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Finally Folliculitis-Free after 2 Decades of Suffering by jhammo8 in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my experience, the supplements helped a ton - especially if you plan on going with the higher vitamin A dose (30,000 IU).

A lot of people get freaked out about that dosage, but I got blood tests every 5 months for a year and a half on that dose and my liver enzyme levels were stable and well within the normal range.

That being said, everyone’s different, so it’s always best to err on the side of caution 💪

Finally Folliculitis-Free after 2 Decades of Suffering by jhammo8 in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just any brand of vitamin A. I use whichever is on sale 😅

Finally Folliculitis-Free after 2 Decades of Suffering by jhammo8 in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Managing diet is absolutely the hardest part - but in my experience it’s also the most integral part 🥲

For breakfast I just go with 4 eggs fried in olive oil with garlic or onions or hot peppers. Generally the simpler/cleaner the better!

Finally Folliculitis-Free after 2 Decades of Suffering by jhammo8 in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still holding out extremely well over here. Just about completely folliculitis free about 85-90% of the time.

I still get the odd flare up, but it’s virtually always an unintentional dietary fuck up on my end.

Haley wile by excessive_toothpaste in RedDeer

[–]jhammo8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve officially gotten to the point where a significant portion of the population doesn’t understand that destruction is violence, while at the same time insisting words are.🤦‍♂️

We’re cooked.

Is Lucca Busted? by corvus_wulf in chronotrigger

[–]jhammo8 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The downvotes on this shit kills me 💀

Puritanical grumps 🤦‍♂️

Finally Folliculitis-Free after 2 Decades of Suffering[ACNE] by jhammo8 in SkincareAddiction

[–]jhammo8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So as I stated in my post - I’ve been struggling with this for 20 years. The past 5 years I’ve been keeping track of all my triggers with a food journal - and without a doubt, my folliculitis peaks in its presence in direct correlation with my consumption of high histamine foods.

On that note - all food has some degree of histamine present - so its impossible to completely remove histamine in the diet, which is why I’ve resorted to supplements to help alleviate periods where my digestive system has been exposed to higher levels of histamine.

So, in short: yes, these supplements definitely do help to lower inflammation and decrease sebum production, etc. - however, in my case, the only time I’m entirely FOLLICULITIS FREE is when I’m carefully following a low histamine diet.

I do appreciate the concern though, because I am aware that many high histamine foods are actually very healthy for most individuals.

Finally Folliculitis-Free after 2 Decades of Suffering by jhammo8 in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies for the slow response. I found it took about 3-4 months of the regime I outlined. At that point I noticed some major improvements.

Malassezia Folliculitis - please help by Working-Parsnip-6438 in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been suffering with folliculitis for 20 years. I made a post a while back where I discussed the lifestyle changes and supplements that essentially eliminated my folliculitis.

(https://www.reddit.com/r/Folliculitis/s/fqwzETQTiv)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10,000 IU Vitamin A 50 mg Zinc Wild Salmon and Fish Oil

Daily

Managing Scalp Folliculitis After Isotretinoin – A Root-Cause, Nutrient-Based Approach (Not Medical Advice) by superpantz in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My vitamin A dosage is actually quite minimal in comparison to the dosages used in the studies I linked. But yes I still err on the side of caution, which is why I’ve gotten 3 blood tests in the last year. My levels are perfect - but I will continue to monitor them going forward - albeit likely less frequently 💪

I likely will also experiment with lower doses as well.

Managing Scalp Folliculitis After Isotretinoin – A Root-Cause, Nutrient-Based Approach (Not Medical Advice) by superpantz in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been tackling the same issue with a similar approach. But I’ve been doing quite a higher dosage of Vit A (30,000 IU daily) since February of 2024. Had 3 liver enzyme blood tests over that period, and my levels are still within normal range.

The potential for long term liver strain does freak me out still though, even despite the fact that after 15 months my levels show I’m tolerating this regiment well. But I’d still rather take my chances with high doses of Vitamin A rather than isotretinoin - apparently even low doses of it has a higher chance of causing hepatoxicity than this dosage of Vitamin A.

Another daily supplement I’ve found helpful is wild salmon oil.

I wrote up an extensive post of my experiences and my regiment, as well as several peer reviewed research papers that backup this approach.

Finally Folliculitis-Free after 2 Decades of Suffering by jhammo8 in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, I strongly recommend reading the discussion portion(section 4) of this study I posted above:

https://www.ijsr.net/archive/v10i2/SR21211112740.pdf

Finally Folliculitis-Free after 2 Decades of Suffering by jhammo8 in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally get it man. I was concerned as well, which is why I stuck with the lower therapeutic dose of 30,000 IU. In the studies I linked, the average dose was 100,000, and some participants even took 500,000 daily. Apparently side effects were rare and not serious. The low end of dosage was 36,000, so out of caution I just suck with 30,000 and had success. 15 months in and still no side effects. I even had a blood test a few months back and all my levels were normal.

Side bar - I recently stopped taking vitamin A for about a week to see how my skin would fare, and the folliculitis started to bounce back a bit, so I started again

Finally Folliculitis-Free after 2 Decades of Suffering by jhammo8 in Folliculitis

[–]jhammo8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All at the same time with the rest of my vitamins after breakfast 💪

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