im 28 & got irritation since finishing the pill

Hi Mimi...If I was in your shoes the first thing I would do would be to get a magnified shaving mirror and take a look hard look at my undercarriage.   LS often presents itself with white patchy areas, tiny sores and tiny cuts in and around the vagina.  Waiting 7 months is a long time, and not a good plan if it is LS, and so you really you need to find someone who knows what they are doing, knows what to look for, and so you need to see either a dermatologist or a gynecologist who has experience with this kind of auto immune disorder, because many doctors are not all that well informed with this condition. In the meantime I would use lubrication IMHO until you get a firm diagnosis as you could aggravate the skin or even tear it a little bit I believe...

I agree with Guppy. Keep trying to see a gynae who can diagnose you. If you look at LS photos online and look at yourself in the shaving mirror, you can probably see for yourself whether it's likely LS. I diagnosed myself years before I met a gynae who ID'd LS.

'Yes!" cream is expensive and an excellent lubricant. But if you're very red and sore with white patches, sex will make it worse. We women with LS are 'allergic' to rough sex.

If you want quick solutions (besides the prescription ointment you need ASAP) try cutting most sugar out of your diet and wear loose cotton pants – not tight or synthetic pants. Spray after bathroom visits with a bottle of water with a smidgen of baking soda in it. Very healing. And don't scratch.

The good news is that some women here have experienced remission from LS during pregnancy and childbirth – hormones, we think. I've had LS since I was 22 and I had two natural childbirths in my early thirties.

Does your urine smell? is it a "different" colour? is it cloudy?- 

Drink A LOT of water during the day - try drinking cranberry juice  and eat dried cranberries- but as with every thing you do - dont go over board

The others make excellent points i wont repeat them. - B vitamines WILL make your urine smell differently so stop taking it for a few days - unless your doctor prescribed them,- to check out the smell

A complex B vitamen is possibly better  than just the 6 anyway

Vaginal secretions can burn if you are bruised and had swollen inflamed tissue- so that will explain why the burning sensation continued and you feel difficulty in passing urine. A change in your hormone levels having stopped the pill may have made your vagina "drier" than before

You are still young - dont be impatient to get pregnant, so stop penetrative sex or wearing tapons, for a time - to allow your tissues to heal - if you have continued to "put up" with sex before you have healed, you are not allowing the body to heal itself

. Babies need calm happy mothers both in utero and  once born, you sound too anxious- try to relax - learn to meditate - and enjoy yourself without worrying 

Make sure you don't have worms - Do you have any pets? Or have you been stroking any animals? you can have thread worms which will cause the sensation you describe after stopping the anti histamine. Talk to your pharmacist if you think your doctors  feel you are being tiresome - DON'T freak out  at the thought it is very common and very treatable

Knowing what you normal anatomy is like is very sensible advice

Take care -worry less if you can - and do ask  any questions - someone will be sure to help answer them

Best Wishes

 

Hey.  Not sure if it's LS or not.  Have you checked yourself with a mirror?  Do you notice anything different such as redness, white patches, changes in the arcitecture of the vulva/labia?  Good to get to know what your normal looks like so you can see if there are any changes.  

The problem with LS is that if you're not diagnosed early, there can be irreversal damage/changes to the vulva.  I was misdiagnosed for months & have perminent changes to my bits.  It sucks.  Go to see your GP, your gyno, dermatologist.  I found that getting super upset with reception helps.  They told me it would be a 4 month wait to see the derm & I told her that I am scared because of major changes to my vulva, I think it's LS & I need to see the doctor immediately.  Suddenly she had an appointment later in the week.  Use correct terminology, make them squirm & take you seriously.

TFoods to eat if you want to reduce inflammation Flax seeds Pumpkin seeds walnuts   fruit and vegetables: eg carrots, kale,strawberries, squash mango figs pinach blueberries and mango

Foods to avoid Fatty red meats dairy products processed foods refined sugars, nightshade vegetables:-potatoes peppers tomatoes

I am sure there are others on this site who will be able to give better information about diet, as Morrell said eat sensibly and DO NOT stress about foods you eat. Stress itself will exacerbate most areas of  ill health; the fight or flight hormone, cortisol, damages many cells and tissues in the body and nervous system. So when you get upset nervous anxious angry this chemical is produced and if you are not" fleeing" it stays in the body and further damages the unhealthy parts. So Mimi do what you can to reduce stress in your life. Can you go to a gym, take up running swimming - any exercise - routinely everyday This has a double effect- by keeping you fit and increasing the GOOD hormones - endorphines - that make you feel great

If you can afford to have a private appointment if making a fuss doesnt work this will also shorten your wait for an appointment. Write to your local councillors  and your MP if you think your wait is excessive- and let them feel your pain

Are you in the UK or elsewhere in the world? take care

Thankyou all for ur comments. Yes im in the uk, i wanted to see a gyne who also specialises in urology too hence my long wait i have had a look down there anf cant see any white blotches but red and almost shiney bits of dry skin maybe like scarring. I have tried cranberry & barley water & they do seem to ease it slightly but if i go a few days w/o it just comes bk again. I have noticed that my wee smells strong but nothing else. I will look into this paracite med too. I used to be a drs receptionist so i find it hard to be difficult or harsh towards them (as iv been in their place lol) i might just try getting a telephone consultation and then its upto the dr to offer me to go in n see them. I am eager to start a family but think wev only had very gentle sex maybe 3 times since all this started so cant see me catchin anytime soon lol but it will happen wen the time is right. Thankyou for all ur comments x