Guest guest Posted April 14, 2002 Report Share Posted April 14, 2002 I'm wondering.. Since going on antibiotics I've developed Seb Derm and " Follicular acne " that follows an insanely weird pattern. (Clear skin before Minocycline at 18 years old, terrible skin a year later, even tho Minocycline prevents acne! And 50 " zits " often appearing after eating certain foods..often just red circles underneath the skin. It just CANT be typical teenage acne, it doesnt act like it at all! Also had a weird Ringworm-looking rash on my right arm. And weird temporary rashes that I get when I shower, and fungus under my toenails. My derm doesn't think that I have an underlying condition causing all this, even though they ALL appeared w/in a few months of each other. (The odds of developing Seb Derm, Perioral Derm, Ezcema, Follicular acne while on Minocycline, nail fungus, shower rashes, food problems, all at the same time with 7 different causes has got to be a million to one shot) In addition to this i've had several other health probs (frequent colds/sorethroats, increased environmental sensitivities to scents/allergens) I'm not being a hypochondriac, because most of these problems are all very visible, and I can't fake sneezing/coughing. Even still my derm doesnt think thers something causing it all, and the two derms I've seen told me my problem was not fungus-related (w/out even running any sort of test or listening to a history or anything) Is there something diagnostically-necessary that my case is missing in order for it to be fungus-related? Pitysprorum Ovale is implicated in Seb Derm and overgrows w/longterm antibiotic use. Longterm Minocycline use causes Pitysprorum folliculitus (follicular acne), all the other problems can be caused by a systemic fungal infection(such as candidiasis), and on a take-it-yourself candidiasis test, I scored a 145, where anything above 140 was " almost certainly a yeast-related illness " . As far as I'm aware of, there is no condition on the face of the earth that mimics the appearance of Seb Derm, Perioral derm, Ezcema, rashes, AND Follicular acne all at once. There are a few underlying conditions that can cause every single one of these. The only conditions I know of that can cause all these are severe vitamin deficiencies and a yeast problem. Why won't my docs/derms take either of these possibilities seriously? Not one of them has given me an answer as to why my problem couldnt be caused by this other than to say " because thats not what it would look like " and at the same time no one has been able to give me an answer as to what actually IS wrong. I could really use some help I'm tired of worrying about this all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2002 Report Share Posted April 15, 2002 addendum. get on a low carbohydrate diet if you suspect yeast problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2002 Report Share Posted April 15, 2002 addendum. get on a low carbohydrate diet if you suspect yeast problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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