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problem down there :( HELP!!!
hi.
im a 20 year old female. for the past couple of days, i have been feeling very uncomfortable down there. the skin between my vaginal lips seems to be more red than usual, and it feels raw. by that i mean it is ichy and it burns when i touch it!! i know it's not an std... im in a long distance relationship and i haven't had sex in a month so that's not the reason for this either. there is no foul smelling discharge, no unusual bumps or anything, no burning when i pee... just the skin between the lips, and around the vaginal opening is red and feels irritated and is soo annoying and painful.
i bought some Vagisil cream and applied it there today, but i don't know if it's helping. actually, it burned when i peed for the first time today after i put the cream on. please help, i don't know what to do. has this happened to anyone before? i don't want to go to the gyno unless i REALLY have to because i have no health insurance right now. is this serious? what should i do? keep using vagisil? THANKS SO MUCH!
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I've never had it happen in the places you are describing, but I have had it on my inner thighs and around the area in general. It could be a number of things. Bacterial infection, urinary tract infection, or a yeast infection. And yes, you can have a yeast infection without the foul smelling discharge Here are some helpful tips to keep it soothed and to hopefully help heal it.
- Wear loose fitted underwear [if any at all] and loose shorts around the house. This will help air get to the area
- Keep using the Vagisil
- Try not to irritate it any more then what it already is.
I know you said you don't have any health insurance [if you did, i would tell you to go ahead and go to the doctor] so wait a few weeks. If it doesn't go away then you need to go to the doctor. It doesn't neccesarily have to be a GYNO. It could be your family doctor or a health clinic. The health clinic is probably the best way to go, because it's really cheap if you have to pay at all.
I can't say that it is serious, but it could be. So if it doesn't clear up soon, I would go.
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I know how you feel. I get that a lot. It could be an infection, but before you make sure of it. Try these tips:
1)Apply aloe vera on the vaginal lips. This can cool and soothe.
2) Apply hydrocortisone cream. This can relieve the burn and itch.
3) Wear loose underwear. Tight underwear can just worsen it. It traps oxygen and can cause more irriation. And I am including thongs, too.
4) Wear looser jeans if you can.
Try all of this for about a week. And if there is no dramatic improvement, contact your primary physician or gynocologist immediately. It could be an infection or just some inflammation that needs prescription cream for it.
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You seem to have a yeast infection! Yeast infections are caused by chemical inbalances. Go try some over the counter stuff like Canesten or Monistat. There are Vagisil Wipes that dont cure your infection, but releive the itch and burn immedietly. I'd go get some a those for sure. If those dont work, go to your doctor and get a perscription for something, those are usually more intense and work more quickly. Good Luck! Emma
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actually that happened to me before, you might have this infection called vaginal bacterial infection. you have to go to a doctor, you dont have to go to the gyno i didnt and they will prescrbe you pills or cream. take the cream the pills are so gross i couldnt even eat a quarter of a pill. but you might not have this. you should get it checked jus in case.
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