On July 20, 2016 at 11:26 AM, ClearSkinPLS95 said:

I'm 21, and I started getting acne a few months before I turned 20. I never had any problems with acne before, so I guess it's hormonal (I'm female). However, I'm sensitive/allergic to many foods. I'm allergic to all nuts, soy.. And I have pollen allergy so I may get a cross reaction with some foods and veggies, especially stone fruits such as avocados and peaches.

I try to eat very healthy. I read a few weeks ago about tomatoes causing acne, and I realized that I NEVER ate raw tomatoes before I started getting acne, only cooked ones. And when I was little I sometimes got an upset stomach when I ate something with tomato sauce, so maybe I'm sensitive to tomatoes? So I started eliminating tomatoes all together, and I actually see a minor improvement. I also read that citrus foods may contribute to acne, so I cut that out too. Then also bananas and pineapple, and now potatoes. I also cut out dairy 2 months ago. I love bread with butter (I eat vegan butter though, but I'm not vegan), and I need to gain weight so I need to eat a lot of calories which I find really hard, especially now that I have to eliminate so much food! But having to cut out so many fruits makes it really hard to come up with a healthy snack.

I take a silicia gel with biotin supplement every morning. I eat oatmeal made from plain rolled oats with blueberries, flax seeds and cinnamon. Then I eat 2 rye crispbreads (no added sugar) with the vegan butter, and then I drink a shake my dietitian prescribed to me. I don't think that the shake or the bread is causing my acne. It would more likely be the "butter". However, I just don't know how I could ever eat bread with something else other than butter! Cheese is dairy, avocadoes are stone fruits. I can't eat hummus because I have IBS, and I also just don't think I would like the taste of anything other than butter!! BUT I LOVE BREAD AND I NEED TO GAIN WEIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EAT!!

My diet also consists of fish, mostly salmon (2-4 meals/week). I also eat white rice and white pasta, and sweet potatoes. I can't eat too much fiber because I get super bloated for days and it's really painful. I eat chicken 3 meals/week. I only eat red meat 2-4 meals/week. I like to eat a vegan broccoli soup and a vegan cauliflower soup as well. And sometimes I just make something vegan with pasta and veggies.. But it's definitely harder now that I don't eat tomatoes. I also make a homemade bread out of spelt flour, and there's no sugar in it. I don't know what to snack on besides bread and my shakes. I'm getting so tired of it! Do you guys have any suggestions or any advice on my diet? I know it might would be good to reduce fats, but I seriously need to gain weight. I also haaate olive oil and the taste of coconut. The only healthy fats that I possibly can eat comes from flax seeds and salmon.

And because of my ibs, many veggies are making me bloated. I pretty much only eat lettuce, spinach, cooked carrots, asparagus, and sometimes broccoli and cauliflower...

I'm getting crazy!! I don't know what to eat! I just want to gain weight, because I know I feel better when I'm at a normal weight. But I still want to eat healthy. BUT THERE IS NOTHING I CAN EAT? And stuffing myself with food is hard too. I get full super fast and I have emetophobia so I don't wanna push myself. Please, please, help me? I also only drink water and either ginger or fennel tea.

Being underweight could cause a hormone imbalance which could cause acne