I'm 24 and I've been suffering from rosacea since I was 17, I've tried a vast variety of treatments, both traditional and non-traditional and nothing has worked for me. I've developed strong ocular rosacea, so now I walk around everywhere with bloodshot eyes, looking quite frightening. I'm tired of this, before this curse, I was a pretty handsome guy, relatively sociable, but this condition has limited me in so many ways, I'm sick of it and wish I could find a solution once and for all.

I saw some improvement on an anti-Candida diet, but that diet is hardly sustainable, I'm not sure where to turn anymore at this point and would love some help!

Mark,

I have also heard that rosacea may be connected to candida. So I started doing some research on it. A friend of mine has been on the candida diet as well, but agrees that it is next to impossible to sustain.

I am pretty sure that I have a candida problem, regardless of the rosacea, so I have, as a result, cut out sugar and white carbs from my diet (most of the time!). I have been reading about supplements available that will "kill" off the candida, as well as supplements that will restore the proper balance of beneficial bacteria.

I am going to order Dr. Crook's supplement, Physician's Candida Formula - Dr. Crook is the author of The Yeast Connection.. see his website: http://www.yeastconnection.com/

Yes I ordered the Candida book, there are some useful tidbits in there, certain things have helped, like increasing my use of antioxidants, eating garlic, taking garlic supplements, taking ALA, and cutting out the majority of the sugars in my diet, but its still rough for me, especially at my age, its like having a normal social life is out of the question, it effects me in school and in most other facets.


The worst is my eyes, they get really bad at night, to the point where I can't go out at all, they burn, the tear up, I've been to several opthalmologists, and after all the antibiotics and all the other crap they did, all the eyedrops, nothing has really changed.

OK.. I'm curious. I haven't been to any doctors for mine yet. What do the doctors have to say about it? As far as what causes it, the treatment options, etc.?It just astounds me - they can do radical brain surgery, but scratch their heads as far as rosacea??? This makes no sense to me.

Gabrielle, I don't suffer from Rosacea myself, but my ex-boyfriend had it, strictly on his face. He was a lover of chocolate and I told him that when I eat chocolate I tend to break out. He decided to cut out his most favorite thing from his diet. He was free from an outbreak for months!!! He did go through a very stressful period and had a breakout, but it was short lived. He also tried chocolate once again and suffered another breakout. So, the bottom line is, he cut out chocolate and needs to stay free of stress. Hope this helps.

Unfortunately, that didn't work for me (staying away from chocolate).

Several years ago, I went for a period of about 4 months during which I did not eat any sugar or chocolate whatsoever. I noticed no difference at all in my skin.

Sorry Gabrielle. Hope you find something to help. Have you ever tried stress reduction... like yoga... meditation?? You never know! Good luck. W.