Very sore beneath my elderly breasts.

Lovetopaint037

Contraryme I am hoping some will come tomorrow. Thank you. I hope I can wash them. I expect so.

The liners are washable. I have black ones as most of my bras are black, and they haven't even faded after about a year of washing after each wear.

Contraryme I am hoping some will come tomorrow. Thank you. I hope I can wash them. I expect so.

You can get bra liners on eBay. They are made of soft absorbent material and go under the breasts inside your bra. They stop chafing, I use them in the summer when it's how but they may help you now.

whitewavemark2 thank you so much as you, like me, didn’t recognise what the problem was. For quite awhile I would feel itchy beneath my breasts so used sudacrem and just rubbed it in. I could feel some roughness but as I had one of those “senile walts” I thought it was that and dry skin. Looking in the mirror saw nothing until I got a small mirror and pulled my droopy presents right up. What a shock!. You mention putting cream on quite frequently.Please Can you tell me what you use?

even though i am a big lady i do not wear wired bras. i used to but they were damned uncomfortable and caused me no end of problems. my daughter who worked in the cancer unit told me they see lots of problems caused by wired bras. i now wear soft cotton ones bit like sports bras but with a back fastening. they are comfy and i am of the age i do not care if my boobs are not up around my neck!
for any soreness usually in summer i use Canesten cream

When infection has cleared up, wipe the area, preferably when hot and poss sweaty, with rubbing alcohol. Does the same as anti back wash, only stronger.
Do not use on sore or broken skin, obviously this will cause the area to sting terribly.
White vinegar is another alternative. It's about killing the fungus/bacteria before it takes hold, as it can always be lurking once you've had it.

I've had an under breast rash and an anti-fungal cream helped to clear it up.

What I find to keep the skin healthy is to keep skin-on-skin contact to a minimum. Especially where it can become hot and sweaty - i.e. toes, groin, under breasts etc

If I feel under breast becomes a bit itchy, I wash and pat skin dry and keep the area clean and dry, wear clothing to ensure area stays covered and separated. Soft breathable materials (soft bra, t-shirt etc) easy to wash and replace

Ensure there is sufficient material to cover whole (affected) area to avoid skin on skin contact.

Including during the night, wear a cotton t-shirt and tuck it under breasts (easy to wash). TMI?

I used to get that when I had been sweating too much. So for years I have been putting a swipe of anti perspirant under each boob. Problem solved. Do try stuff above of course but once any infection gone you could give it a try.

I think Nizoral was the dandruff shampoo recommended by a GP to a poster in a previous thread who had an itchy sore under breast rash.. I thought at the time it sounds a logical choice.

And using a warm hairdryer to dry a sore area recommended by a district nurse to my sister in law was very helpful when she had a very sore area which was so to heal after an op.
Only warm and of course don't use in the bathroom. Electrics, water and all that

I think is becuase I am not well endowed (34 or 35B), that although sometimes it used to get a bit itchy, my solution has been to keep my lightweight no wires or tightness bras on 24 hours as well as reasonable frequent use of non perfumed (biodegradable) baby wipes or a damp flannel then towel.

By lifting them out of any droop, it prevents the heat and moisture building up. I'm fairly certain that going for non wired and not tight elastic has helped too.

Just to clarify........ To use the blue Fairy, it's just a little squirt of Fairy, in a bowl of water perhaps. Not to be used neat.

I used to get this and on several occasions it was very angry and sore. The creams prescribed by my GP did not always work. Sometimes the over the counter Canestan worked if i caught it early enough.

Then my dil who is a practice nurse suggested i used Fairy Liquid antibacterial washing up liquid, the blue one. Her father is a farmer and uses it daily when washing out his byres, keeping his cattle as clean as possible. I sent dh off the buy a bottle of blue Fairy and used it to shower that night. Just do under the breasts with it, no need to use it all over. Next morning, like magic, the anger was out of it. Within two days it was practically gone. Nowadays i only have antibacterial washing up liquid in the house.

As an aside...... I know a carer who spent weeks of daily visits treating the infections on a patient's lower leg using the prescribed creams, without much success.
Three days with the blue Fairy did the trick.

I had this in the summer and my friend told me to get fungal cream. It worked like magic

I seem to remember a similar thread way back and one PP said her GP advised her to use one of the anti dandruff shampoos under her boobs. Not Head and .shoulders. but one of the short term use ones for scalp skin fungus.
My sis in law also recommends drying the area with a gentle heat hair dryer.

I think OP will find her GP helpful. Body powder and body creams will not.

Lovetopaint037

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.

You don’t need to see a doctor. Go to your pharmacy and ask for Clotrimazole 1% cream. Also ask if it’s free under the minor ailments scheme.

I'm not unqualified.

Visgir1

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.

THIS.
I have been astonished since joining Gransnet at the number of apparently unqualified posters give advice on medical matters

I get this occasionally. I have large breasts. I get a fungal infection which can be incredibly sore. I use Dakacort anti fungal cream and it clears up quickly.

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.

I stopped using talc because of scare stories but yes, regular use does prevent this.
I used to use Cuticura mildly medicated talc.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

I’m assuming Cuticura talc is safe to use? It’s my usual go-to.

Quick google later and that powder contains talc (which was the problem ingredient with Johnson & Johnson baby powder - because there might be asbestos nearby). Other ingredients zinc oxide and allantoin. Recommendation to avoid inhalation - as fine powder can irritate lungs and to use it sparingly.

I'm not a medic - but my own personal take is not to go using anything I might land up breathing in (yep...personally I don't use things like hairspray either). Am rather aware it's not just smokers and vapers that can land up with lung problems.

My own boobs are not exactly "flat as a pancake" and if it starts feeling a bit sweaty under them = I'd rather "mop it up" with kitchen paper towels.

I have this recurring problem under my right breast after having 19 doses of radiotherapy seven years ago. It was diagnosed by my GP as intertrigo, a fungal infection. I forget what cream I was given originally, but I now just use Canesten 1% clotrimazole cream whenever it flares up. I’ve tried cheaper versions, but Canesten seems to work quickest. However, in the first instance, I would definitely recommend that you visit your doctor get it properly diagnosed. You have my sympathy, it is very sore and uncomfortable.

I think unmedicated body powder is probably best used as a preventative rather than for treating wet smelly, rashes. Once it has progressed beyond the slightly red and a bit sweaty stage unmedicated powder could actually make it worse.

It seems to be a problem even if, like me, your boobs are not very big.

I like Cuticura talc .
I use it under my boobs !

I’m assuming Cuticura talc is safe to use? It’s my usual go-to.

If the rash smells unpleasant it's probably fungal .
Canestan will clear it up .
If it's bacterial then Savlon cream .
But bacterial rashes can smell too .
Otherwise only wear bras went out - come home and take them off-give your skin a break .
Sudocream is good on irritated from sweat skin .
Any powder - baby or Femfresh will keep the area dry .
Don't use soap.