Itchy, Red, Smooth Leathery Scrotum, with red rash on inner thighs

Yup, I concure...Candida is a b***h. It can affect any orifice that has moisture, like ears and nose as well.

I will add for triggers: COFFEE is also bad. I was prescribed "AMOXCILLAN" and it cured my red ass and balls. But months later, it returned...WHY? Because I had not changed my diet, primarily.

If you are serious to find a cure, you must try changing your diet and reduce sugar, coffee, proccessed food intake. Add things to your diet that are natural fungal fighters like plain yogurt, garlic, Apple cider vinagar and others.

Search out "Candida" and it will lead you to many possibilies if you are willing to commit to lifestyle changes in your diet...

Ignoring the problem will lead to other more serious infections and possibly colon and intestinal cancer, so don't ignore your symtoms. Your body is trying to tell you something and it is more than likely originating in the intestinal track...REALLY!

Don't confuse this with herpies, scabies or shingles.

Kid

Whatever you do, do not used goldbond! I tried it for I have the same symptoms and it masks it for a bit then it returns with a vengeance and goldbond leaves unsightly residue.

Go to a good STD Clinic and get blood tests done-may be a number of fungal infections,and/or STD Related.

Hey Red eye Thanks for the insight to my problem. I started taking half a jigger of apple cider vinegar every morning for the last 3 days and  what do ya know it feels 100 percent better.No more scratching no more itching thanks a million. like u said i was causing the problem and didnt know it .

I was told that vinager is the closest to the ph balance of your body and it works like a charm. Kills the bad bacteria in your system thanks again buddy!!

Get a prescription for Miconazole/triamcin 1:1 and apply as needed. I have tried everything else and it doesn't help. This does not cure it but calms it down so it doesn't burn and itch. I often have to use it twice a day. My scrotum is always rough and dark red . I've had this for 15 years so Good luck!

Okay, this is my account. It all started as a few spots on the inner thigh and red balls, sometimes smooth and itchy, sometimes leathery. I thought it would clear up but it didn't - it got worse and worse over a period of 2-3 months. I went to see the doc and he diagnosed it as eczema and gave me some cream which I applied as instructed - and some pills. Two weeks further on it was even worse. I went to a different doc and he took a scraping of skin from the top of the inner thigh, looked at it under the microscope and then showed me the images on his monitor. He told me it was Candida. He gave me a cream called 'Canesten' clotrimazote broad spectrum antifungal cream by Beyer. At first nothing happened although the cream did alleviate the itching somewhat, especially just after I administered it. After about 4 days the spots turned purple and merged, I thought it was getting worse but in fact gradually the purple faded and the itching subsided. Now I am 2-3 weeks further on and it has cleared up.

I feel great now. I can ride my bike and run again. Before that any exercise had exacerbated the rash. It was so itchy and uncomfortable that I was walking about legs apart like John Wayne.

I said to myself that if it clears up I would post something here to help others. It was a miserable time.

Some other things that may help. I may have contracted this from having sex with a woman. Not that it is sexually transmitted, just that she slept in the same bed as her daughter and her daughter had some skin problem. Maybe some of her daughter's fungus was on the bedsheets. I don't know but I am adding this in case it helps. I also ride a bike a lot, I mean 100's of kms at a time. Having sex with this woman, getting back into sweaty lycra, not showering for hours etc - a perfect breeding ground for a fungus. Once the fungus gets a hold it is very difficult to kill it off naturally. I think your immune system can be in perfect order but if you give this thing the right conditions it will get out of control. I also live in a tropical climate and that doesn't help either.

Some other tips that may help. Keep the area clean. Shower regularly and try to rub the affected area, maybe with a perfume-free soap and them dowse with cold water, dab dry thoroughly and wear loose underwear, seamless trousers.

I also didn't drink much coffee, drank plenty of water and no alcohol until the candida cleared up. I didn't have sex either - too sweaty and what woman would want to have sex with some guy that looks like a dead-ringer for some kind of herpes?

I was able to buy more of the cream without a prescription so I did so and have kept it unopened just in case. The cream was certainly very helpful but I am assuming it is a steroid so I don't want to put any on unless I absolutely have to because I am concerned the skin will either get addicted to the cream or that the skin will get very thin. I need the skin to be thick as there is a lot of rubbing there when you ride a bike.

I just hope anyone reading this can get some benefit. I sympathize with anyone who has got this. But you will get rid of it if you listen to the good things (i.e. RedAss) that have been written. I haven't tried the vinegar but maybe I would if it came back. You must be determined and you must be sensible with your diet and your activities and it will be eradicated - if not, it will loiter and make your life a misery.

Good luck! 

 

 

 

  

 

 

One other thing. It was necessary to keep the balls separate from the surrounding skin as the contact of the two was creating an environment that suited the fungus. I did this by putting a clean slightly elasticated short sock right over my balls. It looked funny but it did the trick.. My balls were isolated and in a clean and sweat-absorbant place. I was creamed up as well.

or you can use hydrozole cream that works very well

i am a lamisil user it works great it stops my balls from itching! i recommend to buy this stuff to stop your balls and scrotum from itching!!

I have the same symptoms as everyone else who has posted, and im suffering, it is so itchy and im going insane. It all started about a week ago and i have no idea what it is or what to do. Ppl are saying different things as to what to do.

I don't say that this will help but try to get Elecon ointment. Also change the washing powder which you are using to wash your underwear.Do not wear tight underwear so try using boxer type underwear. This should eliminate perspiring too much between the legs.

To all of you: Until you are properly tested for herpes do not have sex with anyone.

MY PAIN HURTS RIGHT KNOW ....... FROM KIMBERLY ANN WEEMS

I have been battling jock itch and athletes foot for years. Tried everything mentioned in this post. Diet is what finally worked.

I also suffered from chronic heartburn, fatigue, random bouts of prostititus, farting constantly, bloating etc.

Finally a naturopath told me about Candida Yeast overgrowth. 

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I did it for quite a while and was symptom free of everything. Lately i have been eating like sh*t and all the symptoms came back.

Try it!

Ok guys, I have read through this long topic many times when I have been dealing with the same issue. My balls were fire red and extremely itchy, all day, but worse at night. Would wake up and scratch like my life depended on it.

I tried many different things, clotrimazole, hydrocortosone, etc. I finally found something that worked for me.

I got a tube of Micatin (Micazonole). I put that cream on twice a day, in the morning and before bed. I also used Goldbond after every shower and when my balls got sweaty. This kept my balls dry and provided one of the most amazing feelings I have ever experienced haha.

I want to note that I did not notice immediate changes, in fact it almost looked like my balls were more red after starting this cream, however you have to persevere. After about two weeks my balls went back to normal color almost overnight, however I kept using the cream for another two weeks to make sure anything left over was killed off. Please try this method, it works, but be sure to use lots of Goldbond as it keeps the area dry which makes the fungus hard to grow.