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What do skin rashes have in common?  Inflammation!  What does that have to do with your gut?  Read on to find out!

Research has demonstrated a clear association between gut problems and skin disorders. A recent study indicates that small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), a condition involving inappropriate growth of bacteria in the small intestine, is 10 times more prevalent in people with acne rosacea than in healthy people led to marked clinical improvement.  14% of patients with ulcerative colitis and 24% of patients with Crohn's disease have skin manifestations. Celiac disease also has skin manifestations such as dermatitis herpetiformis, which occurs in celiac sufferers. Celiacs also have increased frequency of oral mucosal lesions, alopecia and vitiligo.

How does altered gut function impact the skin???

Intestinal permeability (or “leaky gut”) causes both systemic and local inflammation, which eventually leads to skin disease.

In an ancient study of acne patients were more likely to show enhanced reactivity to bacterial strains isolated from stool. 66 percent of the 57 patients with acne in the study showed positive reactivity to stool-isolated bacteria compared to none of the control patients without active skin disease. 

 In a more recent study involving 80 patients, those with acne had higher levels bacterial endotoxins in the blood. None of the matched healthy controls reacted to the e. coli LPS, while 65% of the acne patients had a positive reaction. Both of these studies suggest that increased imbalanced stool microbiology and intestinal permeability is a significant issue for acne patients. 

 What is leaky skin?  The main function of the skin is to act as a physical, chemical and antimicrobial defense system. Studies have shown that both stress and gut inflammation can impair the integrity and protective function of the epidermal barrier. This in turn leads to a decrease in antimicrobial peptides produced in the skin, and an increase in the severity of infection and inflammation in the skin.

The gut flora also influences the skin. Substance P is a neuropeptide produced in the gut, brain and skin that plays a major role in many skin conditions.  Problematic gut microbiology promotes the release of substance P in both the gut and the skin. The gut ecology affects lipids and tissue fatty acid profiles, and may influence sebum production as well as the inflammatory fatty acid composition of the sebum. 

 This may explain why a Russian study found that 54% of acne patients have significant alterations to the gut flora, and a Chinese study involving patients with seborrheic dermatitis also noted disruptions in the normal gut flora. 

I welcome the opportunity to assist you with your skin or gut disorder.  I work long distance with people and specialize in gut and skin problems as well as immune issues like: HPV.  Visit these links for more information:

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