Is your adult cystic acne caused by histamine?
Once we get past puberty, we think that our acne will subside. However, some of us continue this treacherous skin problem as we grow into adulthood. Acne is an inflammatory problem that is usually associated with the imbalance of hormones during puberty. Puberty acne is troublesome but adult acne is a different story.
Adult acne is post-puberty acne that appears after the age of 25. It is evident that your body has imbalanced hormones but what is exactly is causing hormones to be unbalanced at this age? Is it histamine? Is it malnutrition? What exactly is the root of the problem? Is it the toxic load that we carry from the environment?
As someone who struggles with cystic acne it has been a trial-and-error journey of discovering the root cause of my problem. Traditional medicine always communicates that the reason is genetics, but I can’t simply blame genetics when something must cause a trigger in order to ignite any problem. I’m getting closer to finding my answers and I really want to share my experience. If you are reading this article, it only makes sense that you’re trying to find answers to this problem. I hope to be of help to you in some way and guide you to a path of answers.
I am one of those individuals that has used everything over the moon from OTC acne solutions to prescribed solutions such as antibiotics but none of it worked for the long term. Nothing removed my acne and I’m currently 28 years old and I continue to get cystic acne. I never found my answer so it has been a difficult 28 years in trying to treat my acne until I was recently diagnosed with mold illness or mold toxicity.
After carefully studying histamine and understanding what it can do to the body I started to put the pieces together, and that is when everything started to fall into place. My home was known to have mold in the bathroom walls and had sprung several water leaks from the ceilings. I visited a holistic doctor once I knew about the possibilities of mold toxicity. I initiated an elimination diet for about 30 days. I removed all high histamine foods from my normal diet. I removed foods such as avocados, strawberries, spinach, fermented foods, dairy products, etc. There are other diets that can help a problem like this such as oxalates and salicylic diets. However, the histamine diet was the only one I knew that existed and later my doctor prescribed the oxalate diet which I was able to do for a short period of time. Once I left the foods that would induce histamine, I then started to feel relief for so many of my chronic illnesses including my cystic acne. As time went on, I would slowly introduce foods that had some histamine into my diet but once I felt that my symptoms were to exacerbate that is when I would lower the intake or keep it off for a while.
Along with the diet change I also left the house that I grew up in and threw away so many of my personal items that were infected by mycotoxins. Yes, this is something that had shocked me the most. This whole idea of having to leave everything behind and basically start a new life somewhere else. At the time, I didn’t have a job but I was fortunate enough to live with my family, so we decided to pitch in and look for a new apartment. I’m so grateful we left my old home because my entire family was falling ill extremely quickly.
Nearing the end of time in my old home I noticed I started getting sensitive to chemicals so I couldn’t wear my skincare. It took some time, but in a couple of months from straying away from the mold environment. I was able to slowly start to partake on my normal skin care routine. I noticed for some of my family members its taking a little bit longer to get back to using their products, but I do notice they are healing at a slower pace.
Cystic acne is not normal, and it should be treated in this manner. It should be a big sign that your body is telling you that something is not right. Some people might not know this, but your home could be the reason why you have rebellious acne. After leaving my home and changing my diet I started noticing my histamine bucket was no longer overflowing. My histamine symptoms were dying down. My body was no longer on override. The more I researched on how to aid the detoxification of my liver with supplemental foods like vitamin C was when I also started noticing my skin change. Coming from my own experience, I would have to say that peppermint tea was great at lowering my histamine and helping my skin all together. However, Epson salts were magic and they have been helping me remove toxins all while making my skin very smooth. Nonetheless, if I had stopped using Epson salts, I would notice in about 48 hours my cystic acne would come right back.
I did notice that having a high water intake helped my body detox. Eating beef liver has also helped immensely in detoxing my liver and giving me radiant skin. However, because I am sick with mold illness it did exacerbate my symptoms so I laid off the liver at the moment. Things I heard that work well with clearing skin and detoxing your liver are dandelion tea and turmeric tea but I have yet to try these out.
Fair warning: I do want to mention that there are some sensitive mold patients that might not tolerate Epson salts or even detox teas like peppermint. I was a very sensitive mold patient and the salts and other products do help in giving me smooth skin, but they can be very tough on removing toxins to the point of leaving you very nauseous and fatigued. I do want to emphasize that using any of the products I used above might be too much for someone else. Some individuals with mold illness are too sensitive to be handling these types of detoxifying agents and its best to adhere to a professional on this topic.
If you have a predisposition to histamine intolerance, please dive deep into researching about this topic and MCAS. Histamine and mold toxicity could be one of the biggest reasons why your body is dealing with pesky adult acne. Once you have taken the appropriate steps in knowing the root cause of your problem then you will notice a great change with your skin. Although this is a slow healing process, I am hopeful that I will be able to be acne free and in better health and I hope you will too.
