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Posted 6/6/2017 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all,

Since a couple of months, I have experienced a rather sudden onset of lots of acne on my face, arms, back etc. I am 24 years old, between the age of 15-18, I had a lot of acne but it went away for 85% until it returned recently.

I am not taking any antibiotics and only started herb protocols 2 weeks ago (I have had the acne before). Could this be related to Lyme somehow? Maybe my body is unable to fight certain bacteria causing the acne?

Thanks
Posted 6/6/2017 9:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Warrant -

YES... I think acne can be yet another crazy Lyme & Co sx. I think it's mainly due to the way we can fail to detox appropriately - skin is our largest detox organ and sometimes the gunk gets stuck and doesn't fully exit the skin. Most acne is the result of toxin buildup and/or bacteria but I think the bacteria buildup is also the result of a lack of appropriate detoxing.

Not all antibacterials are going to help with acne-causing bacteria. We know that gut dysbiosis and bacterial imbalance can cause acne ---or that the rebalancing can help it.

So I'd try increasing detox as much as possible, particularly gut binders!! soaks and help with lymphatic movement and draining.

-p
Posted 6/6/2017 9:32 PM (GMT 0)
Absolutely! I had horrible acne throughout the past six months that is definitely related to my infection (I had bartonella and several other parasites). My skin is ten times better now and the acne scars are slowly disappearing. Whenever I go into aggressive treatment, my face breaks out immediately with acne that lasts up to 10 days, so there is definitely a correlation.
Posted 6/6/2017 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
Warrant,

I had this problem a lot when I first became ill. Acne was particularly bad on my forehead. In my experience it is was more of a symptom of hormonal imbalance due to my immune system dysfunction. As I was able to restore immune function the acne went away completely, but it still comes back when I run myself down particularly with endurance exercise. The acne seems to be concomitant with nasty mood swings which lets me know I over did it.
Posted 6/7/2017 12:46 AM (GMT 0)
I am the opposite - I've been able to stop using my 3-step acne treatment for the first time in 15 years (knock on wood). I just use the face wash now. But I'm on antibiotics, so that might help. I also started treating my hormones just before I got Lyme, so I think it's helping to fight back, though Lyme is still managing to interrupt.

My arms, however, are a different story. Never had acne on my arms, and now they are covered with gross red bumps. I think it's keratosis rather than acne, though.

Lyme and treatments mess with a whole range of things - detox, bacteria, fungi, hormones, skin cells - that can cause changes.
Posted 6/7/2017 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
DD (age 20) suddenly had terrible acne for the first time in her life starting about 6 months after probable tick bite, and 6 months before diagnosis and start of treatment. She is now on 2 different antibiotics, and her face has cleared up almost completely (unfortunately has some scarring). In the past, MDs have put people on long-term antibiotics for the treatment of acne, before they knew what havoc that can cause on the gut, etc. My sister had terrible candidiasis for years. I'm also having my daughter do as much detoxing as I can get her to do.... helicopter mom....
Posted 6/7/2017 7:55 PM (GMT 0)

Pirouette said...
Hi Warrant -

YES... I think acne can be yet another crazy Lyme & Co sx. I think it's mainly due to the way we can fail to detox appropriately - skin is our largest detox organ and sometimes the gunk gets stuck and doesn't fully exit the skin. Most acne is the result of toxin buildup and/or bacteria but I think the bacteria buildup is also the result of a lack of appropriate detoxing.

Not all antibacterials are going to help with acne-causing bacteria. We know that gut dysbiosis and bacterial imbalance can cause acne ---or that the rebalancing can help it.

So I'd try increasing detox as much as possible, particularly gut binders!! soaks and help with lymphatic movement and draining.

-p


What would you recommend as gut binders? Thanks for replies everyone.

Post Edited (Warrant) : 6/7/2017 1:59:00 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/7/2017 8:59 PM (GMT 0)
Warrant -

We had a good discussion about binders the other day - hope this is helpful.

www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3861217

-p
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