Are Crabs something to worry about

Bebopclown

This is quite embarrassing but recently I've discovered that a I have crabs 😭.
I read online that you don't really need to visit a doctor, you just need some over the counter medication. Some people seem to say that you should get a std test. I haven't had sex in a long time, closes was a bit of oral. I'm not sure how I got these but are they something to worry about?

LLMMLL

Bebopclown wrote: »

This is quite embarrassing but recently I've discovered that a I have crabs 😭.
I read online that you don't really need to visit a doctor, you just need some over the counter medication. Some people seem to say that you should get a std test. I haven't had sex in a long time, closes was a bit of oral. I'm not sure how I got these but are they something to worry about?

Nah nothing to worry about. Get lyclear dermal cream (not the shampoo) and follow the directions. Make sure you reapply it a week later to kill the new lice that hatched from eggs that survived the first treatment. Had a friend who couldn't get rid of it for a long time because he didn't know about the second application.

Bebopclown

LLMMLL wrote: »

Nah nothing to worry about. Get lyclear dermal cream (not the shampoo) and follow the directions. Make sure you reapply it a week later to kill the new lice that hatched from eggs that survived the first treatment. Had a friend who couldn't get rid of it for a long time because he didn't know about the second application.

That's the stuff I got, going to apply it tomorrow morning. Do you need to cover your body or just crotch and butt?

what the hell!

Bebopclown wrote: »

That's the stuff I got, going to apply it tomorrow morning. Do you need to cover your body or just crotch and butt?

Anywhere you've a good gathering of hair but not your head, face or armpits.

racso1975

Also bed sheets need go clean as does bed etc.

Bebopclown

I put the cream on earlier but it's still itchy, that normal?

LLMMLL

Bebopclown wrote: »

I put the cream on earlier but it's still itchy, that normal?

I'd say so. I don't know the exact.mechanism of crabs but presumably the skin irritation they cause doesn't go away instantly. The cream is to kill the crabs, not soothe your skin. Did you use half the tube over most of your body?

what the hell!

Bebopclown wrote: »

I put the cream on earlier but it's still itchy, that normal?

Give it 24 hours maybe.

Annasopra

Sorry

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