Female personal question

Didn't mean to put Bob in there...stupid phone.

I'm so sorry you have a rash in a very delicate area but please

hang in there.My husband has had on and off skin rash in the

Groin thigh area which was never determined what it was but

was given some cream medication to clear it up.He also had

to make sure he kept the area free from sweat (he used

unscented wipes several times a day and patted dry) as well

as loose pants for legs to breathe.My suggestion would be to

maybe try miconazole cream which is used for yeast infection

it's very inexpensive.My husband does use Mtx and Plaquenil.

If your not comfortable trying home remedy best thing to do is

see your ob gyn if you have one.Another thought is have you

changed recently your laundry soap or personal soap? Sometime

it helps to try and figure out anything different any changes.

I hope you get many replies and answers or suggestions.

I have suffered from facial eczema (seborrhea) for most of my life which has gotten worse and spread since going on RA meds.   I also suffer terribly from itchy skin all over and had a terrible time with urticaria and three other skin conditions, all atributable to the meds, prednisone being the main offender.   I'm not female, but I don't think RA meds are sexist.

Hi, I'm on methotrexate and biological.. But never had a rash there but do get a lot of what my gp calls a cross between a boil and a cyst... Easy sorted with antibiotics so pluck up the courage and visit the doctors.. Your feel better in the end

Yes, I have exactly the same problem. I suffered for 3 months before going to the GP with it. By then I was in a mess! A steroid cream worked really well. However,it is returning now I have stopped using the cream. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to but I have just started using it again...I'm reluctant to go back! I have psoriasis on my elbows and behind my ears and it feels very similar so I guess it could be that although the GP didn't really know.  I am on Cimzia...psoriasis is a known side effect. I was also at the point where finding a bridge seemed a good solution. Just awful in this area of the body! I also didn't dare look...when I did, I was horrified! I am 48 and GP wondered if it might be age related...peri-menopausal (whatever that means)!!! I think it is RA/Cimzia related. When the steroid cream worked, I wished I had gone to GP sooner. I hope you find the courage to go and have a doctor advise you too. It might be solved more easily than you imagine. I had tried 3 months of all sorts of home remedies!!! 

 

Being on any immunosuppressant medication can make you more likely to develop thrush - and "down there" is a perfect little incubator, warm and moist. It really is quite common - and even more so if you have been on antibiotics for any reason at some point. Abx kill all sorts of bacteria, the good ones too not just the bad ones. This upsets the normal body flora (the bacteria that live all over our bodies and are essential for healthy life) and lets the tough guys get the upper hand. Like weeds or moss strangling your delicate flowers and veggies in the garden.

There's no need to be embarrassed - the doctor has seen it all before. You can get creams designed to help clear it up. Lots of doctors will suggest taking probiotics after being on abx to replace the goodies. For household remedies - there are people who swear by plain organic yoghurt with extra cultures in. Yup - just paint some on! I know - sounds weird but it seems to work.

Esther mentions "perimenopausal" - that means being in the process of the menopause. It doesn't just happen overnight, it is a process that goes on for some years and your periods stop in the middle-ish. During that time hormones change and can lead to all sorts of things - including dryness down there, a change in environment for the natural flora and they struggle to keep going. Again, there are creams that help that too. 

Don't ignore it and pretend it isn't happening - because the sooner it is dealt with the less drastic the treatment.

You poor thing that is not nice.... I have a weird rash thing on the palms of my hands, the skin between my first finger and thumb is alwful red, lumpy and bumpy, and sore I went to see the rheumatologist and he is baffled so arranged an appointment for me to see them both together last Friday the dermatologist thinks it's all to do with my immune system going bonkers but going to do a biopsy anyway. It has worried me a lot to be honest, I was diagnosed with RA back in may and had a steroid injection then put on methotrexate, 6 weeks later told to come off it as enzymes were raised, now last Friday, satisfied that the skin problem is nothing to do with the methotrexate he told me to go back on it this week ugh not happy but I have to really if I want to be pain free, I had another steroid 3 weeks ago, I wonder if it's a side effect of that I am worried

When I was put on my first prednisone treatment, I got a fungal infection in my mouth.  Antifungal lozenges took care of it.  Then, I got a fungal infection all over the bottoms of my feet!  OTC antifungal cream for a month got rid of it.  After starting on plaquenil and methotrexate, I came down with shingles--for the second time in 15 years.  Our immune systems are so battered by our disease(s), our medications and the accompanying stress that we are susceptible to all sorts of weird infections.  I would get to the doctor ASAP to get a correct diagnosis and the right treatment.

Sounds as if you have the same as me, I have psoratic Arthiritis, or sero negative RA, seems to me to be one and the same thing, and specialist has only said to me maybe it is. I also have psorasis in my scalp, behind my ears, and either side of my nose on my cheeks, and also lower forehead, and guess where else.

I use a coal tar shampoo for my hair and also as a body wash, doesn;t smell the best but keeps the angry patches to a minimum.

Also only wear cotton underwear, no elastic touching my skin,, as I am allergic to elastic as well, and nothing with lace trim, only makes things worse with already irritated skin.

After I shower and while I am still damp especially down under, I apply betamethasone valerate cream 0.05%, as prescribed by Dr, you can aslo use on your face, as it doesn't burn and it does clear up that terrible dryness. and angry skin, I have been using for about 5 years now.  I also use HRT suppositries, tiny little tablets with applicator 2 a week seems to keep me on a level playing field and solves the problem of dryness down under, also KY jelly you can buy at the supermarket in Australia, along with the rest of the groceries.