rosacea?

just in the last few months i've been having terrible breakouts on my cheeks - i've tried all kinds of things.. slightly better, but will not completely go away.

i was just wondering if anyone else out there suffers from adult acne or rosacea. and if so, what type of skin products do you use??

this 'flare' has somewhat coincided with a new crohn's symptom of swollen joints. i do admit that i brought this flare on myself.. after finishing a month of antibiotics for an intestinal abscess.. i felt better than i had felt in a really long time, and i got a  little carried away with my eating/drinking. a couple weekends of drinking beers and eating hot wings totally caught up to me.   but that is why i thought that crohns and rosacea may possibly be related - both inflammatory..

anyway - anyone else's experiences or advice or opinions would be appreciated.

thanks

I have developed what I am calling acne i would say within the last 6months on my cheeks and chin, I have NEVER had a problem with my skin, it's always been clear even as a teen (I will be 29) I hardly ever wear makeup, maybe once a month if that. It's kinda itches a little and they are small red bumps. Hmm It just makes me wonder what it is. Funny i was just talking with a coworker about it a few mins ago, cause I dont know what to do. Makes me want to start wearing make up just to cover it up!

insagent.. that is what mine is like.. and new bumps just keep popping up under old ones. at its worst, i would have described it as kind of crusty/scabby and oozing, but clear. its cleared up some on my cheeks, but i also have a little bit on my chin. i've had pimples here and there throughout my life, but never like this, and zit meds dont really seem to help. i've just started using cetaphil products, they're supposed to be real gentle on your skin.
i guess since you're in remission that its not related to your crohn's flares..

you guys do know pred really makes your skin, face really oily. when I first went on pred, I used baby wipes just to clean my face esp. around nose and check area

AG

amytupelo, I just started using a acne face wash from clean an clear about two weeks ago, it isn't helping any! Guess I should prob switch to the Cetaphil or there's another one that starts with an E that is suppose to be really gentle can't remember what it's called.