Crab control conversation.

[ErosWired]

1 hour ago, pervinmt said:

True. Both times I contracted crabs were from a bathhouse. Could have been the guys. Could have been the bedding.

The bedding is less likely. From what I have observed of the practice in most bathhouses, the linens are gathered and washed in hot water after each use, which should be sufficient to eliminate most infestation due to the bedding.

[Tanbbottom]

Thanks for the discussion, sharing and information everyone. 

Have a Happy and hopefully crab free PRIDE month. 

 

[john54476]

Recently my partner and I stayed in a hotel in Memphis. We both ended up with a case was a result of the room. Everything seemed to be clean enough but the story told and several body treatments later we are finally rid of them. Nothing to be taken lightly.

[BadBob214]

Had them twice. First time was from a violent vagrant I was in the process of arresting. He was an alcoholic who'd stolen booze from an off-licence and assaulted the sales assistant. I ended up rolling around on the floor being punched in the head. Got concussion and crabs! Second time was from a hairy guy I was sleeping with. He was very hairy and sexy as he'll. Both times I got some stuff from the chemist that stunk but killed them off quickly. Have to say, it put me off casual sex for a while. It was worse than the various other minor STIs I've had.

[Tanbbottom]

12 hours ago, BeardyBearBob said:

Had them twice. First time was from a violent vagrant I was in the process of arresting. He was an alcoholic who'd stolen booze from an off-licence and assaulted the sales assistant. I ended up rolling around on the floor being punched in the head. Got concussion and crabs! Second time was from a hairy guy I was sleeping with. He was very hairy and sexy as he'll. Both times I got some stuff from the chemist that stunk but killed them off quickly. Have to say, it put me off casual sex for a while. It was worse than the various other minor STIs I've had.

I also have had them put me off casual sex for a while. Such a hassle. 

[myDNA4u]

I can't count the number of times I've had crabs. For me the most common place has been in my beard and mustache.  I do distinctly remember many years ago after a fun night sucking dick through gloryholes in a bookstore, sitting at a conference table with the several coworkers and scratching my mustache and looking at my fingernail and seeing one. I quickly made an excuse and headed to first the drug store then home. 

[myDNA4u]

On 6/2/2023 at 2:45 PM, viking8x6 said:

 

On a related topic, scabies are ever so much nastier than crabs... they can affect you all over even if you're not that hairy, they itch like fury, and they are substantially harder to get rid of (read: coat your body with insecticidal lotion and leave it on for 8 hours, twice). Please, if you ever cross paths with them, exterminate them with extreme prejudice!!!

 

Scabies are definitely much more of a hassle and actually easier to catch.

[richmondass]

Been a long time. Idt was actually in College. After a few flings, met this guy who I dated for a while. After having sex a few times, he told me I had crabs. I had no idea what they were, then he explained. I guess I have been lucky as that has been the only time?

[BootmanLA]

2 hours ago, richmondass said:

Been a long time. Idt was actually in College. After a few flings, met this guy who I dated for a while. After having sex a few times, he told me I had crabs. I had no idea what they were, then he explained. I guess I have been lucky as that has been the only time?

It's hard to say "lucky", but yes, crabs are a lot more common than most other STI's, with about 3 million people in the US getting them each year, way more than the annual number of new syphilis cases (200,000) or gonorrhea cases (650,000) or herpes cases (between 500,000 and 1 million). 

The lucky part is that they can be treated with an over-the-counter solution. They can be spread by shared towels, bedsheets, etc. but they can't survive off the body for more than about 24 hours or so, so simply putting any such fabric items aside for 3-4 days should mean any crabs (which are body lice) will be dead. Then just wash the items.

[Subbtmaus]

Only had crabs once, was when I lived in south wales UK. Only noticed them in my eyebrows, most everywhere else was shaved so guess it was only spot for them… bit itch not to bad and head lice solution cleared them all off. Never had them since and it’s  been about 20 years since then

[Poz50something]

4 hours ago, Subbtmaus said:

Only had crabs once, was when I lived in south wales UK. Only noticed them in my eyebrows.

Similar situation. I felt my eyes were super itchy, and I was alarmed….oh no, conjunctivitis again…..so I put in medicated drops, and I guess that irritated the lice, which migrated to  the end of my lash. My eyelids felt grainy. Thinking it was a stye, I pulled an eyelash, and there it was….one sole crab lice. I have had to use the shampoo thrice….all three times, various partners brought home lice with them.