Clothing Options for Vulvar Vestibulitis/Other Vulvar Pain

October 3, 2008

Hi all! I'm a 23 year old sufferer of vulvar vestibulitis, and have

been for the past three years. One of the troubles of vulvar pain (for

me, at least, although I'm certain many of you share this plight) is

clothing. My tight jeans found a new home in a packed-away box in my

closet, and I've made many unsuccessful (read: frustrating,

tear-inducing) trips to department stores searching for something to

wear. I've got skirts, but they aren't going to cut it this winter.

(Granted, I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area, and it's not really that

cold, but it's too cold for breezy skirts.) And besides, I'd like to

not *have* to wear skirts all the time. I just bought a few pairs of

corduroy pants, but I have to wear them fairly low on my waist (to

keep the crotch of the pants away from my tender places), and they

look kind of silly. I wear boxer-briefs (my solution to keeping

painful underwear away from my nethers), so whatever I wear has to

accommodate that.

Any suggestions? I'd love to hear from all of you regarding what you

do to combat the difficulties of having sensitive areas and wearing

clothing that definitely does not cater to these issues.

KB

October 4, 2008

For undergarments, all white, 100 percent cotton panties seem to be

working with my vulvodynia; my doctor advised me to do this and I use

laundry detergent that is " free " of the irritants and determatoligist

tested. I would try maybe getting the next size up for pants; that

gives a little more freedom with what I can wear, since I'm not a

skirt person.

A

>

> Hi all! I'm a 23 year old sufferer of vulvar vestibulitis, and have

> been for the past three years. One of the troubles of vulvar pain

(for

> me, at least, although I'm certain many of you share this plight) is

> clothing. My tight jeans found a new home in a packed-away box in my

> closet, and I've made many unsuccessful (read: frustrating,

> tear-inducing) trips to department stores searching for something to

> wear. I've got skirts, but they aren't going to cut it this winter.

> (Granted, I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area, and it's not really

that

> cold, but it's too cold for breezy skirts.) And besides, I'd like to

> not *have* to wear skirts all the time. I just bought a few pairs of

> corduroy pants, but I have to wear them fairly low on my waist (to

> keep the crotch of the pants away from my tender places), and they

> look kind of silly. I wear boxer-briefs (my solution to keeping

> painful underwear away from my nethers), so whatever I wear has to

> accommodate that.

>

> Any suggestions? I'd love to hear from all of you regarding what you

> do to combat the difficulties of having sensitive areas and wearing

> clothing that definitely does not cater to these issues.

>

> KB

>

October 4, 2008

I wear cotton knit stretch pants. I have various colors from LLBean

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?

categoryId=58167&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&from=SR&feat=sr---

These are more tapered but they also have fuller cuts. I am very

high waisted so these go up to my waist with still space in the

crotch and they are very soft to wear.

Hope this helps

In VulvarDisorders ,

" Cooley "

wrote:

>

> For undergarments, all white, 100 percent cotton panties seem to be

> working with my vulvodynia; my doctor advised me to do this and I

use

> laundry detergent that is " free " of the irritants and

determatoligist

> tested. I would try maybe getting the next size up for pants; that

> gives a little more freedom with what I can wear, since I'm not a

> skirt person.

> A

>

> >

> > Hi all! I'm a 23 year old sufferer of vulvar vestibulitis, and

have

> > been for the past three years. One of the troubles of vulvar pain

> (for

> > me, at least, although I'm certain many of you share this plight)

is

> > clothing. My tight jeans found a new home in a packed-away box in

my

> > closet, and I've made many unsuccessful (read: frustrating,

> > tear-inducing) trips to department stores searching for something

to

> > wear. I've got skirts, but they aren't going to cut it this

winter.

> > (Granted, I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area, and it's not really

> that

> > cold, but it's too cold for breezy skirts.) And besides, I'd like

to

> > not *have* to wear skirts all the time. I just bought a few pairs

of

> > corduroy pants, but I have to wear them fairly low on my waist (to

> > keep the crotch of the pants away from my tender places), and they

> > look kind of silly. I wear boxer-briefs (my solution to keeping

> > painful underwear away from my nethers), so whatever I wear has to

> > accommodate that.

> >

> > Any suggestions? I'd love to hear from all of you regarding what

you

> > do to combat the difficulties of having sensitive areas and

wearing

> > clothing that definitely does not cater to these issues.

> >

> > KB

> >

>

October 4, 2008

Everything I have when it comes to materials that touch my skin including on my bed are 100% cotton.

For underwear I have only white panties, the brand I use is Hanes and the kind within the Hanes that I use is the Ultrasoft kind. I had been using Hanes for years but sometimes I couldn't wear even them for long without the Lidocaine ointment that I have on some days, but then when I got these panties that are Ultrasoft I was able to wear panties more often especially during the day.

Kristy

Subject: Clothing Options for Vulvar Vestibulitis/Other Vulvar PainTo: VulvarDisorders Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 1:03 AM

Hi all! I'm a 23 year old sufferer of vulvar vestibulitis, and havebeen for the past three years. One of the troubles of vulvar pain (forme, at least, although I'm certain many of you share this plight) isclothing. My tight jeans found a new home in a packed-away box in mycloset, and I've made many unsuccessful (read: frustrating,tear-inducing) trips to department stores searching for something towear. I've got skirts, but they aren't going to cut it this winter.(Granted, I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area, and it's not really thatcold, but it's too cold for breezy skirts.) And besides, I'd like tonot *have* to wear skirts all the time. I just bought a few pairs ofcorduroy pants, but I have to wear them fairly low on my waist (tokeep the crotch of the pants away from my tender places), and theylook kind of silly. I wear boxer-briefs (my solution to keepingpainful underwear away from my nethers), so

whatever I wear has toaccommodate that.Any suggestions? I'd love to hear from all of you regarding what youdo to combat the difficulties of having sensitive areas and wearingclothing that definitely does not cater to these issues.KB

October 4, 2008

American Apparel (www.americanapparel.net) carries several styles of

looser-fitting cotton pants that are also stylish. Plus, their

products are slave-labor free & some are organic cotton as well.

October 5, 2008

I have done well with soft cotton pants from Express and Target. The

black ones from Express almost look like real pants (as opposed to

looking like sweatpants) because they have an attractive shape. The

ones from Target look like sweatpants but they are still cute.

October 5, 2008

Palazzo pants, or gauchos with knee boots. I live in Sacramento area and my parents live in SF so I'm definitely familiar with the cold breezy weather you speak of. I miss jeans the most and even though I'm 99% better I don't wear jeans that often and never if I'm going to do much sitting. I also wear wool skirts, thigh-high stockings, and knee boots. Tons of knee boots.

I'm pregnant right now and have found maternity pants have lots of comfy v-friendly styles. Also, the more expensive the jean the softer the seam fabric, and for me seven jeans seem to work out fine.

Lindsey

October 6, 2008

Wow. Thanks all! There's a lot of variety here. I'm excited about some

new options I hadn't really considered. Leave it to crippling pain to

bring out the best in human innovation!

Love and continued success to you all,

October 6, 2008

I have a difficult time even wearing underpants. I only wear them when

I have my cycle. I wear a nightgown/nightshirt while I'm at home and

dresses/skirts w/o underpants year round in Michigan! In the winter I

wear fashion boots and I have a long wool coat so I'm nice and warm. I

have a couple of long (ankle length) skirts, too, but those are hard to

find.

>

> Wow. Thanks all! There's a lot of variety here. I'm excited about some

> new options I hadn't really considered. Leave it to crippling pain to

> bring out the best in human innovation!

>

> Love and continued success to you all,

>

October 7, 2008

I definitely feel ya' on the not-wearing-underpants business. I also

only wear them when on my cycle (getting used to pads, when I'd been

using tampons since 11 years old, was another hurdle). However, I wear

the boxer-briefs when I'm out of the house, and go without at home

(just me and the boyfriend, so no one minds). The length of the

boxer-briefs means that I can't wear shorter skirts. But I may have to

try the " sans undies " approach.

Thanks everyone; it's great to hear from you all!

October 9, 2008

KB,

Hi, this is off-topic, I'm curious to know what city do you reside in, in the Bay Area? I lived most of my life in Fremont, but currently live in Manteca for a little over two years now.

As far as clothing options, I'm able to wear jeans, thank goodness but I do have days when my vv flares-up and I wear a velour outfit. If you shop at Secrets or like their apparel, I suggest you to buy "Boyfriend Sweats", I absolutely love them, I have the sweats in four different colors so far. The sweat pants are very loose in the crotch area, hence thats where they get the name "Boyfriend Sweats." You can wear them out in public (running errands), perfect for lounging in or sleeping in. Hope this helped somewhat.

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