[Evans, Marv]

In the early/mid seventies, I wore boxer shorts and did a lot of hiking/walking each day during suimmers. I developed real discomfort down there one year. It turned out to be something calleed epididimitus (sp. ?). One doctor wanted to perform snipping surgery immediately, which scared the hell our of me. So I went to another. He told me it was a result of the boxer shorts and my pants rubbing back and forth while walking and irritating the bottom of my sack area. He plrescribed hot sitz baths to reduce inflamation by increasing blood supply to the area. So I did that for a cuuple of weeks, and the condition went away. I changed to tighter undies after that and had no problems afterward. You might try soaking them in hot water daily for a while to see if the problem improves.