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Vulvitis - 4yr old!

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girlprobs · 27/07/2021 19:46

NC for this.

DD is 4 and is frequently getting red and sore vulva. We saw GP a while ago who prescribed timodine cream and said to use it whenever it flares up. The tube is now empty and having read a bit about it, I'm not sure steroid creams are a great idea long term.

Anyone have any tips for keeping her clean and not sore?

She refuses to let me clean her in the bath. We have tantrums every time and I'm worried it's building up an anxiety around the area. She washes herself gently with a flannel. Nothing in the bath except a bit of child's farm shampoo on her hair. I encourage her to wipe front to back etc when using toilet. She wears a nightie to sleep so nothing tight.

How can I get her to let me clean her regularly? Any advice?

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Sh33tuC87 · 07/07/2024 22:32

Mex100 · 28/07/2021 16:48

DC have had the same problem. During a bad flare up we would give bio-cult infants probiotic in the evening milk. Just use water in the bath, no soaps needed. Get your DD to drink lots and lots of liquid, water is best but anything with no or low sugar is better than nothing. Then at bedtime burts bees nappy ointment. All these things together worked for us. But I think the best thing for getting on top
Of the flare ups were the probiotics and burts bees.

What bio-cults and probiotics do you use for your D?

Mex100 · 09/07/2024 06:52

It was a few years ago now but I used Bio-Kult, Infantis. I also ended up treating DC with a threadworm treatment too. I never saw any evidence just her complaining at night time and I wanted to cover every base.

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