Just like skin creates a barrier for our body against microscopic foreign invaders, our gut is the barrier inside our body to protect the toxins, bad bacteria or pathogens from entering our bloodstream. The gut walls are single-cell thin walls that allow only nutrients to pass through. Dysbiosis, or an imbalanced gut microbiome, results in the broadening of the gut cells, creating space for larger molecules to pass through into the bloodstream. This is called ‘intestinal permeability’, ‘intestinal hyperpermeability’ or the ‘Leaky Gut’.
A leaky gut is the main culprit that compromises your gut barrier function and lets the bad bacteria pass into your body. Your immune system gets into action to fight these pathogens. This immune response is called systemic inflammation, which causes inflammation in many organs, including your skin.
Moreover, a leaky gut can directly deposit bad bacteria onto your skin that may destroy the skin microbiome and cause acne.
Whether you are dealing with cheek acne, back acne, chin acne, body acne or fungal acne, your gut health is the primary place where all the treatment should start.