Jock Itch!

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Hello,

I have had lots of little red, itchy bumpy things on my balls, around my package, around my anus, up and down my shaft, under my foreskin, and on the head of my penis. I am almost positive that this is jock itch, but I havent been to a doctor. I have been using both athlete's foot powder and athlete's foot spray to make it go away. The labels both say that they are for athlete's foot, but Tolnaftate, which I have heard is used to treat jock itch as well, are the active ingredients. However, the powder doesnt really sticks and the spray has alcohol in it, so it burns. I have been using these treatments semi-regularily for about 2 1/2 weeks, and most of the itchiness and bumps have gone away. I need to remember to do them twice every day, but I sometimes forget for a day or so. All that is left now is some red bumps on the head of my penis and on the underside of my foreskin and som occasional itching around my pubes. My girlfriend is coming home on tuesday, so I really want to get rid of this jock itch ASAP.

***Question 1: are there any better creams, etc that will help me get rid of jock itch under my foreskin?

***question 2: If I can't get rid of the bumps and itchiness by tuesday, would it still be ok to have sex with my girlfriend? Is there any way to transmit it to her? We do use a condom. How about oral sex? would there be any reason to not have oral sex with her? If so, should we worry about any Tolnaftate that might still be under my foreskin?

Thanks!!

This might help: http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/fungal/jock_itch.html

The answer to getting rid of any bodily ailment is consistency. You need to construct a regimen to remember to apply the antifungal medication as directed. Failure to do so allows whatever it is that you're trying to get rid of to develop an immunity to the medication that you are using in less than optimum amounts. That's why, for example, you always need to take all of a prescription--not just until you start to feel better.At this point, you might want to switch to a different antifungal cream, powder, or spray so that the fungus gets blasted with something it's not used to. Try to keep the area dry since moisture is one of the things necessary to help fungus grow. Under your foreskin will be difficult.As far as transmitting it to your girlfriend, the bad news is yes you can--and will. Even with oral sex. Even though you use a condom (and good for you), if any of the fungal spores have taken up residence in an area other than on your shaft (like on your balls), the condom is not going to cover it. Maybe she gets the oral sex and you get a handjob for now.

readytogo's advice is good, but I'm not quite sure from your description that it is jock itch. I think you should get a doctor's opinion.

I agree... It could be something as simple as a heat rash to a yeast infection or Jock Itch.... Have it looked at.

Thanks guys,So I scheduled a doctors appt., but it's not for a few days. As I do more research, I am thinking that it might be a yeast infection. However, I haven't been sexually active withing the last month, so I couldn't have gotten it through sex with someone who had a yeast infection. Does anyone know how long after I start treatment I should expect it to be until I can have sex again if it is indeed a yeast infection? How are yeast infections typically treated, anyway?

This should answer a lot of your questions: yeast infections in males

I would bet on the jock itch instead of yeast infection. Ayeast infection is very uncomfortable much worse than the itch from jock itch. You dont want to itch a yeast infection that just burns. But a yeast in fection can be teated and gotten rid of within about a week with Lotrimin cream which can be found at any drug store off the shelf. What you are useing now should take care of jock itch, but you do have to keep on schedule and keep it clean and dry. And the Tolnaftate does burn on jock itch but won't once it's healed. I usually use it for some time after the jock itch is gone right after every shower. I try not to get it under my foreskin, but i don't think it would bother too much. I normally use a spray on powder that seems to stick pretty good. I can't think of the name right now, but it has part of the tolnaftate name in the name of the product.Good Luck

Welcome to A2A, baldgeezer.Jock itch is a fungal infection, and all single-celled fungi are yeasts and all yeasts are single-celled fungi. So I have to take issue with your terminology.