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vaginal dryness

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jackie73005
jackie73005

Vaginal dryness i am so confused should i go with vagifem which does work but i am so worried about the long term repercussions or do i go with more natural remedy which are safer but do not work as well. I still maintain nothing works as well as the vagifem so why do i not feel happy using it.

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  • pat24235
    pat24235 jackie73005

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    I just wanted to share something for all of us following this discussion.  I apologize in advance for being "gross" but here goes....I've noticed that if I strain at all when I have a bowel movement that I experience much worse VA symptoms.  The burning, the pain, all the discomforts are heightened.   I also discovered that my bladder pushes into the vagina a bit.  The first time it happened it scared me terribly.  I don't have a prolapse, but the bladder shifts into the vagina a bit.  My dr said to just gently sort of push it back in or up or whatever.  So I do that.  But that bladder shift definitely causes a lot of VA discomfort.  Secondly, I am thinking I am seeing a correlation between my drinking coffee and VA symptoms.  When I keep my coffee consumption to 1 cup a day I don't notice anything odd with my urinary tract or that feeling of having to go all the time.  But when I add in an additional cup of coffee (like in the afternoon after my lunch) I seem to have more UTI like symptoms.   I know that caffeine can make urinary tract issues a lot worse.  So I wanted to mention these two things to see if anyone else has thought of them or noticed anything like this. 
    • chris00938
      chris00938 pat24235

      Posted

      Sorry to say it Pat but if that's not a prolapse I've no idea what it is, but it sounds like a prolapse to me!  It also sounds to me as though the prolapse is rubbing against the vagina and moisturiser might well help, but I think you need to see a specialist to get a proper diagnosis and find out what your options are.  It sounds like a stage one or two prolapse to me so I'd guess your options are do nothing, or ask for a support in the way of a pessary, or when or if it gets bad enough, consider surgery, but you might find that pelvic floor exercises help while it's at the stage it is.  There is a prolapse group on this site, so I'd suggest asking on there.  But I've got three prolapses, and the worst is the bladder, which feels exactly as you've described apart from mine is further down the road.
    • pat24235
      pat24235 chris00938

      Posted

      I did go to the doctor immediately.  He said it is not anything that I need to worry about - we talked about whether or not it was a prolapse and he said no - just that the bladder was pushing a little bit into the vaginal area. Nothing that required surgery or anything drastic.  He did advise me to do pelvic floor exercises, which I do try to do (Kegels) but when I do them it seems to make me worse for some reason.  I keep doing them anyway.  I want to avoid having any surgery if possible, so I'll keep dong the Kegels.  He also told me that using the Vagifem is going to help this problem because it will help to strengthen the vaginal walls.  I have been watching the prolapse group ... boy, those poor women.  It just sounds so awful for them.  I hope I never get as severe as most of them seem to be.  Thanks for your feedback Chris.  It is most appreciated.
    • chris00938
      chris00938 pat24235

      Posted

      Pat, not wanting to push it, but if you google 'bladder pushing into the vaginal area' you come up with prolapse.  But yes, it sounds as though it's very slight and it may well not get worse, so you won't need surgery or any other treatment if that's the case.  I suspect he didn't want to alarm you by using the word 'prolapse' because you imagine the worst scenario then, which it may never be.   I have red that Kegels are VERY useful in that context, so I can understand why he's told you to do that but I'm not sure why it's making it worse unless it's causing rubbing of two lots of tissue together, which is making you sore, and if that's the case, then moisturising will help that issue. 
    • lee12629
      lee12629 pat24235

      Posted

      I have that happen when i drink wine..uretha gets irritated,have to go more etc.quite uncomfortable. coffee and alcohol are dehydrateing and contain acid.im thinking thats why.I dont want to sound gross either but if i have loose stool i also get more irritated,um thinking the bacteria inflames the skin..what fun.
    • lee12629
      lee12629 pat24235

      Posted

      Do u happen to drink wine?if so does it cause more irritaion also?
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