Raw nips!

[Brandi]

My husband just got back from a tour and his nipples have been rubbed raw! Ouch! Any advice for him. I don't remember ever having this problem. He said band aids. That just made me giggle.

[Smilie]

Ouch. He should have used Body Glide. Maybe keep them lubricated with neosporin and some nursing pads.

Bandaids would be a good idea to keep them from rubbing on anything else.

[RoadRaven]

My partner used to get this all the time when he ran (marathon distances) and it was from the constant rub of the salt he sweated out which dried in his tee-shirt.

He put vaseline on his, and this lessened the problem, and also while they were healing it meant there was a protective barrier (for a while, depending on how many hours he was running).

He doesn't seem to get this issue cycling, and he racks up 400-600km per week in his training. Perhaps because of the fabric of cycling jerseys???

[RoadRaven]

PS... bandaids just come off again...
He can try, but didn't work for my man...

[polly4711]

That happened to one of my guy friends! They ended up putting major amounts of lube over them because bandaids did fall off. Also, Vitamin E oil will help it to heal. While healing, he cut out little bits of tshirt and made a patch for them.... who knows. Good luck!

[Tuckervill]

The little dot bandaids seemed to work well for my ex-husband. He worked in a freezer, though, so sweat wasn't a factor!

Karen

[ny biker]

He needs a "bro"...(or did they name it the "mansiere"?)...

I would try putting Aquaphor on them to help them heal.

[Flybye]

That happened to one of my guy friends! They ended up putting major amounts of lube over them because bandaids did fall off. Also, Vitamin E oil will help it to heal. While healing, he cut out little bits of tshirt and made a patch for them.... who knows. Good luck!

Thanks for the laugh. I was imagining you cutting nipple sized circles out of his t-shirts for him to wear so that they were open in the front and wouldn't rub his nipples. Try wearing THAT to the Grocery Store!!!

[kfergos]

I've seen guys running marathons who use lots of vaseline to solve that problem.

Makes you glad your a girl for some things, huh?!

[Mr. SR500]

Snug Baselayer. It also helps keep the band aids in place if he still has a problem. I'll still have a problem a couple times a year, but it's usually comes from bib straps rubbing on an old base layer.

[spokewench]

Maybe a bra?

[kie_fujo]

to help them heal, get the cream women use when they breastfeed. it is great for that. to prevent i second the snug underlayer. although my hubby uses a tshirt under his jersey. the shirt is loose but the jersey is not. it works for him though.

[Brandi]

Oh some of these idea;s made me laugh! But we will try the vasalin next time. Or cutting hole where his nipple's are. (rollong on the floor laughing)

[IGGY]

At the running store here, they actually sell "nip aids" or something...basically sweat proof band-aids for your nips. My husband swears by body glide. He has a few shirts that he won't work for long runs because of nip irritation. I was amazed the first time I went to actually see a marathon, the number of men crossing the finish line with bloody shirt fronts from nipple irritation.

The first man, I was shocked. The second, I was curious. The third, I was thinking...why hasn't someone invented something for this?????

[boy in a kilt]

This happens to me once in a while. Tell him to try a soft base layer like silk or really fine polypro.

If he sweats at all, the vaseline and bandaid will come right off.