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

[img=640x480]http://cache.lifehacker.com/assets/images/gallery/17/2007/05/medium_4838...

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

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

[img]http://www.laffyerassoff.com/funny-pictures/people/II/heads-up-2.jpg[/img]

A candidate for the TMI award?

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?

i dare you to post a pic.

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.

[quote=cutiger95]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.[/quote]

That is what you do when you have a girlfriend in a medical field,....
...when you want to break up with her.

Seriously, if you tried clhot compresses and other self remedies make an appointment with your Doctor.

Second, stop shaving your 'taint'
The hair down there is supposed to be there to help you and shaving it won't make you more aero or any sexier to the ladies.

Good luck!!

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.

[quote=jbird2131]i dare you to post a pic. [/quote]

Pics or it didn't happen...

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) ?

okay, I just got convinced against hair removal in that area

[quote=jtrimom]okay, I just got convinced against hair removal in that area[/quote]

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.

Saddle sores are infections caused by bacteria. The friction of riding gives the bacteria the opening it needs to get a sore. Ingrown hairs are a common way for them to start. In any event, you need to lay off of riding for a few days, wear loose clothing, and treat with epsom salt baths, etc. while this heals. If it doesn't resolve soon, see a doc. What starts off as a painful ingrown hair can turn into a very painful cyst if you're not careful. You may need a course of antibiotics or an excision if it gets bad enough.

Once you are healed up, take precautions against this happening again:

1. Bacteria thrive in the warm and sweaty confines of a used pair of bike shorts. Get out of your bike shorts ASAP after every ride and get into something lightweight and breatheable. I keep a pair of cheap lined running shorts on hand if I know I have a long time after the bike before I'll hit a shower.

2. If you are not hitting the shower immediately after your ride, carry and use an alcohol/antibiotic wipe.

3. Wash your bike shorts after every ride. No exceptions.

4. Goes without saying, but make sure you are washing thoroughly with a good soap during your showers.

5. Chamois Butt'r or other body lubricants that reduce friction in the saddle area are your friends on a bike ride. Use them liberally.

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

[quote=brittda][quote=jtrimom]okay, I just got convinced against hair removal in that area[/quote]

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.[/quote]
hmmm...I have never had an ingrown hair except where I tried to remove the hair and it grew back painfully (bikini area and legs, mostly) It sounds super painful in a more "sensitive" area...
is "taint" a scientific term? I am not exactly sure where it is located...anyone want to eloborate, since it seems no one will be posting pics ;)

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.

+2 Very politically correct answer. Well done.

thanks for the education :)

After reading all of this...

...I don't have pain down there till now.
Wow. The duct tape did it in for me!

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.

I'm still stuck on the concept of a guy with a Brazilian.

Make sure everything is sterilized and clean before you start poking around down there.

[quote=emzman]Make sure everything is sterilized and clean before you start poking around down there.[/quote]

That's what she said.

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

not to sound stupid and go on about the verbage, but, why the word taint? I got that it's a combination of it & ain't, but it ain't WHAT? maybe I am completely obtuse, but I don't get it

[quote=jtrimom]not to sound stupid and go on about the verbage, but, why the word taint? I got that it's a combination of it & ain't, but it ain't WHAT? maybe I am completely obtuse, but I don't get it[/quote]

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. "

[quote=jtrimom]not to sound stupid and go on about the verbage, but, why the word taint? I got that it's a combination of it & ain't, but it ain't WHAT? maybe I am completely obtuse, but I don't get it[/quote]

I don't get it either. I had never heard the word until recently in a movie trailer. Hubby had to explain it to me. So you are not the only one :)

[quote=theShiba][quote=emzman]Make sure everything is sterilized and clean before you start poking around down there.[/quote]

That's what she said.

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

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

[quote=ChunkyB][quote=theShiba][quote=emzman]Make sure everything is sterilized and clean before you start poking around down there.[/quote]

That's what she said.

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

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

Thanks!

I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that we are now having a full-fledged discussion of why it's called a taint. Personally, I've always preferred to call it the "gooch", but that's just me. Discuss......

[quote=theShiba]
I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that we are now having a full-fledged discussion of why it's called a taint. Personally, I've always preferred to call it the "gooch", but that's just me. Discuss......[/quote]

I've always preferred the term "chode".

I've always insisted that the taint is on boys and girls have something different... but stupid wikipedia disagrees with me. Oh well I guess I'll just keep being stubborn about it.

[quote=kylie]I've always insisted that the taint is on boys and girls have something different... but stupid wikipedia disagrees with me. Oh well I guess I'll just keep being stubborn about it.[/quote]

It's only wikipedia - make it agree with you!

haha... that would be funny.

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

As was mentioned, the taint is located between two key "regions". I think it's known as the taint because t'aint quite the one thing (depending on gender) and t'aint quite the other. Can anyone confirm this?

[quote=ChunkyB][quote=theShiba]
I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that we are now having a full-fledged discussion of why it's called a taint. Personally, I've always preferred to call it the "gooch", but that's just me. Discuss......[/quote]

I've always preferred the term "chode".[/quote]

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

[quote=theShiba][quote=ChunkyB][quote=theShiba]
I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that we are now having a full-fledged discussion of why it's called a taint. Personally, I've always preferred to call it the "gooch", but that's just me. Discuss......[/quote]

I've always preferred the term "chode".[/quote]

I'm pretty sure that's something different...[/quote]

Well through some internet searching, which I wouldn't recommend to anyone btw, I have found a few definitions, but the most widely accepted is that chode = taint.

[quote=theShiba][quote=emzman]Make sure everything is sterilized and clean before you start poking around down there.[/quote]

That's what she said.

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

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

You people are killin' me!!

We should definitely add..."Did they really say that?" to the TriFuel Awards!

Not that I am an expert but I believe that PJT is correct in the origin. "It t'aint the front and it t'aint the back."

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.

[quote=cutiger95]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.[/quote]
that urban dictionary had a funnier defintion and sentence example than wikipedia!

any breaking news?

[quote=diva_mom]any breaking news?
[/quote]
*snort*

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

yeah Milesofsmiles, let us know what it all 'boils' down to.