I’m a guy and have the same problems, wearing whitey tighties is pretty hard on my health, the best solution is to go without. The thing about male underwear, particularly the Hanes brand that I wear, is that the various elastic practically wraps around the body’s lower lymph nodes, and if something is wrong with the elastic in this area, I get strange symptoms. I’m pretty positive it’s not a latex allergy, but a combination of hard water, using too much detergent, the potential for mold/mildew growth, and any cross contamination happening in between.

Using less detergent should help, but I’d soak the laundry in a bucket of white vinegar to restore them first. Use vinegar in the washer only to clean the washer itself of soap scum, not with clothes inside, otherwise soap scum will wash off on your laundry and further complicate things.

I often soak my clothes in buckets of Oxiclean to help get any molds out, then wash as normal, assuming the washer is free of soap scum, mold contamination, and less detergent (powder preferred) is being used.

Hi everyone i had the same prob as a baby and my mom used cloth diapers and it helped me as a baby. Now that i’m older . it’s happens with the elastic again i try not to use soap aroun my top are bottom areas and i use A &D oniment under my breast and that seems to help . but i learned all about the itch and its not fun and cornstach is a big help and prob the oatmeal bath may help some of you i’m no dr. But u may get a little relief

Just wanted to add that I get a rash from socks, bra and undies—cottonique undies are better than regular undies but I still can’t wear them indefinitely. When at home, I always go commando—no bra or underwear. Although not in the medical field, I buy scrubs (used on eBay) to wear at home. They are loose and comfy. Even the ones that have like 45% polyester don’t bother me (which is odd) but I think it is because they are roomy. I will definitely cut a pair off to garden in this summer. I also have found some ok looking 100% cotton drifter sweaters at Land’s End and 100% silk tops at Wintersilks.com (wait for their sales)—check out the cotton/silk blends at Wintersilks.com and the cotton clothes at Norm Thompson.com

My wife at one time became very sensitive to anything she wore as well as the bedsheets, and we tried several things to solve the problem. It turned out that it went away when we quit using fabric softener in the washer. I don’t know if that would solve the problems of others, but it is an easy thing to try.

The health food store told me to buy this ointment for the bra rash – it’s called Nutribiotic Skin Ointment with 2% Grapefruit Seed Extract.