I'm not sure if anyone else experiences this? I tend to find something will work for me down there, then it does not. For example: coconut oil has been quite soothing in the past, lately it just irritates me no end.
I tried Olive Oil but it wasn't that great. The Doctor prescribed Sylk vaginal moisturizer and that can either be Okay or not.
Has anyone else got other 'comforters' for LS? Mine gets sore and stingy as opposed to itchy. Any help appreciated. x
Dermeze is fine and it is what I use.
I use Emu oil and also organic cider vinegar that is diluted in my small travel spray bottle 1 T to the other 2 or 3 ozs of water . Both have worked well for me. I used to carry the sprayer with me but now I just carry the emu oil with me it is a small .50oz... very small, in my purse. Just rub it on and it is not only soothing but I have very little itching when using the two off and on. I always wear a mini pad so none gets on my under garments. Hope that helps
Hi Callianne,
I think your body accepts and then starts to reject products whatever they
after certain time.Like you I've tried several products which help initially and then actually cause more pain and irritation.Clob cream now stings me like vinegar on a open sore I'm struggling. Coconut oil has helped , I nice drink it diluted, eat it in cereals cook it in food in moderation of course and apply it to various parts of my body but it's starting to have less effects internal and external And I don't use it stupidly in small amounts do what's next to try.I love this site because of this very issue, there is no one cure but certain products and practises can help healing relieve pain and give you some respite .Even doctors don't have the answers hence why this forum is essential.but personally if it hurts more than it did before do not believe the wives tales "if it stings it dies you good" in certain situations that does apply but not in this,I'm considering using towel wrapped ke even cubes or frozen peas to aid relieve pain ( don't worry they won't be used for anything else!)
we are all learning by trial and error hopefully helping each other along the way .Doctors really for all their good intent and knowledge do not and done readily admit they don't know it all. the Mimms is a basic thesaurus of drugs that are promoted at times yo doctors like any other product.Read up on the drugs , their contents, side effects etc.if those side effects in reality then go back to the docs and come on site.If something stings for along time or duration every time the product is applied then the body itself is telling you something .Doctirs are like car mechanics medicine has changed practises have changed but knowledge is limited along with time to investigate what's available.I haven't noticed any doctors on this site , that's a shame learning applies both ways.Good luck I will let you know if the peas give alittle relief but I can't go walking out with them .... They'll defrost!
I agee i cannot use coconut oil or emu oil if i am really sore i find the yes oil products work for me.
Dermeze Sensitive would not upset anyone. I find it perfect.
Hi Callianne
EPADERM you can get it in a small tub to try, I now get it in 500 g tub on prescription, which has lasted over a year. I put it on after every "wee" and the stingy irratation just goes. Good Luck.
Thanks lorna, that does look like UK. I will look at that
I looked up Dermeze and I do think there is a UK equivalent
Thanks auburn, I once used Emu oil and agree. I just found it a bit pricey. But it really is a comforting oil.
I'm in the uk. I use Epaderm too. I have a small travel tub in my handbag and use it instead of soap down below all the time. If I'm out and have to use a loo that doesn't have a basin in the same compartment then I use it for 'washing' after a wee.
At home I use coconut oil but understand that some people don't get on with it. I did use Emu oil, and it was nice, but haven't got any more. Aloe vera gel is also nice for a change now and again.
You might try the 1 T of cider Vinegar in a bottle of water ( I mix mine rather strong because I use a purse size sprayer 3 oz) but you can add that to a cup of water and just spray and blot after. It might be soothing. Don't make it too strong if you are broken out but to me it helps.
I just ordered Perrin's Creme Complete that someone recommended on one of the forums yesterday and I will let everyone know how that works when I get it.
I use tea tree and witch hazel wet wipes from Boots which I cut in half and store in a plastic toilet wipe box for use at home and put a few in plastic bag to take with me. They remove any acidity and some A & D original diaper rash ointment which I have in a large 500 g tub I got sent from the U.S. It is half petroleum jelly, some lanolin, with Vitamins A and D. I put it in a little round container which goes in my handbag nicely. My Dermo recommended Vasoline to make a waterproof barrier, but this is much easier to apply. I can't manage emu or coconut oil,as they are too thin to stick I find.
Annie
If things get too bad I use hydrocortisone then Hydromol over the top. I like you find something can work then not work. Coconut oil was fine then suddenly it was not so I stopped using it for a few days. It is fine again now. Bizarre.
Where do you get a sprayer? I think I could benefit from one.
If I get sore and stingy I suspect yeast and I use just a finger full of Censtan cream (saved from the last time I did a 7 day treatment) outside and in, to nip it in the bud.
Canestan
I don't know where you live but our drug stores and possibly places like Walmart or Walgreens might have them. They are a small probably 1 or 2 or less oz bottle with a spray top with a cap. They are actually with the small travel size things you buy for vacation. They are very reasonable and I have two. If I take one in my purse I always put it in a snack size zip lock just in case
I just read this as I believe Canestan is anti fungal . so just a heads up.
Some antidepressants and antipsychotics in particular can react badly to antifungal medications