Embarrassing Illnesses

ive heard you can go and get some Retin-A from your GP my friend recommend it as he has acne scars too ...

I must add to all this as I am in the same bloody boat and have been fighting at the acne since I was 12! I am now 27 and it is still here, and has only ever responded temporarily to all the things I have been prescribed, bnought, and tried. I have tried almost all the antibiotics, topical in tablet form, every possible thing you can buy from boots and superdrug, roaccutane, change of birth control pill, clearlight therapy, microdermabrasion, lemon juice, toothpaste, natural concoctions, herbal remedies, zinc supplements, chinese medicine(!), essential oils, sulphur, salicylic acid, vit a and e, and omega treatments, bio oil, simple skin care, something and nothing....and guess what.. nothing ever seems to work for more than a couple of weeks! but but but, as much as I have resigned myself to living with it, almost that is, I do really find drinking a lot of water slightly helps my skin. Simple but true. And to think of all the money I have wasted... I am not kidding but probably thousands on prescriptions, treatments and products....And its still here. But I just keep flushing my system with water and it helps it slightly... Do try it for you, you will get over the needing the loo permanently at first, but I hope it helps others too because I know its a b***h. Good luck to you all, keep smiling too. That helps you look beautiful!

For my acne scars, I alternate between using a Vitamin A cream, a scar reduction product or aloe vera gel. What I decide to use depends how my skin is doing at a given time; whether it's inflamed due to an outbreak, drying out because of treating a recent breakout or its more oily than normal. I'm quite pleased with Body Shop's Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion, because I can use it to moisturise my scars even if I'm having a breakout.

Firstly most doctors dont have a clue as to why people have acne in the first place, While it is true that teenage acne is usually caused by hormone imbalance, there is a whole host of other, more important reasons people get acne. Acne is a sign of your body telling you theres something wrong internally! Which can be very dangerous if left untreated. Doctors will prescribe you rubbishy antibiotics and lotions and potions designed to treat the SYMPTOMS, not the source of the problem. and antibiotics can actually make your acne worse- look up on candida albicans. there are a number of reasons you may have acne, the first is you have an unhealthy intestinal tract which may be overun with nasty things like candida overgrowth, parasites and years of built up sludge. if your not going for healthy (big sausage shaped, medium brown colour) number 2s at least once a day this is a sign that your bowels are not functioning properly and need a thorough clean out. Another reason for acne is an omega 3 defficiency! Which is very likely due to the Western diet we consume. Get a good omega 3 source such as flaxseed oil (remember to keep it refridgerated as it goes rancid at room temperature, make sure its cold pressed and completely natural and only buy it if it has been kept refridgerated) or fish oils, and take it by the gallon! well at least a few teaspoons a day! You should start seeing results with in a few days, if not sooner. Also get plenty of fiber in your diet and cut back on sugar, Cut out refrined sugar and processed products completely!! these will aggrivate your acne and damage your overall health completely! Stop consuming unhealthy fats which are hydrogenated, partially hydrodgentated and trans fats and eat healthy sources of saturated fats (Yes they are good for you, and raw milk and other dairy products are good for you until we destroy the health benefits by pasturising them!) Pure unrefined coconut oil is an exellent choice for good, healthy saturated fat that your body needs :) Stop taking the meds, ive been on zineryt and a whole host of other bad things (especially tetralycline) that doctors have ignorantly perscribed to me, and absolutely none of them work or ever will! its not their fault they just dont know any better ;) So Get your EFA's and give your a bowels a well needed cleanse- you may feel a little ill and symptoms may get worse for the first few days, but this is just your body detoxifying itself and it will go away again, and the best thing is your acne will go away and stay away! :D For scars the best thing to do is wait for time to heal, the EFA's will also help with healing the skin. There are also a number of natural ways for helping with scarring such as lemon juice and aloe vera. Also make sure you get plenty of antioxidants especially Vitamin A and E as this will help your skin aswell as your overall health. Trust me i know what it's like, the embarrssment and everything, But after all those years of struggling with it ive finally found a permanent cure! And I really hope I've helped you too. Try looking into natural healing more and you can see what im talking about in more detail, it will all make sence after a bit of research and good luck with healing yourself. If your acne still persists (Which I highly doubt ;) You may need to do a liver cleanse aswell, but never do this untill you've sorted out your colon and kidneys as the toxins wont be able to get out and it will turn into an ongoing cycle. I really hope this helps, Im only 18 so im lucky ive found this cure early! Dont be put off by my age, please just try it first!! I hope that eventually people will realise that God (if there is one) already gave us all the cures we need, we just need to work it out for ourselves ;) Isnt it funny how skin cancer wasnt around untill we started putting preservatives in our after world war 2, and how were suddenly faced with chronic obesity? Eat natural, pure, whole, organic food and start looking after your body. Naughty things once in a blue moon wont kill you, but until youve sorted out your insides avoid it at all costs! Good luck with your skin and your overall health, Any one else suffering from acne please read this, it might be the best thing you will ever do :) xxx

How long wil I be waiting on laser treatment from the nhs?dose anyone no?

Hey!I av had acne from I was 14!my doctor put me on roacutiaine,it cleared up 4 a few months but then came bac,I am nw 24 an I am on an antibiotic which is excellent!I am waiting 2 get the laser done now,and jus cnt wait!jus hope I wnt av 2 wait 2 long 4 it!

Hi, i've been to the doctors several times and have been on tablets and all sorts of creams in the past and none have worked. My spots still continue to come back and everytime i get a new spot, i get a new scar, which now means i have red scars on my face. I have been using bio-oil for 2 years, hasn't done much, and i bought a micro-derma brassion last year and that just ripped all my skin off and made my face bleed. My doctor will not put me on roaccutane and im now on the yasmin pill and using zineryt and its doing nothing but seeming to make it worse. My GP will not refer me for laser treatment and i cant afford it as im only 18. Any suggestions to get rid of the scars especially? :(

Hi everyone,i have severe acne scars on my cheeks pitted,pocked you name it its there and also still suffering from breakouts i am 27 with two children and this has really destroyed my confidence to the extent where i hide indoors,and avoid conversations especially outside!!!I decided to leave this comment to warn others about LASER treatments and the state it has left my face in,more scrars and burn marks on top than ever,i like many opted to go down the laser route as when your in despair you will try anything,i got mine done on the NHS with dare i say a highly reputable dermatologist who has years of experience the best in my area you can get,i had co2 and fraxel laser and another co2 only because the fraxel wripped the face of me and left me with burns and pits and big open pores in places where i had great skin,dont know if the settings were to high or what but i would do anything to have my old face back and thats really saying something,just to say to anyone thinking about laser really think about it not everyone gets the same results everyones skin reacts different,i now look worse than i ever did and i have to live with it!!

Hi guys i used to suffer relly bad acne at the moment im using zineryt which are antibiotics from the doctors which help a lot when you get spots but the thing is i have real bad scars bio oil makes them less noticeable works really well! Hope this helps!