“It’s itchy …..and red….and hurts when we…..ya know…”
My doctor, clipboard in hand, pondered the situation.
“Wear synthetic panties?”
“No.”
His eyebrows weaved together. Clearly, his concern was growing and he would put that Ivy League education to work for me, garsh darn it.
“Taking antibiotics?”
“No.”
His pensive look deepened. He was searching the archives of his knowledge, sifting through his medical “know how”, and thoroughly assessing my dilemma.
“Our vacation is going to be ruined!” I exclaimed, hands in the air.
He nodded, scratched his chin, and asked, “Have you been riding a bicycle?”
The look I gave him must have answered his question because he quickly backpedalled. He gave me another thoughtful look and told me to buy a tube of Monistat. You see, Monistat is my friend. If it doesn’t clean up after that, he invited me for another cozy visit to his office so he could prescribe a megadose of Monistat.
“But, I have already used that. It keeps coming back.”
He hesitated for a moment, my hopes high…
“Well,” he said slowly, “Try it again. Won’t hurt.”
I left his office disheartened and reluctant to buy another tube of Monistat. Instead, I would be a vigilante. A sort of vagina vigilante, seeking justice for all itchy vaginas. I would seek truth, justice and….well, help. Happily, I did find what I was looking for all those years ago. And, I have it to share with you….
A website every woman should read.
Did you know….
*Nonoxynol- 9 on condoms and lube can cause yeast infections and vaginal irritation in certain women (especially if used frequently, you horny little devil).
*A UN sponsored study followed 1,000 sex workers who used nonoxynol- 9 frequently. Those workers had higher incidence of vaginal lesions. Yes, lesions! Ouch! Spermicide is designed to kill sperm cells. It can not tell the difference between a vagina cell and a sperm cell. ( “Cide” does mean kill….pesticide, genocide, suicide, etc…)
*Frequent use of Nonoxynol-9 also correlates with higher incidence of STDS, bladder infections and HPV.( Don’t believe me? Google it. Here, I will help ya get started. )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonoxynol-9 It seems viruses and bacteria love irritated skin. It gives them a great pathway into our system.
*Overuse of Monistat or other over the counter yeast remedies can set you up for recurrent yeast infections. It tends to kill both the bad and good bacteria. Frequent use of such products also tends to contribute to your getting a drug resistant strain of yeast. (kinda like overuse of antibiotics.) Oh, joy.
*There are numerous alternative remedies you can use to prevent and treat yeast infections and vaginal irritation. Doctors are often fearful to recommend non-FDA approved remedies for fear of lawsuits (Don’t blame ‘em. It’s just a bad situation.).
*Probiotics, probiotics, probiotics!! Have you had your acidophilus today?
This and a whole lot more here https://www.msu.edu/~eisthen/yeast/
….Check it out or bookmark for future use …you just might be next!
10 years ago
11 comments:
Great info! And another thing to consider...it could be an allergy.An allergy to latex, a chemical in a product you are using, and even to the man's "contribution". Seriously, I've had two different doctors tell me this. If you have any food allergies and your partner eats the offending food it could cause a reaction in you. Crazy!
Great to know, Holly. Thanks for posting. Nice to have another vagina vigalante in the ranks!
Dang... Good info to know... with all of these things contributing to the beastie yeasties no wonder we aren't all hopping around all of the time. Thanks for sharing!
Rofl..........so sorry to laugh..but your writing is hysterical. I ws gonna say yogurt is a good natural remedy but I am sure y ou got it covered..cherry
OK, I know this is a real problem for you, but I can't get past the words "vagina vigilante." That is hysterical! You are too funny!
This is interesting, isn't it? A very important bit of information that never does seem to get sent out to all and sundry. It's too bad that you had to go digging to find it yourself, but it's good that you shared.
holycrapola! Hehe! You just cracked me up. I have been having a re-occuring devil in my va-jay-jay..heh! But, My DoC gave me that wonderful pill & it knocks it right out. 1 pill. :) love it!
SITS brought me to you, by the way. I am loving your blog. Saving it to come back & read more.
Ha HA, I just posted in your upper post that I wasn't going to let on what I had going on, well that is it! I got my first UTI, took some anti's and got the baking goods. I am shocked they did my surgery yesterday with me having one, since they had to go up that way! I'm eating tons of yogurt. I once put yogurt down there but don't think it works the same way.
My sister gets them all the time but she doesn't use birthcontrol, so they don't know.
Huh, very interesting!
good things to know- get yogurt with lots of live active cultures or even pills (health food store) that have probiotics- often stored in the fridge - and limit your sugar- esp. with halloween coming up
Thanks for all the advice, ladies. My itchy little friend is now a happy little friend. The above scenario took place several years ago. I just wanted to share because...well, that's what vigilantes do! Be sure to check out that website. I know I am a bit of a women's health nut, but I think there is useful info in there for everyone.
https://www.msu.edu/~eisthen/yeast/
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