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That sounds like my acne. It's so annoying how after 1 pimple clears another forms. It's ridiculous. That is amazing that you have cleared your acne so much and is a great accomplishment to have done that by yourself with dietary changes. I have done the same thing and it has taken months or research and experimentation.

I've been researching since last august, that was my first picture in my "Final regimen" gallery, so I know how you feel. I couldn't have done it by myself of course... I must have gone through weeks and weeks of posts on these forums, most of which pointing to the same thing (Mostly Paleo diet, no dairy, good food, etc.). But I'm not counting my chickens before they hatch... I tend to go at least one or two years without any cysts before celebrating. I'm hoping to bring my acne down as much as possibly through my diet, THEN add in other things if necessary, such as supplements. The less I need the less money I spend. I've seen your pictures too, you're really not that bad looking! And your acne is not as sever as I would have thought (and you should read your picture's comments ).

The way I look at it, most people can get clear from omitting dairy/sugar and refined carbs. There are some unfortunate souls (I am one of them), who have to have a flawless diet to be 70-80% clear

There's also the time frame of your body adjusting don't forget. I'm about where you are right now, 70-80%, but I'm still screwing around with foods that I probably should be eating (peanut butter, extra fruit, etc...) To the people who had avoided dairy first (it was the first thing they tried), they ended up waiting at least a year until their hormones went back to normal and their acne stopped producing all that puss. And that's from dairy alone. Growing up with these foods will take maybe a quarter as long to filter out... it depends on the individual. Some spots I have now under my neck are STILL from my original cysts LAST YEAR. It takes time to clear out all the crud, but as long as you see an overall improvement then you should be ok. Take things one step at a time and do as many good things at once as you possibly can. That's what I and the majority of some of my friends have been doing (not on acne.org).

Lol, no XD... not unless against all odds you happen to be intolerant to potatoes and bananas. I've heard of people breaking out from bananas here, but only if they have them every day or more than once a day. Once a week should be fine, but try to have a variety of different vegetables/fruit as much as possible. The paleo diet doesn't have potatoes because they're relatively "new" to the human race, only a few thousand years old I think, so they didn't want those things interfering with anything. A boiled or baked potato should be ok from time to time... just no potato chips or french fries unless you know how to make your own. People have already criticized the potato thing with the paleo diet, so if it doesn't cause an issue for you than eat up! I find baked white potatoes with a few herbs twice a week delicious... and cheap. Even though they are a nigh shade vegetable, my eczema doesn't react to them, with or without the skin. We are all different. Make a list of what you enjoy and go from there .

However watch out for the Glycemic Index/Glycemic Load with these two foods:

Bananas, ripe: GI of 62, GL of 16.

If you're bating at about 100 percent on any kind of diet, you can probably have a treat once a week or so. But for the sake of your issue bing acne, try to stay away from treats that have dairy in them (even though dairy products typically are low on the GI?GL scale), with dark chocolate (more than 75 percent dark) being an exception (unless of course cocoa breaks you out).

Try to go for a Low GI/GL and Dairy free diet (and always read the comment sections on these articles since many acne sufferers don't join acne.org):

http://www.npr.org/b...the-empty-carbs

http://www.aad.org/s...n-diet-and-acne

http://ajcn.nutritio...t/86/1/107.full

http://www.dailymail...s-research.html

However, the chart bellow is made by the Paleo dieters:

http://66.147.244.13...ODMAP-Table.jpg

As well as another to read into (practically the same thing):

http://www.health.ar...ODMAPs diet.pdf

As you can see, bananas and potatoes are in the SAFE range, and this has helped a lot of people out with their acne and others with IBS or gut issues. This is what I'm kind of doing right now, with the exception of apples, garlic and onions (for my soups), celery, mushrooms, and sauerkraut. Pick out the low GI foods from the safe side, a few in the middle that you like, and stay away or limit yourself to just one item on the avoiding side.

The most strict Paleo diet I've seen is here, known as the gut healing diet I guess, which allows absolutely NO FRUIT:

http://www.eat-real-...ng-protocol.pdf

Have you gone through few of the clinical studies here? Many say the same thing:

http://www.acne.org/...cne-connection/

If you don't need to be strict than don't, just do your best and explore as much as you'd like :3.

 

 Yes. How have you gotten rid of your acne?

I haven't yet... only about 75 percent of the way there, give or take. I got rid of my cysts, which is a big plus, but I have at least one white head still showing up every other day or so. My back has cleared up as well pretty good, but my chest is the same (not many spots though). I have about 2 small pimples at a time, so when those go away, another shows up elsewhere. Given what I was like when I came here, I'd say that's an amazing improvement. I also accidentally discovered triggers for my eczema, something I thought I was going to have to live with forever.

My triggers for acne are milk, caffeine (especially coffee), sugary/processed/boxed foods, soy(???), and anything that flares up my eczema because the rash on my neck and face also causes me to break out... It's like two little devils that work incognito with each other.

Great work! And I have checked out her website before, she a very interesting character .

Not everyone is created equal. You have acne PRONE skin. "They" do NOT. That doesn't mean that eating an acne fighting diet wont help. It's a combination of hormones, stress, and genetics.