A Mediterranean diet rich in fish and veggies may be beneficial for people who have hidradenitis suppurativa.
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If you have hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic skin condition that causes painful lumps and scarring, anything that can help your symptoms even a little bit can come as a relief.
Dietary changes can help control inflammation and minimize flares in some patients, says So Yeon Paek, MD, FAAD, an assistant clinical professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine, faculty member at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, and physician at Dermatology Physicians of Dallas.
“It is certainly far from a cure for the disease but may help to reduce flares and, in milder disease what we call Hurley stage 1 or 2 disease can actually lead to significant improvement,” she says.