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fusing and breaking down

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athena93317
athena93317

I've been doing so good the last few months so I thought my skin had been pink so I thought everything was fine but I hadn't taken a good look down there in a while so I did to find it want as great as I thought my skin is fusing on my clitorus and there is changing of color in the skin at the bottom that is light purple buy the skin still looks healthier then it did I don't understand I broke down today after having sex with my husband it seems I'm losing some feeling inside and what I do feel doesn't feel good I don't usually break down in front of my husband to try to spare him the worry of hurting me and ruining are sex life but I couldn't control it I felt awful

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  • athena93317
    athena93317

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    Thank you everyone for the replies I actually went out yesterday and bought the witch hazel and aloe and I already notice a big difference thank you so much I was thinking if trying the baking soda bath as well I have heard a lot about it thanks ladies
    • hanny32508
      hanny32508 athena93317

      Posted

      Glad to hear that you see a result already.  

      Haven't tried the witch hazel and aloe, but I keep it in mind just in case I need another method.

      For now I swear by baking soda baths and rinses and coconut oil.  

  • Morrell1951
    Morrell1951 athena93317

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    Glad to hear you're better. I believe there's some confusion in that some doctors advise us to have lots of penetrative intercourse to keep our vaginal introitus from shrinking. ("If you don't use it, you lose it.") I think this is standard advice for post-menopausal women who have vulvar atrophy. The thing with LS is that friction stirs up yeast and can trigger an LS flare-up, especially if you add to the load stress and its best friend, comfort-eating of sugar. Have sex when your LS is not active and you're calm and eating well. It may not be as frequent as he would like, but I like to think he doesn't want to cause you pain.
    • sheryl23096
      sheryl23096 Morrell1951

      Posted

      Speaking of sugar,, sugar is NOT a friend anymore. One thing that i've noticed more than anything, is that sugar and processed foods send this into Overdrive. Try to eat as little processed sugar as possible and processed foods.. This condition will quickly transform diets into raw and organic because that's the only way it seems like that i can eat without this going insanely itchy. I tried eating some cookies? Ohhhh holy cow, i thought i was itchy before.. an endless night sleeping, scratching to bleeding and never wanting to even see another oreo again eek
    • sheryl23096
      sheryl23096 Morrell1951

      Posted

      I'm finding out that anything with processed sugar.. Wayyy bad. So sad but, so long processed foods!  cheesygrin^ 
    • renee77108
      renee77108 sheryl23096

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      I just recently went sugar, grain and dairy free...amongst some other items as well. I also had this on my legs...it has cleared...whew!  I'm doing the Paleo auto-immune diet trying also to heal an auto-immune disease in my mouth. Down below...all better...hope it stays that way. Has been helping, but I believe this is going to be a long term journey to get the results I need. On a plus side I've lost some weight...which was needed.
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