Vagina problems really beginning to get me down.

[Tittch]

Have name changed for this as find the whole situation so acutely embarrassing.
The last 9 months I have barely been able to have penetrative sex more than 4 times. Something is chronically wrong with my fanny but god only knows what. I have episodes (basically most of the time) of sore itchy vulva pain, with red raw skin (between inner and outer labia) and at the vagina entrance. Sometimes i want to scream the itching is so bad, sometimes it wakes me at night. Sometimes it goes. Sometimes it is more of a painful, scratchy feeling. Eurghh. I am sorry for TMI...
I live abroad and have been regularly seeing my gynaecologist who is very sympathetic. But I wonder if the practise used in the country am currently living in is less advanced than it could be. She constantly takes swabs, and here is the embarrassing bit, constantly finds an overgrowth of enterococcus faecalis. Basically: poo.

I don't think she believes me that I am not constantly having dodgy anal-then-vaginal sex and/or wiping back to front. OBVIOUSLY i do neither.
I have NOT A CLUE why i have this problem. And she seems not to know how to treat me.

I have tried all the obvious things like cotton only underwear, no g strings, no soap etc etc etc. And I did not have a complicated delivery when my son was born (I know this can lead to similar problems sometimes)

I think I may have had a similar problem as a young child. I certainly had some kind of vaginitis.

The whole issue is really beginning to damage my self confidence, my confidence in my marriage and my whole well being. I guess I am hoping someone somewhere may be able to help me with some advice. or maybe even someone I could see about it in the UK. I feel really really low about it today. Thank you, I am my wit's end.

Yes, despite my disbelief and Whatyourlookingat's it was fantastic, and has worked 4 times when nothing else touched it. Herbal stuff had no effect at all!

However it only worked for thrush, not the other stuff. The other stuff was more of, first of all recognising what was happening. However I was diagnosed bya guy who was doing cutting edge research on it at the time. Although the trhush was gone, the burning and itching carried on and on, but when I realised what he said, it did feel different from thrush.

It was then treated with the cream I . I would get realy bad flare ups after a thrush attack, but eventually they just went away. But anything which aggravated the nerve endings around the vagina would set it off again. Tampons, giving birth etc

It sounds like itching vulva syndrome. That can have sore patches

its sugar and water, it didn't work. Something might of done, but it wasn't that. Honestly, I'm not being mean, but it is literally just sugar and water.

It DID work. It's my fanjo, I know what happened!

At first it got worse and then it just went, in about 2 days. As I said I don't believe much in alternative meds, but that was the only one that worked, whereas, accupuncture, herbalism, food restrictions all failed dismally. I was desperate when I went, and I was initially precribed stuff bu a doctor who was also a medically qualified md.

So don't tell me what works and doesn't. I think herbalism is a load of crap

Homeopathy and herbalism are not the same thing. I'm not going to argue with you, but if sugar and water cured illnesses it would be called medicine. There is literally nothing in it. It CANNOT affect you in any way, unless you have changed the laws of physics.

Why would they be the same thing? It worked for me sugar and water or not

I think you could have vulvodynia

There is a website - support.

I have this- redness, soreness, burning, feel like I can't even wear knickers at times.

Stress brings it on and some food intolerances.

I get some improvement with oestrogen creams.

OP here you are- might be info here that wll help.

vulvalpainsociety.org/vps/index.php/vulval-conditions/vulvodynia

Hi again Tittch, interesting where you live. Another thing to consider is your low weight (a BMI of 17 is very very low as far as I know). I used to be underweight also and was suffering from a range of minor health probs (including the fanjo issue). A doctor basically told me that being so thin was exacerbating everything as my body simply wasn't strong enough to get over infections and what have you. You say your low weight is 'mainly genetic' - like you, I am naturally slim, but looking back I certainly had some issues surrounding food and deliberately kept my weight low..does this apply to you? Could you try to get your weight up into the normal range?

Forgive me if this is absolutely not the case, but one of the things that helped me was gaining weight. That, plus moving to where the water was better, and also taking a complete break from any sexual stuff (not just penetrative sex but anything in that region!) for at least 6 months. It sucked, but fortunately my partner at the time was understanding and I think it helped clear things up once and for all.

Finally, it's interesting what another poster said about hormonal contraception - I think this applied to me also looking back. Perhaps go back on the pill until you want to get pregnant again (if you plan to)....hope this helps x

I know I am really late with this, but I had symptoms like yours for years. I kept going to the drs and they treated me for thrush but it never worked. Eventually a GP friend recommended the Genito Urinary clinic ( Gynae were completely useless) otherwise known as the STD clinic. Here i was finally diagnosed with a condition called Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginitis. No body knows what causes it, the only thing that all sufferers have in common is a lack of lactobacilli in the vaginal tract. They gave me a dose of Clindamycin cream and it was bloody miraculous. This is not to say that it didn't come back again, but this time I was ready for it. If you go to your GP and ask for Clindamycin he will look at you like you are a nut as it's an antibiotic used to treat bone infections. Go to the GU clinic and speak to a specialist.

Tittch,

I've just stumbled across this thread as I have been having exactly the same symptoms as you, been given the same reason (overgrowth of the same bacteria) and 3 months down the line, no doctor seems to know how to get rid of the inflammed, sore and red skin on the entrance/inside entrance of my foofoo.

I know this thread is old...so I'm hoping you eventually found a solution, got well, then forgot to update this thread! Really hope you post back.

Cheers :)

Tittch,

I've just stumbled across this thread as I have been having exactly the same symptoms as you, been given the same reason (overgrowth of the same bacteria) and 3 months down the line, no doctor seems to know how to get rid of the inflammed, sore and red skin on the entrance/inside entrance of my foofoo.

I know this thread is old...so I'm hoping you eventually found a solution, got well, then forgot to update this thread! Really hope you post back.

Cheers :)

hello,

I've been reading the comments above, and I have had very much the same issue, I've got soreness in my vagina near the hole bit on the side of the walls and is red and inflammed, it really stings to pee, I've had it for a week now, I thought I just had a bladder infection, as I get them quite alot, i recently was trying sexual activities with my partner no pentration, and start to bleed this brown yellow stuff. I waited couple of days for it to clear and thought it was fine, and after having sex again, the pain was extremely painful, and properly hurts to pee. I've put sudocrem on and it feels a bit better, but still sore and hurts to pee

Anyone help?

Any vulva irritation could likely be dermatitis / eczema which is often overlooked by doctors and not akways visible but try Sudocrem from any chemist ...cheap as chips but works

I'd go to the STD/Gum clinic if there is one, they know more than the average G.P for matters concerning the privates.

@laurenhoppers. Have you got a stuck tampon up there/ I once had one and the discharge was horrible and it stank. I got it removed at A and E as I couldn't get it out myself. Squat down and have a feel with your longest finger.
Otherwize I'd go down to the GUM clinic tomorrow for testing. They are usually walk in.X

Did you ever get to the bottom of this OP? I'm currently going through this and gp seems to think it's a reaccuring nasty infection, it did go the first time with anti biotics but once I finished the course it came straight back and I'm now on them again with no improvement so far :( anything touching my skin stings so bad!! Red raw all the symptoms you said

Hi did this get treated in end