21 years
Lately, whenever I wear sanitary pads, it gets itchy and a burning sensation. I didn't change the product since puberty, what triggered?! And is there any creams I could put to minimize the discomfort
May 29, 2013
Your symptoms are most likely due to vulval dermatitis, a very common cause for irritation around the vaginal entrance. The main symptom is usually itching, but if you scratch the area a lot, you can cause breaks in the skin thus the burning sensation on top of itching.
Anything that irritates the sensitive skin around the entrance to the vagina can cause dermatitis, examples include washing powder/splution, panty liners, perfumed toilet papers and pads, soaps, perfumes, bubble baths, shower gels, vaginal deodorants, lubricants and spermicides. Dermatitis can also be caused by an allergy, perhaps to the latex in some condoms, to tea-tree oil, or to one of the ingredients in vaginal creams or pessaries. Often women with this condition will have had other allergic conditions like asthma, hay fever or eczema.Solutions:
• Wear underwear made of cotton or silk rather than synthetics &change daily.
• Wash underwear in hot water and pure soap and double rinse to make sure all irritants arewashed away.
• Change out of damp clothes (sports or swimming outfits) as soon as possible after swimming or exercise
• Avoid tight fitting clothes as this creates a moist, warm environment that promotes the overgrowth of bacteria and yeasts
• Never use intimate vaginal washes except if it is specifically prescribed by a doctor to treat an infection because these products increase your risk of vaginal irritation. A healthy vagina does not need a vaginal deodorant
• Avoid using soaps, bubble baths, bath salts, perfumed toilet pape& perfumed talcs around the vaginal area. And never ever use anything harsh such as disinfectants - even diluted, near your vagina
• A gentle moisturiser like aqueous cream may be advised. Use water or soap substitutes to wash the area
• Always wipe from the front to the back after going to the toilet since to avoid bowel organisms being swept into the vagina
If your symptoms persist despite all those measure, plz see your doctor (u may have fungal infection).
Anything that irritates the sensitive skin around the entrance to the vagina can cause dermatitis, examples include washing powder/splution, panty liners, perfumed toilet papers and pads, soaps, perfumes, bubble baths, shower gels, vaginal deodorants, lubricants and spermicides. Dermatitis can also be caused by an allergy, perhaps to the latex in some condoms, to tea-tree oil, or to one of the ingredients in vaginal creams or pessaries. Often women with this condition will have had other allergic conditions like asthma, hay fever or eczema.Solutions:
• Wear underwear made of cotton or silk rather than synthetics &change daily.
• Wash underwear in hot water and pure soap and double rinse to make sure all irritants arewashed away.
• Change out of damp clothes (sports or swimming outfits) as soon as possible after swimming or exercise
• Avoid tight fitting clothes as this creates a moist, warm environment that promotes the overgrowth of bacteria and yeasts
• Never use intimate vaginal washes except if it is specifically prescribed by a doctor to treat an infection because these products increase your risk of vaginal irritation. A healthy vagina does not need a vaginal deodorant
• Avoid using soaps, bubble baths, bath salts, perfumed toilet pape& perfumed talcs around the vaginal area. And never ever use anything harsh such as disinfectants - even diluted, near your vagina
• A gentle moisturiser like aqueous cream may be advised. Use water or soap substitutes to wash the area
• Always wipe from the front to the back after going to the toilet since to avoid bowel organisms being swept into the vagina
If your symptoms persist despite all those measure, plz see your doctor (u may have fungal infection).
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"You didnt change the product since puberty" but may be the company had changed something lately when making these pads..
it can be also - as mentioned by my colleague- a newly aquired vulvo-vaginal infection..most probably fungal one..
you should be examined by a Gynecologist for the final diagnosis.,
it can be also - as mentioned by my colleague- a newly aquired vulvo-vaginal infection..most probably fungal one..
you should be examined by a Gynecologist for the final diagnosis.,
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