Manuka honey?

My LS has been rather calm for years and I have even been able to ride horses during the last 10 years (sometimes with difficulty but it has worked out). But this summer, I experience an annoying flare up: I am very sore, even underwear irritates and it is itchy.  It might be due to hormonal changes, I am 50 years old and I´ve had LS since my early teens, or stress. My youngest daughter has developed psychiatric problems recently which of course makes me very anxious for her. This is all very depressing, especially if I have to skip horse back riding which is an important part of my life. I use clobetasol which is helpful for the itching but I have a feeling clob makes the soreness worse. Additionally, I use vaseline and zinkpaste but I think I should try something new since I do not see any improvement so far. Coconut oil doesn´t work unfortunately (it burns) but I am interested in trying Manuka honey. Should I use the plain honey and not creams that contains manuka honey? There seems to be a 100+ and 400+ version of the pure honey. Is it worth the money to buy the more expensive 400? I also wonder if there is any risk of developing yeast infection from all the sugar in the Manuka honey? I very much appreciate all advice.

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