When I've had bacterial infections or thrush more than one gyn has told me to wash my fanjo with water only and not to use any soap "because it upsets the ph/destroys the vaginal flora" etc.
I was too slow stunned to ask: are they talking about the vulva or the vagina?? I would never douche or wash inside with anything, but how can you keep your vulva clean with water only? I mean how can the vulva "self-clean" sperm, blood, discharge?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.
General health
When your gynecologist says to only wash with water
180 replies
instantfamily · 15/10/2012 21:37
OP posts:
rubyrubyruby ·
15/10/2012 22:44
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
sashh ·
16/10/2012 06:48
Another vote for water only. The thought od anything else makes me 
.
What do you clean your mouth with?
You might use toothpaste on your teeth and a quick rinse with mouthwash but do you get a flanel and soap and wash the inside of your mouth and inside your nose?
Structurally the tissue of your mouth and vagina are very similar.
PuppyMonkey ·
16/10/2012 06:52
Yes water only here too. And for the rest I use that soap free Zero shower gel. Very allergic to soap me. And Aloe Vera 
hedgehogpatronus ·
16/10/2012 07:16
Just to be really confusing, I was my vag area with raw, organic honey. Nothing goes near my bits which I wouldn't be happy to put in my mouth 
I'm a bit of a hippie though.
HecateLarpo ·
16/10/2012 07:30
no chance. Just water leaves me feeling dirty.
graphic on a tuesday morning.
I use shower gel on a loofah on the outside bits. If it's got hair on it - it's getting a soapy scrub and I don't care what anyone says! The inside bits, those which never grow hair, get a scrub with a rinsed loofah and nothing at all ever goes inside the vagina*. that is the self cleaning bit. Not the mons and majora .
*which is a whole other thread...
HecateLarpo ·
16/10/2012 07:42
Yes. A good scrub on the outside bits and a gentle rub, erm, through (the minora). But never inside. That's the bit that'll give you problems, if you stick some soap on a bottle washer and try to scrub your cervix.
HecateLarpo ·
16/10/2012 07:54
you do know they're not hard and scratchy when they're wet, don't you?
I'm not scrubbing myself with a cactus
instantfamily ·
16/10/2012 08:00
Yes, sassh, i don't put soap in my mouth but I would clean my chin with soap or some kind of detergent if I had dried blood, urine or similar on it - all unlikely to be on my chin, I hasten to add.
Also, my Fanjo is slightly hairier than my chin but only just so I feel that more "dirt" is likely to get tangled up.
OP posts:
Don’t want to miss threads like this?
Weekly
Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!
Log in to update your newsletter preferences.
You've subscribed!
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.