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Gillian1956
Gillian1956

Hi there lady's I had s biopsy done a few weeks ago and I had a letter from my gynecologist saying there wasn't enough tissue took to be reliably assessed in the laboratory and in view of my symptoms she's going to refer me to her dermatologist colleague and a further biopsy may be deemed necessary so now I'm waiting for appointment in the mean time can anyone advice me on how to ease the soreness I've constantly got it feels like even my knickers are rubbing me like sandpaper I don't know what to wear for comfort I feel like leaving the knickers off completely I can't wear anything unless it's very loose what do you wear and what helps with the soreness I'm getting really fed up with it now making me depressed

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  • Minamii
    Minamii Gillian1956

    Posted

    Hey Gillian,

    I suffered like that too.  I found that wearing a panty liner with my knickers helped: it was softer than woven fabric, being paper, and didn't irritate.  It also provided a bit of support and padding there, which was a big help.  But I discovered the best relief was to take a couple of antihistamines a day and eventually found that I was allergic to potatoes, tomatoes and chillies, so leaving them out of my diet entirely has effected a complete cure.

    Minamii

    • Gillian1956
      Gillian1956 Minamii

      Posted

      That's very interesting I don't eat tomatoes or chilliest but I do eat potatoes so I will try leaving them out of my diet

    • Minamii
      Minamii Gillian1956

      Posted

      The allergy is called "Nightshade sensitivity" and I've found a number of ladies I know who develop it later in life, typically after menopause.  The other triggers are eggplant, tobacco, and goji berries.  They are all plants in the same family, the Solanacea, related to Deadly Nightshade, aka Belladonna. It seems that the body gets worse at eliminating the toxins in the plants of this family as you get older.  

      Good luck!

      Minamii

    • Gillian1956
      Gillian1956 Minamii

      Posted

      That figures I'm 60 years old so I'm old but still going through the menopause after ten years but still get the flushes

  • Minamii
    Minamii Gillian1956

    Posted

    Hi Gillian.  Did you find any relief by leaving potatoes out of your diet?  I found that not only did it make my skin itch disappear, but I have had no recurrence of heartburn that I used to suffer from regularly.  

    Minamii

    • Gillian1956
      Gillian1956 Minamii

      Posted

      I don't get itching just feeling very sore and burning i haven't taken potatos out of my diet completely but have cut back on them can't say I've noticed any change yet I mite stop eating them altogether

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