Acne is a disease that affects especially teenagers (around 12-18 years). But it could also occur decades later the puberty. It concerns the 30% of young population. Acne is connected with an excess of androgen hormons at skin level.

Our 20 years experience, let us state that the Acne is tightly connected with the presence in the body of Candida Albicans.

By executing a “striscio a fresco” of the part affected by Acne, we can notice (many times) the presence of Candida Albicans. The “striscio a fresco” is a rapid inquiry. It is however important that the Doctor owns an adequate microscope and is able to read the slide. The  “striscio a fresco”, is certainly the best and more reliable inquiry to check the presence of Candida Albicans.

Candida Albicans usually lives in the vaginal atmosphere, because  there, the Ph is acid (5.0 - 4.0). As a matter of fact, the "true house"  of Candida is the small intestine  mucous; vaginal area could be considered the "beach house", skin localization (presence of fungus spots if exposed at sun) could represent the "mountain house",  "Trush" in mouth, could be the "lake house". Acne can be considered an other of this houses… 

Candida Albicans is usually considered a saprophyte, especially when the subject leads an healthy life. Once the immunitary system gets depressed, due to the increased number of toxines, Candida will show herself, causing remarkable problems. 

In the female genital area an excessive Candida proliferation could cause white leaks, (similar to "cottage cheese"), burnings after urinating, and rednesses in the same area. 

In male genital area Candida causes penis inflammations, many erythematous spots (red) little, velvety, shining, placed in the penis and characterized by burnings and itches.

Anyway there is always an immunity defense decrease.

In a particular way, all this becomes manifest after an antibiotic therapy, (especially with cortisones), during the diabetes, while using oral contra-conceptive, while using every kind of drugs affecting the central nervous system (tranquillizers, sleeping pills), or anti-ulcerous drugs (cimetidina, anti-acids), and even in pregnancy.

Candida proliferation is caused by an incorrect diet. Fundamentally this fungus feeds itself with simple carbohydrates. The greed for Pane (Bread), Potatoes, Pizza, Pasta (called by Doctor ENZO DI MAIO "the four P"), Sweets or Sugar  is one of the characteristic symptoms of the Candida infection. 

This particular greed for simple sugars is mediated and motivated by the 79 toxins that monilia (Candida) introduces in the haematic circle, and which act on the central nervous system modifying the subject thoughts. It is comprehensible why Candida infection is responsible for the chronic fatigue syndrome for the hyperactivity, the depression, the anxiety, the bulimia, and for the anorexia.

Among those pathologies caused by stress or anxiety (in the human digestive system), there are the gastritis, the syndrome of the irritable colon, the  constipation, and diarrhea, that are really caused by candida in the small intestine.

From 20 years  the international scientific literature quotes examples of dermatological pathologies, in particular seborrhoic dermatitis and psoriasis, that are connected with candida. (see bibliography).

In the last twenty years the number of subjects affected by allergies has enormously increased. Even the number of  people suffering from alimentary intolerances has increased. All this is related with the changes that Candida produces on the answers to the immunitary system (primary and/or secondary) and to the changes of the permeability of the small intestine mucous, that Candida provokes in its internal localization.

The remarkable development of Candida Albicans Syndrome (Chronic  Candidiasis Syndrome or Candida Related Complex) is connected with the consumption of technological food and with the massive abuse of products derivating from wheat.

There are many ways to diagnose this disease, such as the research into specific antibodies for candida in blood, the direct research into candida in faeces, urines or the vaginal or penis secretion; however it would be very usefull, the use of proper questionnaires.

What follows is an informative exposition about existent therapeutic methods. It can't be used as an auto-medicine. Anyway it won't be sufficient to eliminate only the "FOUR P", without following a personalized diet. In this way, after some days Candida will send neurotransmitters to the brain asking for the  "FOUR P". The results will be really negative. Everyone could follow a detailed  "Personal Protocol"  to recover the lost balance (see the page www.psoriasi.org/psoriasis/personalprotocol.htm)

It will be possible to solve the problem through alimentary and not alimentary devices.                                                     

   ALIMENTARY 

To elaborate a correct diet, it is important to understand the individual constitution thanks to the  constitution test . Thanks to an alimentary therapy one could stop feeding the candida, recovering the lost balance.

 NOT ALIMENTARY 

It is important to notice that alimentary and not alimentary devices must be used together.

1.      Nistatina: it can be taken in variable amounts, until to 6,000,000 U./die. Notice that this anti-fungus is not absorbed by the organism, so it is recommended against the intestinal candida. Anyway, its efficacy is very relative

2.      Tea Tree Oil: it is the essential oil of a tree, the Melaleuca alternifolia, and  it was used by the Australian  native aborigines as an antiseptic. It can be very useful for the skin manifestations of the infection. It must be used with care and diluted because it contains, cineol 1.8 that is irritating.

3. Local Natural Applications : if there is a skin involvement, especially in the face, in the night use  and the next day after washing the affected area, use (many times) . In the night use again .
    

4.      Detoxification : it can be carried out through vegetable purgatives. It is important to start the therapy with a detoxification in order to eliminate the  not digested food of the intestine (that could create toxins). This could be carried ahead with the "Trittico Secondo DI MAIO"

5.      Fluconazolo: It is an effective systemic anti-fungus, but it is necessary to pay attention to its hepatic toxicity. Anyway, its efficacy is very relative

6.      Supplements

 

7.      Physical Exercise : practiced regularly, for several reasons. It allows the elimination of toxins through the sweat and it contributes to regularize the intestinal motility. 

8.      Meditation:it could be carried out regularly, twenty or thirty minute a day.

9.      Alimentary Intolerance : if the Candida Infection  is chronic (Chronic Candida Syndrome or CCS) this could be caused by alimentary intolerances, supported by the alterations that Candida creates in the mucous of the small intestine.

10. Partner's Control: It is necessary, because Candida's infection  can be located in the genital area too, vulvo-vaginal mucous in women and penis in men. So it's important to do a gynecological visit even for the partner. Obviously in this case it will be important to extend to both the therapy. 

To find again the lost balance, in a simple and natural way, it would be useful to carry out a
"Personal Protocol"

(see the page www.psoriasi.org/psoriasis/personalprotocol.htm )