Burned skin on a run from something in a puddle.

rom

So I went for a long run today. One of my feet started to get very sore. I had to stop to take off my sock. I noticed that a white foam was coming out of one of my shoes with every step.

When I got home I had a bad burn across my toes. The runner are nearly dead and went in the bin.

Clearly it was something in a puddle. The run was through Cork city so I am wondering what it might have been.

All I know that when it got into my shoe it foamed up when mixed with water like washing up liquid so that white foam was coming out of my shoes with every step.

Anyone have any ideas. I know its a strange one.

Slydice

You're kinda asking for medical advice. I suggest going to see a Doctor or asking in a Pharmacy.

The Sidewards Man

I would see a foot specialist, that white stuff could be foot rot.

kit3

Strange one Rom - does your route give you any ideas ?

minterno

Slydice wrote:

You're kinda asking for medical advice. I suggest going to see a Doctor or asking in a Pharmacy.

How is that medical advice ffs

Tell me how

minterno wrote:

How is that medical advice ffs

The OP asked for advice in diagnosing the cause of a condition which could only be done by understanding exactly what the condition is.

The responder indicated that the place to go for such advice is to a medical professional.

This is both prudent and in line with Boards rules as giving medical advice here is against the rules.

robinph

Did you run past any industrial areas? Potentially get onto the Gardai about a chemical leak, it's probably not them who need to investigate but if there are chemicals being drained onto the street then they will know who to contact about it.

libelula

November rain innit?

Sorry rom! Hope your foot is ok, that sounds fairly scary

minterno

Tell me how wrote:

The OP asked for advice in diagnosing the cause of a condition which could only be done by understanding exactly what the condition is.

The op is not seeking medical advice. He's asking board members have they any ideas what sort of pollutions could have caused it. I'm sure the op is smart enough to go for medical advice if he received any burns/injuries. Op already knows that some chemical caused the issue. The doctor would have no way of knowing what caused it unless samples of whatever caused it were taken and analyzed. Doctor could treat the injury but not answer the op's question. Imho

aoboa

I had something similar before but it was washing detergent from badly rinsed socks or running down from badly rinsed shorts.
Had white foam coming out from my runners and a red rash across my toes afterwards.
It happened during a long run in really bad rain.

RacoonQueen

Could have been just some residual washing powder left on your socks that came out with the rain? Has happened to me with jackets and capris that there was too much detergent in the wash.

edit: ha started typing that before going into a meeting and same thing as aoboa

ThisRegard

I was thinking the same thing as you guys, washing powder or liquid. In my machine you'll often get a sock trying to make a run for it and gets stuck against the door so never really gets rinsed or washed correctly. I usually throw it in for the next wash or hand rinse it.

kit3

That wouldn't account for damage to the runner though - if it needs to be binned it sounds like it was burnt too ??

BabysCoffee

My first thought was that it was washing powder also.

rom

It looked like washing powder but its after burning the skin off my toes. Going to the doc in a bit but have no idea what it was or where I stood in it. Also its not happened with anything else so its defo something I stood in. No damage to the runner just my skin. binned runners as dont want same again to happen clearly.

rom

robinph wrote: »

Did you run past any industrial areas? Potentially get onto the Gardai about a chemical leak, it's probably not them who need to investigate but if there are chemicals being drained onto the street then they will know who to contact about it.

Yeah but I only felt it like 7 miles in to the run so no idea where it could have been.

robinph

rom wrote: »

Yeah but I only felt it like 7 miles in to the run so no idea where it could have been.

If you are confident that it is from some puddle and not your washing machine then that is for someone else to figure out exactly where it came from. Would need you to get whatever it is analysed though, including your foot and the shoe, so you run the risk of great embarrassment if it is just your washing powder.

If it is some kind of chemical burn picked up due to running through a puddle near somewhere that people are dumping things they shouldn't where they shouldn't then you must report it.

If it is just that you are allergic to the washing powder then that is also useful to know, but less of an environmental risk to the people of Cork.

libelula

Yeah, might be worth keeping the runner incase doc suggests getting it tested?

ThisRegard

Maybe pick up one of those litmus or PH strips and swab the runners?

sconhome

Could be washing powder in the socks which didn't rinse out properly. Sock dried, back in the press. Powder abrades the skin and when you stepped in the puddle you likely reactivated the detergents which burnt the feet off you.

Bet the shoes smelt nice though at the end

Nasty dose though all the same.

rom

We use those gel things from aldi rather than powder but that could be it. But it happen to one sock would be strange.

rom

AKW wrote: »

Could be washing powder in the socks which didn't rinse out properly. Sock dried, back in the press. Powder abrades the skin and when you stepped in the puddle you likely reactivated the detergents which burnt the feet off you.

Bet the shoes smelt nice though at the end

Nasty dose though all the same.

Does sound the most logical thing.

rom

Doc says want due to detergent that I defo stepped in something.

average_runner

rom wrote: »

Doc says want due to detergent that I defo stepped in something.

Did he do any tests for acid or anything?

shels4ever

Battery acid maybe , sounds nasty unless someone put something in your runners, have you made any enemies ?

rom

average_runner wrote: »

Did he do any tests for acid or anything?

No, just gave me a cortisone cream.

shels4ever wrote: »

Battery acid maybe , sounds nasty unless someone put something in your runners, have you made any enemies ?

lol, no unless my 4 year old is conspiring against me

aoboa

rom wrote: »

No, just gave me a cortisone cream.


lol, no unless my 4 year old is conspiring against me

My experience with the detergent suds left me with red raw toes for a few days afterwards. No idea why though.

Thought it was hilarious at the time though. One of those 'I must be f'ing mental' moments when you look down and see suds coming out your shoes after running for hours in torrential rain

RacoonQueen

aoboa wrote: »

My experience with the detergent suds left me with red raw toes for a few days afterwards. No idea why though.

Thought it was hilarious at the time though. One of those 'I must be f'ing mental' moments when you look down and see suds coming out your shoes after running for hours in torrential rain

Yeah, only ever happened to me in really heavy rain..was driving me made though as my knees were foaming and I kept wiping it away and it kept coming back. I was just thinking how much bloody detergent could there be?!

inigo

I think you should all use the extra rinse function in your washing machines!

Baggirshorts

Strange that it only came out of one runner... Even stranger that it burned!!!
Washing powder usually doesn't do that.....
Will be interested to hear what he/she has to say. It sound like a caustic burn but from what????

rom

Baggirshorts wrote: »

Strange that it only came out of one runner... Even stranger that it burned!!!
Washing powder usually doesn't do that.....
Will be interested to hear what he/she has to say. It sound like a caustic burn but from what????

I know. Like washing powder would irrate the skin. This burn the skin like you put a hot iron on my toes and drew blood. Suppose you can trust its only water in puddles.