Trainer cured the acne that made her 'feel like a monster' by giving up one everyday food

When Manchester fitness fanatic Sarah Hutchinson had a sudden acne breakout earlier this year, it wrecked her self-confidence. The painful rash covered both her cheeks and ran from her eyes to her neck – leaving her too embarrassed to go outside.

The spots were so lumpy the personal trainer couldn’t even hide them with makeup. The 28-year-old quit teaching exercise classes online after a participant commented on her appearance - even colouring her hair blue to distract people from looking at her face.

In desperation, Sarah tried a diet recommended to her online, and her spots began to fade immediately, she says. Sarah – who ate six sandwiches a day - ditched her ham-and-mayo sarnies and stopped putting sugar in her tea.

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She replaced them with brown carbs and alternative breads that made for what she felt was a less satisfying butty, but the results were amazing and her skin was clear again within six weeks.

“I miss white bread so much, but this is one-hundred percent worth it,” she said. “It’s amazing to get my confidence back and feel comfortable again.

“I was distraught. My face was ruined. I felt like a monster. It tore me apart. It was horrible, like lumps in my skin with spots on top, and it was very, very sore, so it brought me to tears.

“It hurt if I touched it and when I put my face on my pillow so it was hard to rest. It got me very, very down. Now I feel incredibly lucky I don’t have more scars."

Sarah thought she’d had an allergic reaction to something when a couple of spots turned into a full-on rash after just a week. A dermatologist diagnosed acne, and three separate creams, plus