[Big Eck]

I've now had ringworm four times so far this year. I've been training for just over a year and a half, the past few months have been my first experiences with it.

Now I'm a clean guy, I shower prior to and after every class. I seem to have picked it up on my neck from drilling on some dirty university wrestling mat which rarely gets cleaned. Since then, it's spread to three new sores in different areas on my neck, all within the same vicinity. This crap is a pain in the ass, and it's making me lose a lot of time on the mat. Just wondering if anybody else has had a similar experience with this stuff and wants to share their stories.

I'm just dousing the hell out of it with Lamisil right now. Hopefully this will be over soon

[Kimuralex]

never had the worm(fingers crossed), you might want to buy some kenshield(its exensive tho) and use it before you train....that might help man

get better, it sucks missing time on the mat..its torture isnt it?

[ahcshon]

Ive been training for nearly 2 1/2 years and I have never had ringworm or staph. Selsun Blue and Dial soap does the trick for me.

[Jiu-Jitsu Cop]

I have trained for many years and have had it too many times. Lamisel works great for me. I too shower after each workout but it comes around every now and then. The best advice I can give is to try to catch it early when you see it and treat it. We can not control how mats are always cleaned or how others take care of themselves.

[750coop]

I have had my share of battles (wrestled for 14 years). I would say make certain you shower right after working out, but DRY OFF effectively! ringworm thrives in damp areas....just my 2cents

[Toujourpret]

My experience has been university mats are the worst. My university had a mat room that was great because you could go in and roll whenever. In an entire school year i never saw them clean them. Not saying they didn't but it seemed few and far between

[Calc]

Originally Posted by Toujourpret

My experience has been university mats are the worst. My university had a mat room that was great because you could go in and roll whenever. In an entire school year i never saw them clean them. Not saying they didn't but it seemed few and far between

Maybe you could have cleaned them?

[Big Eck]

Originally Posted by Jiu-Jitsu Cop

I have trained for many years and have had it too many times. Lamisel works great for me. I too shower after each workout but it comes around every now and then. The best advice I can give is to try to catch it early when you see it and treat it. We can not control how mats are always cleaned or how others take care of themselves.

Lamisil definitely works the best. I had some Lotrimin that I used for a week on the first one I got, it did all of nothing. Lamisil gets rid of the worm in about 3-5 days average for me. I usually take a good week off of rolling though just to make sure I don't spread it to any of my teammates.

Originally Posted by Toujourpret

My experience has been university mats are the worst. My university had a mat room that was great because you could go in and roll whenever. In an entire school year i never saw them clean them. Not saying they didn't but it seemed few and far between

Absolutely. That's the exact situation that I was in. I haven't rolled there since I got my first ringworm rash. It was convenient to do some BJJ homework on but definitely not worth it.

Originally Posted by Kimuralex

never had the worm(fingers crossed), you might want to buy some kenshield(its exensive tho) and use it before you train....that might help man

get better, it sucks missing time on the mat..its torture isnt it?

For sure. I've been watching videos and I just want to get back on the mat and train again... this sucks.

Originally Posted by Calc

Maybe you could have cleaned them?

It's not that simple... for me, there isn't a mop and pale anywhere in the gym that I know of. What am I supposed to do? Bring one in my car and hope the water doesn't spill out on the way?

[TSLx89]

Originally Posted by Big Eck

Lamisil definitely works the best. I had some Lotrimin that I used for a week on the first one I got, it did all of nothing. Lamisil gets rid of the worm in about 3-5 days average for me. I usually take a good week off of rolling though just to make sure I don't spread it to any of my teammates.



Absolutely. That's the exact situation that I was in. I haven't rolled there since I got my first ringworm rash. It was convenient to do some BJJ homework on but definitely not worth it.



For sure. I've been watching videos and I just want to get back on the mat and train again... this sucks.



It's not that simple... for me, there isn't a mop and pale anywhere in the gym that I know of. What am I supposed to do? Bring one in my car and hope the water doesn't spill out on the way?

Maybe just talk to an athletic director and ask that you have access to a mop and pale. If not, ask if you can bring one in and leave it somewhere. I really don't see how the director can deny that since YOU'd be the one cleaning the mats for him as well promoting hygiene.

In wrestling, our mats got cleaned before every practice. In BJJ, our mats are cleaned after the morning classes take place and then after the evening classes take place.

[jliu6190]

Originally Posted by Big Eck

I've now had ringworm four times so far this year. I've been training for just over a year and a half, the past few months have been my first experiences with it.

Now I'm a clean guy, I shower prior to and after every class. I seem to have picked it up on my neck from drilling on some dirty university wrestling mat which rarely gets cleaned. Since then, it's spread to three new sores in different areas on my neck, all within the same vicinity. This crap is a pain in the ass, and it's making me lose a lot of time on the mat. Just wondering if anybody else has had a similar experience with this stuff and wants to share their stories.

I'm just dousing the hell out of it with Lamisil right now. Hopefully this will be over soon

which university? i'm gonna try and NOT go there now...