Michelle she knew, she had me complaining all the time, she claimed she wasn't alcohol dependent because she only drank after 5pm. This went on for 8 yrs. But anyway I never really noticed my P getting worse when I did use to drink, but I've been on Bio's for 16 yrs now & the one I'm on now is the best :)

I do limit the quantity of red wine I drink; only ever 1 glass. And it doesn’t get me drunk. I never change when I drink. It simply relaxes me. My husband, who is a non drinker of alcohol, encourages me to drink! Sometimes he’ll say “isn’t it wine time?”!

Do you have arthritis also Ramsudani? I would like to know Thank you

I just hope i dont have to wait long for help, as i am an emergency case or i be out of work. i hope to be in this week but who knows?, Now we are level 3 also i beieve , Just hope i can get in quick,Dosnt help people mingling on beaches now all close up together spreading the virus, look in the british papers unbelievable

It is difficult to contact the GP in UK atm bcuz of covd. as they told me we will talk on chat on the day of my appointment , dunno how they do tho ..

I'm a smoker, drink very very socially maybe twice a year if that, so when I was younger I did drink more & it didn't effect me all that much, but my EX wife drank daily & that really effected me. Part of the reason she is my EX!

In Canada, the alcohol stores were considered essential services! I do enjoy my glass of red wine almost daily. Many times I’ve completely eliminated it for long lengths of time but it helps my anxiety and my digestion. It has no affect on my skin whatsoever. Cheers!

Michelle we have four seasons in Canada! Our summers are from June to September and we can get up to 40 degrees C! Usually July and August are the hottest months. May and October are also usually lovely, mild months. The dreaded winter is from December to March but we do lots of activities outside such as chop our wood from our forest, snowshoe, take long walks in the forest... and drink wine! (Just me that last bit!). Right now I’m gardening all day. We grow our potatoes for the whole year plus zillions of tomatoes (125 plants this year!), beans, peas, carrots, cucumbers, melons, zucchini, kohlrabi, lettuce... so keeping very busy! What are you up to other than drinking?!

All good... loved staying at home but Im back at work today ...just taking extra safety precautions ….

Thanks Peter, I hope you are all good too.

I dont know if mine will Michelle? I dont take any medications as you know, Vitamins will may boost it up though, Eat healthy as you can to boost it up that way , Best just stay safe as possible :)

I am about to be tested this afternoon for Covid-19. I have my fingers and toes crossed for a negative result. I had bronchitis about a month ago so I think it may be a flare up of that. I am very over being unwell though. I seem to catch everything going around probably because of the immune suppressant medication I am on.

I think we have to be careful with any medical treatments or drugs that reduce or limit your immune system in order to treat p. While lowering your immune system might help with p you make yourself vulnerable to viruses,etc.

Other than making sure you take vitamins to boost your immune system, I don't think you really can do anything else to withstand the virus other than stay indoors. There are many 'healthy' people who have succumbed to this and, conversely, many 'high risk' people who have survived.
It might be different as I'm on biologics which suppresses the immune system but I'm already on the NHS 'High Risk' list so I'm not meant to be going out for 12 weeks - I've already done a month 'inside' so another 2 months to go. At the rate things are going, I don't think the lockdown will be released within the next 6 weeks! I still go out for walks though as I don't believe in hogging home delivery slots when I'm perfectly capable of shopping for myself and can take the appropriate precautions unlike the older high risk people who really need it!
Take vitamins to make sure your body's immune system is still strong and accept any malfunctions the skin will produce as it may cause flare ups. I'd rather accept a bit of a flare up to contracting the virus as a flare up should be temporary as contracting COVID-19 might be permanent...
Make sure you're covered up accordingly as the virus will survive on the skin and clothes for a few hours and wash your hands and any exposed skin as necessary - and wear a mask and sunglasses if and when you go outside. That's all I'd recommend...Sorry, a bit of a ramble...!