The hidden link between eczema, psoriasis, and gut health

If you’ve been struggling with eczema, psoriasis, or other "annoying" skin issues, you’ve probably tried every cream, lotion, and “fast-acting” product that promised relief. Maybe it helped for a few days… and then the symptoms came right back. Or it helped....but didn't fix it!

That’s because eczema and psoriasis aren’t skin issues. They’re gut and nervous system communication issues showing up on the outside.

Let’s break this down simply so you understand what’s really happening.

Your Skin Is the Body’s Largest Organ — and a Major Drainage Organ

Your skin isn’t just a protective layer. It’s the largest organ in your body, and it plays a huge role in drainage and detox.

When the internal drainage pathways are overwhelmed — especially the gut, lymphatic system, and spleen — the skin becomes a backup exit route.

This means the rashes you see are actually your body trying to push out toxins, pathogens, and waste it couldn’t process internally.

So when eczema or psoriasis appear, it’s not random. It’s your body doing exactly what it’s built to do when the main pathways are congested.

Gut Imbalance: The Hidden Driver of Skin Symptoms

Deep inside the gut, pathogens such as:

• parasites

• fungus

• bacteria

• and other microbial imbalances

can overwhelm the immune system. When that happens, the immune system stays on “alert” and the detox pathways get congested.

A congested gut makes the spleen and lymphatic system work overtime. When these systems can’t keep up, the skin steps in as a secondary drainage pathway.

This is why no cream or topical solution can fully resolve eczema or psoriasis on its own — the issue is coming from inside.

Why Healing Takes Time (and why that’s normal)

Your body has to work through and reverse layers that built up slowly by clearing pathogens causing clogged drainage and inflammation like parasites, fungus, and bacteria and taking the burden off the drainage organs so it stops trying to get out through the skin.

This takes time and consistency — not force, not quick fixes.That’s when symptoms calm, fade, and eventually stay gone.

Hardly anyone talks about spleen drainage, but it’s one of the biggest factors in persistent skin symptoms.

The spleen is part of the lymphatic system — your body’s internal drainage network. When the spleen is backed up, clogged, or stressed:

• toxins recirculate instead of exiting

• inflammation rises

• the immune system becomes overstimulated

• the skin gets red, itchy, reactive, or flaky

You cannot fully clear eczema or psoriasis until the spleen is draining well again. That's why it spills over into the next drainage organ, your skin. Until those pathogens and toxins are cleared, the skin will remain actively speaking out! It takes time. 

Supportive Steps That Make a Noticeable Difference

While your body is doing the deeper internal repair, what you put on your skin — and in your environment — either supports that process or slows it down.

Here’s what speeds it up:

1. Use only non-toxic, fragrance-free skincare and personal care products

Everything you put on your skin gets absorbed. Fragrances and chemicals add stress to your drainage organs. Use simple, pure fats that support the skin barrier:

• 100% grass-fed tallow (unscented)

• organic extra-virgin olive oil (unscented)

• organic jojoba oil 

These nourish, calm and heal the skin without triggering inflammation.

2. Switch to non-toxic, fragrance-free laundry & cleaning products

Laundry detergent & cleaning products are the biggest hidden skin irritants. Choose products with:

• no fragrance

• no softeners

• no parfum

• no chemicals that cling to fabric

Your skin touches your clothes, sheets, towels all day — this matters.

3. Sleep on non-toxic pillows, bedding, mattress

You’re inhaling and absorbing what you are sleeping in WHILE your body is trying to repair for 7–8 hours every night. If your bedding/pillows/mattress contain toxic materials, chemicals, fire retardants, or fragrances, your immune system reacts to it constantly. A clean sleep environment reduces inflammation and supports drainage.

The Bottom Line

Eczema and psoriasis aren’t stubborn skin conditions — they’re signals that your internal drainage system has been overwhelmed for a long time. When you support the gut, clear pathogens, restore spleen drainage, and stop putting toxins on the skin, the body finally gets a chance to do what it’s been trying to do all along: repair. It won’t happen overnight, because you’re undoing years of buildup, but it will happen if you stay consistent. The skin stops screaming when the inside stops struggling. If you commit to the internal work and clean up what goes on your body and in your environment, the skin will follow. Every time.

It takes time because the body is reversing years of congestion and interference. But when you do the internal work and stop adding external triggers, the skin finally stops acting like a drainage organ and starts acting like skin again. That’s when symptoms fade—because the body no longer needs to shout. Real healing happens when you treat the source, not the surface. 

If you are local to the Phoenix, AZ area, go to this link to find out more about holistic solutions to address the underlying cause of your skin issues. Pills & shots just cover up symptoms—they don’t fix WHY this is happening. Isn’t it time to finally resolve it instead of managing it? 

If you are not local to the Phoenix, AZ area, then click here to check out all of your options! You’ll get the exact steps you need to take, plus support from me to guide you every step of the way! 

xo Monica 🦋 Treat the Source: where we reveal all of the hidden causes of your mystery symptoms!