I followed the apple cider vinegar suggestion that I found on this board and that helped get things back to normal down there after a bad spell.

I tend to think that riding without a chamois in regular ol' bike shorts is just going to cause its own set of problems and that you would be better off approaching it from a different angle. That said, I'm out of my league here. I barely make it through a month of discomfort. My heart goes out to anyone out there who has dealt with something like this for years.