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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Amandajane46 on January 30, 2015, 02:15:20 PM

Title: I'm so itchy n sore down below driving me mad
Post by: Amandajane46 on January 30, 2015, 02:15:20 PM

Any ideas of anything to help please

Title: Re: I'm so itchy n sore down below driving me mad
Post by: CLKD on January 30, 2015, 02:40:29 PM

Thrush?  Vaginal atrophy?

Title: Re: I'm so itchy n sore down below driving me mad
Post by: Hurdity on January 30, 2015, 02:40:43 PM

Oh dear!

I don't know what you can use for immediate relief apart from some fairly inert soothing cream (hopefully someone else can advise...) but if it's not an infection then it sounds like vaginal atrophy and you need to get some local oestrogen as soon as possible if you are not using some already.

Information here:
http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/vaginalsymptoms.php
http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/local.php
http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/article-vaginal-atrophy.php (need to read the whole artcile beyond the survey results)

Hurdity x

Title: Re: I'm so itchy n sore down below driving me mad
Post by: CLKD on January 30, 2015, 02:43:27 PM

Bicarb of soda?

Title: Re: I'm so itchy n sore down below driving me mad
Post by: Jenna on January 30, 2015, 03:32:07 PM

As the girls say, it probably needs local oestrogen for vaginal atrophy, if it's not thrush, but you could also try plain live yoghurt or 'Yes' water based vaginal moisturiser in an attempt to help now. You can use the moisturiser underneath as well and it is really soothing. Free samples are available from the 'Yes' website. There are other brands, but that one did not irritate me I found.

Hope that helps you!

Jenna x

Title: Re: I'm so itchy n sore down below driving me mad
Post by: Amandajane46 on January 30, 2015, 07:54:21 PM

Hi ladies it's not thrush its same spot every time on outside

Title: Re: I'm so itchy n sore down below driving me mad
Post by: honeybun on January 30, 2015, 08:15:33 PM

Canneston cream can be very soothing even if it's not thrush.

Have you been checked out either by your practice nurse or your GP.


Honeyb
X

Title: Re: I'm so itchy n sore down below driving me mad
Post by: SueRoe on January 30, 2015, 08:21:49 PM

I agree it should be checked by a medic. Have you tried E45 Itch Relief cream from the chemist (about £4). Try keeping it in the fridge. It doesn't say you shouldn't put it on your bits - I have done and it's very soothing.

Title: Re: I'm so itchy n sore down below driving me mad
Post by: dahliagirl on January 30, 2015, 09:07:08 PM

I had an itchy patch, in one particular spot, for the last 4 years I was on the pill

I tried thrush tablets and creams and it never went away.  I ended up using body shop hemp hand lotion on it one night and it felt really good :)  I had started to get a dryness, where the oily secretions had gone and it was like ordinary skin.

Since then, I have come off the pill and had local oestrogen and it only comes back if I need more.

I also get thrush symptoms a lot.  It is not quite the same and I am finding multigyn actigel helpful with this.

Title: Re: I'm so itchy n sore down below driving me mad
Post by: Amandajane46 on January 30, 2015, 09:56:56 PM

Thank you will make a appointment with nurse