jock itch

[fin racer]

right folks.

I have self-diagnosed myself with the above.
Being a mincer, i refuse to visit the docs about this.
So, ruling out a lack of personal hygiene and any kind of allergic reaction to washing powder etc (the extreme itchiness comes and goes regardless), has anyone here suffered this, and if so, how did you get shot of it?
I have just bought Canesten (clotrimazole antifungal cream) which already seems to offer a little relief.

I may have made a fundemental error of judgment posting about such a delicate ailment here, but i trust the Health Matters crew to not to be too childish about it :-)

[Marf]

Go to the doctors, or at least ring NHS direct.

Don't want you bits dropping off do you?

[fin racer]

already considered knob-rot, but get a regular checkup in that respect anyway

[Marf]

fin racer said:

already considered knob-rot, but get a regular checkup in that respect anyway

So you're happy to go down the GUM clinic pee in a pot and have a cotton bud shoved down your japs eye, but you won't go to the doc about an itchy sack?

[Mr GrimNasty]

Go to the Doc. What's the point in using anti-fungal if you actually need anti-bacterial or steroid cream etc. etc.

[fin racer]

thanks for the input folks,maybe my self diagnosis is no diagnosis at all...

[lazy_b]

If it really is jock itch (aka dhobi itch), then any athlete's foot treatment containing terbinafine should clear it up pretty quickly; they are caused by the same (or very similar) bug.

It's best to treat both the jock itch and your feet at the same time, even if you don't have any symptoms of athlete's foot. The reason is that it's very easy to cross-contaminate (e.g. with a towel) no matter how careful you are.

Ask me how I know all this. (No, don't, it should be pretty obvious)

[fin racer]

lazy_b said:

If it really is jock itch (aka dhobi itch), then any athlete's foot treatment containing terbinafine should clear it up pretty quickly; they are caused by the same (or very similar) bug.

It's best to treat both the jock itch and your feet at the same time, even if you don't have any symptoms of athlete's foot. The reason is that it's very easy to cross-contaminate (e.g. with a towel) no matter how careful you are.

Ask me how I know all this. (No, don't, it should be pretty obvious)

well, I have recently had athletes foot also

[K77 CTR]

Very common for men to spread athletes foot to their groin. Put socks on before putting pants on and be careful with towels. Make sure you dry yourself thoroughly and speak to a pharmacist.

[LordFlathead]

Rub some Ralgex cream around the sore area. It has a calming action that will take your mind off the irritation.








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