Examining your underwear can determine the state of your health. See the five questions you should ask today about your pair and learn the warning signs and solutions of common conditions.
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00:00I've asked my audience to do a lot of embarrassing things in the past, but this might be my most
00:08mortifying request yet.
00:10Today, I have asked everyone in our audience to bring in a pair of their underwear.
00:15All right, everybody, hold them up.
00:19There's a lot of underwear up there.
00:24Just by examining this piece of clothing, you can determine the state of your health.
00:28That's why I created the Dr. Oz Underwear Test.
00:32Very proudly created it.
00:33Joining me to help is Dr. Keri Peterson.
00:35She's a medical contributor for Women's Health Magazine.
00:37It's pretty good to have an underwear test.
00:43You guys are good sports.
00:45I would never ask any of you guys to do something that I wouldn't do and Dr. Peterson wouldn't
00:48do, so we brought our underwear as well.
00:50These are my personalized underwear.
00:52We'll hold it there.
00:53Let's get on to underwear test number one.
00:54What are you wearing?
00:55Good.
00:56Listen, the first one, I want everyone to tug on their bands now.
01:00Everyone do this together.
01:01Tug on those bands.
01:02You're going to study this band.
01:03We really do have a test here.
01:04Question number one is, does your underwear have less elasticity than when you bought
01:08it?
01:09The answer, everybody, I want you all doing it up there, should be no.
01:12Dr. Peterson, why does this matter?
01:13Well, it does provide information.
01:15With the popularity of shapewear like Spanx and A-line skirts, women may not realize that
01:21they've gained weight because they do a really good job at camouflaging their trouble areas,
01:25but your underwear, Dr. Oz, does not lie.
01:28That's the rule of thumbs.
01:29That's a good audit for you.
01:30Okay.
01:31That's point number one.
01:32Moving on.
01:33Question number two.
01:34It's an important one.
01:35Everyone take their underwear and check this.
01:36Is the backside more than three inches wide?
01:38Go on.
01:39Turn your underwear around.
01:40Check in there.
01:41Backside three inches wide.
01:42Everyone look in there.
01:44The answer, the guys don't have to check.
01:47This is more for the women.
01:48The answer should be yes.
01:50That is right.
01:51Why is that?
01:52This thong, if you look at the backside, this is clearly less than three inches wide.
01:56This is about an inch wide.
01:58There are some health risks associated with this, in particular, vaginal or bladder infections.
02:03I can demonstrate it on this model here.
02:07First, this is a side view of the pelvis.
02:10This is the front, this is the back, and the thong comes around the bottom and wraps upward
02:14like this.
02:15Now, the issue is the material comes in contact with the rectum, and the bacteria on the rectal
02:20area can transfer onto the material and make its way forward towards the vaginal area,
02:26in particular, the urethra.
02:28Now, in women, we have a very short urethra, so the bacteria can go up into the bladder
02:32and cause urinary tract infections.
02:35There are so many women who wear thongs now.
02:37Should they not be wearing thongs?
02:38Well, if you're not prone to these infections, no, they'll be perfectly fine.
02:42I would say just for extra security, maybe wear regular underwear once a week.
02:45Perfect.
02:46Thank you very much.
02:47Number three, and we're going to check this out now, I want you all to check it on yourselves,
02:51is your underwear too tight?
02:54I want you to take the opening for the legs, and everyone do this on yourselves.
02:59You can do it on the underwear you brought, but you can probably do it on the underwear
03:01you have.
03:02Is it too tight around your legs?
03:03They feel snug.
03:04And the answer to this also should be no.
03:06So, Dr. Peterson, please explain it to us.
03:08That's right.
03:09When underwear are too tight, they compress the abdomen.
03:12If you're wearing them high and tight, they can compress the stomach, and that can cause
03:16acid to reflux into the esophagus and cause heartburn.
03:20Okay.
03:21Moving on to question number four.
03:23It's all about static cling.
03:24Does your underwear have static cling?
03:25So, I want you to take your underwear and fold it and unfold it, and tell me if you
03:28think that the two sides are sticking together.
03:31The answer, again, ought to be no.
03:33They should not have static cling.
03:35Why does this matter?
03:36And we can see here.
03:37There we go.
03:38Here's some static cling.
03:39When you have static cling, it can aggravate the skin.
03:42The fabric can create friction on the skin, which causes irritation and itchiness, and
03:46that can lead to dryness and eczema.
03:49So, interestingly, fabric softener may help that problem.
03:51I better start using this stuff.
03:53Fabric softener.
03:54All right.
03:55Now, this is the final question, and for many of you, it will be the most important question
04:01and perhaps the most embarrassing one to look for.
04:03Does your underpants have any yellow stains on the backside?
04:07So, I want you to please take out your underwear.
04:11This is important, and I want you to examine it carefully.
04:13You don't have to show anybody.
04:14I want you to examine it carefully and identify if you've got any yellow stains back there.
04:20The answer, obviously, should be no, but I'd like for you to explain what we're looking
04:23for here.
04:24What we're looking for here is that it could be a sign of internal hemorrhoids.
04:27Internal hemorrhoids, you won't see them.
04:29You won't feel them, but they can seep mucus, which stains the underwear yellow.
04:33So, one solution that we have for them right here is called a sitz bath.
04:37Now, this is a contraption.
04:38It hooks on the rim of the toilet light, and it's almost like a little seat.
04:42You fill it with about three inches of warm water.
04:44Actually, you fill this bag, and it drains into the sitz bath, and it provides a flow
04:49of warm water continuously, and this is very soothing for the hemorrhoids, and it can also
04:54heal them.
04:55You know, if you don't want to hit this big contraption, you can literally sit in a bath.
04:58You get a warm bath.
04:59You don't have to fill it up all the way.
05:00Just fill it up enough that your bottom's in it.
05:02Just sit in the bath.
05:03You can put a little bit of magnesium and some salts in there, and it's very soothing
05:05as well.
05:06So, who had stains on their underwear?
05:07I want you to do these things in private, but do them tonight.
05:08Coming up next, we've got miracles and a vital supplement that can solve your most embarrassing
05:09beauty problems.
05:10So, stay tuned.
05:11Thank you for watching.
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