djh wrote:
Been battling with some skin irritations for at least 6 months. Not saddle sores, just an itchyness where the skin is slightly irritated.It all started from a lot of indoor training (which did lead to saddle sores) I've been to my doctor, who first gave me some antibiotics for folliculitis, but now thats gone and something still aint right. skin looks fairly normal (Doc also said this), but its constantly itchy/ irritated.
Have tried hiblens after riding, took 10 days off the bike, topical steroids, all to no success.
Its extremely frustrating, and has really affected my mental heath. I finally hit 5wkg, and if i take more time off i know i'm going to quickly be back to square one.
Has anyone else had anything similar who can offer some advice?
Itchiness (not bumps/lumps) can be a sign of a low-grade yeast infection of the skin. I had a dermatologist give me some cream to treat this (fluconazole, I think) and it went away in 3 days.
Of note, I had zero visible signs of an infection there. Skin looked totally fine, but was crazy itchy for weeks!