RE: READ THIS...Something that I have found that helps lately.

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I like the Ayurvedic Balm by Banyan Botanicals the best, because

it is nice and thick and stays on. Sometimes I mix a little Lidocaine in with

it. It works most of the time, but I agree with Baukti, there are on occasions

when it doesn’t. No rhyme or reason ..

nne

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VulvarDisorders [mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On

Behalf Of baukti baukti

Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:50 PM

To: vulvodynia-support ; vulvardisorders ;

vulvodynia

Subject: READ THIS...Something that I have found that helps

lately.

Hi, I have had vulvodynia for about 20 years and have written in several

times about things that have seemed to help, the first being coconut oil but

then it seems to just work sometimes, not always but it's a good oil because

according to traditional ayurvedic medicine it is considered a cooling oil as

most oils can be heating to the skin which you don't want with vulvodynia. The

other thing was the ayurvedic balm by banyan botanicals but like the other oil

sometimes it seemed to work and sometimes not as well. Maybe I am jumping the

gun right now as I have been only doing what I think is helping for almost two

weeks and maybe everything could come back like gang busters but for the last

week I haven't had any soreness or itching. Sometimes I noticed with things

like the oils and balm that seemed to help that I did feel better but if I did

anything to aggravate the area like tight jeans and anykind of sex ect. I

would get a flare up of soreness. So, anyway, I noticed about a week and a half

ago when I was in Safeway that they carry a toilet paper that is 100% cotton no

tree fiber at all. So I thought I would try it as I have tried everything else

but since it is expensive almost $7.00 for 4 rolls I bought the tissue for

$4.00 even the checkout guy thought there was some mistake on the price. The

first three days I felt uncomfortable and figured this wasn't working but after

the fourth day I have felt no pain or soreness. I wonder if my vulvodynia is

some reaction to tree fiber. When you think about it, toilet paper is the

one thing you use down there over and over everyday and what other choices have

we had till now. I have tried all the other things like changing detergents and

wearing organic cotton underware, using other hypoallergenic toilet paper not

to mention all the allergy and gluten free diets and none of this every

made one iota of a difference. So, thought I would post this and

keeping my fingers crossed that this might be helping. Take care, Baukti

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