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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 | Jan 30 6:14pm
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@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 | Jan 30 8:08pm
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@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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diamonddi | @diamonddi | Jan 31 8:42am
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@willows

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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Will check this out!
Thank you!

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urbanjane | @urbanjane | Feb 1 2:55pm
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@rashida

@urbanjane could you tell me more about that toxic pesticide in the high rise apartment you lived in? Was it a spray on walls, ceilings, etc.? And how did you discover the toxic pesticide? Asking because my husband and I are debating on moving into a condo from the house we have and want to avoid that problem, now that I have read about it from you.

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Hello,
This was an intentional spraying ordered by a crazy manager. Without going into all of that history. What you want to know when considering any building, and the management company too is: ask to see the MSDA sheets from the pesticide company they use, where and how often they spray. It certainly is within your legal right to hand the management company a no pesticide letter, and if you are purchasing you might be able to write and stipulate that you do not want the building to have a key to your condo. they will probably have rules about the key issue. I had a no key and no pesticide letter ...this was due to one person having too much control, and no oversight. You can also meet with the board and show them evidence or other solutions that provide the same remedy as some forever chemical that are being use. I hope this helps you. You can reach me again, if you need more help.

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rashida | @rashida | Feb 2 12:45am
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@urbanjane

Hello,
This was an intentional spraying ordered by a crazy manager. Without going into all of that history. What you want to know when considering any building, and the management company too is: ask to see the MSDA sheets from the pesticide company they use, where and how often they spray. It certainly is within your legal right to hand the management company a no pesticide letter, and if you are purchasing you might be able to write and stipulate that you do not want the building to have a key to your condo. they will probably have rules about the key issue. I had a no key and no pesticide letter ...this was due to one person having too much control, and no oversight. You can also meet with the board and show them evidence or other solutions that provide the same remedy as some forever chemical that are being use. I hope this helps you. You can reach me again, if you need more help.

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@urbanjane thank you - it’s something I would not have thought about asking! My husband and I are debating about moving to a condo apartment so should we decide, I will make sure to put that clause into the Purchase Agreement!

What kind of pesticide was used for your apartment? Was the whole building stayed, or just your unit?

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hungryhat64 | @hungryhat64 | Feb 3 10:10am

Hi,

I completely understand your predicaments, in fact, my LS has always been irritated by underwear (flare up or No flare up), as it is the groin area I am affected the most with this disease. I discovered Bjorn Borg's mini 'cotton' shorts' (the Swedish tennis player), here is website link which I hope you find helpful.
https://www.bjornborg.com/en/core-minishorts-5-pack-10002926-mp001/

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rashida | @rashida | Feb 4 4:07am
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@hungryhat64

Hi,

I completely understand your predicaments, in fact, my LS has always been irritated by underwear (flare up or No flare up), as it is the groin area I am affected the most with this disease. I discovered Bjorn Borg's mini 'cotton' shorts' (the Swedish tennis player), here is website link which I hope you find helpful.
https://www.bjornborg.com/en/core-minishorts-5-pack-10002926-mp001/

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@hungryhat64 are these shorts low rise? They seem to be available only in Europe …

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hungryhat64 | @hungryhat64 | Feb 4 9:26am
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@rashida

@hungryhat64 are these shorts low rise? They seem to be available only in Europe …

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Hi,

I don't understand your question 'low rise' . In terms of Europe only.......if you click on the Eur/sign all global country currency comes up including US Dollar.

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rashida | @rashida | Feb 4 2:00pm
In reply to @hungryhat64 "https://www.bjornborg.com/us/core-minishorts-5-pack-10002926-mp001/ Click on above link which is US Dollar" + (show)

Yes, but they are shipped from Europe … no? In which case, a hefty shipping charge …?

By “low rise”, I mean waistline sitting at the hip as opposed to high rise which means waistline sitting at the waist - or sometimes a bit higher. Low rise underwear does not fit right on me.

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