rentedname

hey guys, thought you might be interested in an update from OP

I've stopped probiotics completely in october after taking them for several months. so far i think probiotics were very detrimental to me and caused a permanent change in my gut flora. i now have severe and frequent gas/bloating everyday (at first i only had constipation). so let those be warned that probiotics aren't harmless nor are they to be messed with...

anyway, i've done some more research and came across something called fecal transplants. yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. you get a donor to "donate" a sample of their poo and then transfer it to you via enema, colonoscope, or nasogastric tube. the theory is that your donor is giving you all of the healthy bacteria in a normal gut so that it can repopulate yours. it's like the ultimate probiotic, except you get the complete set of hundreds of strains instead of just eight. for those of you that have gut issues and a history of antibiotic usage, this might just be your breakthrough. i'm currently in the process of finding a doc to do it with. let me know if anyone is interested

congrats on the confidence boost how does it feel to be "normal" again?

anyway, just letting you know that you still have an avid follower of your progress here.

appreciate the updates and keep em coming! you know, it's so easy to just neglect coming back sometimes...

lol, every person is different. do YOU break out when you eat dumplings?

also, its not about the food but more about what ingredients are in the food. isolate the ingredients that seem to make your acne worse. if dumplings break you out, then is it the skin on the outside, or the meat on the inside? or maybe the oil used to fry it in (if its a potsticker)?

i did caveman for about two months. my verdict? don't do it. i ended up with horribly flaking skin and just huge, oily layers of dead skin on my face that i still can't really wash off properly. it doesn't make sense not to wash your face at all.

but what DOES make sense, and what i currently practice, is a minimal skincare routine. i wash my face with water once a day, and maybe every other day wash it with a very minimal cleanser (trader joes cleanser). this helps because going overboard with skincare can irritate your skin. twice a day might be too much.

i think retin-a can help if you use it, but how long are you going to use it for? forever?