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[catherinemorland]

Yes you can develop allergies but there are tests that can tell you for sure. And you wouldn't be allergic to gluten. You could be allergic to wheat, barley, rye.
I hear that alot around here, about dairy. Not because of allergies but because of hormones.
I, personally, wouldn't be any more convinced by books any more or less than the web or word of mouth. As we've established everyone's different and going to have different reactions to different methods. And it kind of irritates me when derms publish books, like they don't get enough money from the suffering.
Bottom line is I'm happy to hear you've found your cure to your acne.
And in retrospect I think I could have been more clear on the "you" I kept tossing around being a general term and not you specifically. I don't think you took offense but I like to be clear

[Timehealsall]

Jingyd, on 08 November 2011 - 05:53 AM, said:

Yes, I had helicobacter last year and took antibiotics for a week, very strong nasty ones though which flared up my IBS again, it settled after taking probiotics though. It has never been the same since though.

which ones did you take?

How long did it take to settle?

Did your skin permanently change after taking antibiotics (i.e. acne)?

[Jingyd]

I was on Amoxcicillin and Clarithromycin, strong doses for a week. At the time I wasn't suffering with acne, my acne flared up later last year, around September time. I have had break outs ever since.

To Jin: did you have a wheat allergy test done? There are 3 (just that I know of) wheat proteins that can affect you if you're allergic. Have you ever touched wheat or walked through a field of it and broken out? I'm allergic and I have IBS-like symptoms if I ingest it, but it also affects my skin if ingested AND if I'm in contact with it. But some people can come in contact but can't eat it. Allergies are so frustrating.


No tests by my GP no, I had a blood IGg test done which showed up as intolerant, but that isn't the same as allergy.

If I come into contact with it I don't break out in a rash or cough etc..... like if I am baking a cake I dont react to the flour or anything.

At the moment I am cutting it out for a month to see if my symptoms get better, if they don't they at least I have tried.

I keep breaking out on my chin, and when I get them they are huge nasty cystic type lumps that leave me with red scars. The spots last about 2 weeks at least before they are flat. I don't want to use antibiotics as my GP tried me with them before and my IBS flared up really bad. I seem to get 1-2 cystic type spots at a time, and once they have gone another will come up, it's so frustrating. I look after my skin so much and I don't eat bad foods.

[catherinemorland]

It's strange your doc wouldn't do an allergy test along with your IGG. But your IBS makes sense if you're intolerant to wheat and have been ingesting it in the past. I think it will help you best to cut it out of your diet completely like you said you're going to try but my allergist told me that if I did eat some by accident or otherwise, eat very little and drink lots of water. Your doc probably told you that too. Anyway, intolerance only affects your digestion so I don't think it will help your cyst problem. Then again, doctors have been wrong before. And it's worth a shot! Good luck. Keep us posted on your GF/DF diet effects.
O and triple antibiotic ointment is really helpful on my cysts, maybe it could help you too?

[Jingyd]

Thank you.

What lotion do you use on your cysts? I have Zineryt from my GP which is Zinc and Erithromycin antibiotic.

xx

[catherinemorland]

Actually I'm on day 2 of "the regimen" but before I just used t.a.o. til it healed(about 2-3 days)

[4Fours]

This is interesting! 5 months ago I got my igG food sensitivities tested (expensive and not covered by insurance) and I tested sensitive to 19 foods... most sensitive to eggs, dairy and wheat along with other random things (like bananas, tomatoes, sunflower seeds, etc). I cut out all of those and after about a month and a half I was 95% clear. The elimination diet was supposed to last 3 months, but as soon as I introduced foods back in, I started to break out again (although not as bad). I'm in the process of re-eliminating everything. Since I am already a vegetarian, cutting out dairy and eggs made me a vegan, so I def feel the strain of cutting out too many foods. Gluten-free vegan that avoids soy and tries to eat organic? It's not easy!

All of my symptoms ( nasal congestion, migraines, etc) decreased by half within the first month, but the skin was the most dramatic. I don't believe in self-diagnosis either, but I notice if I eat something I am sensitive to I have to clear my throat a lot. So that might be something to notice.

Edited by 4Fours, 11 November 2011 - 06:42 PM.

[4Fours]

catherinemorland, on 08 November 2011 - 06:00 PM, said:

The problem that I have with food messing with you that bad is that it's always stuff you've eaten since you grew enough teeth to eat it. Why is it only affecting you now? And when you remove more than one thing from your diet at the same time, which one is working? How do you know?
I agree everyone is different and things that work for some don't in others. I dislike self-diagnoses. And I'm concerned that too many people are giving up valuable nutrients to satisfy a google-based diagnoses.

One thing regarding why food is suddenly messing with us: GMOs! Our food is being messed with (genetically modified) and is therefore messing with us. Also, the foods you eat most often are going to end up being what you are allergic to. Like a bee sting, every time you react to a food, the next time you eat it the reaction will be worse. As anyone who has cut out wheat and dairy can attest, wheat and dairy are in EVERYTHING. Most processed foods have wheat or dairy or both. So the chances of you reacting to them over time are higher, which is why lots of people have problems with them. It's just about the tipping point: one thing, like a flu or a stressful time, can be the straw that broke the camel's back.
In my opinion, everything needs to be bolstered up to get healthy over all... including skin. Allergen-free diet, exercise, thyroid, digestion, hormones. Looking at your body as a whole, instead of just where you get acne. All that being said, what works for me might not work for someone else. And allergens react different in different people. My nephew has gluten-sensitivities and he gets eczema when he eats wheat. A friend might have totally clear skin, but eat terribly... but they might have some other symptom you can't see. Or, could be they they are just lucky and aren't allergic to anything they eat.

[Pilloo]

MAChaplin, on 03 October 2011 - 11:59 PM, said:

I looked all over the web and then I found this website, it showed me pictures of the exact acne I had, chronic cystic acne. This website taught me that chronic cystic acne is most commonly affected by a gluten allergy and also by dairy. It suggests a completely gluten free, dairy free diet with lots of water!

what is this website you refer to?