The 41-year-old SKIMS founder – who usually follows a plant-based diet – revealed that because she was eating meat in her bid to lose weight quickly, her body had a psoriasis flare-up which led to psoriatic arthritis. “Psoriasis broke out on my body and I got psoriatic arthritis, so I couldn’t move my arms,” she said in a new interview with Allure, adding, “I was freaking out.” Price of beauty: Kim Kardashian shared that losing 16 pounds to match Marilyn Monroe’s 2022 Met Gala dress caused a psoriasis flare-up that led to psoriatic arthritis “It was really painful and I had to go to a rheumatologist who put me on a steroid,” she said. Fortunately, cutting out meat did the trick and helped her body recover: “I cut out meat again and it calmed down.” Despite suffering from the painful condition, Kim recently defended her diet and noted that she wasn’t doing “anything unhealthy” as she compared her weight loss to that of Christian Bale’s extreme weight loss for his role in The Machinist. Painful: “Psoriasis broke out on my body and I got psoriatic arthritis, so I couldn’t move my arms,” she told Allure, adding, “I was freaking out.” Photo at the 2022 Met Gala Speaking to The New York Times, Kim – who attended the famous fashion event with boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28 – shared that she lost the weight through diet, a sauna suit and running twice a day and explained: ‘I didn’t do anything unhealthy.’ The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has been open about her battle with psoriasis – a skin condition believed to be an immune system problem, which causes skin cells to build up and form scaly and itchy, dry patches. She spoke about the condition in depth on sister Kourtney Kardashian’s website Poosh in 2019, where she shared several photos of herself with a psoriasis flare-up. She stands her ground: Despite suffering from the painful condition, Kim recently defended her weight loss and noted that she wasn’t doing ‘anything unhealthy’. Pictured with friend Pete Davidson, 28 The mother of four first experienced the condition in her twenties, but it returned more strongly in her thirties. “Earlier this year was when it got really bad – it covered my whole face and most of my whole body,” the KKW Beauty mogul said. She also shared that Kris Jenner’s mother had psoriasis, but she was able to treat it with UV rays from a tanning bed, something Kim can’t do. “It’s been 13 years since I experienced my first psoriasis flare-up… I’m the only child to whom my mom passed her autoimmune problem. Lucky me, lol,” he said. Dealing with psoriasis: The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star has previously shared her struggle with psoriasis – a skin disease – and opened up about the condition on sister Kourtney Poosh’s website in 2019 Struggle: The mother of four first experienced the condition in her twenties, but it came back more strongly in her thirties “When I was 25, I had my first psoriasis flare-up. I came down with a common cold and since psoriasis is an autoimmune condition, that triggered it. It was all over my stomach and legs.’ She also later discovered she had psoriatic arthritis – a type of arthritis that affects some people who have psoriasis. “One night, I woke up to use the bathroom and of course I couldn’t pick up my phone,” she said, adding that she went on to undergo medical tests that confirmed she was suffering from the condition. Although it was scary to be diagnosed with the condition – which can come and go – Kim said it was better to know so she could manage the condition properly. “It’s still painful and scary, but I was happy to have a diagnosis. No matter what autoimmune condition I had, I would get over it and it’s all manageable with the right care.’ Seriously: She shared several photos of herself with a psoriasis flare-up and opened up about discovering she had psoriatic arthritis
WHAT IS PSORIASIS?
Psoriasis is a skin disorder that causes skin cells to multiply up to 10 times faster than normal, according to webmd. This causes the skin to build up in bumpy red patches covered in white scales. They can develop anywhere, but most appear on the scalp, elbows, knees and lower back,” he added. Psoriasis usually appears in early adulthood. For most people, it only affects a few areas. In severe cases, psoriasis can cover large parts of the body. The patches can heal and then come back throughout a person’s life, the site added. Symptoms of psoriasis vary depending on the type you have. Some common symptoms for plaque psoriasis – the most common variety of the condition – include: Plaques of red skin, often covered with silvery scales. “These plaques can be itchy and painful and sometimes break and bleed. In severe cases, the plaques will grow and merge, covering large areas.’ added. It can also affect nail health. Psoriasis cannot be passed from person to person, although it sometimes occurs in members of the same family. People with psoriasis can also develop a type of arthritis called psoriatic arthritis. It causes “joint pain and swelling.” Between 10% and 30% of people with psoriasis also have psoriatic arthritis, the National Psoriasis Foundation said.
