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Losing chub rub.

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Looking4sumthing · 03/07/2022 09:29

Hi, I have a problem with my feet so I'm not exercising much at the moment so this is more of a chat for the future.

Is there any way to stop my thighs rubbing together at the top? 15 years ago I was a size 8, & went on holiday & by the end of it I was really sore at the top of my thighs. So much so that when I put my tights on for the journey home, my bleeding thighs stuck to them.

So I suppose I've always been bigger on the thigh area & my question is, is this just it? I won't ever be able to wear a dress in a hot country unless I do some kind of chub rub intervention (cream/shorts etc) underneath.

Unfortunately I've always been very sweaty too.

I'm a size 14/16 now & the chub rub goes to about half way down my thighs.

I often see women running in tiny shorts & the tops of their thighs are rubbing but they seem fine so what am I missing? Is it the rub that hurts or is it the sweat & some women don't sweat?

(Sorry if this is a stupid question btw)

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Looking4sumthing · 03/07/2022 10:37

Thank you everybody. Some good ideas. I'm glad I started the thread!

I've never met anybody in RL that uses any of the body glide type things. I saw a woman with shorts under her dress the other day when she lifted her arm, & I gave her a smileSmile

I have long since accepted that I have big hips no matter what weight I am, & I need to make my peace with the big thighs too it seems!

I wonder if there's anything that I can do about the sweating.

LordEmsworth Your final sentence, exactly!

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bluebell34567 · 03/07/2022 10:45

can you put baby oil or something so they dont rub, only slide.
savlon may help to recover the skin.
my dc had that problem and recovered that way.

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Looking4sumthing · 03/07/2022 10:53

Thanks bluebell
They don't really get sore like that anymore as I always wear shorts under my dresses (ever since that holiday!) Occasionally I will think 'Im only popping to the shops' or something, & won't put shorts on, but they are starting to get sore by the time I get home. Then I use Sudocrem.

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MrsCrankypants · 03/07/2022 10:55

Liquid talc has been a game changer for me, I get one from Amazon but Asda also do it. I've never had any issues since I started using it

Losing chub rub.
bluebell34567 · 03/07/2022 10:56

the skin there is quite thin i think.

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