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Sugar,diet and does it affect VA symptoms?

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lee12629
lee12629

Hi ladies! Well Christmas is over and I ate alot of starch,sweets,cheese,acidic food and yes a few drinks. Today I had quite a bit of sugar,quite a bit of vulva burning tonight and am feeling a slight urethal irritation. Question,do you notice a change in your symptoms , do they seem to get worse after consumeing specific food or drink or sugar.

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  • chris00938
    chris00938 lee12629

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    Nope.  No changes here.  I don't normally drink alcohol but have done over the past week every day, and don't normally eat much in the way of sugar, but have done every day and don't normally eat much in the way of fatty foods, but have done every day, and no changes at all for me.  I thought I'd have gained 4 - 5 lb but only gained 2 so VERY happy.  With the use of the exercise bike and treadmill that will be gone in a couple of weeks:-)  I think it's  because I've only missed one day of any exercise it's limited the weight gain hugely.  Just MAYBE, the exercise is offsetting the effects of alcohol and sugar etc.  Only a thought though - don't know!  Hope you had a good time though, anyway!
    • marlene21102
      marlene21102 lee12629

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      Had to put my static bike away when I got AV and PNE ,no way I could sit on saddle. Even after husband padded seat out .I suffer from Mdds i past 4 yrs ( Mal de Debarquement Syndrome ) .So the static bike would have been a help .Cant win .
    • chris00938
      chris00938 lee12629

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      I did buy a soft gel seat for it:-))))  My husband uses the cross trainer, which I'd love to do, but can't because of knees:-(  But he's gone from diabetic (sugar level of 60) to non diabetic (now 40) in 6 months purely from the exercise.
  • marlene21102
    marlene21102 lee12629

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    Lee yes sugars affects me down below a lot ,so I avoid it,it will also give my anxiety a nudge upwards to ,I suffer to from PNE which is another problem daily .What I do is drink lot of water daily to keep everything flushed through. Until my water becomes clear .Foods don't think affect me. Not noticed Lee,but then sugArs in everything we eat 
    • marlene21102
      marlene21102 lee12629

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      Pudental Neuralgia Syndrome ,same as Sciatica Piniformis and Coccyodynia ,mine began 9 yrs ago after a big weight loss from illness. Lost the muscle in backside ,never got muscle back ,truly a painful condition Lee .Ihave to use heating pad  plus a special Cushion to sit on .Agony daily .Plus the AV .

       

    • lee12629
      lee12629 marlene21102

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      Oh gosh,I am so sorry you are going through so much. Yes,I have heard of that. I also have read some believe the main nerve down there could caus nerve symptoms in the vulva vulvadynia etc. I have a bad back,disc in lower spine is messed up,plus a few other discs,was thinking of exploreing that theory for some of my irritation also.
    • marlene21102
      marlene21102 lee12629

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      It's amazing what can set these symptoms going  mine began with a head virus 10 yrs ago ,and all this has lead on from there and over 4 stone weight loss in 4 months ,perfectly good health prior Lee A1 .some to go on to get Bartolin gland troubles( swellings ) I've had that 2 times in 6 yrs ,out of thin air .so everything has knock on health affects in one way or another ,if unlucky Yes all you put up is correct .Im on a lovely site now with females in same condition as myself  it was a lady who made me my cushion on that site .Cyclist syndrome another Lee .Go look that up .Its not wildly known by many drs this  obvious they missed that lesson in med school .Dr Scurra in the Mail was on to it with a lady whose had this condition for 15 yrs and no name for it from her drs ,but he knew straight away what she was describing PNE .Like this Dr said we have nerve ends from head to toes .I never had AV until this backside pain began ,both began same time .Coincidence ??
    • lee12629
      lee12629 marlene21102

      Posted

      Well,i think the amount of irritation could probably be related.
  • shirley84100
    shirley84100 lee12629

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    Hi Lee, Its a co-incidence you mention this as I hardly had an sweet stuff over Xmas, hardly any chocolate, cake or anything as I was at in laws in Scotland and they don't eat that sort of stuff. I can honestly say that Wednesday through to Saturday my V A wasn't too bad. Then I was quite sore over night in bed. Got up Sunday and we drove home to Merseyside. Since we got home on Sunday at 4pm I've eaten a lot more sweet and sugary stuff and now this afternoon, Tuesday, I am sat here in this chair,feeling quite upset as I am badly sore again. :-(
    • lee12629
      lee12629 shirley84100

      Posted

      Well I guess sugar is inflammatory, so i am cutting it out awhile and see what happens.
    • shirley84100
      shirley84100 lee12629

      Posted

      I wasn't aware of that Lee! That's interesting. Trouble is I'm "Addicted" to sugary stuff sad
    • lee12629
      lee12629 shirley84100

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      Kind of funny,when we go on trips mine seems better also,I dont eat sugar on trips,also I think the deversion of the trip helps.
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