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Sore painful clitorus

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mo_1946
mo_1946

Hi everyone I am new to this site , so please bear with me 

I have had LS for 4 years and have just had a bad flare up with stress  My Clitorus is so red ,swollen  and itchy and it really hurts to pee  

have started back on steroids  and see Gyno tomorrow 

anyone else have this problem ? So Anxious and worried 

Thanks Guys 😞

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  • deb09833
    deb09833 mo_1946

    Posted

    I've just had similar but not the' hurts to pee '. My specialist has me doing salt baths which seem to work and then a good coating of clob. Good luck. Let me know the outcome - may need some future reference 
  • kb08194
    kb08194 mo_1946

    Posted

    I had similar problems a couple months ago, and I fear it is flaring up again. I believe what I had was a pseudo smegmatic cyst. Watch doctor Goldstein's lecture linked somewhere on this site; he talks about it. My doctor thought it was just an abscess. I don't know. I took antibiotics for 10 days and then it cleared up. I had itching, soreness, redness, and a lump the size of a pea right near my clitoris. Good luck.
    • mo_1946
      mo_1946 kb08194

      Posted

      Even having a shower when water touchs it ouch!  Really stinging feeling

      cant wait to see gyno 

    • wilmatm
      wilmatm mo_1946

      Posted

      Hi Marion. The sting is because the water is not neutral enough. Add some salt to water to wash there and that should stop the stinging on the raw area. 

      Quite a lot of us are adding bicarbonate of Soda to warm water and washing every time i go to toilet to wash all traces of bowel motion and urine from our skin. I find this very soothing and pat dry after with a soft towel. 

      Good luck with your Dr tomorrow. 

      Wilma. 

    • wilmatm
      wilmatm mo_1946

      Posted

      Also you may need to use some sort of barrier so the urine does not touch the skin when actually urinating.  Vasaline, coconut oil, emu oil olive oil. Does not matter what you use but make sure you do use it. Stop wearing close knickers or slacks and go comando style to allow air to circulate and encourage the area to stay clean and moisturisedfrom your oil of choice. 
  • hanny32508
    hanny32508 mo_1946

    Posted

    Flare ups are no fun.

    The only answer I have at this moment is:

    Try a baking soda bath. (one third to half a cup in the water will do)  Sit in it as long as the water is comfortable in temperature.  If nothing else, it is soothing.  After the bath cover royally with coconut oil.  

  • suedm
    suedm mo_1946

    Posted

    Hi  If you are not allergic to non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs you may find  your inflammed areas less painful, (ie the aspirin, ibrufen, paracetamol type  over the counter medicines) Use them four  or six hourly for a day and see if that helps a bit - but the usual caution must be taken because long term use of the these drugs can cause severe indigestion, or even a bleed.

    Remember that strong pee is much more irritating than dilute pee - so drink  A LOT of water

    The body is saline (salty) and to imitate that the proportions are 1 teaspoon of salt to 1 pint of water

    Cranberries; whether juice or dry or fresh, are very useful if the urine is concentrated or infected. the advice the others have given can help such a lot too wash in aqueous ointment NO smellies anywhere near the area and try and use non bleached loo roll and NO bleach or biological washing powders

    You mentioned stress If you can do try some of the meditation techniques- I confess i am not good at sitting still for long enough to make it happen for me, but i know several on this site found it has helped them enourmously to deal with the stressors in life

    I hope things are improving for you Good luck

    • mo_1946
      mo_1946 suedm

      Posted

      Thankyou forgot to mention I have just been diagnosed with Diabetes  so not sure if that has had something to do with this 
    • suedm
      suedm mo_1946

      Posted

      Several people here have mentioned that cutting down on the sugar content in their diets has helped emormously...so may be the 2 could be connected?

      Type 1 or Type 2?

      Do you have to be strict with your diet now?

    • mo_1946
      mo_1946 suedm

      Posted

      Oh yes , very much so , but was only diagnosed in July this year  so don't really know if Lichen has been affected  just that tears seem to take longer to heal  
    • hanny32508
      hanny32508 mo_1946

      Posted

      Sorry to hear that Marion.  What could be tried to stimulate the healing with this extra complication, I wonder. Anyone?  

      Do you already use the baking soda rinse?  

    • suedm
      suedm mo_1946

      Posted

      Sadly poor healing is one of the effects of diabetes. I imagine you don't smoke - because if you do that will inhibit the healing process- nicotine makes small blood vessels go into spasm and stop the  Good cells from doing their stuff.

      When i went to the chemist the other day to get some cold sore anti virus cream she told me to bump up my vitamins to boost my immune system. Tis cold and winter in the UK

    • mo_1946
      mo_1946 suedm

      Posted

      Thank you for that Sue I didnt know that , I take vitamin D every day 

      Going into summer here in AUS  and no not a smoker   do like a glass of winw socially  

    • mo_1946
      mo_1946 hanny32508

      Posted

      Hi Hanny  just been having warm salt baths  does seem to help 
    • deb09833
      deb09833 mo_1946

      Posted

      Hi Marion whereabouts in AUS? I'm in Brisbane
    • deb09833
      deb09833 mo_1946

      Posted

      I love Melbourne! Do you know of any forums like this in Austealia ?
    • mo_1946
      mo_1946 deb09833

      Posted

      Hi love , no sorry wish I did  I find this a great site though x
    • wilmatm
      wilmatm mo_1946

      Posted

      I am in NW NSW and i have family your way. Both actually. Two sister up north and most of my siblings and children in Melbourne. I wonder how many Australians there are in this site?  

      Wilma. 

    • mo_1946
      mo_1946 wilmatm

      Posted

      Hi Wilma. Yes it would be interesting  to know  if there was  Don't know of any sites like this though 
    • deb09833
      deb09833 wilmatm

      Posted

      Hi - I was hoping for some support close to home. Have had no success googling for anything that matches this forum. The ladies are so generous with their honesty and support
    • suedm
      suedm deb09833

      Posted

      Why not ask your consultant in Melbourne if they know of a group - or forum- there may be sufficient interest for one to start up. There are several contributors on this site who are from Melbourne - Perhaps privately message Alan the moderator how to go about fnding out who comes from your neck of the wood

      good luck

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