Smelly Bits (ok ok smelly fanjo)

[SmellySmellster]

No discharge, a bit red but nothing major
No hurting on peeing

BUT

have been on antibiotics (first time in about 10 years) AND changed pill around a month ago and have had loads of breakthrough bleeding (like for weeks) which has meant I've needed to wear pads a lot which can make my fanjo a bit err less pleasant

I need quick fixes please because a) the smell is quite strong and b) it's slightly sore

(have access to lots of creams like timodine, canestan etc. as we have lots at home!)

should say am still on antibiotics for another 4 days (for chest infection)

Can you describe the smell?

I would if my nose wasn't quite blocked. Is strong though. Not sure I would say as strong as fishy but definitely ripe and slightly fishy

How often are you washing/bathing? And are you using soap?

Too much and the use of soap could be aggravating things.

If you're on antibiotics, always worth taking acidophilus too, to replace the good bacteria that your gut will need.

Perhaps canestan as Antibiotics can cause thrush. Especially when on the pill.
Dont forget you are not covered by the pill when on Anti B's. You could end up with more than a sore Fanjo

no, am a no soap person, am always v careful with stuff like that

not sure about probiotics

thing is, would you need a discharge with thrust? because I don't seem to have one

probiotic drinks to top up you friendly bacteria again?
(the antibiotics will have killed bacteria)

Fishy smell can be a sign of bacterial vaginosis. If it is, your GP can sort it out easily.

If it's a bit fishy then I would have said it's Bacterial Vaginosis. However the cure for that is antibiotics! Usually metronidazole from the doctor.

could it be this

thrush not thrush

yes thought about BV but hopefully the antibiotics would kill that anyway grrr

Yup it's either BV or trichomonowhatsit. See your GP.

liahgen - I like the Wiki description of the "whiff test"

don't think I have discharge but I guess with breakthrough bleeding, maybe I've not noticed it

yup, good old whiff test

hope you get it sorted, I used to suffer with /bv in my younger years, just kind of grew out of it. Hormones maybe.

am so fed up of GP grrr. Took me ages to get this appointment to get antibiotics for chest infection. The thought of trying to go back fills me with dread grrrrr (and huge impatience).

Eeewww at the whiff test.
I though you should take probiotics before and after antibiotics, but not during, as they could cancel each other out or something .

i think that the antibiotics are more likely to have caused bv than cured it, sadly. it's a bitch to get rid of once you've got it as well.

am still on antibiotics though so not sure I could have more anyway