Warning TMI - itchy & swollen

[MummyMills]

I know this is a bit of a delicate subject, but hey, we're all in this together!

For the past 3 weeks, I've been suffering with really itchy, swollen genitals. For a while I thought it was thrush as there was a lot more discharge than usual but now I'm not so sure.

I've tried everything - Canestan cream, pro-biotic yogurts, changing my pant-liners every hour or so, getting lots of air to to the area where possible, anti-bacterial soap... but nothing seems to shift it & it's starting to drive me crazy!

Any suggestions would be welcome, at this stage I'd try anything!

 

[MummyMills]

Cheers for that. If you'd have told me that bathing in organic baked beans and custard would help, I'd have tried it... it's sooo sore!

 

[Squiglet]

I know this might sound strange but are you washing the area everyday with soap... because if you are.... stop.... I get regular bouts of thrush and its usually from using soap down there... I can use johnstons baby shampoo but nothing harsher... It alters the PH of the area and that's what causes the thrush.

 

[MummyMills]

Yes, I have been washing with anti-bacterial soap but perhaps I should try the baby shampoo / warm water on alternate days to see if that helps.

Seriously, you could get me to try anything at the moment!

 

[Squiglet]

Well I know that anti bacterial soap for me would be WAY to harsh... (I've tried it ) ...actually the only thing that usually gets rid of my thrush is the oral tablets and a topical treatment with the cream....but obviously that's not quite possible for you atm... But the way I keep it at bay is being very gentle with my lady bits, never putting soap down there, occasionally baby shampoo... I wash every day in the shower to keep everything clean...but the soap seems to mess everything up And there are some really nice soaps and shower gels out there

 

[Tangerinedream]

I had this problem and was continously suffering from thrush when i was pg. ive resorted to using nothing except warm water every day which does help. I've always used femfresh but i developed a real sensitivity to it during my pregnancy, which is still with me now

 

[gems]

Give femfresh wash a try I find this to be good as I get thrush quite often.xxxx

 

[MummyMills]

I've been out & purchased some soap from Boots that alters the PH balance "down there" & I'm going to try using it on alternate days (with just water on the other days). I'll let you know how Iget on with my experiment!

 

[MummyMills]

Thanks Midna, xxx