Channel 4 Programme on Psoriasis

[ArchieWW]

I missed last night's Channel 4 Programme on Psoriasis (Embarrassing Illnesses). I've seen a clip of the start of it on the Channel 4 website, but you need to download some software to see the whole programme. Can anyone who watched the programme tell me - was the doctor able to offer any cure for the man's psoriasis? And if so, what was the treatment?

[Postdog]

Can't tell you abou the programme, but having got 4oD on my pc, I can say there is really no problem in having it installed - I find it very handy.

If you don't get an answer might be worth changing your mind.

[GoWest]

This programme was a repeat, so i watched something else. But im pretty sure from memory that she was told to go on the sunbed once a week and it cleared up

[smudge]

You can watch that part of the programme on here Archie:

http://www.channel4embarrassingillnesses.com/v ideo/consultations/consultation-psoriasis/

Hope the link works for you....

[ArchieWW]

Many thanks to you all, especially to Smudge for the link, which confirmed what GoWest said - it was the UVB treatment which relieved the condition. Also to Postdog for assurance that Channel 4 On Demand is easy to instal - I'll give it a try.

[gucciman]

my fathers suffered from psoriasis for 40 years and tried every cream and remedy going and none of them have ever worked, that was until last year when a new cream came out which has all but cleared it up, he cant believe it, i cant rem exactly what its called, i'll have to ask him but it may be movelat or something like that.

[ArchieWW]

Gucciman - thank you for this info. I did a Google search for 'Movelat' and sure enough, it exists as a pharmaceutical product, but for "Pain relief for mild arthritis, rheumatism and muscular pain" - not for psoriasis. Was it really this product that cured your Dad's psoriasis, or have you got confused - is it perhaps another product? If it is, I'd be very interested to know what's it's called.