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#1 pellegrino

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Posted 22 June 2007 - 12:36 PM

Has anyone noticed an improvement in acne on a gluten free, dairy free diet?

I've always broken out, have used lots of topical products, and used to go on antibiotics every so often to clear up my acne. I was actually on Ampicilin for a couple months before my celiac symptoms began four months ago, and stopped taking them.

I've been gluten and dairy free for about a month and I'm breaking out like crazy. Lots of small bumpy type acne on my forehead and on the sides of my face. And large, cystic acne on my chin, cheeks and forehead. My naturopath says it could definitely be a result of the big time detox I'm going through. I'm also taking a bunch of supplements (fish oil, vitamin D, calcium, protein powder, etc.), but she said it was unlikely that these would be causing the acne.

Obviously I know acne is also hormonal. I was on birth control for a while, because it helped, but chose to stop taking it for various reasons. I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced acne flare ups when starting a gluten free and dairy free diet. Did your acne ever improve or did it get worse on a gluten free, dairy free diet.

When I was diagnosed I decided I was done putting all sorts of chemicals in and on my body, so I stopped using my Brevoxyl face wash full of mineral oil, sodium lauryl sulfate, and all sorts of other chemicals. I've started using Aubrey Organics line of sensitive skin face products (cleansing lotion, toner and moisturizer). My face does feel less oily, but I don't think it's really improved my acne any. I just refuse to go on any more antibiotics or use chemical filled products.

Does anyone have any other all natural product recommendations to treat acne? Nothing with mineral oil, petroleum, parabens, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, or any of that bad stuff. Just all natural.

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Posted 22 June 2007 - 02:19 PM

I've been gluten free for two months now and have noticed a major improvement in my skin. Not as oily, more even skintone and much fewer breakouts. My hair has also improved, it's softer and not falling out as much as before.

I use Burt's Bees Garden Tomato bar soap and toner. They are both about as natural as you can get and seem to work well for me. I have not yet found the perfect moisturizer.....

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Posted 24 June 2007 - 03:06 AM

pellegrino, on Jun 22 2007, 12:36 PM, said:

My entire family saw acne disappear within a very short time gluten-free. The only time we have a serious breakout now is when we come into contact with something with gluten. I would suggest that you call the maker of any and all supplements and any other meds you take. Many herbal preperations may say gluten free but some may contain barley and wheat grass which will cause problems for us. Also check your toiletries and shampoos etc.
You also may want to discontinue the supplements for a bit and see if your skin calms down then add them back one at a time to check for a reaction. Many of us once the D is over do not need the extreme supplementation that many naturopaths push on us.

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celiac 49 years - Misdiagnosed for 45
Blood tested and repeatedly negative
Diagnosed by Allergist with elimination diet and diagnosis confirmed by GI in 2002
Misdiagnoses for 15 years were IBS-D, ataxia, migraines, anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, parathesias, arthritis, livedo reticularis, hairloss, premature menopause, osteoporosis, kidney damage, diverticulosis, prediabetes and ulcers, dermatitis herpeformis
All bold resoved or went into remission with proper diagnosis of Celiac November 2002
Some residual nerve damage remains as of 2006- this has continued to resolve after eliminating soy in 2007

Mother died of celiac related cancer at 56
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Children 2 with Ulcers, GERD, Depression, , 1 with DH, 1 with severe growth stunting (male adult 5 feet)both finally diagnosed Celiac through blood testing and 1 with endo 6 months after Mom

Positive to Soy and Casien also Aug 2007

Gluten Sensitivity Gene Test Aug 2007
HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 1 0303

HLA-DQB1 Molecular analysis, Allele 2 0303

Serologic equivalent: HLA-DQ 3,3 (Subtype 9,9)

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Posted 24 June 2007 - 05:14 AM

ravenwoodglass, on Jun 24 2007, 12:06 PM, said:

My entire family saw acne disappear within a very short time gluten-free.

How long is a very short time?

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Posted 24 June 2007 - 02:06 PM

Have you eliminated soy? I eliminated soy and my skin cleared up immediately. I use a basic tea tree oil soap to cleanse and then tone and moisturize (I use the toner and moiturizer from Suki). I notice that if I exfoliate too much (more than once a week) my skin breaks out also. Even if it's a mild exfoliant it's too much for my skin.

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#6 mftnchn

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Posted 24 June 2007 - 02:56 PM

I am a bit over 2 months Gluten-free Casein-free. My skin is more oily right now, and several breakouts which I haven't had for years.

4/2007 Positive IGA, TTG Enterolab results, with severe malabsorption: Two DQ2 celiac genes--highest possible risk.

gluten-free since 4/22/07; SF since 7/07; 3/08 & 7/08 high sugar levels in stool (i.e. cannot break down carbs) digestive enzymes for carbs didn't help; 7/18/08 started SCD as prescribed by my physician (MD).

10/2000 dx LYME disease; 2008 clinical dx CELIAC; Other: hypothyroid, allergies, dupuytrens, high mercury levels

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Posted 24 June 2007 - 07:12 PM

I signed up here just because of this issue. Two weeks ago I stopped eating gluten, my acne was getting less and less and I attrtibuted it to the digestive enzymes I was taking and then added wheat and all the gluten products back in. The next two weeks got worse and worse till I almost reached in between mild to moderate acne. I had literally 30 zits on my forehead and it was too much of a coincidence. I stopped taking gluten products and slowly it's going down again.

I am going to see what happens over the next few days, because I really feel this is causing it!

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Posted 24 June 2007 - 10:22 PM

I wonder how long am I to wait to know if it will totally go away because of gluten? Will it almost be instant, or will it take weeks, or months?

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Posted 25 June 2007 - 03:28 AM

pellegrino, on Jun 22 2007, 04:36 PM, said:

Does anyone have any other all natural product recommendations to treat acne? Nothing with mineral oil, petroleum, parabens, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, or any of that bad stuff. Just all natural.

I've been gluten free for two weeks and no new blemishes, something that has been plaquing me for 12+ years
I must say that I was using RetinA when I went gluten free - but I quit using it and no new pimples AT ALL! This is an amazing "find" for me.

I've just started using a pure olive oil soap on my body AND face - - three days now and no pimples or reaction anywhere. It doesn't make my face greasy or anything... just clean.

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#10 ravenwoodglass

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Posted 26 June 2007 - 04:31 AM

mattj, on Jun 24 2007, 05:14 AM, said:

How long is a very short time?

We saw fresh breakouts of acne stop within a couple of weeks. My DH however took a bit longer. I would get blisters frequently for the first few months, mainly due to CC from mainstream foods and toiletries. For a couple years the blisters would be the first sign of a glutening of CC. Now after 5 years gluten-free I have to have a lot of gluten before the first one even appears. True acne however seems to be gone completely for both myself and my young adults.

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Posted 26 June 2007 - 07:01 AM

I went gluten-free first and then casein free later. My skin cleared up when I went CF. This was quite a surprise to me (don't you love good surprises?) because I've done two strong courses of accutane in my adult life that made my skin beautiful while on the drug but the effects didn't last. I've been through every medical and alternative acne treatment on the planet and the only two that have worked well are accutane and casein-free. Wow, I wish I had known about casein-free before the expensive poisonous accutane....

gluten-free May 17, 2007; casein-light since June 2007

Dx'ed gluten/casein intolerant by Enterolab. Family doc dx'ed "gluten sensitive" after dietary response. DQ 6 & DQ 7

8 year old daughter dx'ed gluten/casein intolerant & malabsorption by Enterolab and has been GFCL since June 12, 2007. Excellent response to diet, including growth! Tummyaches & irritability are gone! DQ 5 & DQ 6

Husband has DQ 5 (elementary, my dear Watson!). Self-diagnosed gluten-intolerant by diet response and challenge.

#12 EmmaQ

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Posted 26 June 2007 - 03:09 PM

My skin cleared up quite a bit gluten-free, not perfect as I was having hormal surges from just giving birth.

I think detoxing is a good explaination as to the why you are now breaking out and I would encourage you to have faith it will clear.

I've been using ProActiv since May of 06 and it took nearly 6 months for it to be 99.5% clear all the time. Then I went gluten-free and that did the other .5% and then I went back on Gluten for testing and the acne is back amoung other things and ProActiv isn't cutting it this time... Of course my gluten content was lower than what it was for the testing, so that might be one reason the ProActiv appeared to work prior.

When acne is bad, it does need more than just diet help to get it cleared up quickly. I googled ProActiv today and found several other products and read about a few. I'm still reading to make a decision if I want to try something new. I'm allergic to the "salysictic acid" stuff that is in all the OTC acne things these days.

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Posted 26 June 2007 - 03:20 PM

I think it depends on what kind of acne you have, and what has been causing your acne. I have cystic acne (it seems to be largely genetic in my case). It has not gone away (I've been gluten-free for about 4 years now). Soy does make my acne much worse though.

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