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Polyester shirts, briefs and boxers

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aussie76
aussie76

Hi all.. I think prevention is related to diet.

However I was wondering if anyone experienced the same below or if it helps someone that's reads it.

Briefs - BAD irritate the groin due to where they rub on your skin. My groin HS coincidently subsided when I changed to boxers.

Boxers - BAD irritates your gluteal cleft and possibly bought about the onset of my pilonidal

Trunks - Good they don't have seam up your backside and they go further down you thigh than briefs so as not to irritate groin. (plus they make it easy to put bandaging in)

Polyester - BAD I'm pretty sure polyester polo shirts were really worsening the inflammation and pain of flare ups. Cotton polos don't have the same issue. Smells worse too.

Really interested if anyone has had a different or similar experience?

Tony

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  • bex1892
    bex1892 aussie76

    Posted

    I definitely agree with this. As a lady, it's hard finding cotton boxer style underwear. They all seem to be made out of polyester and elastaine. Much easier for blokes!

    Cotton tops are a must for my armpits. I start starting buckets the minute I wear anything synthetic. And as you say it smells worse too.x

  • crystal_08850
    crystal_08850 aussie76

    Posted

    Yes, once you have cysts/inflammation anything irritating that spot is going to make it worse, as with any sore or injury. With HS cysts anything pressing on them (jeans, underwear, picking at them, your other thigh rubbing it, sitting on a cyst, etc. ) can force the cystic material to tunnel or spread under your skin making it bigger and more sore. I believe stage 3 is the tunneling stage if I remember right. I was in the last stage and had lots of tunneling before I found out about the food sensitivities.
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