Boils blackheads pimples and whiteheads in my inner thighs

Hi everyone! I just ant everyone to know ... At age twenty, I started getting those ... I was so embarrassed that getting into a bathing suit, was my nightmare. At 26, I lost a lot of weight, and for 3 years those suckers left completely. I gained weight again, and they are back. They are my motivation to lose weight. BTW, the scars reduce after a while... So if you have a weight problem, that might be the answer to many... Hopefully this helps. 

This condition is very painful physically and emotionally...talk about self esteem...I am very very self conscious about the boils, pimples, blackheads, scars, and have too tried creams and other products with minimal success. It's good to know that I'm not the only one :(

Men get it too, apparently. It sucks.

I have had hs since 9th grade I started wearing skirts.and my legs.started getting red and.so painful I believe the bumps started to protect my skin I tld my pediatrician and he simply said lose weight u can imagine I did not want to tell another doctor after that who tells a 14 yr old.that? Anyway I cant be intimate with the lights on I kno they can feel it but I still hope they dont I always wonder y me I think that about most of the things that happen to me but hs really I havent gone through enough it.feels good.to kno I am not anywhere near alone I dont tell the few.friends I have becuz when u fall out you secrets do too and they can use that against you I dnt have money to.try all these diff things ive just been dealing Im going to try the.cheaper.things I tried alcohol it makes them itch bad Im so.over these things!

I am 27 and I have this issue as well. My husband is 30 and also has this condition. At first my doctor thought it could have been a case of staph infection. I was treated for staph and I still get these dang things. I have tried numerous products. I have learned though that Neutrogena has a body wash/scrub that helps prevent breakouts. It doesnt work a 100% but it sure does help! I am a mother of 2 and my funding is more focused on my children so for someone that doesnt have a lot of money Neutrogena is only 6 bucks. I wont even wear shorts because of my issue and it really sucks because I live in Texas and would love to wear shorts out and about. I wish there was a cure!

i have the same problem, i am 13 i got it when i started going through puberty, they are so annyoing. Instead of wearing bathing suits like everybody else, i have to wear shorts so no one can see my awful skin.

I can't figure out how to reply to this entire thread, so forgive me if I'm doing this incorrectly.
I've been dealing with this since I.was about 13. It's been seven years, and it just gets worse.
I've been skin and bone thin, and now I'm pretty overweight. It's always been pretty bad with pimples and blackheads (the blackheads never go away!) But recently, on my inner thighs, there have been boils and these large lumps, larger in diameter than a quarter, that just won't pop and don't seem to be too close to the skin.
I've also gotten pimples on my buttocks, but that too has turned into boils and lumps, so much that I have a hard time sitting for days at a time. Usually they come in groups of 2-4 boils or lumps each on my thighs and buttocks. There are usually always pimples also.
I have trouble being intimate. The lights have to be off, my boyfriend is not allowed to touch/kiss/graze the area, which is kind of a mood kill when you have to tell them 'dont touch!' Guys like to grab butts, well you can only touch mine when there are pants involved, and it sucks. Not to mention when anyone is near the area, you can't focus on pleasure because you're just waiting for them to bump into one and get grossed out, it's friggen stressful!
Regardless of my worrying, I was relaxed enough at one point to conceive a child. I sat up at night wondering how I was going to explain to everyone in the hospital room why I was covered in acne.. When I did give birth, no one seemed to care, or were at least polite enough not to ask. Pretty sure my grandmother thinks I have an STD of some sort though..
The pregnancy made it worse. It also probably doesn't help that I pick at them at night and whenever I visit the bathroom either, but they are so painful and full of pressure. Since I am now overweight, my thighs rub together whenever I walk, which I feel is irritating them and urging them to grow larger. Sometimes I can barely walk the pain is bad. Sometimes, when I get the bigger, unusual lumps in my thighs, when I sit, I will lose all feeling in my legs within 2 minutes except for a burning tingle emitting from the lump.
I've tried washing the area with different soaps, keeping a clean hand towel between my legs at night, soaking in a tub, frantically scrubbing at it with washcloths and those loofa ball things, they still come back. The only break I had was in the middle of my pregnancy.
I've tried to lose some weight on a treadmill, but after a half hour I started getting a lot of pain. Went to the bathroom, and there were two more spots, as wide as a penny and big. I was able to pop one a few days later, and it bled horrifically. I put on a band aid and worked on the other one a few days. Ended up poking it with a needle and drained it because it was too far under the skin. I then took the bandage off of the first one, and its still bleeding! Two days later! I.cleaned it up and found out there is a hole the size of a pencil eraser! This is going too far.
I used to randomly search "acne on inner thighs" in google, but nothing ever came up. I'm glad I found this thread. I really hate living with this, but it makes me feel a little better that I'm not the only one suffering with this disorder. I rambled, I'm sorry, but this is giant. I'm near tears. Thank you for finding the answer to this.

Talk to your doctor. In my comment on the post I spoke of being put on a low grade antibiotic daily. I am on 20mg of Minocyclin. I still get black heads and an occasional small pimple in my groin area but never the huge boils anymore. I can totally understand your pain, they can really hurt! Shooting pain radiating down your legs, etc. Listen to this I tried to talk to my dermatologist about this and he said he doesn't deal with acne. Can you imagine a dermatologist that doesn't deal with acne? It had taken me so much courage to just ask him about this and that was his answer. I finally spoke to my OBGYN and he put me on the antibiotics and it really works for me. Good luck!

Thank you, I will definitely speak to a doctor and mention the anti biotics you're on.

I am going to look that up. I have had this problem for years. I'm 48 now and maybe a little overweight, but not that much. I exercise and eat pretty healthy, but I thought it's probably from sweat and tight jeans or something, and whatever. I will google the Hidradenitis Suppurativa. I have been learning alot about health lately and I believe this could be from a build up of toxins in our system also that is due to the foods we eat and stress, and anything that causes us to be acidic rather than alkaline. Been learning alot about that. I'm going to try a cleanse for 7 - 10 days or longer to see if it helps me in many ways, and skin conditions I believe will clear up after a cleanse. Also I will cut out sugar, dairy, bread and animal products.

I have had this problem since I was about ten or eleven I am now about to be 22. Luckily I haven't had a boil since about
14 I still have blackheads, pimples & bad scarring. I'm not overweight, I'm actually very petite. I recently started using Clearasil ultra 4 hour rapid action pads which relieves redness & pimple size. It helps a whole lot, I also started using ambi skin care even & clear foaming cleanser inbetween my thighs & buttocks. I started using the ambi because I noticed when using it on my face it helped reduce the appearance of Dark marks left behind. TO EVERYONE WHO HAS POSTED... YOUR NOT ALONE!! like some of the others who have posted before me I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one! I get a little shy being intimate with my boyfriend & that's because we have been together for 6 years!! it has definitely put a sent in my self esteem, but I try not to let it bother me too much, everybody has flaws, it could be worse! Hope my advice helps :-)!!

OMG i had to reply to this. i have the EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND IT HAD MADE ME FEEL HORRIBLE ABOUT MYSELF. thank you for informing us in regards to this i guess disorder.. thats really sad to know there is no cure...wow

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Antibacterial facial toner is a miracle for this problem. Apply with cotton ball at least 3 times a day. Hope this helps someone =)

this condition first started @ age 13 but did not start getting more prevalent until age 23, and then is progressed very rapidly. they are on inner thighs,(boils, lots of black heads, scant amount of whiteheads) groin, buttocks, under breast  and underarms. I liken the scars to that of a burn victim in most areas. Tried: antibiotic therapy,Keflex (Cephalexin)worked well not good for long term,  herbs, diet , weightloss, nothing has worked significantly well.  Currently using Asepto antibacterial soap ( all areas sprayed with peroxide  first)  bathe 1-2 a day and wash underarms , genitals inner thighs & buttocks  2 more times.  Very paranoid about  any body odor from these areas (due to infected ruptured boils).  Mentally exhausted having to be reminded every moment of the day that I have to deal with this (thinking about pain, how to sit, how to walk, is there an odor?).... I isolate from others, don't hug or sit to close for fear of possible odor that may or may not be present. All linens & undergarments are excessively washed with bleach , then ammonia. I wear a minimum of two layers of cotton clothes (undershirts & leggings) under my street clothes thru all seasons. I wore a skirt about 12 years ago and no pantyhose, and the chaffing started the boils in the inner thighs, then after that time ,my under arms started to rupture more and more so I had to wear something to block the leakage on to my clothes.  Next my waist band from jeans & slacks rubbed my stomach and a cluster of boils came up so I had to wear a body shaper & added padding under it a@ the waist to block the friction. I have avoided relationships  over the past 14 years( they weren't bad then) but intimacy is a challenge when you are dealing with such a physically painful and disfiguring disease. I have tried to tell close friend and family about the disorder and I usually get a blank stare because they don't get how serious it is , or I get repulsed looks and rude questions, so I don't talk about it anymore.  It is now 25 years since the start of this disease and I am further away from any comfort and closer to insanity. 

the dermatologist I visited diagnosed me with in 2 minutes of meeting her,9 I can;t tell you how many doctors gave me the run around). I was so relieved to have an answer, a name for it. I then proceeded to take my top off to show her the boils under my arm and she freaked out, " "no, need to show me " >>>> WTF? I told her I wanted to make sure she had the right diagnosis seeing how she rattled off an answer so quickly and never saw any part of my body, I said can you put on gloves , is it contagious ? she said no but ignored the glove comment and step back & continued with the rest of the visit asking irrelevant questions. Needless to say, every doc I had gone to @ that point only proved to be uninterested or disgusted by it. No wonder I was terrified to seek treatment for so long