Just dig that bad boy right outta there!!!! Is 'taint' the medical term for that area?, Bueller, Bueller. Ive never had one in that area before but just get at it, more so right after the shower when the skin is soft and the poors and all are open.

Are you sure it is an ingrown hair? Probably a saddle soar. I know TMI, but my little blister buddy looks/feels like an ingrown, but it aint. My mission in life is to convince people of the greatness that is duct tape on the perenium

probably a saddle sore....welcome to the wonderful world of cycling.

You really need to get in there! something like this:

milesofsmiles - preparation H is good for post ride troubles like saddle sores...it reduces the swelling and tenderness

trisooner - is the duct tape a mediating layer or a hair waxing technique? [rrrrrripppp! arrrrrgh!!!] or both?

Only solution that I know of is to get in there and get her out. You really need a girlfriend who is in the medical field. Try a nurse and these issues will take care of themselves.

I've got a story for you all. I had a similar problem a couple years ago. I had a hair follicle get infected around my sit bone. I didn't think anything of it. I thought that if I wash good enough down there, that it would eventually go away. A week later, the infection got worse, to the point where I couldn't sit down. I ended up going to an urgent care facility where the doctor ended up cutting open the infection and squeezing out all the puss. She put gauze in the hole and I had to wear a maxi pad for the next 3 days because of leakage. This whole ordeal was very embarrassing in the fact that the doctor was very beautiful. If you have good insurance, I would go and have a doctor look at it before things get worse.

Ahh, the internet at its finest.

Perhaps a new category for the TriFuel awards -
"The Pity Award" for the most cringe inducing pic (perhaps use links and not just posting them for the sake of the squeamish/underaged) ?

You don't have to be removing it to have this happen. If there is a hair folicle it can happen...although I guess if it has been permanently removed/reduced it may remove the posibility.

A clear candidate for he TMI award. If pics are posted - I think we have a clear winner.

I didnt know how to phrase it without sounding dirty so, from Wikipedia:
Taint is a slang term used to refer to the perineum (the region of the human body between the testicles or vulva and the anus). It is a portmanteau of "it ain't." This term has no basis in medical terminology and is most often considered lewd and mildly obscene.

thanks for the education :)

The issue at hand is most likely a Boil:

Boil or furuncle is a skin disease caused by the inflammation of hair follicles, thus resulting in the localized accumulation of pus and dead tissue.

Now most of the time these will go away and are simply as someone else said a result of a nick or damage around the immediate area that has allowed a bacteria or fungus into the follicle. Get the core out and it will go away. However most of the time these suckers are extremely painful a removal by a professional would be recommended.

Please don't post a picture, I went in to engineering to avoid such things.

but for progress on the saddle sore/ingrown

i managed to get the hair out and it got a lot smaller through today, if it doesn't go down all the way within a few days i might try lancing it, and if that doesn't work i'll get a dr's help.

That's what she said.

Sorry, but the thread was already bad enough, so I figured... how much damage can I really do?

The story I heard is that the name came about by someone trying to describe the perineum as " 'taint exactly the one, and 'taint exactly the other. "

Holy crap, Shiba. That was the funniest thing I've heard in a long time.

I've always preferred the term "chode".

i've always thought it was called the taint because it is between two nasty places, as in it's tainted

haha... that would be funny.

Maybe because 'taint something to talk about it proper company.

I'm pretty sure that's something different...

Dude, awesome!
Can we add a "That's what she said" category to the TriFuel Awards?

Just for you guys, here is the best source that I have seen for definitions:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Everybody appears to be right on the origin and it is absolutely cracking me up.

any breaking news?

I've been reading to keep updated...I agree! What is going on down....there....okay, sounded pretty weird right there.