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[marmalade87]

Ive been reading that milk can cause you to break out more since milk has hormones. I drink a LOT of milk.. well at least a large glass everynight before i go to sleep. I drink the whole milk kind. I am wondering if that is one of the reasons i am breaking out so bad? My pimples hurt too

Have you experienced this before?

thanks so much

[feelgoodinyourskin]

I have definitely experieced this in the past and it can be a contributor to making acne worse. In fact, digestive acne (predominately in cheek area) can be exacerabated by drinking milk, eating soy, nuts and peanut butter. Milk specifically contains 2 male hormones including androgen, which stimulates production of sebum causing more oil, and the testosterone which causes excessive secretion of the sebum. If you are already suffering from acne, then drinking milk can make your acne far worse.

[marmalade87]

I have definitely experieced this in the past and it can be a contributor to making acne worse. In fact, digestive acne (predominately in cheek area) can be exacerabated by drinking milk, eating soy, nuts and peanut butter. Milk specifically contains 2 male hormones including androgen, which stimulates production of sebum causing more oil, and the testosterone which causes excessive secretion of the sebum. If you are already suffering from acne, then drinking milk can make your acne far worse.

Thank you so much! Yea ive decided to stop drinking milk for a while.. my skin is doing better.. hmm its only been a week.. so ill see

[pokemonster]

omfg id deff expect my stupid face break out so rly bad if i drank milk like..right before sleep? o__0 dude idk about u, but ofc u know that dairy is like nr1 on the list on what to eliminate if u have acne rightz? well anyhow if u must drink milk, at least drink it at morning and separately from other food? like with interval of hour inbetween other food? well thats how i know it at least, cant explain it, but i remember reading that somehwere, as well as ikno that its not the best idea to drink or eat (esp eat & drinking milk is totally like food) right before sleep so..

[joris]

milk is strongly insulinic, which is really bad for acne. (increases androgens -> sebum and increases IGF-1 -> bad skin shedding-> plug)
Milk has hormones and other bad stuffs in it.
Milk is the most common allergy. Which can cause inflammation.
And maybe even more...

Dairy is indeed almost one of the first foods you should consider eliminating. There has been big studies on it showing the correlation.

ps. has nothing to do with vitamins. Next time post in the nutrition/holistic forum. Not here.

Edited by joris ヘ(^_^ヘ)(ノ^_^)ノ, 10 March 2011 - 04:40 AM.

[nishyniki]

Ive been reading that milk can cause you to break out more since milk has hormones. I drink a LOT of milk.. well at least a large glass everynight before i go to sleep. I drink the whole milk kind. I am wondering if that is one of the reasons i am breaking out so bad? My pimples hurt too

Have you experienced this before?

thanks so much

Huge difference after I got rid of ALL dairy, not just milk...I haven't had a cyst since...

[marmalade87]

omfg id deff expect my stupid face break out so rly bad if i drank milk like..right before sleep? o__0 dude idk about u, but ofc u know that dairy is like nr1 on the list on what to eliminate if u have acne rightz? well anyhow if u must drink milk, at least drink it at morning and separately from other food? like with interval of hour inbetween other food? well thats how i know it at least, cant explain it, but i remember reading that somehwere, as well as ikno that its not the best idea to drink or eat (esp eat & drinking milk is totally like food) right before sleep so..

Haha thanks for ur reply.. yea i know i just wanted to gain weight so i drank milk every night before i went to bed. I stopped drinking milk for 3-4 months now and my skin is so much better lol

[marmalade87]

Ive been reading that milk can cause you to break out more since milk has hormones. I drink a LOT of milk.. well at least a large glass everynight before i go to sleep. I drink the whole milk kind. I am wondering if that is one of the reasons i am breaking out so bad? My pimples hurt too

Have you experienced this before?

thanks so much

Huge difference after I got rid of ALL dairy, not just milk...I haven't had a cyst since...

That is so awesome.. yea i was saying that i stopped drinking milk for about a few months now and its so much better..

[Boss01]

I believe milk can cause acne. I had glutan free yougate but it still screwed up my skin
I think barley could be a cause too. Cereal seems to mess me up. Now it's an apple for breakfast.