Health Central highlights the potential link between gluten and psoriatic disease.

There is much to be discovered about the exact link between psoriatic disease and gluten, but research suggests a connection exists.

“The connection is not well understood, but both conditions exert their effects through the actions of inflammatory mediators,” says Susan M. Goodman, rheumatologist at  HSS. 

According to Dr. Goodman, there is a two-way relationship between both conditions. “There is an increase in other autoimmune diseases in patients with psoriatic arthritis,” she says. “Patients with celiac disease are more likely to get psoriasis, and patients with psoriatic arthritis are more likely to get celiac disease.” However, one condition doesn’t cause the other. “While some people with psoriatic arthritis report improvement in their symptoms if they eliminate gluten, there is no evidence that gluten can cause psoriatic arthritis,” Dr. Goodman added.

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