<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.i suffer from frequent fungal infection below my hip area. the infection disappears for short time after taking fluconazole tablets one every week for 3 consecutive weeks it was suggested during my doctors visit. I maintain cleanliness of my body. I am bit overweight and sweat a lot.  <response>: HI, thanks for using Chat Doctor Fungal infections are common in the groin, under the breasts and in the maxilla because of moisture, friction and heat. Increased weight increases the friction aspect. You would need to reduce these factors. This would involve the : 1skin folds should be separated with cotton or linen. Avoid any occlusive or tight clothing2use barrier creams such as triple paste or Greer goo to protect the skin against the heat, moisture and friction hope this helps 