Need advice on chafing, please. :) - Obesity Message Board

gg_6225 · 08-27-2005, 11:14 PM

Alrighty, I'm currently quite obese, but have been losing weight for a while now. Since I'm losing a lot of weight I currently have some problems with chafing.

The problem is the area at the top of my leg in the crease where my tummy overhangs. It's kind of like loose skin hanging over now and I have horrible, painful chafing. I've tried a million things to no avail, and it's so painful that I can't workout right now!

Can anyone suggest a treatment or cure? Since I'm still big, any kind of walking is causing it to stay very irritated.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

IhaveHope · 08-28-2005, 07:06 PM

I know what you mean about chafing, especially in that area. Its painful and embarrasing even if no one but me sees it or even knows about it. The best cure I have found is deoderant. I put it on anytime I will be exercising or walking a lot. It doesn't cure chafing once it has occured, but it prevents it. Hope this helps you. Good luck with the weight loss!
Hope

whackedback · 08-28-2005, 08:09 PM

The folds are a pain to deal with. You need to make sure that when you shower/bathe, that you spend extra time washing under the folds, and the when you dry off, you pay extra attention to those areas. Baby powder is a good idea to help keep them dry.

After you've lost all the weight you need to lose, then you could get rid of the folds via plastic surgery, since your skin may not shrink back to it's original proportions.

wb

jo1972_4u_uk · 08-29-2005, 12:16 PM

I know exactly what you mean, I use sudocreme it may be a bit sticky once you've applyed it but it takes all the sting and redness out of the chafe, I swear by this especially at the top in between my thighs, it dries out the skin and leaves it sore free. Good Luck, let me know how you get on.

Evans Clothes store also do a pair of shorts made out of a material a bit like tights, this works to as it acts a bit like a panty girdle and stops the skin from jiggling about. I know this as Im about 9 stone overweight, if you have any diet tips please pass them on, thanks Jo x

HaveNoLuck78 · 08-30-2005, 02:18 AM

Baby powder is a good way to keep the chafing from occuring. However, if you already have it, a lot of products will sting when you put it on. I have found a cream, called Snow Balm. It's for adult rashes and even diaper rashes. It's a bit messy but it takes the sting out of the chafe and dries out the skin. The best thing I could have ever bought!