I miss chocolate milk :-(

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Alrighty, you might be wondering about the title, right? Well, I've suffered from acne since I was about 11 (18 now). I've had oily skin, breakouts, all different types of acne, just blam on my face. I was on Trinessa for it, but it didn't do anything. I get the facials every once in awhile, I take Aloeride, I try to be healthy. Nothing was working, I was even considering Accutane. That is, until I read it could cause candida, which might be why my stomach is hurting. Everything has to get in the way I think...

Recently I did some researching, and came across the whole "milk causes acne" article. I thought "Heck, why not?" I've drank milk since I was about 2, so if this was it, it'd make sense. Anyways, I came off milk...and wah-lah! Well, my cystic acne was gone in less than 2 days. It's only been a few weeks now, and I have to say I'm missing milk. The androgen hormones in it are what supposedly cause the acne...so that got me thinking about anti-androgens.

I have a prescripition for Yaz just waiting for me to take it, but I'm having to put it off because I am having stomache problems lately. Every time after I eat I get sick, and even last night I had to throw up before I could fall asleep. I have to say it's getting pretty bad, so I'm afraid to take anything. Anyone heard of this? (Researched Candida Overgrowth, which would be another reason not to take the BCP.) I also read that Candida could be a root cause of my basic acne...so there's that too. I've been working on getting rid of it, but had to stop the pills just in case it was causing my digestive problems. Confused for now on that one.

I also have weight problems, being underweight I mean, and I was afraid the BCP would make that worse. I want to be sure before I start anything else.

All of my acne isn't cleared up, but I havn't had the huge pimples for awhile now, and I was getting them non-stop for quite some time. So I think I was dead-on with the milk idea (For the cystic, not the small ones)

My thoughts were if I take an anti-androgen then I could drink a little bit of milk. Haha! I don't know if that'd work out how I hope, but anything is worth a try. Well, almost anything.

Anyone have any advice or input on this? I'm leaving for a week trip to Nevada tommarow, so I may not get to replying for awhile! Thanks for now!
 
I have never heard of milk causing acne or even being related to it. Are you sure that what you read was accurate?

In regarRAB to all your stomach troubles, have you talked to your doctor about that? There are many things that can cause stomach symptoms, you should really talk to your doctor about it.

As far as your concern with hormones in the milk, try organic milk. You can get milk from cows that aren't given any antibiotics or hormones. Maybe that would be something for you to try.

Anyway, good luck with your stomach and your skin. You may want to also try taking a multi-vitamin and fish oil (make sure it's ok to take with your other meRAB first) and get exercise(not to lose weight-it can help your complexion by improving your blood flow-be sure to wash your face afterwarRAB), as well as get plenty of sleep, eat healthily and change your pillowcase frequently. That's a load of advice, I know, but it helps me keep my skin looking good. I definately understand your struggle with acne. Me and acne been battling for years.

Man, this is long. Sorry. Good luck.
 
Well, I was skeptical on the whole milk thing too, and when I told my mom about it she said "Oh that's an old wives tale". :)But it definently seemed to work for me.

As for a doctor, yes I'm setting up an appointment. I'm hoping it's something simple, but with my luck it probably won't be.

I DO need to exercise more. I get plenty at work, don't get me wrong, but that's really just leg work (and the occasional tons of clothes for the arms...woo!). I've been thinking about becoming a waitress though- for the tips haha. Though I don't want to be the pimply waitress, so I'll wait till my luck changes.

I take a multi-vitamin already, fish oil I need to start and have been meaning to, sleep I get plenty of since I work nights. Pillowcase- ;) Was just about to change it. I enjoy the tips, thank you! I read a lot so I've come across plenty.

Oraganic milk I'll have to try, but I did read it still has the androgen hormones in it.

Thank you again!
 
No problem, I figured you probably already knew what I had to suggest but thought I would try. I just know what a pain it is for your skin to be a problem. I just know I have to be really careful about how I take care of myself or my skin goes haywire.

I've been thinking of trying jojoba oil and/or tea tree oil. Have you ever tried either one or know much about them? I have done some looking up on them and have seen mixed reviews. I think I'll try them soon, just afraid of aggravating my skin, so I haven't yet.
 
I actually own a little bottle of the expensive tea tree oil. For quite some time I was putting it on my face every night, and my face did seem to improve. But I still had that cystic acne back then, and I havn't gone back to the tea tree oil in awhile now. A few months really. I'm wanting to try the jojoba oil...I've heard great things about it for scars, and I have quite a few of those.

I've replaced the tea tree oil with Green Cream, which is retinol cream. Since I can't use both at the same time, I'm sticking to the green cream for now :-) I guess the key is to just keep trying different things to see what works for you. I might go back to the tea tree oil (it's supposed to be just as good as BP) once I run out of the cream I'm using, just to see if I really need it.:D
 
hmm... I don't drink milk at all I never have and I still have acne. I do eat dairy, yogurt, cheese etc. Did you cut out dairy completely or just milk. If you think your acne is caused by excess anderogens why dont you try spiro it has done wonders for me I never break out since I started it and it worked for me when even accutane didn't. As for the birth control I take yasmin which is similar to yaz and it helped my skin alot but the spiro along with yasmin is what got me completely clear.
 
I'm on Yaz now, and I don't eat cheese or anything so I guess I completely cut it out. I'm going to drink it only once a week now though because my family has a history of bone loss, so I need the calcium. I looked up spiro and thought about trying it, but I want to see if the Yaz works okay alone on my.
 
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