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To wonder if I could be allergic to toilet roll!?

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Ansumpasty · 23/02/2019 11:55

I’ve been having awful ongoing issues down there for almost 6 months. Been tested for everything under the sun and the only thing that comes back is b strep. Basically feels like thrush, but with an alkaline ph and no answers!

Right before this started, I had a bad skin reaction to a facial treatment. I then had an allergic reaction to hair dye (tint) for the first time in my life. Been colouring my hair since I was 16 and never had an issue.

Is it possible that non scented and not aloe Vera covered toilet roll could cause a reaction? Anyone else ever had issues like this or AIBU and just clutching at straws in desperation...

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Ansumpasty · 23/02/2019 12:08

@PinkHeart5914 Interesting! It just feels like thrush but isn’t- swabs say negative.

@kashleesi Hmmm- would explain my hair dye allergy!

@Bambamber Thanks- gives me hope!

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Kaddm · 23/02/2019 12:08

I’d say the multiple issues are related. I know someone who had this. I can’t think what it is but it’s some kind of immune thing where the body is basically attacking itself. It went away but I’d see the doc as my info is clearly sketchy. Also theirs was related to stress

LadyPenelope68 · 23/02/2019 12:06

You are most definitely NBU! I GET dreadful thrush like symptoms if I use anything other than Andrex Quilted toilet roll. My GP said it's a really common cause of vaginal irritation that people don't think about at first

Bambamber · 23/02/2019 12:05

Yes it's possible! I had an allergic reaction to the toilet roll at my work that was non scented. Everything swelled up and went rather red and itchy. Looked like a baboons arse. I also got hives although they went within an hour. I used a combination of piriton and vagisil for a couple days

kashleesi · 23/02/2019 12:03

Apparently you can- some toilet paper contains bleach (which I never would have thought!)

PinkHeart5914 · 23/02/2019 12:00

Yanbu.

A while ago I got different toilet roll at shopping and got thrush, I know it sounds daft but I am sure it was the toilet roll that caused it. I used a thrush treatment and switched back to my normal toilet roll and was fine.

Have you used a gel pessery for the thrush? The gel one was like magic I tell you

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