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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