Imbalanced Gut Microbiota: Prolonged periods of staying up late and disrupted biological rhythms can disturb the balance of gut microbiota, leading to the overgrowth of harmful bacteria. The loss of normal gut microbiota can alter gut permeability, allowing harmful bacteria to produce large amounts of endotoxins. These toxins can circulate through the bloodstream and reach the entire body, including the face, causing persistent acne.
Therefore, long-term late nights can quietly change the gut microbiota, causing an imbalance where harmful bacteria dominate, producing toxins that manifest as acne.
Additionally, prolonged sitting and constipation can also lead to acne.
Prolonged Sitting and Constipation: Prolonged sitting is common among office workers. When work gets busy, long hours of sitting become inevitable. Prolonged sitting slows down intestinal motility, extending the time waste stays in the intestines. The water in the waste is easily absorbed by the intestines, leading to hard stools and constipation. Constipation causes food residues to ferment in the intestines, producing toxins that are absorbed into the body through circulation, which then manifest on the skin as acne.