Jogger’s nipples

How do you get this?
It occurs when your nipples rub against coarse fibre shirts during running or jogging. This happens to men and also to women who don’t wear a bra.

It is not clear if the condition is caused purely by friction or by the resulting heat.

What does it look & feel like?
Painful, cracked and possibly bleeding nipples occurring immediately after a run.

How do you deal with it?BR> Use of softer (partly-synthetic) clothes and application of Vaseline to the nipples before jogging.

Further information

This article published on
08 February 2006

Next review date 2/1/2013

Categorie(s)

Embarrasing stuff
First aid
Sports injuries

Areaof the body

Bottoms, willies and other bits

Male or female?
Both