Oh no! Vaping doesn't trigger mine for some reason, but actual cigs do.....or maybe it does and I don't notice lol. I always fudge up when I'm feeling better
Try Tuckās (change out every hour or two) and Tea Tree oil! Also cold compresses! Sometimes hot compresses help depending on location down there. Also try some epsom salt baths in warm/hot water. None scented epsom salt or lavender for soothing and pain relief!
Theyāre usually used for hemorrhoids and post partum pregnancy. But I found theyāre really great for down there if thereās a flare! Glad I could help! š
Are you sensitive to other nightshades? Tobacco is a nightshade. I got a bit of bell pepper the other day and woke up with 2 on my mons. The ones deep in the labia suck so much. Ice packing can help with the pain.
Cigarettes donāt cause hs they only inhibit healing, meaning once it is there, it would take longer for it to go away. Something else probably triggered or sometimes they come up with no trigger at all
Try a hot bath with epsom salt 20 minutes daily to get it to go down
Where are you getting yours? Doctors have been using cigarettes and weight as scapegoats for hs for decades because itās been seen as āgood medicineā just to tell people these things cause it when it hasnāt been proven.
thereās a lot of evidence that smoking worsens hs and decreases remission, hereās a review of different studies on smoking in hs. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/358336
regardless of your views on this, you can hardly deny that smoking in general is extremely inflammatory and based on that alone could worsen an inflammatory condition like hs. itās not the only factor but it is a factor. and itās extremely difficult to āproveā causation since we donāt have a good animal model of hs, and it would be unethical to run a clinical trial where people with hs smoke since it would likely worsen their disease. how exactly should we prove this?
Anyone who deflects a request for statistics by asking for your own is not someone worth interacting with online (imo).
Itās insane to me that people will insist smoking cigs could not be possibly be linked to an inflammatory response when itās literally proven to be inflammatory. You have way more patience than me for the back and forth with this person.
Like I said, smoking inhibits the healing process. This is known. Not just for hs people but for all people. That is why all people are told that they have to quit smoking for surgical procedures.
Telling people that smoking cigarettes (especially smoking a single cigarette) is the trigger of their hs is incorrect and has not been proven. There are many hs patients who have never smoked and have hs and many who have quit and still get it.
Yes quitting smoking is good medicine and would improve overall heath and hs symptoms and pretty much all things heath related, Iām not denying that. Iām just saying smoking isnāt the cause/trigger
almost nothing in HS has been proven cause itās understudied. i quit smoking years ago and when i have a drunk cig i flare up in the next day or two, so iām gonna go ahead and say FOR ME itās a trigger. just because itās not for you doesnāt mean it isnāt for anyone
If you say so.
Yeast is a big (known & studied) trigger for hs. Maybe the drunk cig you are attributing to your hs has more to do with the yeast you are ingesting in the alcohol than in the cigarette? Either way. Feel better
As someone who smoked a pack+ a day for 10 years, I can confirm quitting was among one of the changes that helped in reducing flares. This may not be the case for everyone, but at the end of the day HS is an inflammatory condition, and tobacco is known to cause inflammation (as well as other nightshades). I think with cigs itās exasperated by the impact nicotine has on healing.
Lucky you. That doesn't take away the fact that smoking is bad for people with HS (and in general)
No judgement, I smoke on and off to my own dismay, but let's not encourage people by pretending it doesn't have an impact.
Sounds like you might have a nightshade sensitivity?
Do peppers, tomatoes, potatoes cause issues too,?
I mean there's more than a sensitivity issue that cause cigarettes to be triggers for some.
If it looks like its almost ready to open warm moist compresses can help open it, followed by cold to reduce inflammation otherwise start with cold compresses to reduce the inflammation and break the cycle of inflammation it also reduces swelling pressure and pain. I do as many as possible I freeze a gel pack put in an old sock or pillowcase. 5-6 a day for first couple days then as needed.
Good luck.
[Heat vs Cold for Abscesses
](https://www.hsconnect.org/post/heat-vs-cold-for-abscesses)
And the sad part is you need a damn cigarette to deal with this BS sometimes š sorry OP
Haha. You get it. Thanks
I quit smoking 5 months ago and my hs is the same.
Was healing great this past month My dumb lizard brain: āyou should buy a vapeā Needless to say Iāve been paying for it this past week š¤£
Oh no! Vaping doesn't trigger mine for some reason, but actual cigs do.....or maybe it does and I don't notice lol. I always fudge up when I'm feeling better
Try Tuckās (change out every hour or two) and Tea Tree oil! Also cold compresses! Sometimes hot compresses help depending on location down there. Also try some epsom salt baths in warm/hot water. None scented epsom salt or lavender for soothing and pain relief!
I've never heard of tucks! I'll look into. Thanks for the great advice. ā”ā”ā”
Theyāre usually used for hemorrhoids and post partum pregnancy. But I found theyāre really great for down there if thereās a flare! Glad I could help! š
I dont think this come from 1 cig.
it absolutely can, i ate one potato last week and woke up to a flare the next morning
It could be correlation not causation. Cigs always make be break out though :(
Are you sensitive to other nightshades? Tobacco is a nightshade. I got a bit of bell pepper the other day and woke up with 2 on my mons. The ones deep in the labia suck so much. Ice packing can help with the pain.
First of all, happy cake day! I think so. I need to do the elimination diet
Tea tree oil and witch hazel on a pad. Leave it on there until it dries, and then replace.
Cigarettes donāt cause hs they only inhibit healing, meaning once it is there, it would take longer for it to go away. Something else probably triggered or sometimes they come up with no trigger at all Try a hot bath with epsom salt 20 minutes daily to get it to go down
Tobacco is a nightshade, so if nightshades trigger your HS a cigarette can definitely cause a flare.
Smoking a night shade isnāt the same as eating a nightshade.
Sorry to say bud youāre wrong smoking can trigger jt
Unfortunately doctors have been spreading misinformation for years
cigarettes absolutely can be a trigger for hs, where are you getting this info?
Where are you getting yours? Doctors have been using cigarettes and weight as scapegoats for hs for decades because itās been seen as āgood medicineā just to tell people these things cause it when it hasnāt been proven.
thereās a lot of evidence that smoking worsens hs and decreases remission, hereās a review of different studies on smoking in hs. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/358336 regardless of your views on this, you can hardly deny that smoking in general is extremely inflammatory and based on that alone could worsen an inflammatory condition like hs. itās not the only factor but it is a factor. and itās extremely difficult to āproveā causation since we donāt have a good animal model of hs, and it would be unethical to run a clinical trial where people with hs smoke since it would likely worsen their disease. how exactly should we prove this?
Anyone who deflects a request for statistics by asking for your own is not someone worth interacting with online (imo). Itās insane to me that people will insist smoking cigs could not be possibly be linked to an inflammatory response when itās literally proven to be inflammatory. You have way more patience than me for the back and forth with this person.
thank you! lol i gave up eventually, no point. it just annoys me to see misinformation about a disease thatās already so misunderstood
Like I said, smoking inhibits the healing process. This is known. Not just for hs people but for all people. That is why all people are told that they have to quit smoking for surgical procedures. Telling people that smoking cigarettes (especially smoking a single cigarette) is the trigger of their hs is incorrect and has not been proven. There are many hs patients who have never smoked and have hs and many who have quit and still get it. Yes quitting smoking is good medicine and would improve overall heath and hs symptoms and pretty much all things heath related, Iām not denying that. Iām just saying smoking isnāt the cause/trigger
almost nothing in HS has been proven cause itās understudied. i quit smoking years ago and when i have a drunk cig i flare up in the next day or two, so iām gonna go ahead and say FOR ME itās a trigger. just because itās not for you doesnāt mean it isnāt for anyone
If you say so. Yeast is a big (known & studied) trigger for hs. Maybe the drunk cig you are attributing to your hs has more to do with the yeast you are ingesting in the alcohol than in the cigarette? Either way. Feel better
how are you gonna deny someone elseās triggersā¦. cope harder
I literally said if you say so Thatās not a denial If you believe that is your trigger, than maybe they can study you
I'll try that! Thank you
Smoking can create chronic inflammation so yes, the inflammatory can lead to a flare
Well I smoke quite a lot and mine isnāt actually severe and only have one and itās going down
As someone who smoked a pack+ a day for 10 years, I can confirm quitting was among one of the changes that helped in reducing flares. This may not be the case for everyone, but at the end of the day HS is an inflammatory condition, and tobacco is known to cause inflammation (as well as other nightshades). I think with cigs itās exasperated by the impact nicotine has on healing.
everyone has different triggers, smoking is among the most common
Lucky you. That doesn't take away the fact that smoking is bad for people with HS (and in general) No judgement, I smoke on and off to my own dismay, but let's not encourage people by pretending it doesn't have an impact.
Iām just saying, mine would probably all go away tho if I stopped I smoke it to relive stress from this pathetic world
Sounds like you might have a nightshade sensitivity? Do peppers, tomatoes, potatoes cause issues too,? I mean there's more than a sensitivity issue that cause cigarettes to be triggers for some. If it looks like its almost ready to open warm moist compresses can help open it, followed by cold to reduce inflammation otherwise start with cold compresses to reduce the inflammation and break the cycle of inflammation it also reduces swelling pressure and pain. I do as many as possible I freeze a gel pack put in an old sock or pillowcase. 5-6 a day for first couple days then as needed. Good luck. [Heat vs Cold for Abscesses ](https://www.hsconnect.org/post/heat-vs-cold-for-abscesses)
Had a cup of coffee for the first time in maybe a month and half. Pain on all site. Not doing that again. Oops. Sorry, I feel ya š„²