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I used to have this problem all the time until I started using Clindamycin 1% topical solution 3 times a day for 2 weeks.
After that, I kept my face hydrated with a nonclogging sun protector.
On 23/12/2017 at 2:18 AM, pimple pimp said:guys i think this type of acne is caused by high cholesterol/triglycerides due to a vitamin c deficiency. Vitamin c is needed to convert cholesterol to bile acids (which is used to eliminate fat soluble chemicals hormones toxins etc), and steroids including cortisol which is crucial for inflammation and blood sugar regulation...we could all just be suffering from mild scurvy.
get your blood tested asap OP im 99.9% sure your lipids are FUCKED. get vitamin c tested as well.
im going to try sodium ascorbate + lysine & proline protocol. lots of kiwis oranges lemons as well.
Cholesterol: vitamin C controls its transformation to bile acids.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4685043
The role of ascorbic acid in the regulation of cholesterol metabolism
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/942515
The effect of vitamin C in high doses on plasma and biliary lipid composition in patients with cholesterol gallstones
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9179545
Vitamin C is an important cofactor for both adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla
Ascorbic acid is a cofactor required in adrenal steroidogenesis
Vitamin A: Not Required for Adrenal Steroidogenesis in Rats
Previous work supporting the vitamin A dependency of adrenal function in rats neglected to take into account a secondary effect of the deficiency, a decrease in hepatic ascorbic acid biosynthesis. Vitamin A-depleted rats maintained on a diet free of ascorbate had a decrease in the activity of adrenal 3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, and extensive adrenocortical degeneration. The use of an ascorbate supplement prevented the symptoms. The results suggest that previous evidence for direct involvement of vitamin A in steroidogenesis may have been due to the production of a secondary deficiency, a chronic scorbutic condition.
VITAMIN FCKIN C!!
Vitamin C is the 'muscle' of the immune system
https://www.peakenergy.com/articles/nh20140222/Vitamin-C-is-the -'muscle'-of-the-immune-system/
The Link Between Vitamin C And Optimal Immunity
TABLE:VITAMIN C LEVELS FALL IN MULTIPLE DISEASE STATES
Healthy Vitamin C Range is 61-80 mmol/L
Vitamin C In Disease States
Mean Plasma Vitamin C Level (micromol/L)
Diabetes
42mmol/L
Gastritis
46mmol/L
Pancreatitis
33mmol/L
Pneumonia
31mmol/L
Cancer
< 24mmol/L
Trauma or sepsis (overwhelming infection)
10mmol/L
Arthritis
27mmol/L
Nice but I get my blood tested every few months and my cholestrol and lipid levels are under control. Not so sure about Vitamin C though
2 hours ago, silverlight22 said:Nice but I get my blood tested every few months and my cholestrol and lipid levels are under control. Not so sure about Vitamin C though
what are your exact cholesterol and triglyceride numbers? also you need vitamin c tested
since i made that post i have juiced 3kg of oranges, ate 8-10 kiwis, and ate 250-500 gram strawberries and taken 6 grams of sodium ascorbate/day
acne has reduced by 60% within the week
i have my base cholesterol and trigs from last year and will test again at the end of jan including vit c
I am cured! Two years ago, I started having recurring infections around my mouth that would last up to 10 weeks. I also had folliculitis that spread down my neck and inhabited my torso twice for weeks. For the last several months, I fought folliculitis that was basically all over my face. I used every bactericidal chemical possible, plus essential oils and topical and oral antibiotics matched for my particular gram negative bacteria (and later for gram positive) to no avail. Mid-November, I discovered I've had hyperparathyroidism, which keeps vitamin D low. Prior to surgery, I was suspicious that my folliculitis could not heal due to low vitamin D (vitamin D regulates oil production and acts like macrophages to eat up bacteria), so I sat in the sun in Florida (where I had my surgery) the day before surgery for 1 1/2 hours. The day after surgery, my face was smooth! It stayed smooth for about four days, and then small pimples and blackheads quickly started to populate my entire face again! I was now back home in Colorado, and my doctor had be taking 3000 IUs of vitamin D3 along with my calcium, so I guessed that was not enough and increased my vitamin D3 to 4000 IUs, and my face cleared again and has stayed clear! Be sure to monitor your vitamin D levels for toxicity, but the Vitamin D Council's website has great info on how much we can safely take! Hope this helps you all!
1 hour ago, Jennifer* said:I am cured! Two years ago, I started having recurring infections around my mouth that would last up to 10 weeks. I also had folliculitis that spread down my neck and inhabited my torso twice for weeks. For the last several months, I fought folliculitis that was basically all over my face. I used every bactericidal chemical possible, plus essential oils and topical and oral antibiotics matched for my particular gram negative bacteria (and later for gram positive) to no avail. Mid-November, I discovered I've had hyperparathyroidism, which keeps vitamin D low. Prior to surgery, I was suspicious that my folliculitis could not heal due to low vitamin D (vitamin D regulates oil production and acts like macrophages to eat up bacteria), so I sat in the sun in Florida (where I had my surgery) the day before surgery for 1 1/2 hours. The day after surgery, my face was smooth! It stayed smooth for about four days, and then small pimples and blackheads quickly started to populate my entire face again! I was now back home in Colorado, and my doctor had be taking 3000 IUs of vitamin D3 along with my calcium, so I guessed that was not enough and increased my vitamin D3 to 4000 IUs, and my face cleared again and has stayed clear! Be sure to monitor your vitamin D levels for toxicity, but the Vitamin D Council's website has great info on how much we can safely take! Hope this helps you all!
Thanks for posting this Jennifer. However, are you certain that you are clear because of increasing your Vitamin D intake and not because of antibiotics injected in your through IV during your surgery?
I had a surgery last June and stayed clear for a month but realized it was because the doctor had decided to inject Keflex in my body during my surgery.
18 hours ago, silverlight22 said:18 hours ago, silverlight22 said:Thanks for posting this Jennifer. However, are you certain that you are clear because of increasing your Vitamin D intake and not because of antibiotics injected in your through IV during your surgery?I had a surgery last June and stayed clear for a month but realized it was because the doctor had decided to inject Keflex in my body during my surgery.
I guess that's possible. My surgery was only 18 min., and I don't know what they gave or how much, but I will now find out! My complexion did start to get worse four days after surgery until I upped my vitamin D. I will let you know after a month. It's been 23 days so far. Antibiotics didn't work when I tried two different kinds before.
23 minutes ago, Jennifer* said:I just found out it was one dose of Clindamycin, but i'm still waiting to find out the amount.
Thanks for following up. That's interesting. My surgery was about 90 min long and they gave me a dose of Keflex and I started clearing up around day 3 mark too. My mouth pustules started coming back after 2 weeks though and were in full force at Day 30.
If yours have not come back till now and even for the next week then I guess you really have found your cure!!
hey guys,
i think i might have the same issue and it is present since last march. i've used antibiotics which eliminated all the pustules, but when i finished my medication it came back. i was researching a lot on the topic and the only thing that has helped was strict diet. while following a combination of paleo and candida diet, i was 70% clear. i've recently stopped dieting because i wanted to further investigate on the problem. i started to eat everything again so i could go and have an allergy test. now i'm figthing against the worst condition since it was started. i switched back immidiately to even stricter diet but no changes. i'm supposed to get my results back in a few weeks.
i know how hard to deal with this and also i want to get cured, so if it's possible i'd like to join the messenger group of yours.
Acne patients frequently associated with abnormal plasma lipid profile.
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between plasma lipid profile and acne. Acne patients (n = 181) and healthy volunteers (n = 130) matched in terms of both age and sex were enrolled. Plasma total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and lipoprotein (LP)(a) levels were measured. TC, LDL-C and LP(a) levels in male and female patients with severe acne were significantly higher than in the healthy control group (P < 0.05). TG in male patients with severe and moderate acne was significantly higher than in the healthy control group (P < 0.05). LP(a) in male and female patients with mild, moderate and severe acne was significantly higher than in the healthy control group (P < 0.05). The constituent ratio of male and female patients with TC, TG, LDL-C and LP(a) over the normal range was significantly higher than in the healthy control group. In this study, acne patients were frequently associated with abnormal lipid profile, providing a new basis for further exploration of the pathogenesis, as well as new treatments, of acne vulgaris.
On 1/4/2018 at 2:16 PM, silverlight22 said:Thanks for following up. That's interesting. My surgery was about 90 min long and they gave me a dose of Keflex and I started clearing up around day 3 mark too. My mouth pustules started coming back after 2 weeks though and were in full force at Day 30.If yours have not come back till now and even for the next week then I guess you really have found your cure!!
Silverlight22, so sorry to hear, but are you going to try taking 4000 IUs of vitamin D3 too? If not, why? We have all been looking for someone to say they found a cure, and I'm baffled as to why no one seems to be trying this.
On 1/3/2018 at 4:06 PM, Jennifer* said:I was now back home in Colorado, and my doctor had be taking 3000 IUs of vitamin D3 along with my calcium, so I guessed that was not enough and increased my vitamin D3 to 4000 IUs, and my face cleared again and has stayed clear! Be sure to monitor your vitamin D levels for toxicity, but the Vitamin D Council's website has great info on how much we can safely take! Hope this helps you all!
Thanks for the info Jennifer! I to notice that in the summer the pustules around my mouth and overall acne is way less frequent. Unfortunately I've been taking 5000UI of vitamin D3 for some time and it hasn't completely cleared it for me. I've had all my levels checked and they are in optimal range too.
I do suggest everyone start taking at least 2000-5000UI though!
Thanks for your response, Canucklehead12. My pores have never been clear since adolescence, but my normal state was never clusters of raised pores, random whiteheads popping up and clusters of blackheads like it was with folliculitis. Vitamin D3 has returned me to my normal, pretty much smooth-to-the-touch state with an occasional random zit or three. I did have to raise my level to 5000 IUs with menses approaching, since female bodies use more vitamin D during that time of the month. I will be getting my vitamin D level checked in a few weeks. Now that my parathyroid adenomas are removed, and I have the ability to maintain normal calcium, vitamin D and magnesium levels, I need to see what the regimen my naturopath had me on does for my skin. Her treatment plan did get rid of some severe folliculitis flareups, especially around my mouth. I don't want to take the high doses of vitamin C and A yet, or the zinc, but I will see what drinking the calendula tea does. I was to drink daily a quart of that tea with 1/4 c. steeped, dried calendula. I also applied it to my face twice a day. I don't think probiotics or tumeric did anything. I believe in a whole food, plant-based diet, and kimchi (probably sauerkraut too) helps my digestion, unlike probiotics. A healthy gut is supposed to help everything.
On 1/21/2018 at 2:11 AM, Optimumcure said:Any updates guys
I am still doing well, but I have yet to try the calendula again to see if my pores/follicles can clear up more. Sorry... I would like to hear if anyone else is trying vitamin D3. 4000 IUs is supposedly safe, especially in the winter! Anyone tried anything else that worked for me? Seriously, the naturopathic regimen I described was a lifesaver, but I can't find that post so will place it here! I feel now that while my vitamin D was low, my body couldn't fight off bacteria that it normally would have been able to, and that is why I got strange flare ups. The naturopathic regimen worked, but then I would seem to get another bacterial flare up. I think I dealt with four or five different bacteria that each affected my face differently. Please someone else try everything I did. I am so happy every time I touch my face to wash it, since it had felt so bumpy and gross before, and I wish a smooth face for each of you!
Do all this for 5 days:
Drink 1 qt of calendula tea made with 1/4 c. dried calendula flowers. Pat some on face twice a day.
1 gram vitamin C
100,000 IU vitamin A
22 mg. zinc (mine was chelated)
3 dropperfuls of a tincture she made three times a day with: calendula, echinacea, lomatium, and usnea (maybe you can get by without this, but these herbs were used as antibiotics).
Later when my folliculitis was all over my torso, she had me double the calendula in the tea for use topically, and that worked as well after about 5-7 days.
Don't forget vitamin D3!
Ok - just an update. The doctors cultured my pustule 2 weeks ago and it turns out that only bacteria which grew is Citrobacter Koseri which is gram-negative bacteria. He wants to put me on antibiotics again but was very understanding when I explained my history to him that it clears up when I am on antibiotics but returns much worse after I stop taking them.
Accutane seems to be another line of treatment for this which I am reluctant on getting on.
@Jennifer*- In one of your older posts you mentioned you had Gram Negative Follicultis too. I have read your naturopathic treatment but I am confused as to what actually worked. Was it the Vitamin D which cured your of your whiteheads or was it the calendula tea? Which brand of Vitamin D do you use, can you give me a link?
Thanks!
@silverlight22 are there any topical antibacterials specific for that?
Hi guys, I have the exact same problem that you've been discussing here. Been struggling with it for the past 4-5 years, since I started hitting the gym and overdosing on dairy products-protein shakes etc.
- Mine started with staphil. aureus in my nose, then klebsiella and now its enterobacter aerogenes. Took 4-5 rounds of oral antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin)and of course, after they ended, the problem came back.
- Used bactroban(mupirocin twice for my nose), and I still use duac gel (clindamicin) locally on the infected areas- this is the only cream that dries them out
- I ve been on a strict diet for the past 2years (no dairy, eggs, sweets) and that seemsto work but not 100%, I find myself cheating weekly as i cannot give up sugar soI still get few boils around my mouth and chin.
- I have even madea food allergy test, which shocked me because the results showed only allergy to brainfoods(coffee, cacao, black tea) and yeast. DAIRY WAS FINE .Apart fromthat, i only had a VIT D3 and folic acid defficiency which i later fixed.
- The only thing I have not tried was to actually take probiotics, or try a 30days raw milk dietin order to get back good bacteria destroyed by the antibiotics and fixmy leaky gut
Don't really know what to do anymore, I just can't accept the fact that there is no treatment for this shitty disease. Doctors tell me I will be dealing with it for the rest of my life but I refuse to believe that.
IF you found anything that works, please let us know
On 2/2/2018 at 6:04 AM, maverickk21 said:Don't really know what to do anymore, I just can't accept the fact that there is no treatment for this shitty disease. Doctors tell me I will be dealing with it for the rest of my life but I refuse to believe that.
IF you found anything that works, please let us know
Hey @maverickk21
I'd suggest taking a decent probiotic with 25billion CFU or more to start. I have been using the Renew Life brand or VSL (expensive). You can also try making homemade kombucha, sauerkraut or kefir. All three are very easy to make at home.
But yeah, I still haven't got my pustules to go away completely. I have more clear days than not, so I do know I'm on the right track! I definitely think keeping inflammation down with good diet and proper supplementation is the best course of action.
Thats such good news canucklehead. I noticed you mentioned before about a paleo style diet. Could you give some insight to that. And it strange how some people get way worse after taking probiotic. I've never taken them because of all the bad story's about people breaking out really badly after taking them.
Also what has happened to the rest of the guys in this chat, they seem to have disappeared. @rocketboysf
On 2/5/2018 at 6:26 AM, Canucklehead12 said:Hey @maverickk21I'd suggest taking a decent probiotic with 25billion CFU or more to start. I have been using the Renew Life brand or VSL (expensive). You can also try making homemade kombucha, sauerkraut or kefir. All three are very easy to make at home.
But yeah, I still haven't got my pustules to go away completely. I have more clear days than not, so I do know I'm on the right track! I definitely think keeping inflammation down with good diet and proper supplementation is the best course of action.
Hi, I just started taking 25billion probiotics. Had my vitamin C and D checked,waiting for the C results; apparently my D levels are low, so need to take that as well. I gave up on sugar for good and I had like 1-2 zits around my chin in 4 days, seems to work good.
How often do you guys shave though ? I find its better for me to shave constantly, but I dont like it at all. My chin and sides look awful, full of redness and scars, but If i leave my beard for 2-3-4 weeks and I shave it afterwards, the result will be even worse. What do you think?
On 2/10/2018 at 3:31 AM, maverickk21 said:How often do you guys shave though ? I find its better for me to shave constantly, but I dont like it at all. My chin and sides look awful, full of redness and scars, but If i leave my beard for 2-3-4 weeks and I shave it afterwards, the result will be even worse. What do you think?
Yeah shaving is tough! For me, shaving every other day has been fairly decent though. I use an electric razor (Braun series 7) and I find it to be the least irritating compared to a double edge or conventional razor, but each to their own. With a good electric razor you're not using any shaving cream, so it minimizes any chance of drying out your skin.
I've also tried just using a beard trimmer every day, and that worked quite well since you're not really irritating your skin all that much! You'll have to see what your skin likes.
hello,
anyone doing or did raw milk diet here? i™ve read a ton about its benefits and how it can be a cure for my skin problem so i™ve recently started doing it with high hopes. it was magic for a couple of days: all the pustules had gone and the redness started to fade. unfortunately after one week it got worse 
i don™t know what am i doing wrong as i did the same every day. the day it got worse, i™ve caught a light flu, so that is the only thing i can think of.
anyway, i™m not gonna give up, because that is my last hope
Hi people,
I posted this back in 2012:
I am sorry to say I still have the same problem. I ditched all the antibiotics in the end, they do not help.
The nearest I've got in recent times is with turmeric - see: https://www.earthclinic.com/turmeric-for-folliculitis.html
I take a teaspoon of it, put it in a glass, grind some black pepper (from a pepper mill), fill it with water and down it. I would try to do this at breakfast and my evening meal. I've been doing this for 6months, I've noticed a difference, but it isn't perfect.
I also use an alum block every day, sometimes twice (morning and night) - just wet it and run it over the skin around your mouth. It is drying, but it soothes, helps with healing, improves complexion and is quick and easy to use.
Here are a select few photos from the last couple of years if you're interested:
https://imgur.com/a/x989D
I can manage it most of the time so I can get about day to day. But I lack all confidence in social situations. I suffer serious bouts of depression and occasionally have suicidal thoughts as I feel there is no end and no future in sight. I try to keep my mind off it as much as I can with work and friends. When it gets bad I hit the internet and research away for hours on end, usually until the early hours, until I come up with alterations to my routine.
This last few weeks have been extremely tough for me for a number of reasons and my skin just compounds the issue. I just feel like I'm losing the best years of my life.
1 hour ago, t0m said:I can manage it most of the time so I can get about day to day. But I lack all confidence in social situations. I suffer serious bouts of depression and occasionally have suicidal thoughts as I feel there is no end and no future in sight. I try to keep my mind off it as much as I can with work and friends. When it gets bad I hit the internet and research away for hours on end, usually until the early hours, until I come up with alterations to my routine.
Hey tOm,
Yeah this is super tough for a lot of us, it's very frustrating when you have 100% clear days and then the pustules come back seemingly for no reason.
Have you tried coloring your pustules with a sharpie? I have found this to be amazing for my confidence and it works wonders. If any pustules crop up I'll use a purple or brown sharpie and dab them. I'll lightly use my finger to smear the ink so that it looks faded on the pustules. Afterward it will look like a normal pimple, which I can deal with.
Cheers,