Rash

ekim2016
ekim2016 Posts: 1,198 Member
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
Seem to be getting a red rash around the left side belly fat fold.. I never had it before and wonder if it is sagging skin issue from my weight loss. It is about the size of a mouth and looks like a lips kiss.. lol --- it's not. Any suggestions on what to use on it?

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  • ogtmama
    ogtmama Posts: 1,403 Member
    I'd have a doctor look at it. It could be anything.
  • ekim2016
    ekim2016 Posts: 1,198 Member
    it went away for a few weeks, now came back again. .hmmm I use the Nystatin powder so will see what happens.
  • ekim2016
    ekim2016 Posts: 1,198 Member
    rash back again.. I keep it clean and dry and put the Nystatin powder on it but it is not clearing up. The derm I saw told me it would go away but has not ugh!
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Then go back to them again.
  • HippySkoppy
    HippySkoppy Posts: 725 Member
    OP - please go back to your Dr. as quickly as you can. Skin conditions can deteriorate VERY quickly.

    Using myself as an example, a skin fold that happened to be alongside a very old cesarean scar actually broke down and began to bleed, it started as a rash too...after that it was truly a bugger and took a long time to heal.
  • TinaKen2016
    TinaKen2016 Posts: 8 Member
    Try to keep it really dry..I use a blow dryer to be sure it's really dry and then put some corn starch on it..it sounds weird but it worked for me. I went to the Dr and she gave me the nystatin powder and a cream to use. She said it looked like a yeast infection on my skin, possibly because my blood sugar was high. Of course she suggested dieting. Good luck
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    I said this in the loose skin thread, but my doctor gave me a cream, I can't recall the exact name of it, but it was a combination of anti-fungal (clotrimazole) and steroid (betamethasone, I think). That worked really well.

    Losing more weight will help, because residual fat left in skin prevents it from shrinking back and keeps it stretched out. Loose skin will still be a problem, but the more fat left clinging to it, the looser it will be. The more you lean out, the more potential it has to shrink.

    I no longer have rashes, and mine used to be really bad.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    edited December 2016
    Try lotrimin cream at your drugstore.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    edited December 2016
    I used to get something like that under the front of my belly. I'd wash it with antiseptic slin cleanser (this one, to be specific https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-antiseptic-skin-cleanser/ID=prod6051051-product?ext=gooPLA_-_All_Products&pla&adtype=pla&kpid=sku6048601&sst=77b211f0-67eb-410d-9aa1-810fff0565fe ) , apply desitin cream and tuck toilet paper under it. It would start clearing up in a few days. Now that I've lost a bunch of weight I don't get it anymore...
    HOWEVER I don't know what your condition is or how serious it is, so if the usual home remedies aren't working, it's doctor territory.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited December 2016
    ogtmama wrote: »
    I'd have a doctor look at it. It could be anything.

    This.
    ekim2016 wrote: »
    rash back again.. I keep it clean and dry and put the Nystatin powder on it but it is not clearing up. The derm I saw told me it would go away but has not ugh!

    OP, please have it checked out again. :)
  • ekim2016
    ekim2016 Posts: 1,198 Member
    doc prescribed Econazole cream antifungal and it appears to be getting better but slowly... thanks all for you input!
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