Sweat Rash - treatment?

[confuzzl3don3]

Ok so i woke up today with 2 red patches on either side around where my bottom ribs are, and a bit on my lower back. It's gotten worse (really dam itchy and red) and i'm quite certain it's probably sweat rashes. It's gettign really hot again in australia and I workout at home without aircon so i'm sweating like hell. After i finish my workout my shirt is literally 100% soaked. Has anyone had the same, and how did you guys treat/cure it?

I'm thinking of going to see the doctor but yeah any advice for me.

[Tim Lofton]

If it's just a heat rash, then use some bag balm, vaseline, aquaphor, or some other ointment type barrier to reduce/eliminate the friction of your shirt rubbing. Keep these things off of the bar, weights, and your hands once you're ready to lift though.

[confuzzl3don3]

Yeah went to see the doc and got prescribed advantan ointment. It's got methylprednisolone aceponate. Supposedly some cortisone stuff - anti-inflammatory. But dam it's itchy

[Tim Lofton]

Yeah went to see the doc and got prescribed advantan ointment. It's got methylprednisolone aceponate. Supposedly some cortisone stuff - anti-inflammatory. But dam it's itchy

A topical steroid. The itch is probably from the formulation used to make the ointment. This should go away in a day or two if it's just a mild reaction.

[confuzzl3don3]

Well i don't know if it's the lotion or the anti-histamine tablet, but it's paled a lot and mostly gone. Hopefully it will be gone for good soon.