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I took antibiotics for my acne when I was a in highschool (I'm 26 now). And even then, when I did not have IBS yet, they killed my stomach. And you could not pay me to take antibiotics now.

I use Proactiv and take birth control pills to control my acne. I also avoid foods with high iodine content. That means avoidin foods with sea salt and iodized salt. Ingredients are not labeled whether salt is iodized or not, so I just avoid all salty foods. And sea food, because sea creatures absorb iodine from the ocean.

I have mentioned the iodine thing before on these message boards and no one has responded, but if your acne got worse when you started the IBS diet, I can almost gaurantee, it is due to too much iodine in your diet. The week I stopped using heavy amounts of iodine containing foods i.e. salmon, tuna, tortilla chips, rice and soy milk that contain sea salt, etc. My acne started to clear up.

Proactive helps, I have used it for 5 years, even before I had IBS. The birth control pills help control hormonal acne which usually occurs along the chin and jawline, and is aggravated by iodine.

I would not try antibiotics!

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