veganism: ive been a vegetarian for a few months, and have recently begun the transition to veganism thing is, the skin on my face has been breaking out a lot, which isnt something ive ever had a problem with before . Does anybody know whats going on here, and what i can do to sort this problem out? thankyou!|||It's either detox or a reaction to something new you are eating that you hadn't been before. Soy milk perhaps? It will likely clear up on it's own (as mine did) as your body gets used to the change. Good Luck!|||When your body has stuff in it that it doesn't need and can harm it, it's called a toxin. Toxins come from contaminated air, contaminated water and yes, they can be found in your food. Your body tends to hold onto toxins until it can detoxify itself, which is a natural process helped when you stop eating so many toxins. There are a lot of toxins loaded into animal products, so now that you're finally giving them all up by becoming vegan, your body is able to detoxify itself. One way your body rids itself of toxins is through the pores in your skin, which can cause you to temporarily break out in a skin rash in certain parts of your skin, or just acne. Continue to eat organic, natural foods and drink plenty of water and it will eventually clear up. This is assuming you didn't add a new food to your diet that you're having an allergic reaction to.|||It could be detoxing but I think its vitamin deficiancy. VIt C, D and E are good for skin. Omega oils are essential- eat these in wheatgerm, flax seeds, wheatgerm oil, primrose oil, oilve oil and foods rich in betacarotene- sweet potato, beets, tomatos, papaya, yams, pumpkins, red and yellow peppers, collard greens, kale, spinach. Dry skin lead to breakouts and the fat in meat has iron, folate, in it. Eat nuts frequently- like almonds, peaunuts, walnuts, these all have iron and calcium. Sunflower seeds, pumpkn seeds and all the spread make from sunflower oil etc, use those. I think it is that. Detoxing can take a while, but not a few months til you notice skin eruptions. You may be eating a ton more bananas or something- they make me break out, It's worth noticing if you are sufddenly eating a load of something you never ate before.|||When I first became a vegetarian my skin broke out like crazy. I think it was my body getting rid of the toxins in the meat I had eaten my whole life. Also, pay attention to the things you're eating. It's really easy to become a "junk-food-vegan". Junk-food-vegans don't eat meat, but to compensate they eat more than their normal share of snack foods like chips and cookies and candies. Those are all things that will definitely make you break out more. When the body has too much of something in it, it tries to flush it out. If you drink too much water, you then have the urgent need to go to the bathroom. If you eat too many greasy, sugary foods, your body has to get rid of it - which is why the skin becomes excessively greasy. If those things don't sound like they describe you, it could be an imbalance of hormone levels. My friend went on birth control and it got rid of her acne because it evened out her hormones. - But pills should always be the last resort! There's also factors such as stress at home, work or school, or extreme hot, cold, wet, or dry weather. Hope this helps.|||I do not know. Many people recommend a vegan diet to clear skin up.. I have always had a tremendous problem with acne. It's unfortunately a trait I inherited from my father. I take antibiotics which is THE only thing that will get it under control. I may have noticed a difference when I switched from vegetarian to vegan. It cleared up a bit. (still with meds though) Honey is the only animal product I still consume. No, it's technically not considered a vegan food by most. But if you still eat honey, then you might try taking a little everyday. It's a natural antibiotic. As is garlic. I both of these when I my acne starts to flare up, which helps get it back to being clear... ish. I'm really not sure what could be causing it. :( It may be un-related.|||It all depends on what is meant by “breaking out”. Obviously, a new diet may trigger allergic reactions to new foods. On the other hand, if it’s “only” acne we are talking about, then it may be caused by relying too heavily on food containing saturated fat, which could be anything from palm oil to margarine, avocado, peanuts, etc., etc. In my experience excluding such items from the diet and replacing them with food rich in unsaturated fat (sunflower oil, almonds, etc.) results in a great improvement after just a week or so.|||ive eaten meat all my life and ive had such bad skin, about september last year i felt really ill and could only stomach plain vegetables and with in a month the difference to my pore riddled skin, it started to clear up....im now clear of adult acne and ive become a full vegetarian..i feel more alive and alert and not so weak..ive always heard people say you become a weakling when you only eat veggies..what a load of tosh..lol... give it more time and you will see the difference....plus did you know, to much sugar can cause you to break out more...|||A change in diet will affect your body in many ways. It could be simply that your body is detoxifying it's self. Or you might be having a reaction to one or more of the new foods you are eating. I'd say wait another month and see if the problem clears up, if not then try to find the offending food causing the break out.|||You just got to go with it and drink plenty of water which helps with the healing process!! When you change your diet from eating crap to eating more natural foods be it veg/vegan or a better omnivore choice. It is detoxing when all the poison in your body is filtered out and comes out as spots and sweating!! Drink plenty of water!!|||It was the exact opposite for me. My skin has never been better. Make sure you're eating a balanced diet with enough calories.|||just go to a doctor dermatologist asked thier what is the medicine the best first aid of that.,