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abe · Aug 20, 2007, 02:12 PM

Men Only: Can This Prevent Jock Itch? MNBSFWIDK*

If you shower and ALWAYS go from the top down and NEVER wash your 'jock' area after touching your feet can you totally avoid jock itch/rash? And if you towel dry the 'jock' area using the same strategy will that also help prevent jock itch/rash?

*MNBSFWIDK* = May Not Be Safe For Work, I Don't Know

cjrivera · Aug 20, 2007, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by abe

Men Only: Can This Prevent Jock Itch? MNBSFWIDK*

If you shower and ALWAYS go from the top down and NEVER wash your 'jock' area after touching your feet can you totally avoid jock itch/rash? And if you towel dry the 'jock' area using the same strategy will that also help prevent jock itch/rash?

*MNBSFWIDK* = May Not Be Safe For Work, I Don't Know

It wouldn't totally prevent it, but it might help the chance you don't spread it from one place to the next.

design219 · Aug 20, 2007, 02:30 PM

Showering from the top down might not be safe for work?

Oh, I can't wait to see what Dakar does with this.

turtle777 · Aug 20, 2007, 02:43 PM

I don't do top-down, yet, still never had jock itch

-t

Tiresias · Aug 20, 2007, 02:50 PM

Face first, torso, arms and legs next, ass second to last, feet last. Isn't that common sense?

Rumor · Aug 20, 2007, 02:52 PM

Never had jock itch. I have had athelete's foot from time to time. I hate black socks, make my feet insanely sweaty.

osiris · Aug 20, 2007, 03:22 PM

I think the top-down theory is best.
Never had jock itch, but still managed to get athlete's foot anyway.
Don't know which athelete, though. :/

Like Rumor said, but I think it's not just the black socks anymore.
It's getting harder to find socks of any kind that don't sweat - too much rayon and plastic, not enough cotton.

Oisín · Aug 20, 2007, 05:27 PM

“Shower”?

ghporter · Aug 20, 2007, 05:32 PM

You're colonized with the fungus Trichophyton rubrum anyway. If you have the genetic predisposition to be infected by it (either with athlete's foot or jock itch) then not touching your feet before your groin isn't going to do anything to prevent you getting jock itch. What WILL prevent it is being clean and dry and wearing clean underclothes that wick away moisture to keep that area fairly dry. This is because the fungus needs darkness and a lack of fresh air in order to grow. Another thing to do is to thoroughly launder your cotton underwear and then, while it's still damp, microwave it until it's very hot. Do NOT try this with nylon!!!!! Microwaving the damp cotton will eliminate any fungal spores that are still in the fabric after laundry. This is a good idea for socks too, but most socks have something other than cotton in them, so be careful.

Jawbone54 · Aug 20, 2007, 05:36 PM

I just don't wash my feet.

Problem solved.

lavar78 · Aug 20, 2007, 07:12 PM

I'm still trying to figure out what part may not be safe for work.

abe · Aug 21, 2007, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by design219

Showering from the top down might not be safe for work?

Oh, I can't wait to see what Dakar does with this.

One never knows how racy or risque this topic might become. Heck, I was fighting the urge to post diagrams of the showering technique!

design219 · Aug 21, 2007, 06:11 AM

Originally Posted by abe

One never knows how racy or risque this topic might become. Heck, I was fighting the urge to post diagrams of the showering technique!

Thanks for your self control.

abe · Aug 21, 2007, 06:11 AM

Originally Posted by turtle777

I don't do top-down, yet, still never had jock itch

-t

Have you ever gone directly from feet to crotch (either washing or drying)?

Ever go to a gym or spa and showered in a common shower?

Oever : Sure. You ever been in a cockpit before?
Joey : No sir, I've never been up in a plane before.
Oever : You ever . . . seen a grown man naked ?
Murdock : Do you want me to check the weather Clarence?
Oever : No, why don't you take care of it. Joey, did ya
ever hang around a gymnasium?

abe · Aug 21, 2007, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by design219

Thanks for your self control.

Would anyone consider it NSFW if I said I was controlling myself as we speak?

Oisín · Aug 21, 2007, 06:27 AM

Not so much NSFW as NSFHIG (Not Safe For Humanity In General).

turtle777 · Aug 21, 2007, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by abe

Have you ever gone directly from feet to crotch (either washing or drying)?

Yes, w/o any problems.

WTF is wrong with your feet that they would cause your balls to rott ?

-t

abe · Aug 21, 2007, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

Yes, w/o any problems.

WTF is wrong with your feet that they would cause your balls to rott ?

-t

GOTCHA!!!

I never said I had the problem. You jumped to that conclusion.

abe · Aug 21, 2007, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

Not so much NSFW as NSFHIG (Not Safe For Humanity In General).

turtle777 · Aug 22, 2007, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by abe

GOTCHA!!!

I never said I had the problem. You jumped to that conclusion.

Dude, I don't even understand your issues.
Let's look at what you all find so nasty:

dirty feet - soap - rinse -> then proceed with soap on "jock" area
dirty hands - soap - rinse -> handle food

Can anyone explain why the former is considered gross, and the later not ?
Also, I just want to go out on a limb here: my estimate is that the majority of guys here find it nasty to wash feet and jock in that order, but have no problem going into a fastfood place, ordering food and eating it w/o even washing their hands.

It all boilds down to: this thread is stupid.

-t