Does anyone have this?

Hi,

I wanted to ask if anyone experiences skin problems along with UC. In the past two months or so, while also in a mild flare, I started having some lumps or bad pimples in the groin area. I had a very bad boil on the buttocks, but it drained in about a week. Sorry for the graphic description!
Three days ago, I noticed some painful lumps under my arms. They are under the skin, and have not opened up yet. I have been reading about possible diagnostics and found out about a condition called Hidradenitis suppurativa. It is sometimes related to auto-immune diseases and has no known cure. Yay, just what I like! I am not sure that this is what I have, I will go see my doctor, but the descriptions look awfully similar and I am almost sure I will have to deal with this on top of colitis...

Has anyone else experienced a similar skin condition?

Thanks for your thoughts, best of health to all,
RT

Wow. Yes I have them on my back and butt, not cool. But I think for me they are stress and diet related. When I started adding gluten back in the mix, I started getting them alot.

Starting just this year(dx 2004) I began to get skin manifestations like you described as well--really painful large pimple type things on my butt, groin and scalp. I saw a dermatologist and was told it is probably related to the overall inflammation process/autoimmune disease. Concurrently, I have also had recurrent mouth sores, kind of think its all related.

Stereofidelic, interesting that you noticed these issues more when you added gluten back into your diet, I just stopped eating all grains including gluten of course and it will be interesting to see if some of this clears up.

Yes, I got them as well. Anyone know of any good way to get rid of these? They do leave a scar. Got many on my butt.