Hi, I’ve had HS for about 25 years. I have tried everything under the sun to help lessen my flair ups. I mainly have flair ups in my groin area which can make it very difficult and painful to walk.

I am happy to report I have not had a flair up in 15 months. This is what I am doing to keep the flair ups away.

1. I had certain bumps that would constantly come back, drain, never completely heal and then return again. I started applying heat to these areas (I had to do one at a time because of the soreness). I’m sure you can use almost any safe heat source but I chose to use the “hot hands” product. I could wear it under my clothes, the heat lasted for many hours and it did not become too hot. I continued to use heat until the infection was all out and the drainage was blood only. I would then disinfect the area and apply a band aid temporarily.

2. Since my flare ups are mainly in my groin area, I had to make a decision to stop wearing underwear. It created constant friction in the area and would almost always irritate my skin.

3. I started taking luke warm baths daily vs showers. This was a big adjustment for me because I loved my showers. Once I started with my baths, I could almost immediately tell a difference in my skin.

I honestly believe making these 3 changes is the reason I have not had a flare up in 15 months. I pray this information will help others. 🙏🏻

Much love XO ❤️

I suffer with those regularly and I soak in a warm tub with Epsom salt, use benzoyl peroxide products directly on the affected area, and/or apply Neosporin with pain relief to help with the pain and inflammation. I also use ultra thin maxi pads for protection against the drainage. I hope this helps.

I personally keep it clean get plenty of air to the area and put a light layer of better body food coconut oil on it throughout the days. I also ingest fresh garlic at least 3 a day and it really has helped in keeping them from bursting. I hope you find something that brings you relief! ❤️💯🙏

I would use it! Apply it at night before you go to bed. It helps best when your body is in rest and recovery mode. It helps, I ran out awhile ago and forgot to include it in my earlier post.

Thank you. I've recently purchased some Epsom salts so I'll definitely try that. Do you find that they burst or just go away in this area? My usual ones just disappear with clindamycin gel but I'm reluctant to use that in this area 😬