PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for September, 2003: Re: Vaginal Wetting & Boils???

Re: Vaginal Wetting & Boils???

From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 4 Sep 2003 04:43:00 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 4 Sep 2003, andrea wrote: >
>At Sun, 31 Aug 2003, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>Thank you for replying. That's interesting your doctor said the boils
>>might be prediabetic or related. My grandmother had diabetes. After
>>her death I learned from Aunts that she too had many boils all her life.
>>I wonder now if I might be or will be diabetic. I also heard that the
>>scar left behind from a boil if it is dark in color (which all of mine
>>are) is a sign on insulin resistance. I am new to all of this PCOS,
>>Diabetes, and Insulin Resistance ( I don't even know what I.R. means).
>>I am really glad this board exits. It helps me asks qts and ideas of
>>other qts to ask my doctor. Good lick AmyK and all my other Cyster's :)
>>yes.i have suffered for many years with painful boils too.dont really have much advice other than take your metformin,check yourself regularly in crevices and bathe in salted water.good luck
>>At Thu, 28 Aug 2003, AmyK wrote:
>>>
>>>I can sympathize with the boil thing - I've suffered for more than 20
>>>years (I'm 37 now) and I get them in the same places as you mentioned.
>>>It is an embarassing and painful condition! Scars left behind...ugh! I
>>>don't have general wetness, but I get lots of bleeding between periods.
>>>I am on the birth control pill Yasmin which has helped with the
>>>bleeding. I, too, have to always wear a "little something" even when
>>>not having a period. My doctor believes the boils to be a metabolic
>>>problem related to insulin resistance and pre-diabetes. I haven't
>>>figured out if there is a relationship between lots of carbs and boils,
>>>though. Do you know of any correlation? I take 1500 mg of metformin a
>>>day and have noticed a SIGNIFICANT difference in my eating habits. I
>>>now eat less than half of what I used to! I have been on it since May.
>>>Not loosing an awful lot yet...still hopeful. Take care and good luck
>>>with the damn boils! :-) AmyK
>>>
>>>At Wed, 27 Aug 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>At age 24, I just found out I have PCOS a month ago and was put on
>>>>1000mg of Metformin. I feel like this is the missing link to so many of
>>>>my questions. I have had sooo many of the symptoms since my early
>>>>teens. I am still learning about PCOS. However I have yet to hear
>>>>anyone comment about vaginal wetness. Since my teens I have had
>>>>excessive wetting, so much so I use pads regularly. If I do not use a
>>>>pad my pants are soaked. My doctor said my hormones are so unbalanced
>>>>it may cause this, and that the medicine should help. Does anyone else
>>>>with PCOS have excessive wetting??? Also all my life I have been plagued
>>>>with boils. I have them in every crevice possible i.e. underarms,
>>>>inner thighs, behind ears, under breasts, and so on. Does anyone else
>>>>have this problem? Does anyone know if this is associated with PCOS?? I
>>>>wonder if this would fall under the excessive acne symptom. I would
>>>>appreciate any advice or comments. Thank you in advance.

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