Still need help. vaginal/labial itching and skin flaking.

[dbchick]

Hey Ladies. I need advice. My area down there hasnt been normal for months. I started noticing really bad itching a while ago and went to the dr. She took some scrapings from inside and everything came out normal. She did prescribe Metro-gel but it didnt do anything. I was using a lot of vagisil cream at that point. I was getting pins and needles sensations from the numbness. I stopped using it even though it was badly itching. It actually helped. Anyway, i have been using cotton underwear and have changed detergents. I even bought new cotton underwear as well. I just got through a yeast infection. There are couple of things. One: when I look down there it is dry and really flaky on the labia majora. I mainly scratch at night when I am sleeping and get those bumps from infected hair follicles (which the dr also saw) that go away in a few days. Two: The other thing is this prickly feeling where the labia majora come together at the "cleft" where the pubic hair is. To the point that I cant where jeans or anything even remotely tight. What can I do to get back to normal? Do any of you maybe know how I can get the itching, pricklyness, and the flaking to stop? Thanks

[MagD]

This has been driving me crazy for the past 3 months!  It started out of the blue and has continued - I have tried everything from extra cleansing, using fragrance free soaps, powders, corn starch and even hemorrhoid cream.  The hemorrhoid cream seems to help for a little while.  I have read other posts and it seems MANY women have this.  I started to attribute it to menopause, but am not sure.  Will anxiously watch the posts to see if anyone has come up with a real remedy.

[MagicMiracle24]

It can't be due to Menopause, Im 23 and have been experiencing te same thing for nearly a year. I have gone to the doctor COUNTLESS times and been told te same thing, there is nothing wrong! I've found that taking hot baths with salt, kind of like a mouth gargle except for your WHOLE body!

The salt burns the area but its the long after effect that I look foreward to!

Hope this helps some

[itchingnomore]

I know exactly what you mean. The burning, itching, and skin flaking was about to take a toll on me because I couldn't sleep and everytime I went to the bathroom and used toilet paper it just started the cycle all over again. I've been to the doctor, used antibiotics, yeast creams, anti-itch creams -- basically everything suggested on here but to no avail.

I realize that everyone needs an individualized treatment but I'll tell you what worked for me personally. After reading about seborrheic dermatitis (which can occur on the scalp or the genitalia), I did a total overhaul of my everyday living and attacked this itchiness (also known as pruritis) with everything I could throw at it. First, I took a warm bath with 1/2 cup salt and 1 cup vinegar. Then I used a hair dryer to make sure my vaginal area was dry. I changed to Ivory Detergent and rewashed all my underwear. For itching, I used 1% hydrocortisone cream and also trimmed my fingernails. I also used Vagisil anti-itch wipes 4 times daily and the other times I went to the bathroom made sure not to wipe but just to blot my vaginal area. It worked better than any prescription!!!!! Now I don't have to use any anti-itch cream and the flaking has disappeared.