5 stages:

  1. Cleansing tissues with apples and heavy drinking. At this stage, you should put cleansing enemas and take enterosorbents. It lasts 4-5 days.
  2. Elimination of an imbalance of acid and alkali. Introduction to the diet of a large number of alkali-forming foods (long-term diet).
  3. Gymnastics (especially for all parts of the back).
  4. Wellness procedures: bath (you can steam for no more than 5 minutes), baths with aromatic oils and healing herbs, skin cleansing and toning, nourishing masks, relaxing massage (without touching the inflamed areas).
  5. Restoring the functioning of the nervous system. Improving psycho-emotional health.

Diet Svetlana Ognevoy

The Ognevaya diet is based on the same principle: compiling a diet of 80% from alkalizing products and 20% from acidifying the body.

In addition, the doctor gives the following recommendations:

  • eat food in small portions;
  • strengthen the immune system;
  • reduce the time spent in ultraviolet rays;
  • weekly arrange 1 fasting day (only drinkable).

Sample menu for psoriasis patients

It is easy to adjust the diet based on the following example. The weight of any portion should not exceed 200 g.

Day 1:

  • breakfast (20-30 minutes after waking up): porridge from medium-crushed wheat, half pear;
  • lunch: 100 g figs;
  • lunch: soup with zucchini, white beans and young spinach, an appetizer of sprouted wheat germ and grated carrots, pollock from a double boiler;
  • snack: banana;
  • dinner: chicken with pineapple, cucumber and greens salad with natural yogurt.

Day 2:

  • breakfast: porridge with rice and pumpkin;
  • lunch: 2 hard-boiled quail eggs;
  • lunch: beetroot, dumplings from halibut;
  • snack: 3 apricots;
  • dinner: boiled cauliflower, a piece of grilled beef.

Day 3:

  • breakfast: cottage cheese and pumpkin casserole, fresh cheese;
  • lunch: 4 slices of melon;
  • lunch: vegetarian borsch, chicken breast meatballs;
  • snack: 200 g of green grapes;
  • dinner: cottage cheese with raisins.

Day 4:

  • breakfast: wheat porridge, bread;
  • lunch: mango;
  • lunch: milk soup with noodles, steamed flounder, spinach puree;
  • snack: baked apple;
  • dinner: cottage cheese dessert with berry sauce.

Day 5:

  • breakfast: oatmeal porridge with dried apricots;
  • lunch: pear;
  • lunch: zucchini soup, pilaf with turkey meat;
  • snack: egg;
  • dinner: baked rabbit leg, cabbage and cucumber salad;

Day 6:

  • breakfast: cottage cheese and carrot casserole,
  • lunch: sliced ​​from permitted fruits;
  • lunch: cereal soup with egg, baked with cod vegetables;
  • snack: 3 slices of melon;
  • dinner: milk soup with pasta.

Day 7:

  • breakfast: corn porridge, 2 multi-cereal bread;
  • lunch: bread with pasta from avocado;
  • lunch: vitamin salad, turkey neck soup with oatmeal;
  • snack: banana;
  • dinner: steamed omelet with cauliflower, low-fat milk yogurt.

Recipes for Disease-Friendly Foods

Rice porridge with pumpkin:

  1. 120 g of rice are washed and poured with water for 2 hours.
  2. 500 g of pumpkin is peeled, cut into small strips, soaked in water and put on medium heat.
  3. When the vegetable softens, add 0.5 l of milk, prepared rice, a pinch of salt and 1 g of vanillin.
  4. After 15 minutes, a handful of black raisins is added to the porridge.
  5. The dish is cooked for another 15 minutes.

Curd dessert:

  1. 1 kg of cottage cheese is scrolled in a meat grinder, it is allowed to pass through a grater.
  2. 3 eggs beat with 40 g of sugar.
  3. All components are mixed, 150 g of semolina and 2 drops of vanilla essence are added.
  4. The mass is mixed with a mixer at low speeds.
  5. The curd base is transferred to a parchment-covered form.
  6. Dessert is baked in an oven preheated to 170 ° C for 35 minutes.
  7. The casserole is removed from the mold only after cooling.

Vegetable soup:

  1. 2 young zucchini peeled and diced.
  2. 300 g of broccoli inflorescences and 1 carrot are chopped randomly.
  3. Vegetables are poured into boiling water (1 l), add 5 g of ginger powder, boil for 25 minutes.
  4. The resulting broth is poured into a clean container. Boiled vegetables are ground in a food processor and returned to the broth.
  5. The soup is salted, seasoned with chopped parsley.
  6. The dish is allowed to infuse in a closed pan for 30 minutes, then poured on plates.

To summarize

Diet should be an integral element of the complex treatment of psoriasis. The menu should be composed of dishes that are useful in dermatosis for the normal ratio of acid and alkali in the body. In order to accelerate recovery, in addition to following a diet, it is important to be physically active, to avoid nervous shocks and to undergo medical examinations in a timely manner.