Hello! I have been a vegetarian for 6 years and have just recently began a vegan diet and lifestyle.  My boyfriend always helped cook and cater to my vegetarian diets and is encouraging me through becoming vegan.

However he won't give up meat or dairy himself.  He has cystic acne and blames it on his genes.  I am trying to convince him to try eliminating at least dairy and then see if it helps at all.  Has anyone experienced this with cystic acne  or know of anyone who has found help in switching to a veg/vegan diet?

Thanks!

While I don't have cyctic acne, I do have bad adult acne.  I am currently taking a daily oral antibiotic, I use and antibiotic cream daily and a vitamin A cream 2 nights a week.  I am trying vegan for this very reason (among others).  While I am still taking all this crazy medicine, I am only take the oral antibiotic once a day, and I haven't been using the vitamin A cream.  I still use the antibiotic cream, but in the past when I have tried to cut back on the oral stuff the acne would rear its ugly head.  Is my "less" acne due to a vegan lifestyle I cannot say for sure, but I am hopeful.  I would really like to quit taking a daily antibiotic!  Tell him to give it a try.  Also, some people's complexion is dependant on wheat as well.  He could try cutting dairy for a month, and if that doesn't help he could try cutting wheat for a month.  Everyone's body is so different.  Hope my personal experience helps!  (FYI: my dermatologist tells me that to see if a medication regimen will work for you, you have to give that regimen 3 months.  Maybe it is the same with a diet change.  That I do not know)

Guys, i really hate to do this, really. But it depends on what the CAUSE of your acne is. Mine is hormonal.  If is because you have a bad diet  then changing your eating habits will make it go away otherwise it will not. I am so sorry to be the one to have to tell you this. Lack of exercise could  be another reason, you need to sweat the crap out of your pores. But for me it is hormonal. Antibiotics work for me but they are BAD BAD BAD!!!!! I started using  the products I found at this web site and the results are amazing. They are all natural, green & vegan. http://petitemarieorganics.com

Thanks Michelle.  Unfortunately it is not me who has acne, so I cannot be positive about the causes of the acne.  I am pretty sure its just heredity, but I was hoping to  find some hollistic and natural remedies.  Thanks!

I get a kind of painful cystic acne around my nose and mouth whenever my blood sugar level gets too high. They start as deep painful lumps that you can feel but not see. Then they get bigger and closer to the surface.

I consume a whole foods plant based diet in the low glycemic range, followed by a bit of exercise and it has kept my face clear. As soon as I stray from the diet I break out immediately.

I got new cysts while on antibiotics and never found any that would work to resolve them. Only following this very strict diet has worked. Even though I can't eat most stuff I'm glad to be free.

I haven't ate dairy in months and i still have acne issues but then again everyone is different

How often does he wash his pillowcase? How often is he on his cellphone? These can be some causes for spreading.

I have experienced great improvement.Have him also use products that only nourish his skin,anything that makes it more red and irritated he should stay away from. I heard cutting sugar and flour helps alot! Have him try that.

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I replied in another thread on here about acne. Acne is primarly a hormonal condition with androgens being imbalanced.

Dairy and meat contain strong animal hormones, which not only cause imbalances in themselves they stress the liver. The liver is primarily what metabolizes and breaks down these excess hormones.

Bitter herbs on the back of the tongue pre meal is the best tool to cleanse the liver.

http://www.amlaberry.co.uk

Hello Hotchkiss23! Your friend has to identify what causes his acne. If there is no hormonal disorder the most probable cause is diet. A vegetarian or vegan diet will be of much help. Recent studies have shown that diary products may cause or support acne lesions. Ask him to search the web for recent studies concerning the use of diary products in daily diet. You can look here for more info on diet and acne.

You're going to have to go to a dermatologist about that.

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Hi Hotchkiss23,  I can empathise with your boyfriend and his genes theory.  I suspect my acne was in my genes too as my mum had adult acne.  I had very bad acne.  I got ridiculed for it and was dateless!  I followed people’s advice: more fruit & vegies, less meat, yoghurt, glasses of water, etc.  Nothing worked.  Then I took antibiotics but I had allergic reactions.  Finally in exasperation on the recommendation of a friend I tried this http://tinyurl.com/6qkcd2y

I was able to remove acne naturally and permanently and got the scarring to disappear almost completely and gradually and boy am I glad for it!

I had to comment because I had really terrible cystic acne on top of adult acne. Since I became vegan, the cystic acne has almost completely disappeared...every now and then when I would slip up and have some cheese, I would get a cyst the same day. Decided it wasn't worth it and I'm just more vigilant now! But this is only in my case...I agree with you~he should try to give up dairy for maybe a few weeks and see if there's any improvement! I also switched all my bath & body products to vegan/cruelty & paraben-free ones instead, this may have helped as well.

Hi Hotchkiss23

I hope this helps too.  My sister hates using anything on her face and so used this which helped her http://tinyurl.com/82km42m

My mother always had adult acne until recently.  She too consumed tons of fruit juices, water, vegetables, very simple steamed foods, no sugar, no desserts, no fats, swam, used cosmetic masks and then went on several different antibiotics but suffered from their side effects.  Mum was a vegan too.  In exasperation, Mum gave this a shot and her skin cleared and she now swears by it

http://goo.gl/TWqUC

Hope I have been able to help you in some way.  Best wishes always and I really hope your boyfriend’s face clears.