Hi Doc,
I wanted to update you on the situation,
I went back to the same doc that diagnosed the rash as a yeast infection and she then brought in another doctor - since she had actually never seen this type of rash before and the second doc looked at it and immediately diagnosed it as folucitis (sp). He then informed me to stop shaving my underarms until it is gone and also wash it with Head and Shoulders shampoo, and use crystal deodorant.
Does this sound right? I left the office in so much doubt I didn't know what to think.
Thanks for any help.
In Reply to: Rash? - results posted by Renee' on August 04, 1998 at 20:28:01:
Hi, Renee`,
Sounds right. Avoid antiperspirants and do what the second doc said. You may never be able to shave underarms again but, were it me, I would wait till I was normal for a year & try again with the shaving. I would NEVER go back to antiperspirants, though.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Rash? - results posted by Walt Stoll on August 05, 1998 at 14:05:48:
Walt,
I've always been suspicious of antiperspirants; it seems like an interference with our bodily processes not to mention what's in them. Am I way off base here or are you just suggesting Renee stay away from them?
Peggy
In Reply to: Re: Rash? - results posted by Peggy on August 05, 1998 at 14:16:14:
Dear Peggy,
I have assisted at surgery for total excision of the arm pit skin with skin graft to cover the huge empty space----ALL due to the use of antiperspirants.
Antiperspirants work by causing the little ducts to the sweat glands to pucker up & hold the sweat in. This eventually causes permanent damage, let alone the infections caused by the gland not being able to drain properly. Of course, this does not happen to everyone which is why they are still on the market. It does happen to too large a number for the public to not know about it.
Let me use this opportunity to help educate the public about body odor. Sweat does not HAVE an unpleasant odor!!!!!! It is only when the skin bacteria have had a chance to munch on it for a while that the waste products FROM THE BACTERIA start to smell bad.
People that use an antibacterial soap (Dial, Phase III, Safeguard, P300, etc.) keep the bacterial count on their skin pretty low. If one has never done this, they should take a bath twice a day for a few weeks to get them under control and then once a day is enough.
Also, any clothing will be contaminated with these same bacteria so using the same clothes 2 days in a row is a risk. Even using the same bath towel twice recontaminates the skin and should be avoided for at least 6 months (perhaps forever).
People who follow these simple directions will not have a body odor (UNLESS they are sick & need metabolic detoxification).
There are only 4 ways the body can get rid of toxins externally: stool, urine, breath & skin (shedding & sweat). If the colon is not functioning well, some of that stuff can leak back into the blood & cause bad breath AND bad body odor--as the stuff tries to get out however it can.
ANYONE with the least bit normal health will avoid body odor by the instructions above.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share this. Watch the advertisements on the tube about deodorants. They are careful to create the impression that deodorants are the only answer and that normal sweat is not only undesirable but stinks. Can anyone understand why they would want to do that?
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Antiperspirants & (cause of body odor) posted by Walt Stoll on August 06, 1998 at 10:04:55:
Hi,
I have a question about using the antibacterial soaps - there has been much hype about not using this type of soap, because it removes good bacteria as well as bad? What is your take on this - It's funny about a month or two before this rash I used to use Dial and then I stopped because I thought it was bad for me.
In Reply to: Re: Antiperspirants & (cause of body odor) - Question for Dr. Stoll posted by Renee' on August 07, 1998 at 01:50:26:
Dear Renee`,
This is true. However, that doesn't seem to cause any health problems that I know of. Depleting the good bacteria in the gut is a terrible problem but from the skin----
I don't think so.
Walt