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hello,
haven't messaged for quite some time, which im sorry for. spent a long time trying to sort my issue out.
so where to start.......im now 35, had very bad acne in my teens and went on Accutane which worked. I was clear for years and years till I was about 27. this was when I noticed my skin getting oiler and also my hair started to thin(don't know if theres any relation). so basically since then my acne/spots have come back, now I will stress that its not as bad as when I was a teenager, however they have come back and this time they tend to be more nodular and are usually concentrated around my mouth(worst place to get em), sides of my nose and between my eye brows. then in the last 6 to 10 months ive starting getting a few where my hairline is reseeding at the front.
so up until 2 years ago I was trying all the soaps etc etc etc but nothing was working at all, then I watched a documentary about allergies and immune systems and it mentioned things like probiotics and gluten free. so at the time I was thinking that maybe I had an intolerance to something, so I decided to go gluten free as well as try taking acidophilus, I started tosee some goodresults, the oiliness decreased and I was getting a lot less spots, especially nodular spots, there was also a point in time when I headed to Thailand and I was completely spot free for ages......nothing coming up, skin looked matted and had a lovely tone ot it. at this moment in time I was thinking it was the gluten free and finally thought I found the reason. until maybe about a year later, when Istarted to getnodular spots again, even tho I was gluten free. I struggled for about 5 or 6 months with getting the nodular spots. I went to the doctors who wanted me to see a dermatologist, so that they could give me anti-biotics etc. I went home disappointed at the doctors visit and was trying to think what it could be that gave me the clear skin, especially for somelengthy periods of time when I was getting nothing. I then released that it could be the probiotics, so I bought the firsts ones I could which was a bad mistake as they broke me out really bad..........but then I checked which ones I used the first time and it was acidophilus. I went out and bought some more of them and after about 2 weeks of taking them, my skin was clear. finally I thought I had found the cure, until about 4 or 5 weeks after that when I started to break out again. at the time I thought it may of been the creatine I was taking for the gym or the asparteminesweetner in the powdered drink mixI used, so i stopped them. I have now read that too many probiotics could cause SIBO and in turn cause spots. recently I have been breaking out bad and also not been getting much sleep. I haven't been taking theprobiotics that much, cut them down to maybe 1 or 2 a week, but for the last 6 days I have been taking 1 a day to try and help my skin.
im surethe acneI get now is related to my gut. im just wondering if others out there may know more about gut to skin relationship.
thank you
Unfortunately, there isn't that much information out there about your microbiome in general, because they just don't know that much...yet. I have seen a connection as well though. Shortly before I started having acne issues, I caught an intestinal infection...I've been taking probiotics religiously since then.
As of two weeks ago, I decided to cut out all of the extra supplements, except for my daily multi-vitamin and vita D--including my probiotics. I've only been taking those maybe once or twice a week--the rapid change can throw your gut off. (no need to let things get out of control, lol.) So far, my skin has been improving steadily.
Hey
Thanks for the reply. I'm guessing the vital D is a vitamin d supplement, that's interesting as another possible cause for me getting acne could be DHT as like I said I'm balding. I have read that vitamin d3 can help with DHT. Also d3 helps with sleep, which I've been having a lot of trouble with. I'm lucky in the sense that I don't have extreme breakouts, but most of the ones i get are very painful nodular ones that are deep under the skin that cause large red swelling, they form in a matter of hours and take ages to die off often leaving the red marks for weeks. The reason also why I think maybe the gut/dht is that the general condition of my complexion issue poor, it's dull and doesn't seem to have life to it, it's like summit isn't working in side. It's just strange how I've had at least 2 times when I've been clear for 5 or 6 weeks and all i can remember is the probiotics. I keep trying to think back, was there something else i was doing. it maybe something in my diet or something trigger the DHT.....
Anyone else have experience with DHT or gut?
Really happy to see someone realizing that acne is typically caused form within! So, you have the first step down. Now to get to the root cause. Have you looked into candida overgrowth? Sounds like that may be your issue. Takes about a month to cure. Please feel free to reach out with any questions and also check out my blog post if you'd like:
http://www.acne.org/messageboard/blogs/entry/32202-how-to-heal/
I've read that lysine also helps with balding and acne. Try looking that up and see what you think. Also, arginine (basically the opposite of lysine) can contribute to acne...it's found in foods like chocolate (ah-ha!). Keep in mind, gut bacteria effects nutrient absorption. (Medications will effect this system as well).
Hey guys, yeah ive looked into candida and actually went on a diet and had supplements for it as well, stuck with it for bout 6 weeks, but it messed me up quite a bit. was having a lot of break outs and it seriously messed my sleep up. I actually saw more of an improvement when i stopped and just started with the probiotics. At the moment im trying the dht route, i got myself some supplements that help reduce dht. Im just gonna have to careful as i have some negative things regarding saw palmetto, which is a supplement i got. But i read that increased testosterone will increase dht production, so ive been looking at what foods i may of eaten which could lead to more testosterone. At the moment my skin has been alot better, with minimal break outs, no large nodular ones. For about 3 weeks now ive been taking acidophilus probiotic, vitamin d3, omega 3, multi vitamin, hri clear complexion and spoon of coconut oil. I have recently (last 5 days) been taking saw palmetto, pumpkin oil, nettle root and beta sitosterol, for the dht. But im going to be monitoring the last ones carefully.