FeaturedScarsHello all, I am new here. I was just diagnosed with this but I have been suffering with it since I was 5 or 6, I never had a name...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
FeaturedWho is your most supportive person when you are dealing with HS?Do you have at least one person to lean on when you are having a bad symptom day? How do they help get you through the rough times?...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesCopingFriends & FamilyIntimacy & Relationships
Active 3 days agoExploring our options with HSHello all! First, I'm wishing everyone the best possible day. I know we sometimes have good days or even a part of the day that's good and I want us...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesFlaresResearch & Clinical TrialsCoping
Active 8 days agoWhat do you think would be the best job for someone who suffers from HS?Hello to all, As someone who has been living with HS for 14 years and counting, thankfully I was still able to maintain employment throughout the years, despite how progressively...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesAwarenessWork & Employment
I Cured My Lifelong HSI’m now 53 and have just recently stumbled on HS and started reading it and it was a true revelation.. This was the answer to the biggest mystery of my...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesDermatologist
FeaturedWhat triggers your HS flares?Certain types of foods, products, stress, hormones, smoking, genetics, alcohol, and a host of other factors can cause HS flares. A place to exchange ideas, tips, and experiences all related...Reactions0reactionsComments37 repliesDiet & NutritionFlaresTriggers
I’ve finally outgrown HSI was 20 years old when I got my first boil. It was a doozy. About as big as 3 golf balls. Went to doctors for about 5+ years- no...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesAwarenessCopingDepression
Hydradenitis Supertiva anyone else get it in the mouthNo I've not got anything home remedy to try and o center it puts nodules down spinal colum and neck it's a whole another level and added on top of...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDermatologist
pain management/medication optionsi have level 1-2 and all the doctors/dermatologists will do for me is antibiotics and creams which sometimes don’t work and take a while. is there any pain medication i...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesOTC MedicationTips & AdviceCoping
Finding a way I’ve been dealing with this for a lil over 2 years trying to find a way to heal and deal with the pain draining and discomfort I need healing...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Has anyone done Clindamycin and Rifamin therapy?Hi there! I'm wondering if any of you have had success with 10 weeks of Clindamycin and Rifampin and HS remission? I just started it today. I'm not looking for...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTreatmentDermatologist
HS Treatment + Finding RemissionNew here but not new to the HS struggle. I was diagnosed with HS as a teenager but within the past two years (in my 30s with slowing metabolism) my...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesTreatmentSymptomsTriggers