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07/19/11, 07:39 PM
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Help and Advice on a Personal Matter
Please keep this PG or PG13, I'm embarrassed to be asking but here goes.
I am having a major sweating and rash problem below the belt. It's hot and the humidity is 80%+ and I have to work in the heat.
I've tried baby powder which feels good but only lasts for minutes. I've also used antiperspirant to try to limit the sweat.
The rash is bad and I've done some extreme things to dry it out, from alcohol to hydrogen peroxide.
Is there some way to shut down the sweat glands?
I go through more baby powder than anyone I know.
I am not over weight and am as active as I can be.
Brian
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07/19/11, 07:45 PM
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I have seen advertisements for "Anti-Monkey Butt Powder" at the local Ace Hardware Store.... not sure what it is for, but it may be for just this sort of thing. HTH
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07/19/11, 07:47 PM
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Baby powder is for babies. Get some Gold Bond or Ammens medicated powder.
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07/19/11, 07:50 PM
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DH has had success using a hair dryer after showering and a dermatologist gave him a Rx for something the pharmacist compounded - a cream. Nystatin powder plus hydrocortisone in a zinc oxide paste.
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07/19/11, 07:50 PM
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Anti-Monkey Butt Powder is a good choice. It works great on long hot rides.
As weird as it might sound, anti-fungal cream works on the rash, as well triple antibiotic ointment, which works on the itchies as well.
Goldbond or Anti monkey butt once it clears up, has done the trick for me.
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07/19/11, 07:51 PM
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I will try the medicated powder.
I have the anti monkey butt powder in my work van. It has a bit of calamine and does give some relief.
I've used the Ammons but never the Gold Bond.
Thanks.
Brian
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07/19/11, 07:53 PM
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Copperpennykids, "monkey butt" is what you get from sitting on a Motorcycle (or tractor) seat too long while sweating. Won't help with sweating.
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07/19/11, 07:56 PM
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Brian, go to the drug store and get a bottle of Zeasorb. It will fix your problem if you will follow the instructions----ask me how I know-----I was so raw and monkey butt, baby powder, corn starch etc did no good. This had me feeling alot better in one day, had me cleaned up in about 3 to 4 days. Doesn't take alot of the powder in the small bottle to do the job-----cost about $10, but in my opinion its worth way more than that when you are raw. When you get all this cleared up from now on make sure that you rince REAL GOOD with clear water after you bath or shower to get ALL the soap rinced off-----leaving soap in them "Cracks" also can cause you to get raw during this hot weather. Good Luck!!
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Originally Posted by uncle
Please keep this PG or PG13, I'm embarrassed to be asking but here goes.
I am having a major sweating and rash problem below the belt. It's hot and the humidity is 80%+ and I have to work in the heat.
I've tried baby powder which feels good but only lasts for minutes. I've also used antiperspirant to try to limit the sweat.
The rash is bad and I've done some extreme things to dry it out, from alcohol to hydrogen peroxide.
Is there some way to shut down the sweat glands?
I go through more baby powder than anyone I know.
I am not over weight and am as active as I can be.
Brian
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07/19/11, 08:09 PM
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As a truck driver, I know the drill pretty well, so I know your "discomfort".  .
The rash, if in the hidden "groin" area, could very well be a case of "jock itch", which is a common fungal infection. Sweating only makes it worse.
I would certainly pass on treating it with alchohol or HP.
Walmart sells medicated sprays, cremes and powders, Cruex and Lotramin, or even the WM generics work well. Start with the creme and graduate to the powder sprays.
Also, if you don't wear boxer shorts, now might be a good time to make the switch. Make sure your pants are not too tight.
"Anti-Monkey Butt" powder is mostly talc, but works pretty good.
Sleeping "bottemless", will help too.
Did I manage to keep it "PG13"?
Last edited by plowjockey; 07/19/11 at 08:14 PM.
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07/19/11, 08:14 PM
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You may have an overgrowth of yeast on your skin, which thrives in hot moist areas. This may sound kind of weird, but go to the foot care section of your pharmacy and get a can of spray Lamisil. It's with the athlete's foot medications. You can get a generic brand, as long as the active ingredient says Lamisil or terbinafine.
After your shower, make sure you're good and dry and then spray the problem areas with the Lamisil. No other powders, creams or antiperspirants. Make sure you shake it up good first. It will feel very cool and dry and will clear up the problem if used daily for a little while. Just make sure you don't touch the medicated areas and then touch your eyes or put your fingers in your mouth. If you do touch the area, wash your hands immediately afterwards.
This is recommended by many physicians and pharmacists. I'm a medical transcriptionist (MT) and have heard them prescribe this many times. If you don't want to do this, stay away from baby powder, there's something in it that actually aggravates the problem, not make it better. Use a medicated powder as someone else mentioned, but it still won't work as well as the Lamisil.
Eating yogurt, drinking kefir or taking a probiotic capsule would help also, as these will help balance out your system. Good luck!
P.S. After 27 years as an MT no question is embarrassing, and this is actually a rather common problem for men and women. 
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07/19/11, 08:28 PM
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I have the same problem. I use a liberal dose of baby powder, and for areas that get sensitive I use Watkins Petro Carbo Salve, that stuff is a miracle drug as far as I'm concerned.
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07/19/11, 08:29 PM
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"Oh the humanity" I second the naked sleeping and the foot medication.
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07/19/11, 08:49 PM
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Oh, dear. Not good, and I can sympathize.
If it's a yeast infection, then the jock itch powders and creams will help. Once you have it cleaned up, I HIGHLY recommend you go find some zinc oxide cream. Put the cream on, then dust with powder.
It's basically baby rash cream, without the scent. Works wonders. Used it in nursing homes on delicate and fragile skin, kept it from getting rashy.
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07/19/11, 08:53 PM
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If it's in the groin, it's probably "jock itch". Tinactin cream will give you immediate relief.
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07/19/11, 09:00 PM
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Boxer shorts it you don't wear them already. Briefs hold the heat and sweat.
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07/19/11, 09:06 PM
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Gold Bond powder or the generic gold bond type powder. Put it on your body & shake a good amount into the seat of your underwear also. Air out the area as much as possible & if you have a chance during the day change to dry underwear & repowder liberally.
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07/19/11, 09:20 PM
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I sent you something via private message
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07/19/11, 09:22 PM
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Quote:
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If it's in the groin, it's probably "jock itch". Tinactin cream will give you immediate relief.
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Agreed... The relief is instant and long lasting. No need to be embarrassed... Heat and sweat have dome this to enough of us that they actually have medication on the market... You're not the first or last to go through it.
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07/19/11, 09:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by danielsumner
Boxer shorts it you don't wear them already. Briefs hold the heat and sweat.
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I prefer boxer briefs. Keeps the various parts from, um.........rubbing together.
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Diaper Rash Ointment will help.
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