strawberries 0 Posted March 19, 2007 I had one of the worst flues I ever had this past 2 weeks. Fever of 102 for 7 days, pain, could not breath. The weirdest thing was my skin cleared up 100%. Now that I am feeling better the acne is back. One think I didn't do is eat anything besides soup. I also took benadrl to easy congestion and help me sleep. You think the fever burnt my acne away? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReiseReise 0 Posted March 19, 2007 I get exactly the same, whenever I have a seriously bad cold or flu my skin will clear up dramatically ... and you would think it would have the opposite effect wouldnt you? My guess is that acne is often contributed to an over-active immune system, are body is overreacting to the bacteria on our faces but when you have a cold/flu then the immune system is busy off fighting it .... maybe thats a load of rubbish but it sounds plausible to me . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CB07 1 Posted March 19, 2007 I had one of the worst flues I ever had this past 2 weeks. Fever of 102 for 7 days, pain, could not breath. The weirdest thing was my skin cleared up 100%. Now that I am feeling better the acne is back. One think I didn't do is eat anything besides soup. I also took benadrl to easy congestion and help me sleep. You think the fever burnt my acne away? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyph31 3 Posted March 19, 2007 probably just your immune system working harder and then becoming lazier when the sickness fades Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sofreshsoclean 1 Posted March 19, 2007 I had one of the worst flues I ever had this past 2 weeks. Fever of 102 for 7 days, pain, could not breath. The weirdest thing was my skin cleared up 100%. Now that I am feeling better the acne is back. One think I didn't do is eat anything besides soup. I also took benadrl to easy congestion and help me sleep. You think the fever burnt my acne away? Does benadryl help you sleep good? I have sleeping problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aubrey87 0 Posted March 19, 2007 I had the stomach flu a few months back and for days I didn't eat anything, or wash my face...my skin improved dramatically. I'm not sure whether or not it was because I was severely dehydrated..and my acne dried up? or just not washing my face...either way, being sick sucked but at least I looked good while puking my brains out... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dejaclairevoyant 757 Posted March 20, 2007 Yup, same for me. I notice this every time I get sick!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EvaHonestly 1 Posted March 20, 2007 I have lupus, so I spend a lot of time with high fevers and lying in bed, and this has never happened to me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
