Bad skin. Could it be....?

[Bluestone]

I have recently cut out all dairy products, and all carbs.
My skin (on my face) has felt really weird the past few days, like irritated and the odd little tingle.
I woke up this morning and have a face like a teenagers! Massive break-out, which is very, very unusual for me. Could it be from the change in diet, as I assumed this would have the complete opposite effect?

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can treat this, as I never gets spots, so don't really know if I can put anything on them, or should I just leave it?

I had to wear so much foundation this morning, I resembled a wax work!!
Make-up is now off, as I'm aware that won't help.

[pastafreak]

Maybe your body is detoxing....if such a thing is possible.

[EvianBaby]

I think Pasta is probably right, your body might be clearing itself out.

But I've also noticed I'm more spotty than usual and I'm putting that down to the weather and central heating.

[Bluestone]

D'you reckon? I hope so. That was the general idea, but it's really irritated.

EB, you could be right actually. My lips are very dry too, so I would probably put that down to the cold weather. I absolutely hate central heating. If it weren't for the kids, I'd never switch it on!

[EvianBaby]

I love central heating but my skin hates it, bit likes yours does. I'm pretty sure that being out in the cold and walking straight into warmer climates doesn't do it any favours.

[IggyB]

Are you serious? If you have stopped eating all diary and all carbs you are starving your body of essential nutrients and an important energy source, this will result in bad skin, hair, gums, teeth, bones etc. Start eating sensibly and you will feel better... There is no such thing as detox-Ing your body

[IggyB]

Oops don't eat you diary! Lol

[ummmm]

Why are you cutting out things that your body needs?

[dollypins]

I sometimes still get spots, I find tea tree oil works well. Evian, I can see your problem area is your chin. That's where I get them too. I never thought that central heating caused spots.

[Kiki-frog]

I'm sure that a radical change in diet can cause the skin to react while your body is adjusting to the new regime. Dairy is not really a natural human food, so cutting it out won't do you any harm, and may even do you good if you are lactose-intolerant without knowing it. However, we do need carbs as energy fuel, so I wonder why you are doing this? It might make more sense to go for low GI carbs rather than cutting them out altogether.

[EvianBaby]

Lol! Don't point it out!!!! :)

Actually, that's not acne. That's just poor quality photography :)

[boxtops]

I agree with the others - you're detoxing but your body needs some level of the things you are cutting out. Why are you doing this?

[Sqad]

I don't buy that "toxin malaki"...........what toxins are we talking about?

It sounds very much like a skin disorder called Rosacea.............Google it for more information.

[TheOtherHalf]

there was a programme recently that said your body detoxes automatically.No need to go on special diets. I found the best thing for spots was to make my own face scrub with a small amount of fine oatmeal mixed into the palm with some lathered soap. gently rub into the skin and leave on for a few mins and then wash away and pat dry

[Bluestone]

Sorry, I should have said I am still eating fruit and vegetables, just bad carbs. Don't know why I put 'all carbs'. So yeah, crappy carbs like bread, pasta, rice, cereal, beer! All dairy. I just don't think my body reacts well to these, and I want to be healthier. I do actually feel much, much better, and I'm sleeping really well too - which is unusual for me.

It's just the skin. I thought my skin would look 'great' having cut out the crap, but I wonder if I just need to give it a bit more time. It's itching, which makes it really irritable.

Sqaud, thanks for the advice, but it's definitely not that. It's definitely a breakout of spots :(

[magsmay]

Hi -if you cut out ALL carbs then you will become ill -why are you cutting out all carbs? yes you can do without Dairy (we are the only adult mammals that see to think we need milk after weaning) as long as you can get calcium and vitamin D from other sources - legumes mainly but these are full of -yes -Carbs. I don't prescribe to the 'detoxification through your skin theory -your liver does a pretty good job of that without necessitating another organ. You more than likely have Rosacea.

[Bluestone]

TOH, ta for that. That may help, actually.
I spoke to someone about it yesterday, and she said it could be my make-up? I haven't changed it recently, though.

I think EB is probably right. Could just be as simple as the cold weather and central heating.

[Bluestone]

Magsmay, yep, as above I shouldn't have put the word "all" in carbs. Just the bad carbs.

It's definitely not that Rosacea.

[pastafreak]

I stopped eating 'bad' carbs about 18 months ago-this meant no pasta,or sugary foods or processed junk...and very little rice. Also-no wheat. Now-if I eat bread,biscuits or other wheat based,high sugar foods-my ezcema acts up.

It's the processed carbs we don't need,along with wheat-humans only started eating wheat relatively recently in our evolution. And todays wheat bears no resemblance to the wheat of 2-3 generations ago.
Plus-both wheat and sugar have been shown to trigger similar brain and physical responses as addictive drugs