Very sore beneath my elderly breasts.

Found the reference I am thinking of re "Do not use talc - full stop. Bad idea". Anyone thinking of google for "Johnson's talcum powder lawsuit".

I worked on Cardiology and did thousands of EGC's some poor ladies had dreadful infections under their breasts including some had bleeding, and it smells. Please don't use talc, that just makes it worse... Seek advise from your Health practitioner or speak to the Pharmacist. It is probably thrush but if it gets bad you are at risk of a nasty infection.

I found the best cure to be athletes foot powder.

Magenta8

I now use a fine grade talc daily which seems to work well for me.

I have used Sudocrem a few times in the past and it did the trick.

Just to clarify I recommend Femfresh or Vagisil powder, neither of which contain talcum powder. I was using the word talc in the generic sense for body powder which, of course, is incorrect.

I have always had quite large breasts, and occasionally I get this chafing. Never referred to GP about this and always treat it with E45 cream, which I actually put on a wipe which I then place onto the area. This is kept in place by my bra and usually find it clears it up within three or four days.

Yes Welbeck - powders such as Femfresh and Vagisil are talc-free and contain corn starch. I find both of these products useful if I get any areas of minor chafing

Modern body powder does not contain talc.
It is mostly corn starch

I have had this problem for years. I have been prescribed many different creams without success. I happened to find a bottle of good old fashion Calamine lotion in my medicine cabinet. I thought I would give it a try. After applying twice a day for a week the rash cleared up. I think it was the drying effect the Calamine had. Definitely worth a try.

Dactacort cream from the chemists clears mine. At night I put a smear of zinc and castor oil cream underneath my breasts, which forms a barrier to moisture and sweat (think babies bottoms!).

Sarnia

I had this. You need to wash the area every day then pat dry. Don't use talc. My GP gave me 3 different creams, all a waste of time. Germolene has done the trick with me and keeps the sore areas clearer for longer than any of her creams.

Defo do NOT use talc - for anything - full stop.

I think they've just concluded the court cases brought about damage to health from women having used talc regularly for years. Certainly made me feel nervous about the fact I used to use it regularly years back - and very glad that I was one of the first to read that it was a bad idea....

I get this just slightly now and again. I have found that E45 cream is effective, and that it's important to dry myself properly after showering.

Try Sudacreme

If it's chafing rather than a "medical" issue - maybe try a barrier cream such as medi-derma.

Or a specific cream for chafing such as megababe.

I knew it would appear as soon as I repeated it!

Trying again with photo.

I have this problem in the summer. The pharmacist recommended athlete's foot cream.
The thing I discovered that now helps a lot is the wearing of washable cotton bra liners, available on Amazon or Ebay. Tucked under your bra into the problem area they wick away any moisture. I have had no problem since.
bra liners

I had this. You need to wash the area every day then pat dry. Don't use talc. My GP gave me 3 different creams, all a waste of time. Germolene has done the trick with me and keeps the sore areas clearer for longer than any of her creams.

Thank you all so much. Greenfinch I have some Dactacort left over from a treatment for something else. I also have found some medicated talc. Next week I will triage the doctor and see if I can get an appointment. Meanwhile I am covered in Sudocrem.

rosie1959

Lanacane cream should help with the soreness or good old fashioned Fullers earth cream

Note of caution - Lanacane is something some people are allergic to - ask me how I know...

Maybe get the one I use - Ameliorate transforming lotion.

Even with that - I've given up wearing bras temporarily - so that area can "breathe". It's given me an added reason to get my figure back - as I'm supposed to be 36C...but am currently 42C (and wonder if that's pushing it....). I think part?/all? of the problem could well be my boobs are too big (ie because all of me is currently too big).

I now use a fine grade talc daily which seems to work well for me.

I have used Sudocrem a few times in the past and it did the trick.

Yes that is the lesson I have learned. Treat it quickly otherwise it gets a hold and is very difficult to shift.

I had this problem and it was diagnosed as thrush by the GP. He prescribed Dactacort for two weeks. It worked wonders but it does recur and so I keep a tube in the fridge .The cream lasts a long time because I don’t have to use it often.

Canestan antifungal cream (sold for athletes foot) was prescribed for me. It works very quickly.

Oh and no soap just warm water twice a day.

Yes almost certainly a fungal infection. I got that whilst on holiday this year. The temperature was in the 30s and I was showering twice a day. I decided the soreness was because I wasn’t drying myself properly but it didn’t go away - in fact got worse and so I decided that my bras were too tight. New bras didn’t work. Eventually after a couple of months I suddenly hit on the idea it may be a fungal infection, but went to the doctor to have it confirmed - which he did.

You need patience and perseverance! The trick is definitely to keep the area clean and dry, so my routine was initially to use the cream twice a day and in between I use a medicated powder to keep the area dry. Bra changed daily. Keeping the areas of your bosoms separate helps which is why a bra is good but at night I padded the area with cotton wool to keep the skin from touching.

There was a time I thought that it would never go. But it has now gone although I am keeping up with cream once a day and medicated powder, as it suggested that although there are no symptoms the fungus is still hanging around for quite some time. It started in June and has finally gone end of November.

Apparently the reason it is so difficult to treat is because it is very similar to human cells.