Psoriasis and caprylic acid. Possible connection?

[Yulia_R]

I get psoriasis during winter. I haven't had an outbreak at all while living 5 years in sunny AZ. But two years ago we moved to CO. First winter was fine. But last winter I had the worst outbreak in my life. It started soon after I started taking Caprylic acid supplement. Could it be the two connected? I googled the possible connection and found nothing except a mentioning that psoriasis likes acid. But other than that nothing really.
I would want to take caprylic acid supplement again, but I'm just too scared now.
What do you guys think?

[Dillpicklechip]

I don't even know what caprylic acid is, but the possible connection between psoriasis and acid is an interesting one. I'll have to research that a bit.

[wagamama]

Interesting. I first got psoriasis about a year and a half ago. I had been using coconut oil for about a year before that. Hmm.

[Dillpicklechip]

Oh wow, it's an acid found in coconut oil? I should have looked it up before...I wonder if there IS some connection there? My daughter developed psoriasis around the same time I added coconut oil to the family's diet...weird. I guess I will stop feeding her coconut oil now and see if it helps.

[Yulia_R]

Originally Posted by Dillpicklechip

Oh wow, it's an acid found in coconut oil? I should have looked it up before...I wonder if there IS some connection there? My daughter developed psoriasis around the same time I added coconut oil to the family's diet...weird. I guess I will stop feeding her coconut oil now and see if it helps.

i don't think that eating coconut oil would cause it. it doesn't have nearly as much concenrtation of caprylic acid as a caprylic acid supplement that i was taking last year. plus coconut oil is very healthy (I personally think it's the best oil out there). I cook everything with coconut oil and while i do have few patches of psiriasis this winter it's a far cry from the bad outbreak i had last winter when i was taking caprylic acid supplement to keep yeast in check.

[Yulia_R]

by the way, sun (direct sun on the affected area) is the only thing that helps me to stay psiriosis free. too bad i no longer live in AZ (I didn't have a single outbreak for five years straight while living in AZ).