Guest Posted July 1, 2001 Report Share Posted July 1, 2001 'Think genitally, act labially' to twist the phrase 'Think globally, act locally'. My real point is that many cremes and potions that have active medicinal ingredients are available in Bangkok at a quarter (or less) of the price of products imported from Europe and the USA. Typically they are manufactured in Thailand or Malaysia. Okay, so quality control might not be the very best, but we're talking 40 baht versus $5. For example, I used to get crotch rot ever since I visited India 25 years ago. It kept showing up in the exact same place on my inner thighand came back every trip to the heat and humidty of tropical countries. Tight underwear didn'thelp. The cremes from France were costly but the chemically identical creme from a large pharamceutical house in Malaysia was much less. Neither did the job properly. The solution was to eventually take an expensive pill (from Europe incidently!) orally that rid the bug from my system. It appears to have worked. In order to find this out I had to see a specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatbastard Posted July 2, 2001 Report Share Posted July 2, 2001 I have sufered from crotch rot since teenage yaers, got worse here naturally, tried everything but nothing worked except for Nizdral (recommended by the wordly Stickman) sounds like yr Doc has found the permanent cure tho' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 Winston "The solution was to eventually take an expensive pill (from Europe incidently!) orally that rid the bug from my system. It appears to have worked. In order to find this out I had to see a specialist." So what was the magic pill then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boemba Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Wowzer: Winston "The solution was to eventually take an expensive pill (from Europe incidently!) orally that rid the bug from my system. It appears to have worked. In order to find this out I had to see a specialist." So what was the magic pill then? I assume crotch rot refers to a fungal infection in the groin are, that tends to occur more frequently in hot, humid climates, but also is often related to sports (where it tends to occur if people do not or take to late a shower after sporting) The oral medication for fungal infection that I know of and that is available in Bangkok is called Sporal. It is not brand new, but available since at least three years (before that fungal infections had to be treated locally, most drugs for oral consumption or intravenous administration had a lot of side-effects or were rather toxic) By the way, if treating fungal infection locally, you should continue applying ointment etc. for quite a while after the condition seems to have improved or disappeared, fungi don't give in easily. As far as I remember, it is not necessary to take oral medication for longer than two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2001 Report Share Posted July 9, 2001 After a year here, I finally came down with a chronic crotch rash. I assumed it was fungal. From my US Army days in places like Army Ranger School and the Jungle Operations Training Center in Panama, I knew what I wanted - Tinactin. But - no luck finding that in Bangkok. So I went to a pharmacy and asked their advice, and tried what they suggested. First try was a white cream anti-fungal. It didn't work. So I went to to another pharmacy (between Sukhumvit Soi 5 and 7) and they gave me a cream called Phoebus Cream, made here in Thailand. It worked great. For first 2-3 days, it makes the rash look much worse (bright red), but the rash was gone by day 5 or 6. It is listed as "anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory". Active ingredients (per label) betamethasone, iodochlorhydroxyquin, tolnaftate, gentamicin. It leaves a yellowish stain on white underwear, but I can live with that. In have to assume that not all crotch rashes arise from the same beasties - but this was my experience. I now shake on some Johnson's baby powder before I get dressed - it works on my kid, so I figured the same for me. No more problem! Cheers! Bangkok Butterfly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyfarang Posted July 11, 2001 Report Share Posted July 11, 2001 The Thai pharmacist on Patpong II told me that the state of the art antifungal was Lamisil cream (also available in the US, and in tablet form). The cream worked OK for me until last year when the rash just kept on coming back, so I tried Dr. Tichenor's (not available in LOS) antiseptic which worked, but slowly. It is about seventy percent alcohol and the rest is oil of peppermint, and one other ingredient called Arnica. Anyone ever heard of that? [ July 11, 2001: Message edited by: luckyfarang ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted July 11, 2001 Report Share Posted July 11, 2001 Hi lyckyfarang! Arnica, from the Plant Arnica montana, is also called Arnica Flowers, Arnica Root, Common Arnica, Leopardsbane, Mountain Arnica, Mountain Tobacco, and Wolfsbane. http://www.alternative-medicines.com/herbdesc/1arnica.htm http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/arnic058.html elef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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