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What worked for me: Eliminate Nightshades from your diet

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benny38317
benny38317

I'm currently 23 and I've been suffering with HS since around 17 years old, which is as far as I can remember. I am a super potato lover. I'll eat anything that's made of potatoes. Sooner or later I started have flare ups and boils under my arm-pits. It hurts to walk and sometimes I just get random pains in my arms or legs. After going on a Paleo diet, the HS cleared up and my pains went away. So I started introducing things back into my diet such as wholewheat foods, dairy, etc. As soon as I got back on the potatoes, BOOM, more flare-ups. I went to the doctors, and whilst she diagnosed me HS she was completely stumped. Only gave me a prescription to a bottle of Hibi-scrub which only made me feel clean. 

I recommend anyone who is suffering with this to eliminate nightshades from their diet and see how it works for you! 

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  • azkel
    azkel benny38317

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    How long would you say after going nightshade free did you begin to notice improvement?
    • crystal_08850
      crystal_08850 azkel

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      I noticed improvement the day I cut them out. Usually when my cysts would start coming out, they would get worse over a 3 or 4 day period and then stay bad for a few days then start to get better. I cut nightshades out the morning I woke up with 5 new inflamed cysts. My inflammation started going down that day and they did not take several days to peak and get worse. Then over about 6-8 weeks, my very deep cysts (stage 3) seemed to surface liked my body was releasing them!?! This was a different kind of pain though not like normal HS inflammation, I could tell they were coming out and trying to get better. I still have some deep cysts but they do not hurt or get inflamed (I can't even feel they're there) unless I accidentally eat nightshades- if I'm not careful. I am very strict with it. If I accidentally eat the slightest bit of paprika or eat something that's been fried in the same oil as potatoes, I will have cystic inflammation within hours. When the food reaches your small intestine and the particles get in your blood.

  • Prettybrown3y3s
    Prettybrown3y3s benny38317

    Posted

    Benny it does hurt to walk I been having HS for 11 years. I think I have one of the worse cases of HS. Now what is nightshades?
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