Help and Advice on a Personal Matter

If it does end up being yeast then a vinegar rinse helps, too. When I had thrush while breastfeeding the babies I would rinse with vinegar and water and then air dry as much as possible. Keeping with the yeast (if that is what it is) and depending on the size of the area (I mean that in a *totally* PG kind of way) you could go to Walmart and get some gentian violet and paint it on. You'll be a wildly purple color for a while but it kicks yeast in the butt!

GL!

Could this be caused by the laundry soap or softener?

corn starch works good

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I've played that game. Try a warm shower and then a light coating of Bag Balm. Sleep "Uncovered". A night or two should do it.

I 2nd the diaper rash ointment!! Works wonders!

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Over the years, I’ve tried anti-perspirant deodorants (under my arms). I end up with a red itchy sore rash that lasts over a week. I’ll bet if I’d use it “down there”, I’d be sore for a while, adding all those other things to it seems to just further irritate the skin.
I’d wash all that other stuff off, let it dry overnight and then lather on some diaper rash medicated ointment.

Iodine is good at drying up minor cuts and abrasions. It kills bacteria, too. Aw, never mind….

Two words for you: Coconut oil. It works as an anti fungal and is quite cheap, and does the job. You don't have to worry about putting all kinds of drugs/chemicals on your skin, it absorbs fast and doesn't stain your clothes, AND it smells good. I've had this same kind of problem in hot weather and sweating only I get it --ahem--somewhere else than you get it because I'm female -- but it's the same kind of thing. I tried everything from cornstarch/baby powder to A & D ointment to antiperspirants. The best thing that worked was putting Bounty paper towels next to my skin where the rubbing was because it absorbed the sweat. But nothing worked well until I read about the coconut oil. I tried it thinking, "oh, yeah, right, like this is going to work" and was amazed to find out that it really did the trick.

Anyway, it worked for me, and it's an easy thing to try if you have it on hand already.

Good luck! It seems trivial, but it's not when it makes your life miserable in the heat and you have to keep working no matter what.

Edit to add: Haypoint's post reminds me of something else I tried: Blue-kote! Yes, I was desparate! And it didn't work, either.

Jennifer

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A lot of great advise. I wear boxer briefs and though they keep everything in place they do hold heat and moisture. I use diaper rash cream on occasion but don't really like the feel of it. I will try the vinegar rince as I have seen what thrush can do
This is a year round thing that is just worse in summer. I have never tried the medicated sprays and will try this also
I have been in many facilities where folks work continually under conditions that would just kill me with the issue I am having and always wondered if I was the only one

corn starch works great and is inexpensive

I have suffered from a very similar thing for as long as I can remember. In my case, very serious chaffing - worse in the summer due to sweating. Especially worse if you sweat for a while, then sit and relax, then sweat again, etc. Gold Bond at the end of the day and regular showers/rinses helped, but never fixed it.

Last year I found my relief, which I refer to as magic underwear! Ok, ok, they're not actually magic. They're just made of synthetic, moisture-wicking material that have literally changed my life during the summer, and any other occasions that I might be sweating (and I sweat a lot). I prefer the boxer brief style, as they cover the upper thighs as well as the nether regions. I think I have Columbia brand, but it's the same type of thing that Under Armor and others make. Try a pair and see. I tried a pair, and now I've got half a drawer full!

Good luck!

This and the boxer shorts suggestion

Coming from Oregon (low heat and humidity) to Kansas, I have experienced the same problem. I use Bag Balm below and a good gel deoderiant. A couple of days with the bag balm clears it up. Then a little baby powder every now and then works. If it continues to be a problem after a few days, you may want to talk the dr and make sure its nothing too seriuos. Major sweating was an issue before I had my triple by pass.

Buy some loose fitting cotton athletic shorts, and ditch the undies. Keep a container of unscented aloe baby wipes around if the sweat gets too bad.

I just picked up several pairs of cheap cotton shorts for hub at Big Lots and he has been wearing them a lot at home with this heat. Its like a steam sauna out there.

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The Zeasorb really will work, and quickly, as mentioned above.

I would be careful with any powder containing corn starch as it is a starch and can help breed yeast.

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..............Purchase(W.mt.) a tube of Equate Antifungal Creme........the active ingredient is , Clotrimazole 1% ! Also works on Athlete's foot.......same problem , probably ! I have the same problem from time to time during the summer ! This is over the counter so NO prescription is necessary !!! , fordy

In our household none of the common treatments got rid of the rash.

Needed a 'scrip for "Nystop" powder.

Overnite cure -- (well maybe took a couple of days).

Tinactin or Cruex as an anti-fungal cream. Put it on when you get up in the morning and before you go to bed at night. Once the creams get your rash under control, you can switch to a medicated powder like Goldbond or something that is more of a "maintenance" plan which keeps the fungus from re-establishing easily.

going to loose boxers is good. Don't know your family situation, but i often take the boys out for an airing while I watch TV in the evening.

Diaper rash ointment is mostly zinc. I have just a plain tube of zinc. I'm not overweight but I do sweat "there in the rear" and it can get chapped, so I sooth it with a little zinc and the next day all better. rated PG-13

DH went to shaving down there completely and goes commando. No more itchies.

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