Hidradenitis Suppurativa Support Group

Hidradenitis suppurativa (hi-drad-uh-NIE-tis sup-yoo-ruh-TIE-vuh) is rare, long-term skin condition that features small, painful lumps under the skin. The disease manifests as clusters of chronic abscesses or boils, sometimes as large as baseballs, that are extremely painful to the touch and may persist for years with occasional to frequent periods of inflammation,...

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Sadmissy 11/21/2017

So hello everyone! I noticed a huge difference in my skin condition getting worse when I drink two cups of coffee!! I cut alot of my diet down to make it similar to the "auto immune diet" caffeine I have avoided for over a month and the other day I just had to have some while I cleaned my house about six hours after I ingested the highly caffeinated coffee I had small patches of itchy hivey pimple bumps .. one was by my collar bone and the rest were alittle less concentrated and noticed some on my chest and inflammation in old bumps that usually are dormant.. my Dr also thinks I'm more susceptible to these attacks when I have high levels of stress... What do you make of that? Xoxo !! Please respond

Destinee22 11/21/2017

Hey, I'm trying to get the word out about what I just discovered! Drinking a TON of Cranberry juice every single day stopped the reoccurring cycle of my HS. I am no longer in pain and I feel great. I don't know if this will work for you and I'm not saying this is not a cure but it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

P.S When I stopped drinking the Cranberry Juice, the HS started back up again so I started drinking it again and it stopped

I really hope this helps :)

Sadmissy 11/26/2017

I too have been drinking cranberry juice I think it has good benefits yet question for destinee22 how would you rate you're overall health like are you also fit ? Do you run or excercise everyday do you avoid alcohol and cigarettes? Kik me at sadmissy I'm trying to figure out how dedicated I have to be on being healthy or as healthy as possible

Al_Moocha 11/26/2017

I have found this works everyone:

https://www.earthclinic.com/turmeric-for-hidradenitis-suppurativa.html

wforwumbo 11/27/2017

Definitely agree with stress/mental health as a huge factor. My HS spread all the way to my ankles during a particularly bad patch of stress, anxiety, and depression this year. After taking the time to get professional help it is cleared up (though I am left with plenty of scars!). When it comes to physical health I eat smaller amounts as I live a semi-sedentary life-style. Avoiding white grains, not eating too much meat, cheese or sugar and eating yummy veges (also not suffering through life, EAT THE CAKE!).
I don't necessarily avoid alcohol but I don't drink alcohol often.
I smoke, I quit for 5 - 6 months but it exasperated my mental health conditions and HS and eventually picked it back up but definitely cut back and I've never been a "pack-a-day" kind of smoker.
And I've just started yoga (like a week ago) for fitness and for a little quieting of the mind (its been really good for both). But i'm hideously unfit haha
First I saw a reduction in my weight but because my mind wasn't healthy my HS was still really bad (I think anyway) so now that my mind's getting on track too I'm definitely seeing results with my HS.

Hope this helps! :) :)

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