Sports Rashes - Warning!

I know this is not only sport related, but seems to be quite prevalent. And I'm sure that others are probably way more aware of this than I am, but for the first time in my life (I'm 44 this year) I contracted a sport-related rash.

Hi, my name is Jimbo and I have Tinea. And worse, the doctor called it a "ring worm"! Oh, the shame! And worse, along the waist-band area above the groin but below the belly button where my sweaty gi's elasticised waist band sits and rubs, and where my ordinary pants and jeans do the same all day long.

I initially considered going all hip-hop and wearing my pants down around my knees as the "yutes" do, but I don't own any baseball caps so clearly that option just wasn't on the table for me.

So I've been reduced to rubbing anti-fungal cream into my belly area twice a day for quite a number of weeks. The worm has been hard to budge. And in the meantime I'm washing my towels and clothes and sheets every day and spraying the shower with this stuff I got that is like Lysol (I think) (since God help me if the wife gets athlete's foot!!).

Looking back, I now realise the folly of my ways. I train a good 45 minute drive from home and never showered until I got home (and would drive home in my gi). Those little worm suckers were having a field day and now I am paying for my lack of vigilance.

So, dear fellow elite sports athletes, beware the fungus and his wormy brother in arms. And if you do fall victim to their itchy, rashy ways may the anti-fungal cream be with you.

James.

Thanks for the info & for not showing us pics,,,,,,,

This post will help me to get into better shape by losing a few pounds,,I now,, will no longer bring snacks to the computer when reading your posts,,,:(

Don't forget to wash your belt also! Pffttt on the MYTH it takes away all your hard work or whatever...
That thing is a freaking BREADING GROUND for all sorts of NASTY things.
I ALWAYS use Defense Soap after my work outs.
Better to be SAFE than SORRY!!!

Good thinking! Never thought of the belt because it doesn't touch the skin, but it definitely gets a bit sweaty. I think I'll go chuck it in the machine now.

James.

Now I feel itchy all over eeeeeekkkk !!!! unclean,unclean !! :dropjaw:

I find a damm good spray with "Clipperside" all round the nether regions works for me. It stings so bad you have to run round naked until the fire goes out. (please don't try this at home!!!)

I've had the jock itch before and it was a long bout. I first figured baby powder would help it as it would keep the "boys" dry. Little did I know that baby powder is basically corn starch...literally food for those dang bacteria. Only use a talc based powder on your junk was my "moral" of the story.

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Yep. I didn't make it past the first sentence. But hey! That's just me. :)

Jimbo, heal fast my sweaty mate. I've had jock itch in my younger years as an elite athlete, so I know your pain.


Mick

Many years ago, while working at a nuke plant I found the worst pain and discomfort in my life. I have worked with broken bones, cuts needing stitches, and many number of ailments but nothing prepared me for what I had to endure. If your not familiar with what happens in a nuke plant, neutrons are used to heat water to super high temps. This water is then cooled after turning a turbine with other water. expansion and contraction leads to water leaks and a very humid place to work. As a grunt, I was often at my tools in high temperature, high humidity environments. Ad to this, personal sweat and tight fitting clothing and long hours you have a breading ground for what ever will grow on the human body. It was about two weeks into an outage when I noticed some uncomfortable itching on my rear. Add a few more days, and wolla....full blown heat rash. Now imagine if you will, small blisters all over you kester and lower units with itching like you just played with poison ivy, while still trying to do you daily job in that same warm moist plant. I handled it till I couldn't stand it any more and went to the clinic. When she said to remove my pants, I was never so thankful to be bottomless in my life. she gave me some cream and a anti-inflammatory med, and told me to be bottomless as often as I could(which was impossible since I was sharing a apartment with my work partner). needless to say for the next six weeks I was a miserable worker. so in short..I feel your pain

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I find a damm good spray with "Clipperside" all round the nether regions works for me. It stings so bad you have to run round naked until the fire goes out. (please don't try this at home!!!)

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If I cannot try it at home then just exactly where do I try it? :shrug:

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If I cannot try it at home then just exactly where do I try it? :shrug:

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Why at the gym of course. Take your shower get out. Spray it on then run around naked,screaming, like a madman, it'll clear the bathroom so you get it to yourself for a nice relaxing straight razor shave. ;)

Jimbo how did that rash ever end up? Fungal cream and time take care of it?

Really ???? :rofl2:

I'm a doc and wondered if it really was ring worm

O.K.,,,Doc,,,,,:rolleyes: :roflmao

I,m late to this post , but im plenty old to say we got rid of ringworms by just finding a round lid bigger than the ring and pressing it on the skin fairly heavy and hold it for a few minutes at least 4-5 minutes ,, it cut the flow of blood off long enough to kill the worm I was told by grandma,, don't know if that is the case but it always got rid of the ringworm right away,,,,,,tc

Ring worm isn't a worm - it's akin to athlete's foot, fingernail- and toenail fungus.

I am a sweating kind of guy. After years of on and off bouts with athletes foot (etc.) I was nearly "bad-reactioned" to death after a taking a dermatologist-prescribed antifungal med. After the pleasure of being poisoned by VERY costly non-insurance covered meds I gave up and just went back to maniac use of foot powder, two clean towels after a shower and crazy hygiene. Didn't work great but it didn't make me sick, either.

About 15 years ago, a foot doctor in a little country town explained to me that everyone wears a variety of fungus on the skin no matter what. He claims the incidence of toenail fungus, ring worm and athletes foot tends to increase with age (and, presumably, a deterioration in the immune system). "Lucky you," he said, "because the acid nature of distilled white- or cider vinegar makes an inhospitable environment for fungal infection. No charge."

On his advice I've kept a spray bottle full of white vinegar by the shower. One quick spray on toes, feet and other problem-prone areas after drying off and, for the many years since, nary a skin problem. Cost of cure is one cheap spray bottle and a $1.00 bottle of vinegar every 6-8 months. You smell like a tossed salad for about 10-seconds - not as bad as Arko. This is not medical advice from Mister Moo - this is merely a personal anecdote. As always, see your physician to first discuss treating any fungal problems with costly, ineffective prescription drugs before risking your safety with a a spritz of vinegar.

I swear.... If doctors got an $8.00 kickback on each squirt of cider vinegar they prescribed, vinegar would be $400/gallon and the makers of Diflucan would be out of business. My dad (1910-2001) used to use oil/vinegar exclusively on salad and would drink a small amount of vinegar in glass of water daily until he cashed in, fungus free, at 91. He had great skin and clear toe- and fingernails. His father also believed drinking vinegar daily was healthful.

ill try that I don't suffer from athletes foot although I don't know why other than I put the powder in my boots every day,, because I wear roughneck boots sometimes as many as 16 hours a day, so to not be affected I prevent ,, but I,m all about a more natural way and its cost effective too,,, thanks tc

Well since I can't see harm in the vinegar, and it has been a remedy for many ailments throughout history, I might give that a whirl. Far easier to add a dash of vinegar to my first glass of water, than to brush what is, more and more, appearing to be in-effective toenail tincture every day. :)


Mick

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

Good thinking! Never thought of the belt because it doesn't touch the skin, but it definitely gets a bit sweaty. I think I'll go chuck it in the machine now.

James.

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I'm very late to this thred, and you most likely have found the answer to your problem.
I do, however, wanna voice my agreement on this idea.
Don't ask how I know, but I do!
Get the darn thing washed;)

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Originally Posted by jaredwnichols

Jimbo how did that rash ever end up? Fungal cream and time take care of it?

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It went away (eventually) with dactarin. Took ages though. So far it hasn't come back, but I'm being super vigilant.

James.

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Originally Posted by Birnando

I'm very late to this thred, and you most likely have found the answer to your problem.
I do, however, wanna voice my agreement on this idea.
Don't ask how I know, but I do!
Get the darn thing washed;)

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Yep, Birn. The belt gets washed each fortnight now whether it needs it or not. If the black washes out I'll just get another one with "crochetnator" embroided on it. Did I mention I am an avid crocheter? I'll hand you your arse in the ring, and hand you a custom-designed beanie in the changing room :)

James.

I first read Folk Medicine in the 1960s. Apple cider vinegar and honey mixed in hot water in the morning gets you to the throne quicker than coffee, cleans you out, and purportedly will ward off many illnesses.

Folk Medicine: A New England Almanac of Natural Health Care From A Noted Vermont Country Doctor: M.D. D. C. Jarvis: 9780449208809: Amazon.com: Books

Same time frame for reading Back To Eden by Jethro Kloss. This book first came out in the 1930s IIRC and is filled with home remedies. I've tried many of them over the years, still have a copy, and use it when the need arises.

Back To Eden: Jethro Kloss: 9780940985100: Amazon.com: Books


I found for athletes foot, changing to clean socks daily, and foot washing, is the cat's whiskers. A co-worker of mine, back about 10 years ago, in his mid thirties, had his toenails, all of them, surgically removed because he was plagued by toenail fungus. It was an elective procedure, and a bit 'over the top' AFAIC, but different strokes for different folks.

He certainly got rid of the problem. I'm not recommending the same as a solution, just an example of the lengths some people might go to. Too bad he didn't try the spray bottle with vinegar that MrMoo recommended first. :beer2:

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Yep, Birn. The belt gets washed each fortnight now whether it needs it or not. If the black washes out I'll just get another one with "crochetnator" embroided on it. Did I mention I am an avid crocheter? I'll hand you your arse in the ring, and hand you a custom-designed beanie in the changing room :)

James.

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Baby powder or Anti Chafe Stick to prevent it, zinc ointment to cure it. :tu

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Originally Posted by Firefighter2

Baby powder or Anti Chafe Stick to prevent it, zinc ointment to cure it. :tu

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If the baby powder is corn starch, you are so very wrong! It must be talc powder based...corn starch just feeds the bacteria and is literally fuel for the problem. Ask me how I know!