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 yesterdaypain 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 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
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...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDermatologist
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
lost all hope 💔 😢 5 years ago at the age of 36 I became pregnant with my first child I was fine except for the extreme morning sickness I had all throughout the pregnancy....at...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Looking for helpI signed up for this site as my 22yr old son suffers from this disease. The first large cyst he got was right below his tailbone when he was in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
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...Reactions0reactionsComments35 repliesDiet & NutritionFlaresTriggers
Comorbidities & Pain with HSMany people living with HS are also managing other comorbidities. Do you have any other health challenges in addition to HS? Does that impact your HS pain? 💜...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisPain
I Had No IdeaI have had boils since I was 10. I am 81 now. I had/have no idea if this is HS. When the boils erupted, I just applied whatever home remedy...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies