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I cannot eat popcorn, I get spots within an hour, even if I've had clear skin for weeks, I'll have a breakout within a few hours of eating popcorn.
What is popcorn high in? What foods are similar to popcorn that might also cause me problems?
This is the only food I've ever been able to define as causing a breakout is popcorn and it happens every time without fail.
Any info or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I cannot eat popcorn, I get spots within an hour, even if I've had clear skin for weeks, I'll have a breakout within a few hours of eating popcorn.
What is popcorn high in? What foods are similar to popcorn that might also cause me problems?
This is the only food I've ever been able to define as causing a breakout is popcorn and it happens every time without fail.
Any info or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Quite possibly Mandy, my skin becomes uncomfortable and uneven too, it's very strange.
I don't touch my face really, my body doesn't seem to be able to tolerate something about the popcorn, if I can figure out what it is, then I can also avoid other foods with similar properties.
I just don't know what properties popcorn has.
I guess the obvious thing is that it's 'corn' and I've just read a few articles on corn causing acne in people who are allergic to it.
I eat corn mainly in cornflakes which don't seem to have the same effect as popcorn, perhaps it does but not as bad so I don't notice, I don't eat nearly as many cornflakes in a serving as I do popcorn (I usually have a large bucket) lol.
Found this on another forum, I wish I could find the study that this member refers to, I know for a fact that popcorn causes me to break out insanely and I guess it's pure corn, so I could well be allergic to corn.
I'll try cutting corn out of my diet completely and see how it goes.
There was a study many years ago on what causes cycstic and non-cycstic acne. It was found that, in many cases, a mild allergy to corn products was the source. When all corn products, corn on the cob, corn syrup, corn oil, corn meal, etc. (there are many many of them) was removed from the diet, both types of acne cleared up. Hormone related acne occurs during puberty and pregnancy when female hormones are imbalanced. If you believe your hormones are out of balance, have the doc run hormone level blood tests to see if that could be your problem. hope this helps
I cannot eat popcorn, I get spots within an hour, even if I've had clear skin for weeks, I'll have a breakout within a few hours of eating popcorn.
What is popcorn high in? What foods are similar to popcorn that might also cause me problems?
This is the only food I've ever been able to define as causing a breakout is popcorn and it happens every time without fail.
Any info or advice would be greatly appreciated.
It depends on what popcorn you're eating, really. If you're talking movie theater popcorn with artificial butter flavored oil, I wouldn't be surprised. If it's from a microwave bag, I wouldn't be surprised. If it's just real popcorn seeds that have nothing on them and are air-popped, then I'd say you could be "allergic" to corn. I wouldn't say your cornflakes are a great example of a corn product because it has such little "corn" in it after it's all processed.
Does this happen when you eat corn on the cob? Cos technically it's the same thing (with butter and salt) but without it being popped.
Interesting about popcorn. Though I'm not sure, I think it can contribute to my acne, too. I remember hearing that regular corn was something that was not exactly digestible which is why often people will find pieces still in tact in their stool for example. One of those things that passes through but doesn't exactly get broken down as it should. I wonder if it may be similar with popcorn. There is often butter and salt as well if you buy the microwaveable ones. Good question, though. I'm not exactly sure.
I guess the obvious thing is that it's 'corn' and I've just read a few articles on corn causing acne in people who are allergic to it.
I eat corn mainly in cornflakes which don't seem to have the same effect as popcorn, perhaps it does but not as bad so I don't notice, I don't eat nearly as many cornflakes in a serving as I do popcorn (I usually have a large bucket) lol.
Found this on another forum, I wish I could find the study that this member refers to, I know for a fact that popcorn causes me to break out insanely and I guess it's pure corn, so I could well be allergic to corn.
I'll try cutting corn out of my diet completely and see how it goes.
There was a study many years ago on what causes cycstic and non-cycstic acne. It was found that, in many cases, a mild allergy to corn products was the source. When all corn products, corn on the cob, corn syrup, corn oil, corn meal, etc. (there are many many of them) was removed from the diet, both types of acne cleared up. Hormone related acne occurs during puberty and pregnancy when female hormones are imbalanced. If you believe your hormones are out of balance, have the doc run hormone level blood tests to see if that could be your problem. hope this helps
Yes! I have to agree 100%, and I'm going to have to add that to my list of *Moderator edit, URL removed - read the board rules* too.
Here's my theory on it... its actually the popcorn oil that they use which triggers acne. I remember going to see a movie and if I ate a bunch of popcorn, i would break out shortly after.. mostly around my mouth. So I'm pretty sure its the oil they use, however, it can also be an increasingly high concentration of salt.
Not to mention, the corn itself is apparently quite difficult to digest.
I would have to do a little more research on it to figure out why. However, I definitely agree that it breaks many people out.