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finally found this topic about this skin problem like mine. I have pustules around my mouth, nose, scalp, and my back and been suffering for like 8 years now, it started when I hit puberty but I no longer have pimples now and these pustules are the only left. I've visited dermatologists in the past many times and they all given me creams, EVEN antibiotics (Doxycycline, 2 rounds. 2 weeks each). the doxycycline worked for only few weeks and my problem still returned. I've been prescripted antibiotics when I was a kid for my bad cough. the creams that I've tried are Candibec (Clotrimazole), Akneclin (Clindamycin), Skinoren (Azelaic 20%), Bactifree (Mupirocin), and BP w/ Erythromycin gel. I also tried using Sulfur soaps but no effect. I was thinking maybe I have vitamin deficiency so I took the advice of people here so I Tried taking Vitamin D3, Turmeric and Probiotics but it didn't work also. this skin problem literally gave me depression. now i'm taking anti depressants. I pop them sometimes when they are too many and when big pustules appears. at the picture, I popped like 7 pustules, after an hour, new ones appeared. I've tried changing my diet like what people did in this forum. sometimes I can't go out because of it. sorry for my bad English. I'm from the Philippines. I also suffer from dry and oily skin.
On 7/28/2019 at 11:23 AM, bachoy97 said:finally found this topic about this skin problem like mine. I have pustules around my mouth, nose, scalp, and my back and been suffering for like 8 years now, it started when I hit puberty but I no longer have pimples now and these pustules are the only left. I've visited dermatologists in the past many times and they all given me creams, EVEN antibiotics (Doxycycline, 2 rounds. 2 weeks each). the doxycycline worked for only few weeks and my problem still returned. I've been prescripted antibiotics when I was a kid for my bad cough. the creams that I've tried are Candibec (Clotrimazole), Akneclin (Clindamycin), Skinoren (Azelaic 20%), Bactifree (Mupirocin), and BP w/ Erythromycin gel. I also tried using Sulfur soaps but no effect. I was thinking maybe I have vitamin deficiency so I took the advice of people here so I Tried taking Vitamin D3, Turmeric and Probiotics but it didn't work also. this skin problem literally gave me depression. now i'm taking anti depressants. I pop them sometimes when they are too many and when big pustules appears. at the picture, I popped like 7 pustules, after an hour, new ones appeared. I've tried changing my diet like what people did in this forum. sometimes I can't go out because of it. sorry for my bad English. I'm from the Philippines. I also suffer from dry and oily skin.
I know how daunting it is, it makes u feel like shit. We have gone through that shit. Start using Benzyol Peroxide 2.5% Gel. Apply it on the affected area before going to sleep. Though the condition will not be cured by this but it will be under control.
23 hours ago, rebelheart said:I know how daunting it is, it makes u feel like shit. Wehave gone through that shit. Start using Benzyol Peroxide 2.5% Gel. Apply it on the affected area before going to sleep. Though the condition will not be cured by this but it will be under control.
I've already tried benzoyl per. With erythromycin gel but still didn't work . I'm on caveman regimen hoping it might cure my skin problem. I'm currently on my 4th day...
15 hours ago, bachoy97 said:I've already tried benzoyl per. With erythromycin gel but still didn't work . I'm on caveman regimen hoping it might cure my skin problem. I'm currently on my 4th day...
Yeah you can try caveman, it might work for u but if u ever want to try BP again don't go for a combination as erothromycin is an antibiotic. It might help you in short term but it will make the bacteria resistant & will mess ur skin even more.
On 8/1/2019 at 12:09 PM, rebelheart said:Yeah you can try caveman, it might work for u but if u ever want to try BP again don't go for a combination as erothromycin is an antibiotic. It might help you in short term but it will make the bacteria resistant & will mess ur skin even more.
I bought a BPO lotion on the internet. I hope it works. If not im going to try terbinafine lamasil tablets for a week. Btw is it an antibiotic ?
58 minutes ago, bachoy97 said:I bought a BPO lotion on the internet. I hope it works. If not im going to try terbinafine lamasil tablets for a week. Btw is it an antibiotic ?
No BP is not an antibiotic which is why people on this forum have been able to use it in long term with minimal side effects.
Topical creams and antibiotics are getting worse, I do not speak English well
am an Arab from Saudi Arabia, after using the antibiotic to treat the young pills, I was infected with pills around the white mouth of two years, I started with the Roktan without success, and the topical creams did not work, and the problem in the intestines was discovered by chance. After drinking the raw camel milk I had diarrhea and the pills went away for a week
And then discovered that the problem in the intestines and searched for maintenance of the intestines and found the kefir kefir milk Yes with fermentation B home with raw milk restores beneficial bacteria in the intestines first week before the morning cup and after morning cup before going to sleep will go away after two weeks and continued for three months The problem may be solved radically
On 7/28/2019 at 1:53 AM, bachoy97 said:finally found this topic about this skin problem like mine. I have pustules around my mouth, nose, scalp, and my back and been suffering for like 8 years now, it started when I hit puberty but I no longer have pimples now and these pustules are the only left. I've visited dermatologists in the past many times and they all given me creams, EVEN antibiotics (Doxycycline, 2 rounds. 2 weeks each). the doxycycline worked for only few weeks and my problem still returned. I've been prescripted antibiotics when I was a kid for my bad cough. the creams that I've tried are Candibec (Clotrimazole), Akneclin (Clindamycin), Skinoren (Azelaic 20%), Bactifree (Mupirocin), and BP w/ Erythromycin gel. I also tried using Sulfur soaps but no effect. I was thinking maybe I have vitamin deficiency so I took the advice of people here so I Tried taking Vitamin D3, Turmeric and Probiotics but it didn't work also. this skin problem literally gave me depression. now i'm taking anti depressants. I pop them sometimes when they are too many and when big pustules appears. at the picture, I popped like 7 pustules, after an hour, new ones appeared. I've tried changing my diet like what people did in this forum. sometimes I can't go out because of it. sorry for my bad English. I'm from the Philippines. I also suffer from dry and oily skin.
I have a very similar problem, but my pustules are bigger and more inflamed than yours. What helped me was a low dose slow-release doxycycline (40mg Oracea), and cleaning my face every day with a non-drying cleanser,I use CeraVe Hydrating facial cleanser.You can take Oracealong term without side effects and you don't develop resistance to it because it is very low dose and mostly act as a powerful anti-inflammatory drug(pustules are a result of inflammation).You can read more about it online, but basically for me it reduced pustules by 80%, not 100% but still very good results. The only downside is that this type of dosage isquite expensive in U.S., not sure how much it cost in the Philippines.
That being said, I am still looking for a topical solution to reduce pustules even further and hopefully get off the antibiotic in the long-term. I am currently trying out Retin-A, but I can't recommend it yet since I have only just started it and it takes 3+ months to see any results and things get worse before it gets better with this topical.
Heyl! I really know your struggle, ive been dealing myself with something similar for as long as i know. Since aprilive been drinking a detox tea for skin, and the results are really amazing! All this products( creams, cleansers, masks) are treating the symptoms of our acne, not the cause. Which makes sense, a skin problem appears because something inside your body is not right..
I love this detox tea because it treats the cause, like its healing your body from the inside. I dont know if its gonna work as good for you as for me, but its only natural ingredients. After 2 months everything was so much better. Maybe we have different skin types, but id suggest you give it a try and integrate it in your skin care routine.
Here's the link[mod edit: link removed]
Hope this helps you! If you want to talk about it im here for you!
18 hours ago, ArtWhitelock said:I have a very similar problem, but my pustules are bigger and more inflamed than yours. What helped me was a low dose slow-release doxycycline (40mg Oracea), and cleaning my face every day with a non-drying cleanser,I use CeraVe Hydrating facial cleanser.You can take Oracealong term without side effects and you don't develop resistance to it because it is very low dose and mostly act as a powerful anti-inflammatory drug(pustules are a result of inflammation).You can read more about it online, but basically for me it reduced pustules by 80%, not 100% but still very good results. The only downside is that this type of dosage isquite expensive in U.S., not sure how much it cost in the Philippines.
That being said, I am still looking for a topical solution to reduce pustules even further and hopefully get off the antibiotic in the long-term. I am currently trying out Retin-A, but I can't recommend it yet since I have only just started it and it takes 3+ months to see any results and things get worse before it gets better with this topical.
Hey I hate to break it to you, if your symptoms were much like ours, after stopping the use of antibiotics, those pustules will return and it may become even worse. This may even apply to Retin-A and Accutane.Instead, we have suggested the use of BP, azelaic acid, and a change in diet with probiotics & fiber in mind. If you have time please go back and check out what we have talked about in the previous posts.
Edit: Despite the fact that bacteria have a lower chance of developing a resistance to Oracea, you do not want to be taking antibiotics long term. It will destroy your microbiome in both your gut and on your skin, low dosage or not.
On 8/4/2019 at 6:29 PM, FungalAcne said:Hey I hate to break it to you, if your symptoms were much like ours, after stopping the use of antibiotics, those pustules will return and it may become even worse. This may even apply to Retin-A and Accutane.Instead, we have suggested the use of BP, azelaic acid, and a change in diet with probiotics & fiber in mind. If you have time please go back and check out what we have talked about in the previous posts.
Edit: Despite the fact that bacteria have a lower chance of developing a resistance to Oracea, you do not want to be taking antibiotics long term. It will destroy your microbiome in both your gut and on your skin, low dosage or not.
I haven'ttried to claimthat pustuleswon'tcome back after you stop taking Oracea, this is pretty much given with any treatmentfor our problem. I would argue that the skin is veryunlikely to become worse than it was before starting Oracea though. I'm not a doctor or a drug manufacturer, but from what I've read and from what I've been told by my dermatologist is that its mechanism of action is reducing inflammation. The dosage is low enough and part of it is delayed-release meaning that it makes sure that the amount of doxycyclineabsorbed throughout the dayis below antibiotic threshold.I won't argue that some people may react badly to it and long term usage maynot be optimal, although a lot of people are successfully using it long term to treat their rosacea for example.
There aren't perfect solutions that work for everyone, that being said I've used it for 10 months now and didn't have any side effects yet.I do realize thatit is probably not an optimal thing to do long term, that's why I am using it while trying out different topical solutions like Retin-A. I've tried BP multiple times before (which is an antibiotic as well btw), but it irritated my skin too much and only made things worse. I've tried a lot of dietary changes, including probiotics and different supplements,and the only thing that had any effect was eating more fish and taking Fish Oil, but it had contributedto only like 10% improvement, no more.
I would advice everyone who is struggling to tryOracea, and talk to a dermatologist to get some prescription topical.
On 8/7/2019 at 5:00 PM, rebelheart said:No BPO is not an antibiotic.
I used the bpo that i bought on the internet for 2 days it only made it worse. I also bought colloidal silver. Colloidal silver seems like helping the my situation. I only get small pustules but they are alot.i hope that this is my last .. I no longer have money to buy anything that could help ...
On 8/11/2019 at 12:06 PM, bachoy97 said:Btw is it normal for your acne to flair up first while using bpo before you see the result ?
Well it mighthappen and don't give up so early try it at least for 2 weeks. It's not gonna do any harm. Avoid sugar & dairy. Though this condition manifests itself on face I believe it has something to do with the gut microbiome, there are people here who have seen great results with psyllium husk. If you face gut issues you can try it too.
Hey all,
Just to update everybody since my last post. I've now had a stool sample analyzed to test my gut health.
There is no single obvious cause, but I do have a high degree of gut dysbiosis.
This is not abnormal considering I've been on antibiotics for 24 of the last 40 weeks. It's impossible to tell what my gut situation was prior to these antibiotics, and all I can do now is try to address the bacterial imbalance and see if this helps. Note: I had these problems for 10+ years before taking antibiotics.
I'll follow the protocol for 3 months and then re-test. In simple terms: a varied diet, supplementing fish oil, prebiotics and probiotics.I've tried allbefore without much success, but hopefully now I have a little more knowledge and can be a little more targeted I may start to see some changes.
In the meantime, I'vebeen prescribed my third course of Isotretinoin, but at the moment5% BP (twice daily) is controlling the breakouts better than other topicals I've used in the past (still not great). My hope is to delay the Isotretinoin up until I'm better able to evaluate the success of the gut health protocol.
Best of luck to all others and I'll be sure to return with more info if I have success.
Keep strong!
On 8/12/2019 at 3:50 PM, rebelheart said:Well it mighthappen and don't give up so early try it at least for 2 weeks. It's not gonna do any harm. Avoid sugar & dairy. Though this condition manifests itself on face I believe it has something to do with the gut microbiome, there are people here who have seen great results with psyllium husk. If you face gut issues you can try it too.
I don't really feel that i have gut issues. I don't know what to do with my pustules. I'm currently in water theraphy thinking it might help my situation. And i'm going to order psyllium husk online and see if it's going to work for me. It's weird sometimes i get itchy red patches on my legs but it went away after two to three days.
On 8/17/2019 at 9:25 PM, TaralliMonster said:Hey all,
Just to update everybody since my last post. I've now had a stool sample analyzed to test my gut health.
There is no single obvious cause, but I do have a high degree of gut dysbiosis.
This is not abnormal considering I've been on antibiotics for 24 of the last 40 weeks. It's impossible to tell what my gut situation was prior to these antibiotics, and all I can do now is try to address the bacterial imbalance and see if this helps. Note: I had these problems for 10+ years before taking antibiotics.
I'll follow the protocol for 3 months and then re-test. In simple terms: a varied diet, supplementing fish oil, prebiotics and probiotics.I've tried allbefore without much success, but hopefully now I have a little more knowledge and can be a little more targeted I may start to see some changes.
In the meantime, I'vebeen prescribed my third course of Isotretinoin, but at the moment5% BP (twice daily) is controlling the breakouts better than other topicals I've used in the past (still not great). My hope is to delay the Isotretinoin up until I'm better able to evaluate the success of the gut health protocol.
Best of luck to all others and I'll be sure to return with more info if I have success.
Keep strong!
I'm looking to get aFecal Microbiota Transplant done to restore my gut health. You can also think about it. It's the best way out there to restore gut health. Probiotics hardly work as our gut microbiome is very diverse.
On 8/20/2019 at 2:55 PM, rebelheart said:I'm looking to get aFecal Microbiota Transplant done to restore my gut health. You can also think about it. It's the best way out there to restore gut health. Probiotics hardly work as our gut microbiome is very diverse.
Hey man, yep it can definitely be tricky with probiotics alone. I have a breakdown of the specific bacterial genus/species that I'm either deficient or over-abundant in, so have been able to tailor a specific program for my case of dysbiosis.... which should be much better than 'shooting blind'.
That's not to say it's going to work, but it gives me a better shot than just using random probiotic strains!
A lot of my protocol is actually based in trying to increase prebiotic fibre through supplementation and providing food for the under-represented bacterial groups to multiply, rather than just trying to add in probiotics which often aren't enough, as you mentioned.
I'm also trying to reduce intestinal permeability as I have a excess of lipopolysaccharides which can be super inflammatory if they escape the gut.
Not feeling too hopeful right now - butI'll keep the thread updated.
Best of luck.
My pustules seems to be going away with mupirocin cream but not with Ketoconazole cream. Maybe it's not fungal. And i also tested 10% BP alone fades my pustules but i'm scared using it for a long time. Also same with mupirocin because it's antibiotic...... I don't know what to do now 
On 8/5/2019 at 3:51 AM, missyincognito said:Heyl! I really know your struggle, i™ve been dealing myself with something similar for as long as i know. Since aprili™ve been drinking a detox tea for skin, and the results are really amazing! All this products( creams, cleansers, masks) are treating the symptoms of our acne, not the cause. Which makes sense, a skin problem appears because something inside your body is not right..
I love this detox tea because it treats the cause, like it™s healing your body from the inside. I don™t know if it™s gonna work as good for you as for me, but it™s only natural ingredients. After 2 months everything was so much better. Maybe we have different skin types, but i™d suggest you give it a try and integrate it in your skin care routine.
Here's the link [mod edit: link removed]
Hope this helps you! If you want to talk about it i™m here for you!
Can u tell us more about the tea. Moderators have removed the link.
On 8/31/2019 at 7:12 PM, bachoy97 said:My pustules seems to be going away with mupirocin cream but not with Ketoconazole cream. Maybe it's not fungal. And i also tested 10% BP alone fades my pustules but i'm scared using it for a long time. Also same with mupirocin because it's antibiotic...... I don't know what to do now
Try BP2.5%, 10% is too high a dose. Give it sometime, it'll work.