Any doctors here? Jock itch medications?

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Being that this is a family friendly forum and viewed by both males & females......I hope I'm not crossing any lines of decency by discussing this......so here goes...

I admit it. I suffer from severe jock itch. It can be unbearable at times. A hot (very hot) shower will relieve the itch for quite a while. After the shower I will douse myself with either baby powder or Gold Bond "medicated" powder......but then hours later the itch will flair up again.....not always severe....but sometimes. So that's my solution at home. I simply dive into the shower when an itch flairs up......but at work or out & about it is a different story.

Any of you guys out there willing to admit you've had the same problem? I just bought a can of this stuff called Lotrimin powder spray and the stuff does not work much....what it does do is burn like #&^%! Can you recommend a good over the counter medication that actually works.......or any type of home remedy you've tried?

I imagine the first bit of advice I'll get is probably the best of all.......go see a doctor.....but that is exactly what I don't want to do for obvious reasons:o

Russ
 
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Several of my friends came home from Vietnam with Fungal infection, Their fathers came home from the Pacific theater of WWII with a similar condition. They all cleared this up with a hot bath with Clorox bleach added to the water. You'll need to open the window, because your eyes should water. Or if you wish, go see a real doctor for a co-pay and he will do tests for a co-pay and maybe send you to a specialist for a co-pay. This has worked in my life on funky feet syndrome also. We are talking a 30 minute soak. Good luck. Ivan
 
Usta could get Bevil's Lotion or Jim Wade's Foot Medicine. You needed to be near some open spaces to absorb the pain of use.
 
My doctor told me about Tinacton (sp?) cream which worked very well for me, but @ $11. + per tube, it was a little pricey. (but worth it for the relief).

Being the cheapskate that I am, I checked "Equate Athlete's Foot" at China Mart (aka Wall Mart). It has the same active ingredient (1% Tolnaftate) and is under $3. per tube. Both work very well for me, so you can probably guess which one I use.

Hope this works as well for you.

Art
 
Desenex works really well for heat rash.....don't know about jock itch.

Being a carpenter and working in hot, hot areas, I would develop a rash where the leg holes in briefs would rub me raw. Desenex cured it. After all, everyone uses it on newborns to prevent diaper rash.

An apprentice who I was working with called me late at night. He was standing over a fan, letting the breeze blow against his nads. He said it was the only way he could find any relief until I suggested Desenex cuz that's what I've always used.

He's still using it, 10 years later.
 
V-35 said:
My doctor told me about Tinacton (sp?) cream which worked very well for me, but @ $11. + per tube, it was a little pricey. (but worth it for the relief).

Being the cheapskate that I am, I checked "Equate Athlete's Foot" at China Mart (aka Wall Mart). It has the same active ingredient (1% Tolnaftate) and is under $3. per tube. Both work very well for me, so you can probably guess which one I use.

Hope this works as well for you.

Art
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When I had my bout, people would laugh. It was very uncomfortable.

The bacteria was the same (mine) as an athlete's foot infection.

Even the pharmacy guy cracked a little smile when I asked for jock itch medicine. They can be so cruel.
 
rdcl said:
I imagine the first bit of advice I'll get is probably the best of all.......go see a doctor.....but that is exactly what I don't want to do for obvious reasons
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There is no reason to avoid going to a doctor with this condition. You can't show a doctor anything in that area that they have never seen before.
 
The only thing I have found that works is Tenactin or its generic at Wal-mart. Comes in liquid spray or powered spray and both work.

It probably depends on the type fungal infection you have, but this one certainly works for me, and nothing else did.
 
I had this once over in Chu Lai. A Navy coreman gave me a small bottle of liquid and told me to rub the solution on the afflicted area. I did and just about went thru the roof of the tent. Burned like crazy. Read the bottle instructions and it turned out that the solution was to be diluted something like 10 to 1. :eek: The fungus never came back. Haven't thought about that in years. That being said, see a Doctor. It's probably some type of fungus and it should be cured not just pacified.
 
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If it turns out to be crabs instead, I heard the cure on one of those daytime talk shows!

Shave half of the effected area.

Spray the other half with lighter fluid, light the lighter fluid.

When the crabs run to the shaved area, stab them with an ice pick.

The major difficulty with this solution is that ice picks are no longer common in the home. :eek:
 
As a longtime sufferer, I think most of the remedies mentioned here would work, but as has been mentioned, you may have to go to your doctor for a prescription for the weapons-grade stuff.
But something that has not been mentioned is the importance of dry, seriously clean clothes. Wash underwear in hot water and bleach. Period. Change them as often as you can when they become damp with sweat. Don't do like I still have a tendency to do and wear that favorite pair of bluejeans for a week just because they are comfortable, even though you may not have worked or sweat in them. If you are like me and not fashion oriented, it may seem to make sense to wear the same shirt again, if it doesn't stink and isn't dirty. But if you get some of the fungus in your clothes from wearing them, you are only going back to square one. This goes for sweaters and jackets, too if you wear them too long. Regards and don't scratch, Bill s
 
SweetMK said:
If it turns out to be crabs instead, I heard the cure on one of those daytime talk shows!

Shave half of the effected area.

Spray the other half with lighter fluid, light the lighter fluid.

When the crabs run to the shaved area, stab them with an ice pick.

The major difficulty with this solution is that ice picks are no longer common in the home. :eek:
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You beat me to to this by 2 minutes. The only difference was I got the info from my drill instructor.
 
Use Tinactin made FOR JOCK ITCH

The bug (Tinea cruris) for jock itch is different from the athletes foot fungus so 'general' products may not do the job. Tinactin works for me. If you don't get satisfaction with that I would see a dermatologist.
 
Desenex and, later, Lidex ointment worked fairly well for my FEET. Not sure what they would do to family jewels, wouldn't even think about getting any on a more important member.

What ultimately worked for the feet was frequent exposure. Not so sure how your fellow parishioners will react to that in your case.

Theoretically, a dermatologist would be the next step. Since I had my foot problem solved not by a dermatologist but by his assistant who had served with the Marines (not sure whether he was a corpsman or a marine), maybe you should keep reading replies here and hope for the best.
 
Terpentine's cheaper

CatSnipah said:
Rub some icy hot or Ben gay on it. Trust me.

You will forget about the jock itch in no time.
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After a shower, apply finger nails liberally to itchy area. When affected area is good & red, rinse well with turpentine :)

No matches needed, it will be a flameless BURN.
 
Don't know if they still make it but I second Bevill's Lotion. It absolutely works as the acid eats away the affected skin. Worked well for me when I played football. T4L is about the same stuff but it may not be available either.
 
You need a bottle of rum, a good cigar, a live chicken, a Jobu statue, and on the night of a full moon you take off... Wait! I'll get banded for talking religion! :eek::eek: See a doctor and do not lie about where it hurts.
 
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