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Chafing, Anyone Ever Get It? Can Anyone Help Me Out?

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Dry-hump Chafing
August 10th, 2005
Hi, I am overwieght and when I workout, running outside, or working, I get many "raw rash" type things in between my legs, when they rub together. I recently found out that this is called "chafing". But, my legs have been rubbed so raw, they are no longer red, but a purplish-red color.

My question is has anyone ever got it before? How do you deal with this. What can I get to relieve and treat the pain. Besides of course losing weight which is what I am in the process of doing now.

This is really starting to hurt my fitness rutine though.
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Justin_Toronto
replied August 13th, 2005
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What you need to do is quite simple, stop your legs from rubbing together.

Buy some boxer-briefs which protect your thighs and also your thighs from chafing.

Justin
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fatfamily02
replied August 13th, 2005
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Make a paste of corn starch works wonders. When its not so rashed you can use dry corn starch or baby powder to try and prevent it.
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vanessalouanne
replied August 16th, 2005
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Ive heard protrolem jelly (or however you spell it)
my friend has a little brother who is very much over weight and has this, his mother just tells him to do this and it seems to do the trick.
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scaredboyfriend1
replied June 10th, 2009
I had chaffing in high school sports quite often. I dealt with it by wearing compression shorts, using goldbond or other medicated powders to relieve the burn and reduce the rubbing before and after workouts.
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