To ask if anyone gets this after their period...

[Heckneck]

A burning itchy vagina from hell?! Every single time. Period comes to an end, itchy burning sensation start and is so bad I want to scratch my vagina off. I use tampons for a few days then pads. Considering trying a cup again. Anyone else?

Nope.

Are you using scented pads? I saw a thread on here recently about those and it had lots of posters saying they trigger thrush/reaction.

Me neither

No

Yes I do, drives me mad as well. Wondered if it was a case of thrush or just general rubbing of wearing a pad possibly.

My first thought was that you might be getting a reaction to the pads (more likely if they're scented)

I did from tampons and pads-not at all with a mooncup.

Yes. For me it is disposable pads that set it off as when I use cloth ones it doesn't happen.

My friend had this and turned out she had a really bad, long running case of thrush. She had been treating it with the cream, no internal meds.

I'd get checked out if I were you.

Disposable pads do this to me. Reusables, thank god, don’t!

Try a washable pad? I find they are more comfortable generally and just less sweaty feeling than the binable types

No no scented pads. Glad I'm not the only one. When I went to docs I had swabs taken but nothing ever came back positive. Just makes me feel awfully uncomfortable for a day or two.

Yes

Fucking scented pads. They give me the rage. Wrong on so many levels and probably invented by a —gay— man

Yes I do, I just think it’s irritation and a bit of thrush. I use non scented tampons and towels, I have very sensitive skin everywhere else as well.

Thanks. I'll definitely invest in some reusable pads. Are they just as absorbent as the disposables? Gonna try moon up again but last time I couldn't get it to not leak.

It’s probably the pads, I get a bit scratty during and the day afterwards.

When my daughter first started her period, she had this 3 or 4 times.
It was lurking Thrush that flared up as her period finished.
She had to have industrial strength treatment which cleared it up.
What a palaver though as she was only young and just entering the world of womanhood!
I think it lurks around in the cervix.

when I used to use Tampons.. YES

Maybe consider using the cotton tampons and pads from Boots.

is it just friction from the pads? sweat?

sounds annoying. perhaps a change of product would be a good idea?

Also, as well as scented pads, the amount of plastic and water absorbing gels in pads are terrible and very irritating to a lot of people.

Non scented pads (and probably scented) do this to me, I think it’s chafing in my case rather than thrush.
A day or so of not wearing pads and a bit of sudocrem does the trick for me.

I used to and switched to reusable pads. Best thing I ever did. I get mine from Treat Trove.

Though you mention it on here and you are usually flamed for being a health hazard and that the irritants and chemicals in disposable pads are a myth.

No. get ldll pads (55p for 10 no smell like the old days...those small folding ones with wings).

Yes I get it, it's horrible! I don't use pads, just tampons, so I'm not really sure what it is really.