WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 2003: Re: anal and feminine itching

Re: anal and feminine itching

From: LL (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 16:16:39 -0600 (CST)

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Thank you for your responses. I'm doing some of those things now! Also, I talked to a pharmacist who recommended I use Desitin (or any diaper rash cream) and it has made a WORLD of difference. We can add that to the list of things to help!!!

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LL

At Wed,  5 Mar 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>At Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Michelle wrote:
>>
>>At Tue,  4 Mar 2003, LL wrote:
>>>
>>>This is an embarrassing post, but here goes! Over the past several
>>>months I have had itching around my anus and on the outer skin in my
>>>genital area.  (never internally, all external itching) It is starting
>>>to drive me crazy!!!! This first occurred last year right after I had
>>>bacterial vaginosis, where I only had external feminie itching, which
>>>seemed to "creep back" to my rectum.  I was given cleosin and clobetesol
>>>to treat it.  The itching eventually went away, but the anal itching has
>>>continued on and off ever since.  The past several weeks have been
>>>really bad.  I've continued to use the clobetesol, which usually helps
>>>temporarily.  I've also tried hydrocortisone creams and tucks pads.  I'm
>>>wondering if this could possibly be hemmorhoids? Or what? I don't know
>>>what else to do.  I had gotten sort of used having this as a nuisance,
>>>but I'm realizing that this just isn't normal.
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help!
>>
>>1.  TUCKS dries out the skin and could make it itch!;
>>2.  Make sure you are not using scented toilet paper;
>>3.  No bubble baths;
>>4.  Cetaphil soap for cleansing:
>>5.  Aveeno Oatmeal baths for the itch;
>>6.  All White Cotton underwear ONLY;
>>7.  Use All Free & Clear for your washing machine;
>>8.  NO DRYER SHEETS for the static cling business
>>
>>Hope this helps..been there!
>
>--
>Thanks for the advice, and thank you for talking about this. I have the same problem and I, too, was diagonosed with bacterial vaginosis that i took antibiotics for.  Good luck and if I find anything that helps that is not listed I will send it along!
>

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