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Underwear options when lichen sclerosis flares

Posted by itchybits @itchybits, Jun 6, 2024

Hello...I have lichen sclerosis that when flaring, affects my groin creases. I also have intermittent urinary & fecal incontinence. I do often have to wear incontinence underwear, however, the elasticized leg band irritates my groin crease. I would really love to see the adult underwear business start to cater to those of us who would do better with a "boy short" design. I have contacted the parent company of "Always Discreet" products & they have replied saying my ideas have been forwarded to research.

At home & in rare times when I feel I will be safe without incontinence products, I wear boy short underwear as it is least likely to irritate lichen sclerosis in the groin crease area.

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willows | @willows | 6 hours ago
In reply to @poopie "hi, I have the same problem going on right now with the elastic on my under..." + (show)
@poopie

hi, I have the same problem going on right now with the elastic on my under ware. It is so bothersome, I really cant stand it and it hurts. Any info would be greatly appreciated as to what kind of under ware would be best..
thank you

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I use Jockey under wear for women. Some models have the elastic covered with the same cotton fabric as the pants.

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poopie | @poopie | 4 hours ago
In reply to @diamonddi "One solution to elastic around the underwear....I discovered elastic is what was really irritating my skin...." + (show)
@diamonddi

One solution to elastic around the underwear....I discovered elastic is what was really irritating my skin. What I did was to turn the elastic to the pretty side of my underwear so NO elastic was touching my skin.
I then machine sewed the elastic in place while stretching out the undies so the stitches wouldn't rip. This prevented the elastic from irritating me because it does not touch your skin.
I know it sounds weird and strange but it was a game changer for me.
I also switch to boy undies when I have a flare but I haven't found any that are all cotton which is more soothing to the skin than a man made fiber.

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Great idea. I'm going to do that too.
Thank you so very much.♡

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