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What Are The Painful Red Lumps On My Waistline?

I have a red lump on my waistline. It is slightly larger than a pea and is very painful. It turns white when I press on it. It's right where my underwear band sits. It's not the first time I have gotten this kind of lump in this same place. It comes and goes.
Wed, 12 Mar 2014
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HI.
These are the lumps, caused most probably due to a skin reaction to the elastic in your underwear.
Stop using such underwear with elastics. Avoidance is the right treatment.
They may vanish without any medicines. IF still persists after 3 days you may have to take anti-allergic tablets .
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What Are The Painful Red Lumps On My Waistline?

HI. These are the lumps, caused most probably due to a skin reaction to the elastic in your underwear. Stop using such underwear with elastics. Avoidance is the right treatment. They may vanish without any medicines. IF still persists after 3 days you may have to take anti-allergic tablets .