{"id":9551,"date":"2012-06-05T08:30:37","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T00:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=9551"},"modified":"2012-06-04T14:39:06","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T06:39:06","slug":"tip-your-sudden-breakouts-or-acne-may-be-health-and-food-related","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2012\/06\/tip-your-sudden-breakouts-or-acne-may-be-health-and-food-related\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip: Your sudden breakouts or acne may be health and food related"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’ve had 2 cycles of inexplicable breakouts in the past few months that stunned me primarily because I had gotten my skin to a level where I was very happy with how it looked, and it had been relatively breakout free for a while. I also was not trialing any new products, relatively speaking and hormones had been ruled out. So suddenly experiencing crazy bouts of acne on the lower half of my face that would not subside despite all ministrations, was bugging me. I’d changed my skincare, started using anti-acne skincare, changed my sheets, gone for facials to no avail.<\/p>\n
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Naturally, when you get stressed, things get worse. So one day, I sat back and thought about things. Perhaps it was not product related. Perhaps it was internal. The weather had been very hot, perhaps I had not been drinking sufficient water to flush out toxins. Perhaps I had not been eating enough fruits and vegetables. Perhaps it was constipation and a digestive problem. So I took stock of the situation and did a bit of a lifestyle change.<\/p>\n
Surprisingly, it helped!<\/p>\n
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What prompted this thought was when I decided to look up possible causes of acne around the chin, mouth and jawline area. It turned up information on various websites that said it might be either hormonal or linked to the digestive tract. Poor digestion might result in chin and jaw acne, as well as possibly constipation.<\/p>\n
I latched onto that thought, because I was having a bit of a problem there. Also, eating out a lot means not eating enough fruits and vegetables so I wasn’t getting a lot of fibre. To solve this problem, I started eating out less, and when I did, made sure that I had a healthy amount of vegetables included in every meal. I also made sure my house was stocked with fruits.<\/p>\n
I’d go to the local market once a week and stock up on both fruits and vegetables, where they are cheaper and fresher than buying in the supermarkets. I’d make sure to eat them too.\u00a0I also made sure I had enough water throughout the day. More than the regulation 8 glasses because the weather here has been baking hot.<\/p>\n
Another thing I did was to cut out dairy almost totally from my diet, as well as go on a low gluten diet. I realised that dairy products gave me digestive problems which led me to believe that in my dotage, I’ve developed lactose intolerancy. No more cheesecake, cheesy pizza and ice-cream! \ud83d\ude1b I also cut back on foods like breads and cakes and started a diet of breakfast oats in the morning.<\/p>\n
The results were two-fold. Firstly, I became more regular (whew!) and secondly, I started seeing benefits for my skin. It took a little while for the acne spots to go away, but new ones stopped sprouting. Over the course of about 2 weeks, my chin and jawline area cleared up from the worst of the breakouts. Going on a purely hydrating skincare regiment<\/a> helped clear up the rest and deal with the marks.<\/p>\n This little experience taught me that while sometimes, I might break out from using a new product, not every breakout may be caused by topical contact. Sometimes, it is a sign that something is wrong internally and that you should check your internal plumbing for blockages. Sometimes, it might be certain foods that cause you problems or a health problem.<\/p>\n If you are suffering from breakouts along your jawline or chin area, do consider if you have been having digestive problems, slow digestion or poor digestion or constipation. A small lifestyle change may help more than all the topical acne creams or antibiotics in the world \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Have you thought about this before? Have you had a similar experience as I did, and did a lifestyle change help you clear up your acne and breakouts?<\/strong><\/p>\n Paris B<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve had 2 cycles of inexplicable breakouts in the past few months that stunned me primarily because I had gotten my skin to a level where I was very happy with how it looked, and it had been relatively breakout free for a while. I also was not trialing any new products, relatively speaking and<\/p>\n