Many acne patients in the clinic will ask me:
Doctor, do I need to avoid what’s mouth when I grow this acne?
That’s a good question.
It is necessary to avoid acne. However, it is not so taken for granted. There are also restrictions, not so omnipotent. How [taboo] is king? Where does acne come from? Listen to me.
Why does acne grow?
Acne is called acne because it occurs during puberty.
Both men and women have a certain amount of androgen in their bodies. After puberty, the level of androgen, especially testosterone, rises rapidly. When sebaceous glands are stimulated by testosterone, secretion will become vigorous.
Dermatologists have said: [No oil and no acne]. Excessive sebum secretion and excessive keratinization of hair follicle orifice are mutually causal, Eventually, it causes hair follicle blockage and acne. Oil and hair follicle blockage together create good conditions for the mass reproduction of acne bacilli. Once acne bacilli multiply, they will form inflammatory papules, which are acne pimples with flushing basal and pus spots on the top.
Admittedly, the arrival of puberty cannot be stopped, but besides hormones, there are many other factors that can also cause exuberant sebum secretion and excessive keratinization of hair follicle mouth, such as diet, which we can actively avoid.
So… How can we take the initiative to avoid it?
[Avoidance] Should what be Avoided?
Perhaps your first and only reaction is chili, but in fact, high-carbohydrate water, sweets and other high-glycemic index foods are the foods that clearly need [avoid].
1. High-sugar, high-fat foods
- High-sugar foods: represented by candies, cakes, cream and other foods, some too sweet dried fruits, such as candied fruits and dried longan, also need to control their intake. We always think that the local young people in Guangdong and Guangxi suffer from acne because of the hot climate, but it may also be because the local summer days are long and people like to eat iced sugar water to relieve the summer heat. High-fat foods: not only pork belly, but also vegetarian foods such as fried dough sticks and fried peanuts have considerable oil content. Others: If you have made some humble West Point, such as cookies and butter toast, you will intuitively realize how high the calories are and you simply don’t want to eat them any more.
Step 2: Milk
In 2012, a control study of 563 subjects (10-24 years old) found that drinking milk also increased the risk of acne, especially skim milk.
However, the study did not find any relationship between acne and cheese or yogurt, and friends who like to drink can still drink it.
3. Wine, coffee, strong tea, etc.
This kind of drink can excite sympathetic nerve and promote sebum secretion through nerve regulation.
Among them, the acne effect of tea and coffee is relatively inobvious, and drinking is the most likely to induce or aggravate acne because it often requires some fat, sweet and thick wine and vegetables.
Do you really need to quit the [spicy food] that always lies on the gun?
For this problem, there is no very authoritative research that clearly tells us whether eating spicy food itself has a direct impact on acne.
Although there is insufficient evidence that eating spicy food will lead to acne, doctors generally advise patients to eat less spicy food clinically, which is a bit of a mantra.
In fact, this problem can be seen as follows: most of the time [eating spicy food] may also mean eating more high-fat foods such as red meat and animal viscera, such as eating various spicy hot pot.
However, if you eat too much chili, it is easy to have bad effects on other systems of the body, such as diarrhea or aggravation of hemorrhoids, so don’t indulge too much.
In short, if you already like spicy food, it is no problem to eat it occasionally. If you don’t like eating very much and are especially worried about your acne, then listen to your heart.
So, as long as you simply quit sweets, greasy and spicy food, is it OK?
In fact, you should also pay attention to these…
What other ways can improve acne in daily life?
Perhaps you will wonder: Why are there so many people in life who do not know how to maintain but have good skin? And you have given up sweets, spicy food and greasy food, but you still can’t?
This is because the pathogenesis of acne is very complex, which is related to hormone, sebum, abnormal hair follicle keratinization, propionibacterium acnes proliferation, heredity and other factors. To control acne, there is still a lot of work to be done in daily life.
For example:
- Sebum overflow patients should appropriately increase the number of times to wash their faces with clear water, but it is recommended not to exceed 3 times a day and not to rub vigorously. Do a good job of moisturizing in time after washing; Less heavy makeup, choose skin care products with clear and thin texture; Pay attention to sun protection and work and rest regularly. The most important point: Don’t squeeze or scratch pimples with your hands!
Acne is a chronic skin disease, and life care is not a one-day effort. Habits need to be formed to keep skin smooth and flat for a long time.
If these life care cannot control the menacing acne, then you may really need to go to the dermatology department to seek the help of a professional doctor.