Acne/Skin issues with Colitis

[starfire]

Well, I answered the poll earlier but maybe now I can go a bit more "in depth".

I was one of those rare birds who never had acne as a teenager. Had my Georgia Peach complexion and kept it for a long time (gone now though).
I actually had more "pimples/blackheads, etc" in my 30's than at any other time and then it wasn't very bad. I do have large pores, I think.

I have always had fairly dry skin, especially on my legs, and I always had those little white bumps some of you mentioned on my thighs since I was young. Not so much now.

My periods didn't start until I was 15. Very first one, I had cramps, etc. After that I never had any problems at all until menopause.

Been pretty healthy all my life until I got a good bit of "milage" on me.

Oh, I was constipated all my life until a few months before I was diagnosed with LC. Never had hemmies till then either.

Can't think of any more at the moment.

Love, Shirley

[TendrTummy]

Carrie,

wow, you hit a coupla raw nerves (not in a bad way at all) there!!!

With the hormones, I've always thought I should get mine tested but never really have. At one point a doc simply prescribed me with the highest dose of hormone BCP and everything seemed to get just a little bit better.

As for hairloss... I've always had very long hair, which tends to promote more hair loss/regeneration.. I've never had shedding like I have the last 6+months.. like you said, I get a little handful out with each shower.. so I wonder.. is the next step a lack of body hair? What was your age range during all of this? Like did you always have clumps coming out, or was this of recent onset.. and when did that change in relation to your MC?

Also, my son has horrible growing pains, and also has what we've thought to be "night terrors"... he wakes up absolutely screaming, and we've never known why.. he looks at us like we're aliens for a few minutes.. takes quite a bit to get him to calm down.... he never really says he's having a bad dream except sometimes in the morning.. he just seems to not recall. Anyway, it always seems to be the nights he has growing pains but I guess even though I related the two things, I never thought maybe the pain was just THAT bad.. mine got pretty bad as a kid but I can't recall waking up screaming..

Anyway, REVELATION!!!!!!

Christine

[MaggieRedwings]

Great poll and a wealth of information posted.

I have always had large pores but very little breakout due to extremely dry skin. I do use Kiehl's products for cleansing and they are quite remarkable. Not available everywhere but on their site and in this area only at Neiman Marcus. Keeps me going there and a splurge on a designer outfit every now and then.

[TendrTummy]

Maggie,

I might look into that product, altho Proactiv has given me reason to stay with them LOL. I did check on the ingredients last night in response to the whole sulfites idea and the idea that maybe there are gluten containing components, but I couldn't identify any. All very scientific sounding ingredients LOL. Could be kitty litter for all I know.

Christine

[Marsha]

Hi Christine,
I used to get growing pains as a kid (started in 2nd grade) Boy are those awful. In case you're looking for sulfites in topical creams, this is what to look for:
potassium bisulfite
potassium metabisulfite
sodium bisulfite
sodium metabisulfite
sodium sulfite
sulfur dioxide
sodium laurel sulfate -good luck trying to avoid this one!

But remember, these aren't necessary bad - only to people who are sensitive

[TendrTummy]

Mars,

OK.. so it DOES have "sulfite" in the name. You never know these days. They try to get you any way possible. So my products don't have them. I was just trying to determine whether or not they're in there.. cuz I've had acne issues WAY WAY WAY too long.

Christine

[cludwig]

Hi Christine,

MY daughter had (and still does occasionally) bad growing pains. I was on a celiac site one time and they said a some of them had bone pain in their legs growing up. I'm new to this gluten sensitivity thing and haven't had my daughter checked for gluten sensitvity yet.. but I was wondering if you had heard of this symptom being related to gluten before.

Thanks
Cristi

[KissyB]

You know what? I never had any acne until I started taking my medications to help with the U.C.

Any suggestions on what products have worked for you to help with that?





-Thanks!

[homerun]

Just thought this would be a good place to include a post about dry skin since it's one of the signs of thyroid problems which are so common with this M.C. stuff, so it seems.

I've had some acne since around the teen years..I suppose it's not as "strong" as it was back then, though.

On the topic that I quoted, what kind of thyroid problems are common in members around here?

[ant]

Dear Homerun

Unless I am mistaken this is your first post! Soooo to the PP family.

I am not knowledgeable about thyroid problems, but if you use the search function (not google but in the list above the google search icon) and type in "thyroid" you will get many posts. Anyway I am sure others with be along to say hello to you shortly,

All best, Ant

[tex]

Hi Homerun,

Welcome to our internet family.

People who develop MC are often hypothyroid, but there are a few cases of hyperthyroidism, also. Hashimoto's disease is somewhat common among members, because of the tendency for autoimmune diseases to come in groups. Since you are looking at polls, consider the one at the link below, which shows that we are about 8 times as likely to have thyroid problems, as someone in the general population.

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7783

Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask any questions that come to mind. You'll get more responses if you post in one of the main discussion forums, such as the Main Message Board, or the Discussions on Treatment Options Using Diet, and/or Medications forum. Many regular members tend to overlook new posts added to these information forums.

Tex