Ooh, ouch. I believe you can get special runner's pants to prevent chafing, but I'll have to defer to other forum members for recomendations. I've bought a plain pair of cotton pants from M&S that I use for running because they are, not to put too fine a point on it, plain, with no fancy embellisments, and made of a breathable cotton. They are also cut a la Bridet Jones; ie, thongs and g-strings are out, big lady pants are in. You may need to experiment with a cut/fit that suits you. On the chafing side - using baby powder to help keep the skin dry seemed to help me.

Ouch been there. Not running though, but canoeing down the Dordogne in ill-fitting swim shorts.

Squeamish look away now, unless you fancy a laugh...

Developed a blister, well you know where... My wife thought it was a hilarious side-effect of my sedentary lifestyle. This was before I started running, so she does not laugh so much now. It was funny though, once it cleared up.

I hope it gets better soon.

In Running Like a Girl, the author protects her feet by slathering them with Vaseline before putting socks on.... I wonder if that would work for .... er...other areas?!

Thanks jaqs Think I read somewhere it can mark your clothes but maybe I am wrong. I did enjoy her book

Sudocrem is great for Nappy rash, Eczema, Bed sores and you can buy it in small tubs or huge ones so get a small tub to try first. I get chapped hands in the winter and its great for that. I buy Primark pack of 3 pants, high leg. no seams and don't slip, they are great for running, come in back so match your Capri's. Hope this helps you go from to

Just noticed that I had said I used Sudafed --- that would have been interesting as its for sinusitis !!!! Any way changed post to sudacrem which I did use and it was fast acting Is it worth using before to prevent chaffing or just to treat after? I never thought of using as hand cream Ill have a look at primark pants Thanks for tips old girl

Sudocreme is definitely your friend and can be used to prevent problems as well! I go commando when I run so as not to have any conflicts between separate items of clothing down there. One important thing to watch out for is seams in the wrong place as these can rub you up the wrong way.

Sudocrem should be good for both prevention and healing. Poor you! You can get running underwear on Amazon - I have some that has rubberised rims around the legs to stop them riding up. Seems to work. Good luck

Sudacrem seems to be the way to go I will check out amazon for pants as well Thanks Daisy

Love this post, having the same dilemma myself, I'm currently experimenting with different pant types, found something better than my regular ones but still not perfect. I'm also not keen on going commando either