Dusty- Re: hi, i'm new! need answers!

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That's a great suggestion I never thought of that. She didn't

mention anything about the vaginal vault, but I KNOW from checking

myself every day that it's different. It's swollen and seems

fleshier ever since my reaction, and that's one of the things I was

wondering...is that VVS or something else?

Miranda

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>

> Some Antihistamines are available over the counter. Labels with

consumer

> advice on dosing is there. Personally, because of hay fever and

seasonal

> allergies, I have taken antistamines, prescription eye drops and

> prescription nasal sprays (all antihistamine) for about 10

years. I seem

> to be safe - but we are all different. The thing is if it is

allergic

> reactions you are suffering, you need the antihistamine to clear

up the

> allergic response. Otherwise the longer you allow the skin, even

though you

> have deprived it of the allergens, to remain untreated the longer

it will

> take to hearl as opposed to actually using something to quieten

the allergic

> response. Be aware that for me, some of the allergens were being

consumed

> by me. Turns out I'm allergic to yellow dyes and they were found

in some

> of my daily meds as well as my daily Tylenol and my favorite no

fat food -

> Egg substitute and so on. In some prepared drinks, in shampoos,

in some

> candies and gums and cakes and on and on and on. I still (after

4 years)

> wash my hair outside of the tub and probably will continue to do

so til I'm

> too old to kneel!!!!

>

> I actually first used as a topical Benedryl childrens liquid.

While it is

> made to be drunk by kids, it is dye, alcohol and sugar free, so it

seemed

> the best choice for me before I had to pay for a script that maybe

wouldn't

> work. I applied it sparingly to only one side of the vulva for a

number of

> nights until I was sure I would have no negative effects and then

began

> using it all over the vulvar area. When it helped, I then asked

my doc for

> a script for Benddryl in olive oil and I used that. It really

helped to

> calm down the skin and hasten healing.

>

> Did your gyn, on your pap visit, say that your vaginal vault

looked okay or

> that it was inflamed or anything at all? Maybe you can get some

hints from

> whatever the doc had to say about that. Perhaps you are suffering

from

> vaginismus/pelvic floor issues, as well from the clenching of

muscles due to

> the pain of the vaginal reaction to the cream.

>

> You are very lucky to have such a supportive partner.

>

> The key Miranda is to keep the pain to a minimum as fast as you

can - even

> if it means your methods are not all natural. Unfortunately the

longer

> that those nerves fire the harder it is to break the cycle of pain.

>

> Dusty

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