Re: Hveragerthi..Orthoiodosupplementation

 Hv, I had a similar reaction, (little red bumps), only many more than with iodine, when I was swimming in a chlorinated pool. So it makes me think that other halogens may cause this to happen as well.

To really get to the bottom of this question of the displacement of bromide/bromine, some study using scientific method is necessary IMHO, otherwise all we can do is guess.

I agree the studies are needed before claims such as bromine excretion is responsible for the acne. Studies have shown that iodine can cause these eruptions, and it is known that skin exposure to bromine can cause them. But does bromine actually excrete from the skin like iodine and chloride? This is something I have yet to see any evidence of and therefore is merely an assumption being passed off as a fact. As for the bumps in chlorinated pools there is another possibility. We known that chlorine can absorb through the skin. We also know that excess chlorine displaces iodine. And we know that iodine can be excreted through the skin inflaming the pores.  So it is just as likely if not morel likely that the bumps are from displacement of the excess iodine you have been taking due to chlorine absorption. This is why we do need the studies. Otherwise it is all just speculation. But by the same token I think people need to stop spreading the bromine assumption until they come up with some solid evidence to back this assumption.

So either there was no excess iodine, to excrete in my urine, (my body was using it all, or most of what I was ingesting), or I was excreting iodine excess through my skin for 2 weeks, causing these little red bumps, and then this stopped.

A simple way to find out would be to apply a concentrated starch solution to your skin and see if you get a blue color. Remember from science that iodine turns starch blue?