-----Original Message----- From: Jim Champoux [mailto:jim_at_sigall.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 1998 8:28 AM To: Paddle~Wise Subject: [Paddlewise] itchiness OK, this is a serious question. I spent the weekend paddling around a pond in NH. I had a very serious case of itchy butt. I tried both cotton and poly shorts, tried to pay attention to "wicking" etc., tried creme, to no avail. It all started when I went swimming on saturday. Every time I sat down for more than 5 minutes the itch was excruciating Without snickering, I know someone out there must have an answer for this. Are there clothing suggestions, etc. Any help? Jim ************************************************************************** * You might have a case of swimmer's itch, which is caused by a parasite found in snails and can be contracted in shallow, weedy waters. How does it feel when you are sitting in other places, such as at your computer? If it is swimmer's itch, it will go away eventually as the parasites die off. I had a strange case of itch that covered most of my body for almost a whole month this summer. There were no visible symptoms, and I don't know what caused it, but it went away after I took a 12-hour antihistamin tablet Sunday morning, which made me groggy all day. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 19 1998 - 06:54:24 PDT
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