Serious chafing - non bike-related

[Catrin]

I've got a problem that I've tried to solve for months and nothing seems to work, obviously I just haven't found the solution.

I've some serious chafing in my undercarriage area, but it isn't chamois or saddle related - for which I am most very thankful. Indeed the bike doesn't impact it at all. It is further north than that, where the stomach transitions to the pubic area - right at that very edge.

Has anyone else had this? Did you find a solution? Any kind of cream or lotion just stings something terrible, and I am afraid that powder of any kind wouldn't help outside of making a mess. I've even thought about diaper rash cream when I've been most frustrated with this but that is for a different purpose entirely. Tips or tricks?

No seams or elastic hit me there...

[Blueberry]

You might want to see a doc. I've had some topical infections (don't know if they were fungal or bacterial), and they didn't clear until I got the appropriate cream (steriod/something?). One summer, I had one that just wouldn't go away. I would also try to keep it as open and breathable as possible (as you would with saddle issues) - i.e., sleep in a nightshirt and pass on undergarments.

Otherwise - no idea. That sounds miserable.

[chatnoire]

Might it possibly be a heat rash? I've started to develop one on my chest under my bra line, along the rib cage on the left. Despite not being a "chafing" prone area, it's one that probably collects sweat, and might need some additional air, perhaps?

The doc idea isn't a bad one, either...

[Catrin]

Yeah, the doc might be a good idea. Sigh...

It's been going on for a long time, and I used to think it had to do with my very large weight loss but am beginning to wonder. I was curious if anyone here was familiar with something like this. I hate to spend a co-pay on it but you know, sometimes ya gotta do it!

[Irulan]

I got some really crazy chafing at the top of my butt crack from doing a bazillion crunches with a certain pair of tights....I still have scarring from it. I told my trainer and she was all "Yeah, that happens sometimes". That was a new one on me.

[goldfinch]

Maybe a fungal or yeast infection. Try something with clotrimazole in it, like Lotrimin. That is what my doc recommended to me when I had a similar problem to what you describe. It was a bear to get ride of.

[OakLeaf]

A former client of mine was prone to yeast infections in that area. I second trying an antifungal, if you haven't already.

[TigerMom]

.... I used to think it had to do with my very large weight loss but am beginning to wonder.

I am proud of your weight loss! Amazing what biking can do for your health.
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[Catrin]

I am proud of your weight loss! Amazing what biking can do for your health.

Biking and weights and biking and spinning class and biking and cross-training and biking and eating properly...

[goldfinch]

I didn't clarify in my last post that not all anti-fungal products target every fungus. Some get the yeast ones and some don't. The ones with clotrimazole will get most of the fungi, including yeast, according to my doc.

I had such an issue with itching and the external yeast infection that I had to apply the antifungal and then on top of it use cortisone cream. I did that twice a day for a month.