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Does anyone else get a really bad smell, like rotting meat when they have a flare up? Most of my wounds are consistently open, so I can’t use deodorant, but I shower every day and don’t smell of BO. it’s so embarrassing.. Does anyone have any ideas to cover/ get rid of the smell, it’s disgusting.
I have/had 2 different odors. One when there isn't a flare up but like a smell just coming out of the pores of my underarm (clindagel helps with that). I haven't figured out when/why that happens. It might be a tip off for me a flare up is about to happen. The second odor was from when an abscess is opened and needs to drain. The pus does have an odor. In fact when I went and got one lanced a last week I actually had to ask the doctor what that smell was. It was embarrassing for me to find that it was me. The wound had to drain for another 1-2 days and the thing that helped with the smell was to keep it clean and covered. Once it drained entirely the smell went away and the wound healed itself.
Emuaid has teatree oil helps with smell.
Why is this so hard to control? The smell is horrible this in fact mess up your life . You don’t know what to do the Doctors just don’t know enough about it it’s very sad . You can’t keep a job social security takes forever!!!
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) can produce a bad smell due to the following reasons:
- Pus Formation: Lesions filled with pus, a mixture of dead white blood cells, skin cells, and bacteria or fungi, can burst and drain, causing an odor
- Abscesses: Abscesses can smell due to the combination of dead white blood cells, Show Full Answer
Mmmm, allergic to tea tree. But thanks anyway.
Hey, With The Smell Of HS, What Deodorant Do You Use To Combat The Smell?
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I'm New To HS I Have A Couple Of Questions About Soaps, Deodorant And Ointments. Can't Get Into A Dermatologist Until The Fall.
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