| So, are you a rosacea sufferer and looking for | | | | is not well inside and that there is some form of |
| help in combating rosacea? Any non sufferer | | | | internal imbalance that manifests itself in these |
| reading this may well not be able to comprehend | | | | external symptoms that needs addressing. |
| what having rosacea is like and the steps that | | | | So how to combat rosacea effectively? Good |
| you are willing to take in order to combat | | | | question. The most common over the counter |
| rosacea. Or, let us be honest, do many people | | | | products favoured by the medical profession and |
| even know what it is? | | | | used to treat the condition are antibiotics. But, |
| For the uninitiated, rosacea is acne by another | | | | these are only a one dimensional treatment in an |
| name. Whilst acne conjures up images of pimples | | | | aid to clear the visible external skin problems and |
| and unsightly pus filled spots, rosacea is | | | | do not tackle the internal issues that so |
| characterised by persistent redness, inflammation | | | | desperately need to be looked at in order to |
| and lesions. The lesions differ from other acne | | | | combat rosacea as a whole. |
| spots in as much as they do not come to a head. | | | | The drugs also have unwanted side effects that |
| So rosacea is the term given to a specific type | | | | are counterproductive to using them in the first |
| of acne within the condition. | | | | place. What does this mean? The antibiotics not |
| The area affected by rosacea is known as the T | | | | only kill off the bad bacteria that are associated |
| zone, consisting of the cheeks, nose and | | | | or thought to be a problem with rosacea but, |
| forehead. So you can imagine that living with this | | | | they also kill off the good bacteria that we need |
| condition can be very debilitating and can have a | | | | and have in our body that maintain the balance |
| deep psychological impact when the symptoms | | | | within. |
| are so visible. It would also make sense that to | | | | So, whilst the antibiotics may have a short term |
| combat rosacea is of high priority in any way, | | | | effect, as a long term solution in combating |
| shape or form in order to get rid of the unsightly | | | | rosacea drugs do not appear to be the answer. |
| external symptoms. | | | | Our body is an amazing thing so, if we can take |
| The causes of rosacea as a condition are | | | | steps to help our body help itself to combat |
| complex but, the redness, swelling, dryness and | | | | rosacea, the time and effort will surely be worth |
| accompanying itching as external symptoms are | | | | the smooth, clear rosacea free skin that will be |
| most certainly the bodys way of indicating that all | | | | the ultimate end result. |