Hello Baronster and everyone here.

My name is Sam and I live in Brazil. I am 25 years old.
First of all I wanna thank you very much for sharing your experience with us. I’ve really appreciated it.
I’ve been suffering with Keratosis Pilaris ever since I was a kid. I have that terribles and ugly red dots and bumps all over my body. I’ve tried to solve it with everything possible. I visited a plenty of dermatologists and they prescribe me several types of humectants creams and all those things who everyone here knows perfectly. Nothing worked and I spent a lot of money$$$…
One of these doctors told me that KP is a genetical problem and I got it from my family, so that I can’t solve it at all no matter what I try. Due the fact my brother also has KP, I agreed with him. It’s hereditary. So I lost my hope. So did we.
After reading your post I started having hope again.
I am looking for a place to do this Vegatest in my country and I am gonna find it no matter what.

Forgive me for the inconvenient but I got some questions to you:
Was your problem really KP???
I am asking it because every doctor says it is hereditary, and if so, how could it be related with the kind of food I eat???
Has anyone else here solved KP through the Vegatest (after avoid eating the kind of foods indicated by the test)?
Beyond the vegatest costs, how much money did you spend with the supplements to eliminate the toxins of your liver and body?
Do you think it’s worthwhile doing the vegatest in my case???

Again thank you very much for the attention Baronster.

Hi Baronster,

You wrote about red/brown spots:

"I believe that the redness is inflamation, and when you rid yourself of what is CAUSING your inflamation your redness will go away."

This caught my attention, because of the title of the book I told you about, The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book. (I omitted the word "Recipe" when I first posted about it.) I'm still reading it to try and understand everything, but the author, a naturopathic doctor, believes that our body reacts to food we are sensitive to by producing inflammation (among other symptoms). It is just possible, maybe, that the redness of KP is caused by this food sensitivity. I hadn't made the connection between food sensitivity (causing inflammation) and redness until I read your quote above.

Killing off bad bacteria, supporting your liver, eliminating foods you are sensitive to and oil pulling are all part of the same thing: trying to help your body deal with toxins. I don't think there is one magic bullet for healing KP, but many good habits can all work together for us to be healthy again.

Once we go down the road of trying to become more healthy, we find there are so many ways to do this: dry skin brushing, adequate water intake, liver cleanses, chemical-free food and body products. Some of us have led a less healthy life than others, so we may need to try more of these cleansing methods than others to have clear skin again.

It is so empowering to know we can take our health in our own hands and make a real difference!

kebod

Hello Sam,

Yes your doctor was right it is genetic. Skin conditions run in my family......some families have cancer in their genes......some have diabetes.....some have heart disease....others have.............you get my point.

so if you have leaky gut syndrome, it manifests as an autimmune disease, which could be colitis, athritis, migranes,crohns disease, excema., psoriasis,KP, diabetes, etc....or anything where the body starts attacking itself, thinking it is foreign material.

I suffered Kp as a result, because of my genetics, it my weakest link.

the cost of my remedies over the 4 months, were less than $200.00 canadian, but I think closer to $150.00. the total cost for 3 tests were $180.00, my consultation time cost me about $120.00 total.

I think I am the first on this forum to talk about actually taking food sensitity test, doing it, and posting my results. i did a search on the internet and I could find any sites that mentioned this, but probably in the near future there will be.

Any condition that is a autoimmune disease would benifit from this, as food sensitiivies and allergies are causing the inflamation , in our case through our skin.

I think it would be wise for anybody to test themselves for food sensitivities, if not, you can pick up the book that Kebod just mentioned as you can discover through elimination what is inflaming your skin.

I hope that anwers your questions, if not, let me know, I will try to explain it another way..

I think the anti inflamation diet would be good for ANYONE to try, see how your body responds......just like you said, you have only tried it for a couple of days, but you are already feeling some effects physically.

Whichever way you detox your body, atleast you are getting rid of toxins that have accumilated, and your body will love you for it.

Please let us know how your sensitivity test goes through trial and error, I think a lot of people would be very interested in what happens in the coming weeks.

Hello,

Im just giving everyone a guniea pig update: today I went for the consultation for the ALCAT test only to find the clinic no longer did it, they did treat the symptoms of KP with an epilight though, but due to my sallow toned, tanned skin ( I have a very odd skin tone irish freckles but tan within seconds of being in the sun and go a dark brown colour) I would have to wait 8 weeks for the tan to fade before they did anything but even then I wouldnt know if it was a food sensitivity etc you get the picture. Anyway as we were talking I asked about a nutritionist or naturopath; there is an expensive one nearby and she mentioned a health store that would be great for that advice. It was very close so I hightalied it over there only to find that they did Vega Tests!!!!! for get this.......£42.00 roughly 80 US dollars turns out they are not so much a health store an an independant skin clinic type place and know everything about skin disorders. Im booked in for one one the 14th April but Im going to get the books mentioned and carry on with the no wheat or dairy as they seem to really react badly with my body.
The health store woman was also horrified to find out I use Retin A cream on my KP and persuaded me to start using Aloa Vera gel. I was wondering if anyone had used this gel and had any results? I bought a tub and will post results if I get any.

Iv been off wheat and dairy for almost a week now and today wore short sleeves to work and wasnt bothered about my KP I dont know if its because its clearing up or I just feel better without all that **** in my system but its definately worth a try for anyone still looking for a vega test. I am I touch with someone who does ALCAT tests and looking into getting that done but it is a lot more expensive more than my waitress salary can afford has anyone do it yet? And is it worth it?

Baronster you mentioned in a reply that when you went to the naturopath you felt good about it and today I got that feeling about the health store so now I just hope mine works as well as yours does and thank you or the wheat free recipes I will definately give them a try!

I am so happy for you, you sounded like you lucked out!!!!

Another forum memeber emailed last night with their experience at vega testing at acupuncture clinic, and it was quite different than mine.

So I am going to start a new thread for guinea pigs called "test results for food senitivities" she will post her experience, then I will post exactly how mine went, so others can see what to expect, and what questions to ask when booking.

Pepper you are so lucky to have found the Vega test in a health food store that knows about skin conditions, you must have some good luck on your side.

Maybe others can try health food stores as well?

I don't think you will need the alcat test if you get the vega test. The other member couldn't get her yeast level checked, but mine could, find out if your test can measure your yeast level.

talk to you soon....

Hey Everybody
I had my Electrodermal Screening done yesterday and these are my results.
in the following groups I tested sensitive for

Dairy and Egg: Grains: nuts and seeds

margarine gluten/wheat sunflower
cottage cheese brown rice celery seed
almond milk white rice chestnut
goat cheese jasmine rice walnut
sheep cheese basmarti rice
feta cheese Amaranth
soya milk barley
conda cheese wild rice
whole egg bran rice
cream cheese buckwheat
kamut
corn

fruits: Vegis: meats and seafood
loganberry broccoli tuna codfish
apricot brussel sprouts whitefish catfish
prlickly pear grouper crab
banana barramundi sturgeon
salmonberry clam stealhead trout
anchovy shark
sole ****pie
rainbow trout
crayfish
sword fish


My test was a little different than what baronsters sseemed to be. It took much longer and the machine seemed to look different as well from what she described to me. But anyhow, I did test sensitive to gluten and most grains. Lost of cheeses and seafood. She was not able to test my yeast level. The name of the machine was Bio Meridian something or other. And I live In Utah. So.. Not sure what to think, but will be cutting out wheat/gluten and dairy. And the other stuff which I dont think I have ever eaten a lot of those things on the list anyway.
I had my husband do the test also, his Kp is much worse than mine and hes gained weight and his overall health needs some help anyway. He tested negative for almost every single food. Highly sensitive to gluten, and dairy. He will only be able to eat from a small list of foods. He will also be taking some type of enzyme supplement. And fish oil, and acidipholus.
I am looking into further help with this through a naturopath. the lady that did the test was nice, but I just wasnt feelin the vibe if ya know what I mean.

Will be posting photos some time this week
cielo

sorry My previous post didnt display the way I typed it out. It clumped every thing together. hope you can still read it. sorry

Hello there, I have been reading your posts for a few days, it's very interesting because I have both KP and IBS but never thought there oculd be a link between them, but now that I think about leaky gut syndrome and food sensitivities, it would all make sense...
Before reading this, I had already decided to go off dairy and gluten anyway, as I have been reading about these "paelo diets". The idea behind them is that we don't have the enzymes to eat some types of foods that exist in our modern world but didn't use to exist, or didn't use to be consumed (like cow's milk).
So I am not going to go for a vegatest, because I have been reading bad things about it, so I don't trust it... Some people have compared the results from vegatests performed in different clinics and they got very very different results... So if I knew of a reliable place, I might go, but I don't want to waste my money and avoid some foods for no reason... I will just try to get off gluten and dairy to start with, and see how it goes!

Thanks everyone for sharing! I'll let you know how I get on. I want to start after Easter.

Pepper, I also use retin A as it is the only thing that gives me any result!! I do get the odd bad reaction to it from time to time though (very very redness like a bad sunburn)... I have tried aloe vera, didn't do anything to me!

I'm glad I have found this forum - more importantly this thread! I just recently noticed bumps on the backs of my arms. Although if I think about it they've been there for a while but over the past week or so they have gotten worse and now I have them on my calves too. This of course prompted me to start searching for the cause and solution.

It's funny that I'm reading all of this because I have thinking about my diet lately, although I would never have put the two together. I thought it was because of my dry skin due to my hypothyroid (and not properly treating it). But I've just started low carbing again a few days ago (did this 2 years ago and lost 60 lbs) and have been looking into Detox/Cleansing information over the past few days.

Looks like I've been on the right track and that it could help get rid of these ugly bumps. I would like to get the test as well so I'll start researching for that. I guess I'm lucky though to have just started having this issue and not having to go years before finding a solution. I couldn't imagine it being worse or what it must be like to live decades with it. Plus, I'm so ready to get healthy. I'm so tired of being overweight and tired all the time and this is a really great reason to HAVE to.

Looking forward to sticking around and hearing everyone's test results and progress.

I was searchin' the net and found the following info on LGS (Altered Immunity & Leaky Gut Syndrome) which goes along with everything else that's been said from foods to avoid and improving (by cleansing) Gastrointestinal function with a hypoallergenic diet (the reason to be tested) or even a juice fast.

"To reverse the leaky gut syndrome the diet must be completely changed to one which is as hypoallergenic as possible. Sugar, white flour products, all gluten-containing grains (especially wheat, barley, oats and rye), milk and dairy products, high fat foods, caffeine products, alcohol and hidden food allergies determined by testing must all be eliminated for long periods of time (several years in the most severe cases).

Treatment might also include the use of natural antibiotics (echinacea, colloidal silver, garlic), antiparasitics (cloves, wormwood, black walnut) and antifungals (taheebo, caprylic acid, grapefruit seed extract) depending on the type of infection which shows up on objective tests. It is rare that victims require prescription drugs for these infections and they should be discouraged. The drugs are usually expensive, have unpleasant side effects and are best reserved for life-threatening conditions.

Leaky gut syndrome patients can help themselves by chewing their food more thoroughly, following the basic rules of food combining, eating frequent small meals rather than three large ones and taking more time with their meals. Gastrointestinal function can be improved with a juice fast or a hypoallergenic diet and supplements like lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidus as well as FOS (fructooligosaccharides) derived from Jerusalem artichoke, chicory, the dahlia plant or burdock root."

If you're interested in the juice fast here's a link to a popular one Lemon Cleanse. Be sure to check out all the other links for information on cleansing the colon, liver, kidneys and fasting.

I'm actually thinking of doing this and bought lemon juice this morning before I ever even decided to search about the "rash" on my arms and legs.

thanks for posting that, I don't know how to link of all of that important information.

i just want to clarify though that LGS causes autoimmune conditions, such as skin conditions, and other illness's such as athritis, colits, crohn's disease, autism, and anything where the body is attacking itself.

That is why they say it may take a long time to resolve the condition, but in the case of my skin, I did this this in 3 phases over 4 months.

Overall it took between 3 and 4 months for my skin to completely heal, but other thing like my period took only 3 weeks for dramatic/miracle results.

I retested 6 weeks after my 1st test, and was happy that every single fruit was cleared, and every veggie, except corn and potatoes, barley and oats cleared, 4 of my dairy cleared, red wine, chocolate, coffe,tea, beef, and oysters cleared too.

so that was quite a bit of foods that I could introduce back in my diet after 6 weeks.

Only 4 foods remain sensitive of 38 original, they are, gluten, corn, milk, and lactose.

So although this sounds hard, we are talking about our health and well being , not just a cosmetic skin condition.