Improving digestion

Indigestion is another factor that directly / indirectly adds to woes of a Psoriasis patient. Syptoms of indigestion include fullness after a meal (a feeling that food is sitting in the stomach for too long), belching and gas. And as I read somewhere, food allergies start with indigestion. We can do our bit to improve digestion in the following way (esp. in case of severe Psoriasis):

• Avoid smoking and alcohol. (I reiterate that you can’t win this battle if you can’t quit smoking)
• If you are in India, use the following ayurvedic masala in your food.
• Try fruit-only breakfast
• Take a Vitamin B complex supplement if you are too stressed mentally.

Masala Preparation (Thanks to Pandita Venkat Rao Yelchuri)

Take equal quantities of the following:

1) Fennel seeds (Sompu in Telugu)

2) Black pepper (Miriyalu in Telugu)

3) Carom seeds (Ajwain in Hindi & Vamu in Telugu)

4) Dried Ginger (Sonth in Hindi & Sonti in Telugu

5) Piper Longum / Long Pepper (Pippali in India)

6) Coriander seeds (Dhaniya in Hindi)

7) Cumin seeds (Jeera in Hindi)

8) Rock salt (Sendha namak in Hindi)

9) Dry Amla

Grind the above ingredients and use it with curry or dal or sambar…

You can also try fruit-only breakfast to give the digestive tract a little break. Grapes are preferred for its fiber content. But not mandatory.

Finally, being mentally stressed out can also lead to poor digestion. You can try taking a vitamin B complex supplement at least until you get a clean skin.