Hi there HS forum

Hey, I have been not eating nightshade vegetables and I haven't had any new ones since. I've been trying this for two months. I've also been exercising a lot.. losing weight and taking Tumeric and Zinc supplements.

Yes! I found remission by finding my food sensitivities and cutting them out. Mine are nightshades, coconut and nuts. Nightshades are a big one for many with autoimmune conditions because those plants have a natural pesticide we're sensitive to.

I was stage 3 and I stay in remission as long as I don't eat my sensitivities. I'm very strict with my diet. Recently, after not having cysts for months, I developed a bad cyst, my hands ached for 2 weeks and my face broke out with cystic acne. I searched and discovered a new gum my family had bought a couple of weeks earlier had coconut fat in it! I didn't even think about gum having that in it! That small amount sent me in a downward spiral! It's not worth it! Good luck!

I have noticed a huge increase when my diet is poor, last month my mom passed on, and my diet was complete garbage. Processed foods, fast food, and i noticed a definite correlation between the two. In 2012, I quit eating gluten, for about 6 months. And (aside from a huge weight loss) my boils went away almost completely. From having 5-6 at a time in my groin, armpit and bottom. To having one under my tummy. I have also read a lot about people cutting out nightshades with remarkable results. Peppers, paotatos, eggplant, tomatos, etc. That is the next thing i am going to try to eliminate. I have been eating a lot of potatos and tomoato products and definitely feel worse. My energy, everything hurts. My HS has continually gotten worse where i have 5-8 boils under each arm (3-4 draining) and close to 14 of different sizes in my groin area (at least 8 draining) and i feel absolutely miserable. Ive startrd tumric capsules the last few days, hopefully it provides some relief.

I hope that you find something that helps your symptoms, and keep us informed if you find anything that works for you! Theres so much trial and error it seems in finding something.

I did go to a holistic centre some years ago, I just dropped in and all the "practitioners" were busy. But a woman who was some kind of receptionist/manager/caretaker wouldn't let me get away! She started talking at me non-stop and basically diagnosed me with all sorts of stuff, without really knowing anything about me because I hadn't told her anything. I found it all really uncomfortable and upsetting and never went back.

Yes Caroline, that route is the best route to go!

Going to have to cut out refined sugar, gluten, nightshade vegetables and dairy- I promise you will have positive results! I know your pain, it's so discouraging but I assure you will find relief if you go holistically and refrain from taking antibiotics or anything prescribed by the doctors. I'd definitely recommend Turmeric in capsules, as well as Oregano in capsules. If you have flare ups, you can put Colloidial Silver on the affected area - topically to rid infection. Keep your head up, and try not to stress, stress only makes things worse! This will get better

 

Absolutely diet in my opinion after suffering for 20 years. Main one is nightshades (Potato's in particular) and Paprika (watch out it's in everything).

Just avoiding nightshades keeps it at bay. I get very minimal redness sometimes and think it's when I drink a look of milk in one day... or maybe some cheese, or less likely nuts.

Diet is definitely the best approach. It may be dairy, or nightshades, or something else, we're all different, and it's a case of trying out which foodstuffs to eliminate. With me it's dairy, I cut it out and got a huge improvement. I later tested intolerant to it as well.