Something that is working for my vulvodynia.

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Hi I just joined this forum. I was part of another group for over 4

years but they changed it so you can only like you to discuss the

treatments biofeedback and physical therapy. Anyhow, I have had

vulvodynia for about 15 years maybe longer. It started as slight pain

during intercourse and progressed into a debilitating 24/7 pain that

involved burning,itching,tingling and rawness. It seems to have

possibly started after a candida infection from taking antibiotics

for a bladder infection. I have tried everything you can think of

including all the diets for candida and herbs and drugs for it. Also

been to all kinds of doctors and alternative practioners done juice

fasts, herbs blah, blah won't bore you just believe me when I say I

tried everything and some much effort and I only got worse and worse.

Needless to say my life has become a real mess from this problem and

worse of all I didn't get the support I should of had with this

problem in fact I got a lot of abuse. But happily lately I have been

acually feeling some improvement and wanted to post it so others

might also possibly get relief. I know after reading others successes

and trying them myself and them not working for me and sometimes

making me worse that everyone is different and what works for one may

not work for another's vulvodynia. So anyhow this is what has been

working lately and I don't think it is a cure but it does seem to

help. I was reading a lot of books on East Indian ayurvedic medicine

and in there they say that coconut oil is good for inflammation. So I

tried that for a while and it did help at least unlike a lot of other

topical things it didn't make things worse. Then I found Banyan

Botanicals Soothing Skin Balm and I really think that helps even

more. Then about three days ago I bought some 100% pure neem oil in

the vitamin store and also really feel some improvement from that. In

fact tonight when I was taking a bath I noticed that the inner labia

has always felt bumpy, I asked the doctor about this and he said it

was just inflammed nerves there but tonight it acually feels

smoother. Also earlier today I started getting some uncomfortable

anal burning and used neem oil and it took that away. I noticed that

in the Soothing Skin Balm one ingredient in there is neem leaf. I

still like the soothing skin balm but for someone who wants to try

something easy to get a hold of the neem oil seems to work for me

also. I know one girl on the other forum I was on said it was really

working for her and that was interesting for me to hear as I knew

something was helping but wasn't sure it was that as I was doing

several things. Well,take care, Baukti