itching and foul smell from scrotum and groin area..pls repl

The Equaline Brand Triple Antibiotic Ointment is not available in South Africa. Does anyone know of a generic that will also be effective?

wear clean underwear every day

This sounds like herpes, because of discharge and little pimple like bumps that itch. This is called weeping sores, which usually means herpes but could be an allergic reaction.

Otherwise, it may be from bacterial infection or fungal infection. Some kind of ointment may help but i would try tea tree oil. It is anti -fungal; -bacterial, and smells nice.

GO BUY YOURSELF SOME JOCK ITCH MEDICATION--THERE IS LIQUID SPRAY OR POWDER-FORM TOO. I SUGGEST YOU WEAR BOXERS SO THAT YOUR GENTITALS GET MORE ROOM TO MOVE AROUND AND AVOID THE HEATING FACTOR OF YOUR SKIN DOWN THERE--IT CAN GET VERY WARM AND/OR VERY HOT--SWEATY WHICH INCREASES THE SKIN INFECTION. YOU CAN ALSO TRY ATHLETE'S FOOT SPRAY--BOTH SPRAYS HAVE THE SIMILAR AGENTS. YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT TO TRY MYCELEX 7 (YEAST INFECTION OINMENT) TO KILL OFF ANY POSSIBLE YEAST INFECTION RELATED TO THE HEAT GENERATED ON YOUR GENITALS. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT MARRIAGE AND PLEASE, ALWAYS COMMUNICATE ABOUT ANYTHING SO THAT BOTH CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE OTHER WANTS OR NEEDS (AND YES, ABOUT SEX TOO). IT WILL GET BETTER.

First, I suggest we all ensure we have at least communicated with our docs about it. I am one but am not a good patient. We also have several things going on that people alluded to:  first, I bet some of us are a little "husky" from our strenuous jobs, the smell, if it is a sickly/fruity kind of fermenting yeast odor it may be a bacterial overgrowth of Kelbsiella that can be taken out with washing and standing for 5 min with white vinegar. The overall microbial colonization might also be out of kilter with or without Klebs overgrowth. Mine gets much worse when I am stressed out and or having to spend alot of time sitting. Also, there is already an odor "down there" that supposedly makes us "sexy" to the ladies (or men if you are a lady). It is similar to "BO" Which in blinded studies women picked the biggest studs just by smelling t shirts. It does get beyond unpleasant in our situation though. If you can see a dermatologist that might be a start. I also find Gold Bond extra strength in green bottle helps temporize things. Some of us "big and tall" guys can make a lovely habitat down below and ironically, using every soap and shampoo I can think of doesnt help. I actually found benefit wearing briefs helps a bit by keeping our dangly things away from our thighs. I'd normally say boxers but in this case perhaps not. While it is great that some of you got relief with the triple abx ointment please remember that we can make more resistant bugs over long periods. Bactine has some local topical anesthetics in it and can help when you are climbing the walls.  Since I now outed myself aftEr yet another berating from my dear leader (wife) about my acting like a dog, I will look into this further with my colleagues and see what they say.

I started reading these post a few weeks ago because I was having the same problem. I had tried powders and creams and every home remedy I came across but nothing seemed to work. Today I picked up a can of tinactin spray for athletes foot, and IT WORKS!!! I have applied it twice and the smell and itch are gone. not only that but I actually seem to sweat alot less down there. since the foot fungus and the other fungus are related this choice only made sense. WARNING...it burns like CRAZY for about 3 min but the itch and smell will be replaced with sensitivity immediately

there's a new product called ToppCock (google it) which can prevent bad odor in the crotch area. its gel-based and easy to apply, not messy at all. it easily penetrates the skin and dries without a greasy after feel. no staining your underpants either. its active ingredients are silver nanoparticles, tea tree oil and aloe vera. silver is known for its antimicrobial properties which kills bacteria, fungi and virus, the main causes of bad odor. hope this helps.

I have been battling this same problem for years.  I alternate between anti-fungal powders and sprays and hydro-cortisone ointment (for itch).  A few days ago I tried neosporin  anti-biotic ointment.  The next day I had absolutely NO ODOUR!  It's now day three and so far, so good.  I think that finally I have found the solution!

I've had red wet/blister like bumps on scrotum, growin area and inbetween scrotum and butt it for several months now. I'm 20 years old and no know medical conditions at all. I know its not an std or anything because I've only had sex with my wife for about 3 years now. It was just the itch and blisters for about the first couple months and seemed to get worse when I would sweat a lot (still does) but for about the last 2 months there's been a horrible oder from it too. The medical stuff I've tried kinda gets rid of it (not completely) and its always just as bad within about a week. Starting to get a little worried. Have you found anything that completely takes it away?

I have had the same issues, I thought it was Jock itch/fungal and I bought all the anti jock itch and fungal cremes... Nothing worked so i went online and looked again for what my issue could be then i found what most of us have been describing.  My issue seems to be ERYTHRASMAwhich seems to be bacterial and not fungal.  I bought polysporin a common antibiotic ointment and noticed results in one day...  The immediate relief was the itching decreased.  

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I was on antibiotics after a surgery and developed a yeast infection because the antibiotics killed the good bacteria that fight off the yeast bacteria. The itching and burning was driving me crazy and over the counter yeast infection medicine was not helping so i am trying to find an at home remedy. I do not have insurance and going to the doctor is too expensive for me. I am in day 3 of a salt and vinegar bath regiment and it seems to be working! I use 1/2 cup of salt and 2 cups of apple cider vinegar in a bathtub and soak for 1/2 hour. The itching and red rash is going away but it is still raw from previous scratching. I think i will try to put some triple ointment that you guys recomended on it to help it heal fully and hope it completely clears up. Good luck to all of you and i will let you know how mine turns out and if the salt and vinegar baths work.

what this sounds like is intertrigo, its a rash that forms where skin folds and sweat stays moist for long periods of time (all day) its easy to treat and in expensive, my first suggestion is make sure to shower maybe twice a day and get thoroughly clean and then as dry as possible, then apply baby powder (also known as talkum powder) to the area, this will keep it dry which is the main thing you need. 

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tried Jock itch and alerted foot sprays, only work for 2days. washing with clean wash cloth daily seems to help but go for one extra day like a Saturday, and it starts to returned. I am at an all time highest weight of 300 and I have to feel it has a lot to do with it by sweating, overlapping fat, I have the smell in crease at stomach, and inability to fight infection and using too many powerful antibiotics from onset of type 2 diabetes. I will try the tri ointment. in addition I will talk to endocrinologist since all this new discussing list of things, tingling feet, athletes got, noise infections, sinus infections, pink eye, eppididymitus, eyesight loss, and more all seen to be driven by endocrine problems! please post back what works and what doesn't! I started with gold bond and expensive aloe prefers, it soaked up the smell and at the end of the day smelled itself, plus embarrassing if you want to be intimate our shower at the gym. the blisters worry me, but was checked for all std's after divorce 6 years ago and had second wife check all to. what's next guys? I love my wife WAY too much to become a stinky old man.

Hey I have these exact symptoms. Started off itchy around my balls but then sores and rank smelling cheese odour started. I went to the penis doc and they said it was crotch rot however I now have it behind my ears, eyelids and think its on my arse cheeks. What is this called? Do I need to go to the docs again? Any cream u can reccomend. Horrible problem, it's destroyed my game!!

Did you ever find a solution