![]() ![]() I would reach for your book like an encyclopedia.Ī. Why don’t you write a book? I clip your articles, but they get lost, and it’s not always convenient to use your Web site. Can you send me your Power Pudding recipe to ease my discomfort? Using a computer makes it worse, and running on the treadmill has become difficult.Īnti-inflammatory medications make me constipated. I have arthritis in my fingers and knees. Antiperspirant on the groin area can help keep it dry and discourage fungus overgrowth as well. Listerine contains herbal oils that fight fungus, while vinegar makes the skin too acidic to be hospitable to the fungus. Once the inflamed skin has healed, you may want to try applications of vinegar or original (amber) Listerine. Selenium sulfide, the active ingredient, has antifungal activity. Lather, let it stay on the affected zone for five minutes and then rinse. ![]() Some people benefit from applying dandruff shampoo such as Selsun Blue to the area. One young woman said it was as effective for her as for men. It is soothing and contains propylene glycol and cetyl alcohol, which have antifungal activity. Many readers of this column report that a skin cleanser called Cetaphil can be very helpful against chronic jock itch. You may want to alternate it with other OTC antifungal products such as clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF, Mycelex), miconazole (Micatin, Zeasorb-AF) or tolnaftate (Aftate, Tinactin). Lotrimin Ultra contains butenafine, an antifungal ingredient, so it should have helped. Neosporin, which contains topical antibiotics, is not likely to cure a fungus. Jock itch is normally caused by a fungal infection. The skin has now reached the point of being dry, cracked and bleeding. I dry the area well after bathing, and I use baby powder, but I am still having trouble. I thought it was getting better, but while I was still using the medications, it came back. I’ve used Neosporin, Lotrimin Ultra and one other medication I can’t remember right now. ![]() I have a bad case of jock itch, for want of a better word. ![]()
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