Dr. Elizabeth Boham

They're shifting the microbiome in your gut, they're shifting it on your skin, they're getting rid of that first line of defense, and then they're allowing, then it's more common to get the acne again when you stop them.

And so just because of her history of all of those antibiotics as a kid and being on the antibiotics, and because we got more information, she was having a lot of digestive issues. She was having some bloating, some diarrhea, constipation. Her digestion was off.

And so just because of her history of all of those antibiotics as a kid and being on the antibiotics, and because we got more information, she was having a lot of digestive issues. She was having some bloating, some diarrhea, constipation. Her digestion was off.

And so just because of her history of all of those antibiotics as a kid and being on the antibiotics, and because we got more information, she was having a lot of digestive issues. She was having some bloating, some diarrhea, constipation. Her digestion was off.

Right. No, he didn't ask that. So because of that, I said, you know what? I really need to focus on the microbiome here for this woman to help improve her acne. And so we did a stool test, which is kind of a neat, it's a neat way to get a sense of what's going on in the microbiome.

Right. No, he didn't ask that. So because of that, I said, you know what? I really need to focus on the microbiome here for this woman to help improve her acne. And so we did a stool test, which is kind of a neat, it's a neat way to get a sense of what's going on in the microbiome.

Right. No, he didn't ask that. So because of that, I said, you know what? I really need to focus on the microbiome here for this woman to help improve her acne. And so we did a stool test, which is kind of a neat, it's a neat way to get a sense of what's going on in the microbiome.

You know, it looks at a lot of different biomarkers, right? So it's looking at all of your levels of commensal bacteria, like all the good bacteria, and is there an imbalance in the good and bad bacteria? So it does look for acute infections, for real infections as well, but it also is really paying attention to something we call dysbiosis. Yeah.

You know, it looks at a lot of different biomarkers, right? So it's looking at all of your levels of commensal bacteria, like all the good bacteria, and is there an imbalance in the good and bad bacteria? So it does look for acute infections, for real infections as well, but it also is really paying attention to something we call dysbiosis. Yeah.

You know, it looks at a lot of different biomarkers, right? So it's looking at all of your levels of commensal bacteria, like all the good bacteria, and is there an imbalance in the good and bad bacteria? So it does look for acute infections, for real infections as well, but it also is really paying attention to something we call dysbiosis. Yeah.

which is an imbalance in the good and bad bacteria and trying to get a sense of is there an overgrowth of not good bacteria or not good yeast or it also looks at parasites. It looks at digestion and absorption and inflammatory markers.

which is an imbalance in the good and bad bacteria and trying to get a sense of is there an overgrowth of not good bacteria or not good yeast or it also looks at parasites. It looks at digestion and absorption and inflammatory markers.

which is an imbalance in the good and bad bacteria and trying to get a sense of is there an overgrowth of not good bacteria or not good yeast or it also looks at parasites. It looks at digestion and absorption and inflammatory markers.

Right, so when the stool test came back, we found that there was this overgrowth of unwanted bacteria and there was an overgrowth of unwanted yeast. And yeah, and so we can do tests like you said on, is there increased intestinal permeability or leaky gut? And she of course had that because of these imbalances and the inflammation going on in her digestive system.

Right, so when the stool test came back, we found that there was this overgrowth of unwanted bacteria and there was an overgrowth of unwanted yeast. And yeah, and so we can do tests like you said on, is there increased intestinal permeability or leaky gut? And she of course had that because of these imbalances and the inflammation going on in her digestive system.

Right, so when the stool test came back, we found that there was this overgrowth of unwanted bacteria and there was an overgrowth of unwanted yeast. And yeah, and so we can do tests like you said on, is there increased intestinal permeability or leaky gut? And she of course had that because of these imbalances and the inflammation going on in her digestive system.

Because we know that those imbalances cause inflammation. And we know inflammation causes all sorts of things, including acne, right? So we said, okay, we need to work to fix. We need to work to fix this imbalance. Let's work to rebalance the bacteria in her gut.

Because we know that those imbalances cause inflammation. And we know inflammation causes all sorts of things, including acne, right? So we said, okay, we need to work to fix. We need to work to fix this imbalance. Let's work to rebalance the bacteria in her gut.

Because we know that those imbalances cause inflammation. And we know inflammation causes all sorts of things, including acne, right? So we said, okay, we need to work to fix. We need to work to fix this imbalance. Let's work to rebalance the bacteria in her gut.

and so for her she wanted to use an herbal approach and i agreed with that so we put her on a combination of a couple different um herbs that can work to get rid of the overgrowth of bacteria and yeast and and that worked really well the one thing i always say about skin though is you you kind of have to be patient sometimes so if you're