My buttocks became scabby and black after sitting for a long time

Many people have the habit of sitting for a long time. Some people have to sit for a long time due to work, and some people have to sit for a long time due to illness. Most people will have black and scabby buttocks after sitting for a long time. In fact, these are normal phenomena. Sitting for a long time will cause skin pigmentation and changes in skin keratin on the buttocks. If you want to alleviate this phenomenon, it is best to avoid sitting for a long time, or you can wash it with light salt water.

Thick calluses and corns are common foot diseases, but in fact, the buttocks can also have the same problem, especially for people who sit for a long time. If you sit for a long time and your butt becomes lazy, and the skin on your butt turns dark red or black, it may be a sign that you have been sitting for too long and have damaged the health of your buttocks, or have contracted a skin disease.

Experts said that in the past, most of the people who came to the dermatology department for buttocks skin problems were taxi, train and long-distance bus drivers, but now, more young people come. Sitting for a long time is not good in itself, as it will lead to poor circulation in the buttocks. In addition, young people aged 20 to 30 have active sebaceous glands, so local irritation is more obvious.

Many people come to see the doctor because they have pain or itching in their buttocks and can no longer sit still and continue working. "Look at the thickened buttocks, it feels hard, and there's a dick inside, like a corn." Experts say that it is easy to mistake this for the feeling of touching the sole of the foot, except that the skin is dark in color and very rough.

In addition to those who come to the hospital because of thickened skin on the tip of their buttocks that makes it uncomfortable when they sit down, there are also some young people who come to the hospital because of itchy skin on their buttocks. Xu Huizhen explained that this is not the itchy perineum or anus that we usually talk about, but the itchy skin on the tip of the buttocks. Because people sit for too long, the moist and warm environment on the skin on both sides of the ischium creates a good living environment for the growth of fungi, so the fungi quietly "settle down".

In addition to being extremely itchy, skin infected with fungi also appears dark red locally with clear boundaries. If you look closely, you can see erythema, papules, and scales inside. This requires prompt antifungal treatment to avoid systemic infection, especially as this is close to the perineum.

If we happen to be one of those people who sit for a long time, we might as well ask our family to help check if there are any changes in the skin on our buttocks, or we can look at it ourselves in a mirror. When your skin turns dark red, it reminds you that it is time to increase your activity breaks during work and walk more often. At the same time, pay attention to keeping your skin dry and clean.

Dangers of prolonged sitting

1. Sitting for long periods of time can lead to an increase in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Blood circulation slows down and the heart's workload decreases, which will eventually cause heart function decline and lead to cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial atrophy, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, and coronary heart disease. Studies show that long periods of sitting still are not conducive to the removal of plaque from the arteries by "good" cholesterol. For every hour people watch TV, the risk of death from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases increases by 18%. Compared with those who watch TV for less than 2 hours a day, people who watch TV for more than 4 hours a day have an 80% increased risk of death from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and a 46% increased risk of death from other causes.

2. Sitting for a long time can lead to low immunity

Experts say that sitting for long periods of time leads to weakened immune cells, decreased disease resistance, and increased susceptibility to various diseases. Experts point out that sitting for a long time will cause a large amount of water to accumulate in the lower body. When you lie down at night, this water will flow back to the upper body, squeezing the upper respiratory tract lumen, increasing the risk of sleep apnea, and chronic coughs are also likely to persist for a long time.

3. Sitting for a long time can cause injuries to your bones

People who sit for a long time keep their neck, shoulders, waist and back in a fixed posture, and the intervertebral discs and interspinal ligaments are in a tense and rigid state for a long time, which will cause stiffness, soreness and pain in the neck, shoulders, waist and back, or difficulty in pitching, turning and twisting. In particular, improper sitting posture (such as continuous forward bending of the spine) can easily cause hunchback and bone hyperplasia.

Traditional Chinese medicine has long recognized that "sitting for a long time will damage the flesh." Sitting for a long time, poor blood circulation and lack of exercise will cause muscle relaxation and reduced elasticity, resulting in lower limb edema, fatigue and in severe cases, muscle stiffness, pain and numbness, leading to muscle atrophy. Think back, after a day of work, do you always feel back pain and leg cramps?

4. Sitting for long periods of time can damage your brain and stomach

Sitting still for a long time will slow down blood circulation, which will lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain, damage the mind and brain, and cause mental depression, which is manifested as physical fatigue, mental listlessness, and constant yawning. If you stand up suddenly, you may also experience symptoms such as dizziness and blurred vision. Sitting for a long time and thinking will consume blood and damage yin. If yin deficiency and heart fire are generated endogenously, it will also cause fever in the five hearts, as well as toothache, dry throat, tinnitus, constipation and other symptoms.