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Guys/gals... if it's not going away, or it's getting itchy, you could have a fungus..
I learnt this the hard way. I used to like going riding at the local valedrome, lapping the dressy cyclists with my old bike. Thing was, I never liked those poxy clothes and I felt sorta smug in my old shorts and singlet. This was just an occasional thing too.
Well... I learnt about the value of bike shorts the hard way. I lost a lot of skin - then I got a rash. No probs. It got bigger. Ouch. It got even worse. Double ouch. Soon it was pretty bloody sore....
Eventually I saw a doc - because it was not only painful, but getting to the point of being visible (in shorts, swimmers etc). Yup. This covered a large area. Lucky I was single at the time.
He sent me off for Daktarin creme. An over the counter anti-fungal. Most likely the other brands would have worked ok also.
Hope this helps somebody. The relief was almost immediate (significant relief in 8hrs).
Oh yeah. In my case there was discolouration around the area. A slight browning of the skin, mainly around the edge of the patch. My guess is that you're at greater risk if you've ever had fungal infection (ie tinea) elsewhere. Eg elbow/knee flexors or feet. And I worked at a pool also...
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