So this rash...

I wouldn't worry too much. It sounds like you're a little run down and have a touch of eczma.

 

too many details here!


Osu!

 

I get poison ivy doing airsoft and freak out with gi-crab-phobia periodically.
Might be that. Might be actual gi-crabs. (scabies)

If they start blistering and spreading go immediately to the doctor. Could be encephalitic staph and that stuff is bad news. Starts as bumps, turns into weeping blisters, and then starts attacking your nervous system. I caught it once and the antibiotics killed it just as I started getting these electric shocks through my leg, where the staph was. It spreads like crazy too and leaves nasty scars. I've got a few patches where beard doesn't grow thanks to that stuff.
Basically if it starts spreading or doing new things, go to the doctor. Otherwise you're probably perfectly fine. The scabbing and pus makes me think it's something to consult a doctor for.
I wouldn't roll with it, nor would I roll with someone who had it.

Once I had a reaction to something in a pair of loaner gloves and hived up all the way to my shoulders but that was allergy I think. It went away graduallly in a few days. Probably not the same thing as it didn't scab or pus.

 

Ugh - sort your bag and gym kit out. If you're rolling... it's a mad crazy vector for staph infections. I've been there and done that and unless you want to go the carbuncle/puss route I'd say sort your hygiene out. How your gym cleans their mats is most likely not under your control... but how you keep your kit is. Showering right after training puts a lot of problems to bed. Many guys rolls... trade fluids with everyone on the mat... pick up all the other bacteria and what not... including assorted scrapes and breaks in the skin... tough their eyes, nose and mouth and then go get something to eat and waiting to shower... bad idea. Really bad idea. Unless you want to have pack the gaping hole wherever you end up with a staph related abscess.

The lymphnode issue near your groin could easily be a carbuncle from staph... they will turn up in your armpits, your neck and inside your ears and nostrils. It's not to dramatize it... but I've been there and done that from rolling at gym where guys let this type of stuff slide. I was put of training for a long time because of it. Nightmare.

Cavalier attitudes about this kind of stuff are retarded. Wash your knee pads and wash your gym bag or chuck them and replace them. Wash your wraps, rashy and gi after every session. Scrub your gum shield with toothpaste and brush and tape up or wear bandages for brakes in the skin. If your bag smells that bad it's because the bacteria in their is producing waste product and it stinks. Sort it out.

PS... lol at the big entirely out of focus picture.


Here you go... if this doesn't get you to sort yourself out... nothing will.
Warning.. not for those with weak stomachs. You've been warned!!!

http://middleeasy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2056

 

That’s some awful stuff in that link :jawdrop:

If you can’t shower right after training, at least get some antibacterial gel and rub that on your limbs etc..

 

Holy crap. I got smoething like that on my inner thigh. Doctor said it's not a problem, but what if it's a staph infection? I just got some crappy cream :S

 

Not likely, I'm too cool for sex.

 

buy some dettol soap. it burns but its a hygenic burn

 

anytime you deal with a rash of any sort, especially being on dirty martial arts mats, you should see a doctor. immediately.

 

I also tend to have a packet of wet wipes handy, if you get off the mat and start walking in areas barefoot or put your trainers on and walk around and then go back on the mat...youre bringing in all the dirt that the trainers/shoes collected in the street and onto the mat. And then youre rubbing your face all over it...

mmmm nice

Wet wipes, quick once over and sorted.

Also when you roll, even if you do shower straight away, there are still chances of you getting a mild rash/irritation or something. Just happens sometimes...

 

I had a similar thing myself the other week.It started with the elbows feeling tight,similar to how you feel if you have been lifting weights,and then started to itch and finally came out in a rash that was almost the same as the one in the photo.This spread down the arms and onto the chest and back and then the lower abdomen and legs.After a couple of hours it gradually diminished.I took Benadryl,an anti histamine,for a couple of days and so far the rash hasn't come back.

 

i do the same (with boxing) it also clears up any achne in seconds! which, is nice.

i keep a bottle of antiseptic in my kit bag, i only need it on my hands or any cuts but i'd do limbs if i were rolling.

bottle of tea tree oil is a handy thing too, couple of drops in the bath, in spots, cuts etc.

 

Look to be honest it could be a number of things some aren't so bad and some possibilities can be quite bad. And that pic is out of focus to be able to tell what it is, even if I was some sort of medical professional (which I am not so take all this with much salt).

You have made the right move in contacting a doctor. If it's a bite or something will likely settle down by Monday but keep track of it and even take (in focus) photos to take to your doc if you want to see how it progressed.

Staph infections can appear different on the skin and yes can look like red bumps. If you had push I would be very cautious.

And yeah, wash yourself and your gear properly after training. Prevention is far far better than a cure. If you gym bag smells like a dead mammal replace it. Simple you are going to get stuff growing in there. And your pads as well.

For grapplers I would never recommend using ordinary shower gels and stuff that has become popular in the last decade or so. Go with simple soap. Antibacterial wash such as the one Frodo suggested can also help.

You can also wash yourself or at least affeected areas will things like dettol (diluted when necessary) to try and stop it spreading.

 

Herpes is transmitted in many ways. Sex is only one of these.

 

But it is the only one worthwhile :love: