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Itch-Scratch-Itch...uncontrollable labia itch
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I've had this uncontrollable itch on my outer labia's for the past 7 years. Everyday I itch, I feel like a freak because I am always scratching (not in public). My labia gets sore from the scratching and I break skin often from scratching. I have tried everthing, but it doesn't go away. I know it's not an STD because I went to the doctor's and have been tested. However they haven't helped me none. The labia skin is thickened from the scratching, is very dry (white-like) and flaky (at times). So are my inner thighs at the crease yet they do not itch that often. There are no bumps but my skin is raised, and I don't know what it is. I thought about Lichen, but I do not see my vagina changing in that form, like the pictures that I have researched. Please Please help me figure out what other problems there might be. I have been in the same relationship all this time. Also, if you know any remedies for the itching, please send my way. I use All Free & Clear laundry detergent, and wash with warm water as I fell needed throughout the day. I also don't get my period often, I tied my tubes in 2003, so I don't take any BC. I am not on any medication. Just looking for what else might there be...
Thanks, Itchy_Itchy
I've had this uncontrollable itch on my outer labia's for the past 7 years. Everyday I itch, I feel like a freak because I am always scratching (not in public). My labia gets sore from the scratching and I break skin often from scratching. I have tried everthing, but it doesn't go away. I know it's not an STD because I went to the doctor's and have been tested. However they haven't helped me none. The labia skin is thickened from the scratching, is very dry (white-like) and flaky (at times). So are my inner thighs at the crease yet they do not itch that often. There are no bumps but my skin is raised, and I don't know what it is. I thought about Lichen, but I do not see my vagina changing in that form, like the pictures that I have researched. Please Please help me figure out what other problems there might be. I have been in the same relationship all this time. Also, if you know any remedies for the itching, please send my way. I use All Free & Clear laundry detergent, and wash with warm water as I fell needed throughout the day. I also don't get my period often, I tied my tubes in 2003, so I don't take any BC. I am not on any medication. Just looking for what else might there be...
Thanks, Itchy_Itchy
Katie does this have to be done every night for the rest of our lives? Or, hopefully, it gets better with time.
I use the sea salt, vinegar & hydrogen peroxide that you suggested and it DOES WORK! Wow!
I keep a picnic-sized bottle (you know, mustard yellow, catsup red, etc.) full of water and flush my inner and outer labial area with that EVERY time I use the bathroom. Then I put on Benadryl cream (I'm allergic to Hydrocortisone creams). After 1-2 days of the cream, I mix the salt/vinegar/peroxide solution with a little bit of water in the water bottle and, again, rinse the entire inner labial area. Because the Benadryl cream for a day pretty much healed the raw areas, there was VERY LITTLE burning or pain. I also shower every other day with an ANTIBACTERIAL soap, then use the Benadryl cream. I am so GLAD I FOUND THIS WEBSITE because I was going crazy with the itch.
I keep a picnic-sized bottle (you know, mustard yellow, catsup red, etc.) full of water and flush my inner and outer labial area with that EVERY time I use the bathroom. Then I put on Benadryl cream (I'm allergic to Hydrocortisone creams). After 1-2 days of the cream, I mix the salt/vinegar/peroxide solution with a little bit of water in the water bottle and, again, rinse the entire inner labial area. Because the Benadryl cream for a day pretty much healed the raw areas, there was VERY LITTLE burning or pain. I also shower every other day with an ANTIBACTERIAL soap, then use the Benadryl cream. I am so GLAD I FOUND THIS WEBSITE because I was going crazy with the itch.
Dear, never use powder! I used to do that when I was young and believe me it doesn't help.
I thought I was the only one experiencing this!
For me, I used Betadine Feminine Wash! It's so effective. I even use it whenever I have my menstruation. However, there are times when the itchiness is unbearable that I pray so hard. They say drinking cold water works also for relieving itchiness. But maybe it only works for the mild ones. I also used ice, but it only gives a temporary relief. Betadine Feminine Wash is really the best.
For me, I used Betadine Feminine Wash! It's so effective. I even use it whenever I have my menstruation. However, there are times when the itchiness is unbearable that I pray so hard. They say drinking cold water works also for relieving itchiness. But maybe it only works for the mild ones. I also used ice, but it only gives a temporary relief. Betadine Feminine Wash is really the best.
Thank You. After about a year of seeing doctors for the itch, your solution worked for me. I will use this solution like you said as part of my daily hygiene. I used it twice a day for about 2 weeks the inch has improved greatly. I am hoping the itch will leave completely. To all you who suffer
You Must try the solution. Thank You Katie
You Must try the solution. Thank You Katie
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