Perhaps this would be better posted under General Health, but the problem I'm really having is more about how I FEEL about this medical issue. I have been battling an amazing fungal infection on my private parts for MONTHS now. I am so red, so sore, so raw, and so FREAKING itchy! This consumes all of my thoughts. I feel dirty and disgusting. I feel diminished. I am under a doctor's care, but honestly I just want to crawl into a cave and hibernate...just the motions of every day life seem so difficult. Very sad today...

sorry, Sue. I hope it gets cleared up. Have you looked into candida info?

Don't feel dirty. Its not like you got it from not cleaning yourself. Did antibiotics start it?

Consider herbal remedies, low-oxalate diet, healing salves such as calendula, chaparral, plantain.

- Herbal remedies for fungal infections:

http://www.herbs2000.com/disorders/fungi.htm


For healing sense of despair about the problem, Magenta flower essence formula from fes:

http://www.fesflowers.com/fes-store...products_id=941

I hope this helps you, its just a simple remedy thats easily found... just go to the supermarket and buy natural bio yoghurt, take it home , go to your bedroom with a bathtowel , undress, and slatherer it all in and around your gential area.... were getting to sound like a porno site here, lol, and relax for a while, approx 20 mins. Then rince, without soap and dry.
Whether it was brought on by strong soaps or a ph imbalance, even a reaction to anti-biotic, this will help you feel so much better staight away. repeat whenever you feel the need.

It HAS to be BIO.

AWWW don't feel dirty and gross!!
I had issues for months found out my now exhubby was using some kind of crap to uuumm prolong our 2 second sessions. Yup found it in his stuff after he left. Hope it messed up his young gf too. lol

I found dumping all the meds and risning with a squeeze bottle of water instead of wiping with tp did the trick. Also completely drying out before putting on clothes after a shower or using the spray bottle. Glycerine soap worked wonders for me. Nothing with perfume or crap in it.
Like one of those bottles they send home with you after you have a baby? Oh yeah after getting rid of the ex it worked.

I hopw you get better soon!! It's really a horrible thing to try and live with!!

prolly very basic but you have been checked for diabetes?

I had horrible horrible unrelenting yeast infections/jock itch until I got control of my blood sugars.

Epsom salt bathes uses to give me some measure of relief

Thank you everyone, SO MUCH. It means so much to me to have been able to express myself and share my feelings. Minerva200, I did have my blood sugars checked by my dr., and all is OK there. (My son is T1 diabetic, and I've used his glucose monitor to check myself as well!) Thank you for the suggestion though, and I will FOR SURE buy myself some epsom salts. Kaylakala, I do have one of those squeeze bottles, and will use it instead of paper. Teresaw, OMG, but OK! What the hell! Yeah, we're turning into quite the porno site. I'll warn my husband ahead of time, imagine him walking in on that! SylvieK, I will faithfully read all of the links you sent me, thank you a thousand times. And sln88, thanks for your words of support. No, it didn't start from antibiotics - just one of those random things.

THANK YOU ALL, VERY MUCH!

Yep, Sue, all of the above! I had a dr. friend who used to suggest teresaw's yoghurt cure. His suggested handy-dandy applicator of choice was the turkey baster!
ROFL!!!!!!

I second terasaw (and actually all the suggestions) you have been given.

Adding one more,

wear long breezy skirts w/ NO underwear. Some call it going "commando"

whatever.

It is very healthy for you (all of us)

aids in airing things out and helping circulation.

Yeh, Indie, good luck, update us to how your virgina's going on, o.k.

Yeh, Indie, good luck, update us to how your vagina's doing, o.k.

Forgot to mention turmeric -- mix ground turmeric with coconut oil to make a salve and apply. Anti-inflammatory and antifungal. But it does stain skin or bedclothes yellow so if that's a problem you may not want to use it topically, instead you can make a tea or use capsules of ground turmeric.

Just my experience: most effective remedy is chaparral leaf made as a tea and applied as a lotion (or mixed with coconut oil). It seems using it internally is strong and somewhat controversial, so not sure about that; but used topically it's a great healer for rashes and irritation. You can find a number of sources for it on amazon.

Eating high-oxalate foods can aggravate the problem for lots of women. Some good LC foods are also high-oxalate, including spinach, chard, blueberries, and other berries, plus many other leafy greens. I've read that kale is the lowest in oxalates of all greens, doesn't seem to cause problems. (Low-oxalate diet also prescribed for kidney stones, there are lots of lists on the net if you search for them.)

Just a note about the topically-applied yogurt treatment: I know that's what most people suggest but it really worsened symptoms for me. So you may want to try it when you have some quiet time first to make sure it's OK for you.

Also, often people suggest tea tree oil because it's said to be antifungal but it can also burn like crazy; Susun Weed for one says tea tree is too strong to use on sensitive skin areas.

Another thing: seems there are a lot of nerves "down there" (obviously), if you have a bout of itching it can really aggravate your whole system and make you feel frazzled. My favorite remedy for soothing nerves and healing up is skullcap tea or extract.

Good article by a herbalist about treating eczema and other skin conditions:

http://www.blessedmaineherbs.com/careofskin.html

I am happy to report all is well

Sue, I hope you are feeling better emotionally today.

so very glad to hear......

extra virgin unprocessed coconut oil is great for stuff like that:



Health Benefits of Coconut oil