I don't know if this relates to his issue. Ten years ago I was diagnosed with HS. I get boils the size of golf balls at times that next seem to go away. I had the surgery under my arms to remove the hair follicles but that did not stop them from popping up on other parts of my body. A year ago I decided to change my diet completely - no beef, pork, sugar, and light dairy. A few months later, all boils had disappeared. I only get them not whenever I give into gorge on one of those foods. I also have noticed that my immune system is weak due to all the heavy antibotics that I have been given over the years to treat the boils. So I try to stay way from them if can be.View Thread