{"id":8694,"date":"2013-04-20T06:48:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T06:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2018-11-03T11:50:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T11:50:10","slug":"new-study-shows-probiotic-supplements-reduce-acne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/new-study-shows-probiotic-supplements-reduce-acne\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Shows Probiotic Supplements Reduce Acne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a new study published at the <em>Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery,<\/em> probiotic supplementation may fight acne and reduce side-effects from oral antibiotics.<\/p>\n<p>This is going to be a rather short post as the details of the study are in short supply. But this is an important topic, so I figured you should know about this.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, in the study the researchers divided 45 18- to 35-year old women into three groups. The group A got a probiotic supplement, the group B got an oral antibiotic (minocycline) and the group C got both (antibiotic + probiotic). The participants were followed for 12 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the study abstract doesn\u2019t give out detailed results and the full-text version is not available online (when will these people move to the digital age\u2026). But here\u2019s what we have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All the groups showed statistically significant improvements at week 4 and kept improving with the subsequent follow up visits at weeks 8 and 12.<\/li>\n<li>At weeks 8 and 12 group C showed statistically significant improvements over the other groups. This means their acne had reduced more than in the other groups.<\/li>\n<li>The abstract made no mention of the differences between groups A and B. Looks like the group B (antibiotics) got somewhat better results than the group A (probiotics). We can infer this from the fact that, when compared to the group C, the group B had higher \u2018p-value\u2019 than the group A. But it\u2019s likely that groups A and B got similar results with the antibiotic group showing little bit better results.<\/li>\n<li>The people (13%) from the group B had to stop the study as they developed vaginal candidiasis. Presumably nobody in the other groups withdrew.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The study authors conclude:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Probiotics may be considered a therapeutic option or adjunct for acne vulgaris by providing a synergistic antiinflammatory effect with systemic antibiotics while also reducing potential adverse events secondary to chronic antibiotic use.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m not surprised that taking probiotics helps acne. There\u2019s fairly good evidence to suggest a link between <a title=\"The Little-Known Connection Between The Gut And The Skin\" href=\"https:\/\/acneeinstein.com\/gut-skin-connection\/\">gut issues and skin problems<\/a>.&nbsp;Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23575053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent study<\/a> showed a correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection (in the stomach) and acne rosacea, as did this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jle.com\/en\/revues\/medecine\/ejd\/e-docs\/00\/04\/4D\/BE\/article.phtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">review of the subject<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Probiotics can help with gut problems, but they are by no means a magic bullet and fully addressing gut issues usually takes more than a supplement. Still, they have a role to play, and it\u2019s encouraging to see some clinical evidence backing them.<\/p>\n<p>Probiotics can help with gut problems, but they are by no means a magic bullet and fully addressing gut issues usually takes more than a supplement. Still, they have a role to play, and it\u2019s encouraging to see some clinical evidence backing them.<\/p>\n<p>Points to take home:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you take oral antibiotics, then make sure to also take a probiotic supplement. You\u2019ll likely get better results and suffer fewer side-effects.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s possible probiotic supplements help with acne, but I wouldn\u2019t bet my house on it yet. To say for sure, we need more evidence from better quality studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a new study published at the Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, probiotic supplementation may fight acne and reduce side-effects from oral antibiotics. 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