Today, my thighs started chafing 3 hours before the end of my work shift. Now they burn no matter what I do. I still have an 8-hour shift tomorrow and I can barely walk. To make it worse, my mom's only words of advice involved me losing weight so it "doesn't happen again". FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after not moving at work all day, I decided to be healthy and walk home. Now my thighs are numb from rubbing together. FML
Today, trying to exercise and be more healthy, I went for a walk but I developed a friction thigh rash. The rash is so bad I will likely not be able to get on another walk for days. FML
Today, I had an allergic reaction to my deodorant. My armpits wouldn't stop itching, and by the time my shift was over, they were raw and bloody. FML
Today, after a long day at work, my legs were aching by the time I got home. Tired, I tried to go to bed early. Now the only thing preventing me from sleeping is the pain in my legs. It’s 4 a.m. now and no luck. FML
Today, I was applying some Icy Hot to my sore thighs, when I accidentally got a little on my dime sacks. For the next hour, it felt like someone had lit a match under my plums. FML
Today, at work, I wet my pants. I had to throw my tighty-whities away. Since I didn't have underwear on, I chafed real bad and got a rash on my butthole and near my balls. I had to push my boyfriend off of me, all because it hurt too much to touch. FML
Today, I wore a new pair of shoes to work. By lunchtime, my feet were covered in blisters and I had to limp my way through the rest of the day. FML
Today, while leaving a job interview, I ran out of gas on the highway and had to literally shake my vehicle to get off to the side of the road. My car is still sitting in that same spot. I had to walk two hours home and I now have chafing. FML
Today, I had to take out the grease traps from our fryers. A very rude co-worker cut me off, so I had to abruptly stop and try to prevent as much spilling as possible. Luckily, it only spilled on me. I'm here for six more hours with burned, smelly, greasy spots all over my skin and clothes. FML
Today, my stress sweat overpowered my prescription strength deodorant 45 minutes into an 8-hour shift. I don't know who is more miserable, me or my coworkers. FML
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Top comments
1ninjanina 7
I don’t know what your job is, but I wear mesh basketball shorts under my work pants whenever I might get chafing. (I’m a female in construction) And I disagree with the losing weight statement. It may help, but may or may not eliminate thighs that rub. Sometimes it’s anatomy. Good luck tho.
Levi2411 41
I love how half the comments assume people can't have naturally thick thighs and not be overweight. Different body types, people, we have them!
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RichardPencil 32
Slather on a bunch of Vaseline and you’ll be as slick as a greased pig. (Sorry, bad metaphor..simile, not metaphor.) Not only will your thighs slide easily over each other, but you’ll be ready for action if any chubby-chasers show up.
Kimberly Armstrong 2
Believe it or not, use desitan. It’s a diaper rash cream and it works wonders
notlisapizza 3
I don't really know how to help the current chaffing pain (I usually just wait it out) but in the future, putting antiperspirant on your thighs where they rub together has helped me
sparklyre 6
1) opaque tights (if you're in the UK, I recommend m&s) 2) leggings 3) lanacane anri-chafe gel 4) letting your mum know that, even though it's known as "chub rub", it's more a function of hip shape, of how likely the inner thighs are to sweat and become inflamed, and of where an particular person stores fat than of how much excess fat a person has.
SaucierGirl 20
Put deodorant on the inside of your thighs! Like the Secret brand, so it will slide instead of drying. Once I was in Official Dress for FFA (skirt, tights, white dress shirt, flats or heels, the official jacket, and a scarf), walking more than 5 miles a day, and deodorant saved my thighs!
Beckei 18
Look into Bandelettes on Amazon. Total lifesaver!
chosha_fml 27
Bike shorts.
Ravenclaws-Jinx 5
bandetts are good as is corn starch. you may just be built to not have a thigh gap.... it's actually pretty common. but I use corn starch of I feel like I'm going to chafe.
Joshua Carpenter 2
cornstarch or medicated powder
Chazzster 32
Baby oil and Vaseline - Apply baby oil to the thighs, then Vaseline. That works pretty well. Alternatively, wear pants I guess.