Hi everyone, I posted before a while back about having acne on my back and I've had acne on my back and shoulders for nearly 2 years now.
Ive spent a ton of money in the past on body washes, soaps, oils, lotions etc... the only thing which helped slightly was having sea salt baths using Dead Sea salts.
I've had to be medicated now this is the second time I've took antibiotics for acne. I'm taking doxycycline one a day 100mg and spot treating at night with Epiduo. I also use a Dead Sea minerals bodywash by dr organic.
The acne is making me depressed and I'm socialising less and don't have the confidence to date at the moment. I just want this to clear so I can get my life back.
Has anybody any useful advice for me
Hi tonedogg92, I feel your pain man. I too suffered acne on face, neck, chest, shoulder, and back. Started getting body acne over a year ago trying different products and never really bothered until 4 months ago when my acne got extremely bad. I knew then I had to make a change so I went intensive research and found out about Dr Morse. You can look more about acne and Dr Morse he basically preaches raw food diet for detoxification. Dr Morse philosophy is that if your kidneys are not expelling cellular waste properly, it will come out of your third kidney which is your skin. You can do further research about Dr Morse's raw food diet and detoxification, but I'll tell you right now what works for me after many trials and errors from products and advice gurus. I just want to disclose that I am not a medical professional and I am only sharing my experience.
Fasting and Veganism is what has worked for me. So I cut meat and dairy products 100% from my diet since those two stresses kidneys which hinders further detox. Also, I do fasting. You can do further research about fasting too but for summarization; when you fast, you give your body a break from using energy to break down food and focuses itself to healing the body. (I've tried grape fasting, apple fasting, water fasting for months just to see if my acne would clear up, it did for some time.. what i found our for myself is that you need to be consistent and stick with the new lifestyle, for me, it was being vegan)
And for fasting, you may have to start 8-12 hours and work your tolerance up but I fast 16-18 hrs EVERYDAY (nothing but water, sometimes juice) and 6-8 hours of eating window to get your caloric needs in. I also take supplementation to meet essential vitamins and protein in my diet. (you can try extended fasts at your own risks Ive personally done 40hr dry fasts no water no food)
2 months into this program I have built for myself, I rarely breakout. My back have completely stopped breaking out maybe 1 or 2 tiny pimples a month but no cysts like I used to have on my back 4 months ago.
I am a healthy dude healthy lifestyle don't drink or do any vices whatsoever and gets this worst acne shit any man can experience. I am slowly healing though so that's something to look forward to, and looking ways to deal with scars from my body.
I recommend doing your own research experimenting and getting to know more about diets and fasting. As you can see, I did not offer any product since they do not work. Products only suppresses the main issue of your skin condition, again, you will need to do your research I suggest Dr Robert Morse. Fasting and Vegan diet is what has worked for me. I am still into recovery process I have not cleared up 100% but I feel I am well on my way to clear skin just takes time for detoxification since I am also dealing with mild liver disease.
Hope this helps!
" The acne is making me depressed and I'm socialising less and don't have the confidence to date at the moment. I just want this to clear so I can get my life back. "
I know the feeling you're in. I believe the only true way that we may be able to help is if we knew everything you've tried and haven't tried. There isn't a one size fits all solution.
As for dating, it is all about confidence! Remember!