For the last five years I started "breaking out" all of a sudden it came on and I was 34 at the time. Never ever had Acne as a teen or young adult. I went to 3 dermatologist, gynocologist and just recently my primary care doctor. During these five years various precription medicines, Antibiotics , creams and such did help while using them but once stopped all symptoms started up again. I knew something was internally wrong because besides my skin breakouts i just felt bad after being a healtly person. Two years ago I found this site and did some liver flushes, The Master Cleanse and am currently using Dr. Schulze intestinal formula 1 and 2 herbs. I have also done at least three Water Fasts a year for the last two years and am on day 6 of a Water Fast now. My husband said he is worried that I have done everything and have every test including blood test that show no problems and still somebody is missing something here. A few weeks ago before this fast I started, I went to my primary care doctor and she knows all the medicines and herbal programs I have been on are really not curing this so she did another cbc which is a complete blood count. The test came back everything withing normal range except lymph. Not surprising as my lymph nodes under my chin in the front of my neck area are swollen every morning for the past three years but subside during the day as I drink a lot of water and liquids. Well, she said without trying to scare me that it is a possibility that the breakouts covering my skin is not Acne but a symptom of lymphoma which is a cancer of the lymp system. We will find out soon because she needs a needle biopsy and I am just not ready for that diagnosis yet.
I guess my point is this.... Acne is not a cause but a symptom of a much bigger problem in our internal body system. Something is wrong when we have acne! when we have pimples, pustules, cysts, boils and etc. we are releasing toxins out of our bodies. We need to find the source. That is the hardest thing to do because the doctors just don't spend as much time looking for the source as they do writing you a quick prescription for some drug to do more havoc to your immune system.