I appreciate the fact that we will literally try anything to help because everything about psoriasis is just so hit and miss.
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u/Own-Event4824
The best anecdotal evidence I’ve ever seen in my life.
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u/Cheesy_crumpet
My Niece’s dog used to lick the patch on my calf, he could sense it through my jeans and knew exactly where it was. He would only lick that spot through my jeans and nowhere else.
Currently living with a bulldog who is a constant licker. In general though, he just likes the salt from sweat. Sometimes he licks the patch, which is now quite big. Might start letting him ‘have a go’ more often and see if it begins to go away.
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u/This_Is_Great_2020
my dog does the same thing on my elbows, and yes it helps alot.
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u/NoParticular2420
Open skin and mouth germs could = bad
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u/JarJarBinksSucks
I’ve often wondered about this. (I don’t have dogs) Dogs I meet in public always seem to go for my psoriasis knee. As do dogs I know. I’ve wondered if there was any medical benefit or worthy of trials
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u/peaceomind88
This same exact thing has happened to me!
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u/Leahs_life_
I follow a girl on instagram who has atopic dermatitis and one of her service dog’s tasks is to interrupt scratching!
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u/baicoi66
Ive heard it only works if the dog licks his ass before it licks you
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u/queenmeb
We used to call my uncle crazy for saying his dog licking him cured him!! I’m glad to see he’s not and someone else has actually experienced this. Now how do I get a dog to lick my scalp…
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u/EatsCrackers
Maybe the germs in the spit give the immune system something pathogenic to attack, rather than continuing to attack the skin?
I’m not gonna try to yuck your yum (or itch your “ahh!” as the case may be), but keep an eye out for swelling, redness, pus, or any other signs of infection, and seek medical attention promptly if any crop up. Ain’t nobody got time for sepsis!
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u/DoubleDonk
I once heard from a teacher about a student with psoriasis he had taught before me who had a pet snail she would let crawl across her skin that soothed her psoriasis. Stuff is wild man.
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u/Florin500
The amount of pseudo-science and straight up dangerous misinformation comments are way too high, people shouldn't spread this kind of bullshit
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u/romanescadante
This might sound weird but in my hippy faze, I read that forgiveness heals and that information hit me like a brick, so I thought about all the people I would forgive. 2 days later, my scalp psoriasis was gone. I thought I was going a bit insane. It eventually came back, but wild experience for me.
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u/PowerfulNecessary180
have you tried your own saliva?
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u/TawGrey
this is because there is a mechanism designed into the saliva of animals..
as they lick their wounds also.
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u/grandmastatus0
I always wondered about that when I was younger (I got pso at 14) but no matter how much I let my dog lick my knees it never helped haha.
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u/SpiderVines
Long story short, dog saliva has minor coagulants and wound healing properties as well as some antibacterial properties against some strains of bacteria, but not streptococcus or Capnocytophaga. So if you’re on a biologic please dont let your dogs lick your open wounds! You’re better off using a healing ointment and some non petroleum jelly. 🫶
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u/twelveangryken
I've had dogs the entirety of my "psoriasis journey", which was more like a slow 23 year ride to hell, and they all ignored it until this last one. He started licking my ankles in my sleep or when I was sitting on the sofa. I'd shoo him away, but he was relentless - and making it so much worse.
He actually drove me to try a biologic, and now I'm nearly 100% clear, so I guess I could also say that my dog's licking fixed my psoriasis.
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u/Interesting_Pea2108
Nope.
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u/IndustrialPuppetTwo
I wonder if it's a symbiotic relationship LOL! I mean what does the dog get from it?
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u/L-Rockatansky
This sounds like a great way to get a severe skin infection
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u/phat_gooberoni
My dogs licking my psoriasis largely has just made it worse I suppose due to the exfoliation lol I have to practically fight them off of trying to lick it now
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u/hooola-hooop
One of my cats licks my psoriasis patch on one of my legs. I don’t think it helps though 😂
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u/RedditRecreations
Brb going to run naked in the dog park
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u/Delicious-Aspect-637
Dogs saliva can give you meningitis. Not a good idea to let them lick you anywhere.
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u/Fast_Compote_3233
My parents dog also always used to specifically only lick my psoriasis spots. I honestly think they can either smell or sense that it's a medical issue and they're drawn to it for some reason.
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u/VegemiteGecko
I haven't let them keep licking my knee patch, but my two definitely like something about it and try to lick it a lot.
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u/No_Entertainer_299
It is because you relaxed when your dog licked you, relaxation is the only cure for psoriasis, unfortunately, no one can relax all the time