Rosacea
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A long-term inflammatory skin condition that mainly affects the face, with redness and flushing that come and go, and bumps that can look a lot like acne.
You might notice
- redness on cheeks, nose or chin that comes and goes
- burning or stinging with water or skincare
- small red bumps that look like acne
- flushing with alcohol, spicy food, heat or stress
- sore, irritated eyelids
Who can help
- Dr. Rachel Alioto · Naturopathic Doctor (ND)Also works with acneProfile →
- Dr. Caitlin O'Connor · Naturopathic Doctor (ND), MSCPAlso works with acneProfile →
- Dr. Erika Enos · Naturopathic Doctor (ND), ColoradoAlso works with acneProfile →
An esthetician is the place to start for skin care, and a naturopathic doctor if you'd like to look at what's underneath.
See everyone for skin →Where it can overlap
- Acne
Rosacea is often mistaken for acne. Established
- Inflammation
Rosacea involves inflammation. Established
- Stress
Rosacea can flare with stress. Associated
- SIBO
Rosacea has been studied alongside SIBO. Emerging
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Established: well documented · Associated: linked, not a cause · Emerging: early research · Woo exploration: worth exploring, not yet sourced. A link isn't a cause.
Keep exploring
4 sources · how we checked
Everything on this page was researched from clinical guidance, government health sources and published reviews first, then single studies. Where a connection is only worth exploring, it says so.
- Rosacea NHS · 2023 · Government health source
- Rosacea Symptoms, Causes, & Risk Factors National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH) · 2024 · Government health source
- Rosacea and Its Potential Role in the Development of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Insights From the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort Journal of Korean Medical Science · 2025 · Peer-reviewed paper
- Updates on the Risk of Neuropsychiatric and Gastrointestinal Comorbidities in Rosacea and Its Possible Relationship with the Gut–Brain–Skin Axis International Journal of Molecular Sciences (PubMed Central) · 2020 · Peer-reviewed paper
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