Re: Iodine/ Bromide Acne

Hi Kcirla,

Thanks for the speedy reply :) I'm going to attempt to give as concise of a history lesson on my ailments and alternative remedies.

I've probably been ill for about ten years. It began with Antibiotics . Don't really need to go into detail there. I was a thriving, athletic teenager who began to have major sinus issues. Come to find out that I had been living with chronic sinusitis for about a year and half, had mono, took many rounds of Antibiotics , continued being an athlete and full-time student with many responsibilities and thus, completely ruined my body.

In the last decade, I have raided the internet for solutions to my problems in addition to going to an alternative doc, chiropractor, microscopist, reiki doc, etc. A whole bunch of trial and error but plenty of knowledge to spread around and plenty of patience gained.

Currently, I know that my root problems are hypothyroidism and candida overgrowth. In the past, I have done about 5 colon cleanses, innumerable liver cleanses, anti-candida diet off and on based on symptoms and generally eat gluten-free, organic, pasture-raised, grass-fed, non-gmo, etc. As of a couple months ago, I put myself back on the anti-candida diet while taking a product called syclovir that binds to the candida overgrowth. In addition, I have been supplementing slowly but surely with the Iodine because I no longer have insurance and armour thyroid is out of the question. It's been about a 6 month venture so far.

My one major error that you brought to my attention was taking a probiotic! Could that be the problem? The Acne is very odd. Not really surfacing acne. Just red and raised and seems systemic? And definitely comes around with a vengeance when hormones are fluctuating with my cycle. Kinda sounds like candida though? But maybe you could shed some light on that. I was trying my best to follow the protocol on this website: http://breastcancerchoices.org/iprotocol.html

I was also taking my own supplemental daily vitamins. Reading about the nature of bromide Acne and looking at my skin, I see similarities.

On a side-note, it's really only been a month of this. My skin is clear 99.9% of the time. But in the last month, I raised myself up to the therapeutic dosage of the Iodine in order to load my thyroid. It seems to all be connected to that point in time.

I have also been doing coffee enemas which I absolutely love. They boost my energy and seem to depressurize my sinuses. However, could that be flushing out good bacteria?
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