About War Against HS
War Against HS was created to support, educate, and empower people living with Hidradenitis Suppurativa, a painful and often misunderstood condition estimated to affect roughly 1% of the global population.
Hidradenitis Suppurativa, often called HS, is more than a skin disorder. It is a chronic inflammatory disease that can cause painful nodules, abscesses, draining wounds, scarring, and significant emotional distress. Many people live with HS for years before receiving an accurate diagnosis. During that time they often feel confused, isolated, and unsupported.
War Against HS exists to change that.
Our mission is to provide clear information, practical strategies, and compassionate support for people navigating life with HS.
Why This Website Exists
Many people with HS struggle to find reliable information that speaks to the real daily challenges of living with the disease. Medical literature can be difficult to understand, and many patients feel alone in their experience. War Against HS was created to bridge that gap.
Clear explanations of HS and how it affects the body
Practical strategies for managing symptoms
Resources for patients, caregivers, and partners
Information about emerging treatments and research
Encouragement for those facing the physical and emotional challenges of HS
The goal is to help people move from confusion and frustration to knowledge, confidence, and hope.
Our Philosophy
Living with HS requires resilience. The physical pain can be severe, but the emotional burden can be just as heavy. Many people experience shame, isolation, and misunderstanding from others who do not realize how serious this disease can be.
War Against HS believes every person deserves:
No one should feel alone in this fight.
Our Core Values
The principles that guide everything we do at War Against HS.
Compassion
Living with HS can be physically painful and emotionally isolating. Every person navigating this condition deserves empathy, understanding, and respect. War Against HS is built on the belief that no one should feel alone while facing a chronic illness.
Education
Access to clear and understandable information can empower people to make better decisions about their health. War Against HS is committed to presenting educational content that helps people better understand HS and the options available for managing it.
Dignity
Many individuals with HS struggle with stigma and embarrassment related to their symptoms. War Against HS believes that every person deserves dignity, respect, and compassionate care.
Empowerment
While HS is a serious chronic condition, knowledge can help people feel more prepared and confident when navigating treatment decisions, lifestyle adjustments, and conversations with healthcare providers. Education and support can give individuals tools to advocate for their own health.
Community
People facing HS often benefit from connecting with others who understand their experiences. War Against HS seeks to encourage a sense of shared understanding and support within the HS community.
Responsible Information
War Against HS is committed to sharing information responsibly and encouraging readers to seek professional medical guidance when making decisions related to diagnosis or treatment. The content on this platform is intended to educate and inform, not to replace professional medical care.
Our Vision
The long-term vision for War Against HS is to build one of the most comprehensive and supportive HS resources available online. The goal is to bring together education, community, and practical tools that help people live better lives while navigating this difficult condition.
The vision of War Against HS is to become one of the most trusted online resources for people affected by Hidradenitis Suppurativa. This includes providing reliable educational information, sharing practical strategies that may improve daily life, and helping connect patients, caregivers, and advocates who care about improving the future of HS awareness and support.
The fight against HS is not only about managing symptoms. It is about restoring hope, dignity, and quality of life.
Meet the Founder
Indigo Soleil
War Against HS was founded by Indigo Soleil, a health and wellness advocate, caregiver, and family member of someone struggling with this disease, who believes that people living with Hidradenitis Suppurativa deserve better information, more compassionate support, and greater public awareness.
Like many people who encounter HS, Indigo became aware of the condition through real human experience and stories. Those stories revealed a painful pattern. Many people suffer for years before receiving an accurate diagnosis. Others struggle to find clear information about treatment options, lifestyle strategies, and daily coping tools. Many feel alone.
War Against HS was created to help change that reality.
A Commitment to Education and Support
Indigo created War Against HS as a resource for people who are searching for answers, encouragement, and practical strategies for navigating life with HS. The goal of this platform is to make complex medical information easier to understand while also acknowledging the emotional challenges that often come with chronic illness.
Through War Against HS, Indigo hopes to help people find clear explanations about HS, practical symptom management strategies, lifestyle insights that may support overall health, resources for patients, partners, and caregivers, and encouragement for those facing the physical and emotional weight of the condition. This website exists to help people feel informed and supported as they work with their healthcare providers.
A Holistic Perspective
Indigo has a long-standing interest in health education, lifestyle medicine, and the role that nutrition, inflammation, and overall wellness can play in supporting the body. Her work focuses on helping people understand how daily habits, environment, stress, and metabolic health can influence long-term wellbeing. War Against HS reflects that perspective by combining educational information about HS with practical ideas that may help people improve quality of life while living with the condition.
Advocacy and Awareness
HS is still widely misunderstood. Many people outside the HS community have never heard of it. Even within healthcare systems, delays in diagnosis remain common. One goal of War Against HS is to increase awareness so that fewer people spend years searching for answers.
Education leads to understanding. Understanding leads to better care.
Our Editorial Standards
How we research, write, and maintain the content on this website.
Every article, guide, and resource on War Against HS is researched using credible, peer-reviewed sources and evaluated against clinical guidelines from recognized dermatology organizations. We are committed to presenting information that reflects the current scientific understanding of Hidradenitis Suppurativa - honestly, transparently, and without overstating certainty where evidence is limited.
Research-Informed Content
Articles are based on peer-reviewed journals, clinical guidelines, and publications from major health institutions such as the AAD, NIH, and FDA.
Transparent Sourcing
We cite sources and link to original research wherever possible so readers can verify claims and review the evidence themselves.
Regular Updates
Content is monitored for new developments and updated when significant new evidence emerges, particularly as the HS treatment landscape evolves rapidly.
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are made independently and are not influenced by advertisers, sponsors, or commercial interests. Education comes first.
How This Site Is Built
Transparency about how content is created and maintained.
PubMed Research Monitoring
Every day, the site automatically queries PubMed - the world's largest database of biomedical literature - for new studies on Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Relevant research is surfaced, summarized, and added to the Daily Intelligence briefings.
AI-Assisted Summarization
Research abstracts and clinical findings are summarized using AI to make them accessible to non-specialist readers. Every summary is reviewed for accuracy before publication. The goal is plain language, not oversimplification.
Human Editorial Review
All content on this site is reviewed by the War Against HS research team before publishing. We flag uncertainty, present conflicting evidence where it exists, and never overstate what the research shows.
Continuous Updates
HS research is moving fast. Content is monitored for new developments and updated when significant new evidence emerges - particularly in the treatment and drug pipeline sections. The Daily Intelligence page shows the most recent research as it is published.
Why I Built This
When someone close to me was diagnosed with Hidradenitis Suppurativa, I started searching for answers. What I found was a landscape of fragmented medical papers, outdated forum posts, and resources that either oversimplified the condition or were so clinical they were impossible to understand without a medical degree.
I built War Against HS because I believe people living with this condition deserve better. They deserve a resource that takes the disease seriously, presents the research honestly, and speaks to the full experience of living with HS - not just the clinical symptoms.
This site is not a substitute for medical care. It is a companion to it. My goal is to help people walk into their doctor's appointments better informed, feel less alone in their experience, and stay up to date on a field that is finally starting to move.
HS is finally getting the research attention it deserves. This site exists to make sure patients benefit from that progress as quickly as possible.
— Indigo Soleil, Founder
A Message to the HS Community
If you are living with HS, you are not alone.
The path may be difficult, but there are people who understand what you are facing and who care deeply about improving the future for those affected by this condition.
War Against HS exists for that reason.
Medical Disclaimer
War Against HS is an educational and advocacy platform. The information on this website is provided for educational purposes only and should not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Indigo Soleil is not providing medical diagnosis or treatment through this website. All information provided is intended for educational purposes and should be discussed with qualified healthcare professionals.
Anyone experiencing symptoms of Hidradenitis Suppurativa or other health concerns should consult a licensed medical provider or dermatologist.