This is so strange but I've been trying to put together the connection between my cystic acne on my face and Crohn's for years. I started getting cystic acne in Oct 2004, and was on antibiotics for months, different strengths. Finally in May of 2005, after so many different medicines, the dermatologist decided on Accutane. However, before I could even begin one treatment I was hospitalized and diagnosed with the worst case of Crohn's the GI had ever seen (he sd)
Ive always wondered how they were connected. Did the antibiotics cause the Crohn's or was the cystic acne a sign of the upcoming Crohn's and did it happen because of a zinc deficiency?
I wish I could figure it all out. I am now 32, been dx'd for 8 yrs and still get some cysts on my face occasionally. I am thinking, despite the problems assoc with Accutane, of going on it because I don't want to have acne for the rest of my life. Any suggestions or similar stories?
By the way, I did not have cystic acne that takes over your face. Mine was like these huge cysts or boils only about two at a time, and once one disappeared, another would pop up in a different spot. If I mess with any pimple it will become a cyst/under the skin Its horrible! And even tho, its mostly controlled, it does still occur.
Here is a link to another thread on the connection between the two: crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?p=458137#post458137
Ive always wondered how they were connected. Did the antibiotics cause the Crohn's or was the cystic acne a sign of the upcoming Crohn's and did it happen because of a zinc deficiency?
I wish I could figure it all out. I am now 32, been dx'd for 8 yrs and still get some cysts on my face occasionally. I am thinking, despite the problems assoc with Accutane, of going on it because I don't want to have acne for the rest of my life. Any suggestions or similar stories?
By the way, I did not have cystic acne that takes over your face. Mine was like these huge cysts or boils only about two at a time, and once one disappeared, another would pop up in a different spot. If I mess with any pimple it will become a cyst/under the skin Its horrible! And even tho, its mostly controlled, it does still occur.
Here is a link to another thread on the connection between the two: crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?p=458137#post458137