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Does Anybody Else’s HS Not Produce A Smell..?

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England, AR

Had HS since 2005 and throughout my ‘research’ online over the years I’ve seen people complain about a smell…, I’ve never been able to ‘smell’ my discharge from my HS, I suffer in my groin area and I’ll admit that when I have had it discharge I have sometimes checked to see if the fluid smelt, and I guess all I can sometimes smell is like a slight Mucus of Phlegm but not an overpowering ‘infection’ smell. I’ve had folliculitis previously and know the smell of an infection from that
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November 22, 2022
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A myHSteam Member

Some say it smells like a sewer

November 24, 2022
A myHSteam Member

Hi. I used to have a smell in my nose of Sweaty or Bloody. I HATE those smells when a boil is draining. Now, I have a boil that's draining and I don't smell anything since being on the Humira.

November 22, 2022 (edited)

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