Painful chemical burn

See your doctor......

Um...doctor, yes.

Physician

Physician

Yes. This too, of course.

You could see a doctor, which seems like the rational thing to do when one has large rash described as a "chemical burn."

The alternative solution, playing "name that rash" on the internet, shouldn't be completed discounted though. It does have certain advantages. You will, for example, get more opinions this way, and only one opinion from the medical doctor, who went to medical school, and perhaps is a dermatologist who has some familiarity with things like rashes. Maybe we should all vote on it?

I'll go with the unpopular option - scabies.

A couple possibilities:

If you've started eating new things, it could be a food allergy. Rashes are a common sign of allergies to shellfish, citrus fruit and wheat (I'm mildly intolerant to wheat, but it only seems to show up if I eat wholegrain, ie when I go back to healthier foods after a week or more of eating white bread).

Might get blasted for this one, since everyone I know seems to have very firm ideas about whether detoxing Is a real thing or not, but any time I start eating large amounts of fruits and veg and cut out processed foods, I get rashes and outbreaks of boils for a week or so. Every time. (Half my friends say it's toxins coming out through the skin, the other half say no, that's rubbish, that doesn't happen. I reserve judgement and quietly wait for the week to end, at which point all the skin problems disappear like they never happened, and my skin feels healthier than ever.)

Or you could have picked up a bacterial infection somewhere. Or a virus. Or your deodorant has a new formula - companies change all the time, and most of the time (in England at least) they don't bother to label the packaging with a "new formula" sign.

So I'm echoing, ask your doc. And if s/he doesn't know, or it doesn't improve with the treatment they give you, consider getting tested for food allergies.

As it's your underarm, which was a common place for bobules, I'm going to go with an oldie but goodie: the Black Death (bubonic plague).

















Or perhaps you could ask your doctor? :flowerforyou:

Thank you all for your comments. There may be a little misunderstanding regarding the symptoms. I have two different issues going on right now. First is the softball sized rash on the side of my abdomen. Numerous forum posts and articles suggest that it could be a "detox rash". Secondly, the other issue is my deodorant somehow reacting to my body now and causing a chemical burn in my armpits. I have no idea what that's about except maybe the change in diet and my body's pH balance.

However, I have scheduled an appointment with my physician. Thank you all again.

Edit: PS: I've had scabies before and it's definetly not that. =P

no question about it then, it's the plague. so sorry

It could be that the formula changed for the deodorant that you typically use and you are having an allergic reaction to the new formula. My husband can't wear any antiperspirant due to similar "chemical burn" symptoms. He only wears a certain brand of deodorant only. The good news is that you CAN wear your wife's. I'd compare the ingredients between the two. It "could" be as simple as an allergic reaction to the fragrance in your stuff.

But I'd definitely see a doctor (either your PCP or at a walk-in clinic). Personally, I'd also call the company who makes your deodorant and specifically ask them if the formula has changed. Have your deodorant container handy as they'll want the codes on it. I would think they'd want to know about an adverse reaction to their product, as maybe there was some mix-up in a batch of the product.