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I am pretty sure I got a pretty virulent resistant form, because I am a healthy athlete who cleans up well with no other medical issues.
It was so bad that I felt like I was being punished and the jock itch was karma for any prior womanizing (it really made me think if I had done any wrongs because I would never wish this on my enemy). There have been many nights where I couldn't sleep due to the itching. Straight up torture.
I have tried all creams, oral meds like diflucan, etc. NOTHING seemed to work. Plus the embarrassment of telling anyone. And then keeping to myself so I wouldn't spread it I.e. partners or dates.
I hope this helps anyone that has a bad case out there. There is a cure. Literally, the cheapest two things that you can get at any CVS or Walgreens over the counter. Forget the creams, forget the sprays. All you need is two things.
1) Milk of Magnesia (make sure to get the one with passive ingredient Sodium Hypochlorite, because it turns into chlorine).
2) Tea tree oil
Supplement these with Selenium Sulfide and Ketoconazole shampoo (these are not necessary but I would wash first with these and rinse).
I am on day 1 of Milk of Magnesia and wow I think I am 80-90% cured so I had to share this...skin and itch are improved drastically after one application of milk of magnesia. I am on day 4 of Tea Tree oil which did improve the Jock itch by 40% or so, but the Milk of Mag just literally dealt a blow to the fungus. I'll explain more in detail and how to use each.
1) First off change your underwear everyday. That's a given and reduce exposure to sweat on your balls by showering right after your workouts.
2) Use a blow dryer after every shower to air dry (this helped the jock itch like 15%)
3) Step one in the shower is to lather with Selenium Sulfide to remove any debris on your crotch area.
4) Then lather with Nizoral Shampoo and let it sit for a few minutes and soak into your skin and follicles. Rinse.
5) Next use Tea Tree oil with aloe vera and Peppermint. Both Tea Tree oil and Peppermint have been shown in research studies to kill fungus. Warning this is going to burn like crazy because you will let it dry into your skin (do not rinse the tea tree oil lather off). Let it sit for 10 minutes and let it burn...obviously you be the judge, if you think you are having a bad reaction obviously get professional help.
6) The finishing blow which is almost like a miracle cure is Milk of Magnesia, I'll tell you why. NO PAIN AT ALL! The milk of magnesia at your local pharmacy also contains Sodium Hypochlorite which turns into chlorine :) You've heard some of the reviews find cures after being in the swimming pool, well look no further the Milk of Mag will cause the formation of Chlorine from the sodium hypochlorite. I did the research, Milk of Mag removes all moisture around the skin and has a pH level of 10.5 where fungus usually thrives at around pH 5-7 and up to 9.
Today I saw really good results and am feeling confident and relieved. I would like to share this with others so they can get rid of this annoying condition.
TL;DR Get Milk of Magnesia asap to treat jock itch! It's cheap, there's no pain, and the results are amazing!
