Insane butt/taint itching
07-21-16, 09:12 PM
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Insane butt/taint itching
RAGBRAI is only a few days away and I'm dealing with an insane itchy, mild discomfort in my ass and taint area. I've been dealing with it for a couple weeks and it doesn't really seem to be getting any better, if anything, it's getting worse. I have taken the last week off from riding thinking that would maybe help but it hasn't.
Any suggestions? I've been using the following stuff throughout the day...
*Wash with a mild soap or shampoo
*Tucks pads
*Preparation H
*Vagisil (as of this evening)
Please help. I'm scared for how out of control this could get during RAGBRAI.
Any suggestions? I've been using the following stuff throughout the day...
*Wash with a mild soap or shampoo
*Tucks pads
*Preparation H
*Vagisil (as of this evening)
Please help. I'm scared for how out of control this could get during RAGBRAI.
07-21-16, 09:23 PM
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07-21-16, 09:51 PM
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Do you use a chamois cream? Dz Nuts has medicine to help with sores and gives some numbing to dull irritation. I have used it a few times for a couple days after I've ridden and started having irritation. I have had this issue some, hearing someone say they use chamois cream when they aren't riding might sound wrong to some unless you're the one needing the relief.
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07-21-16, 09:58 PM
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1. Oral antihistamine at bedtime to control itching.
2. Topical steroid cream applied liberally to the offending area.
If that doesn't work, 3 shots of whiskey and call your doctor in the morning.
Actually, call your doctor regardless... You might have one of those Zikas or something on your butt.
2. Topical steroid cream applied liberally to the offending area.
If that doesn't work, 3 shots of whiskey and call your doctor in the morning.
Actually, call your doctor regardless... You might have one of those Zikas or something on your butt.
07-21-16, 10:00 PM
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+1 On the DZ Nuts, really stops irritation both on and off the bike afterwards.
07-21-16, 10:19 PM
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"My butt itches like crazy, and I took a shower. May I help you?"
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It's probably fungal. Try a cream like Miconazole. Works for me. Also when you shower, wash your butt and crotch with a dandruff shampoo like Selsun Blue, green label. Then it won't come back. I wash my whole body with the stuff - it's easier, quicker, and works great.
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Insane Butt Taint sounds like a psycho hip hop group.
Their fans would be Buggalos, after all Insane Clown Posse has the Juggalos.
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Just because your a cyclist... doesn't mean this is cycling related. I'd guess that it is not.
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07-22-16, 05:33 AM
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"My butt itches like crazy, and I took a shower. May I help you?"
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Hahahahahaha. Good one dude
07-22-16, 05:34 AM
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It's probably fungal. Try a cream like Miconazole. Works for me. Also when you shower, wash your butt and crotch with a dandruff shampoo like Selsun Blue, green label. Then it won't come back. I wash my whole body with the stuff - it's easier, quicker, and works great.
07-22-16, 05:44 AM
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Depending on your gender, it might be something serious. Time to see a doctor, or at least a nurse practitioner.
07-22-16, 05:57 AM
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Are you a man or a woman? Just curious....
Literally, you're putting hemorhoid pads and vagisil on your privates.
Go to a doctor.
PS -- now my google ads contain hemorhoid relief products because I had to search for what a tuck pad was.
Literally, you're putting hemorhoid pads and vagisil on your privates.
Go to a doctor.
PS -- now my google ads contain hemorhoid relief products because I had to search for what a tuck pad was.
07-22-16, 06:27 AM
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Coconut oil works for me. It's a natural anti-fungal and skin conditioner.
07-22-16, 07:18 AM
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Apply some strong, hydrochloric acid. That will take care of everything.
07-22-16, 07:43 AM
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Vagisil because nothing else was really working and it's antifungal and also anti itch
I'm at the walk in clinic now. Say a prayer for the poor bastard that's about to get a close up and personal view of one of the most hairy areas on my body and definitely the most tropical
07-22-16, 07:51 AM
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Ringworm?If it is ringworm then it is a hygiene problem. Shower promptly and change to clean clothes after exercise, wash clothes after every use, no wash cloths which can transmit the fungus, clean towel, etc.
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07-22-16, 07:56 AM
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I'm a dude. Women don't have taints.
Vagisil because nothing else was really working and it's antifungal and also anti itch
I'm at the walk in clinic now. Say a prayer for the poor bastard that's about to get a close up and personal view of one of the most hairy areas on my body and definitely the most tropical
Vagisil because nothing else was really working and it's antifungal and also anti itch
I'm at the walk in clinic now. Say a prayer for the poor bastard that's about to get a close up and personal view of one of the most hairy areas on my body and definitely the most tropical
But yeah...the reason I ask is because if a dude resorted to using vagisil, I think it's just time to doctor up.
I once beat a copay by stopping at the pharmacy and showing the pharmacist a bug bite and he told me I was fine. Maybe try showing the pharmacist and see what he says if you want to save a copay
07-22-16, 08:00 AM
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"A man who sleeps with a dirty butt wakes up with a smelly finger." - Confucius
07-22-16, 08:15 AM
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I hope the OP is not representative of the average RABRAI participant.
