RE: Some improvement?!

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Well, I have to admit that I was rolling my eyes at the specialist's suggestion that I should use olive oil as a daily lubricant because "you're probably dry down there." However, since using it every single day for about a month now, I have noticed that the general severity of the daily irritation (itching/burning) has decreased significantly. It has flared up today, but I think I am getting ready to start my period, so that makes sense. But what's interesting to me is that I put on a Carefree Lightdays pad (just in case, ya know), and within 2 hours, I was having that raw feeling in the vulva with the tingly, numb sensation in my labia. I guess the olive oil has simply provided an extra layer of protection or something and I was able to distinguish that I reacted to something in that pad! So, I don't know what that all means in the long run, but I thought I would share. Any thoughts are welcome, as always! Becky

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Hey, the pads do the same thing to me. My specialist said that tampons should not bother me because they did not contain latex. But, I used them for 5 days straight this week and I am definitely swollen, itchy, and sore. I haven't looked but it feels like I have blisters and that's the only way I can really describe it. It definitely feels like an allergic reaction though to tampons because of the itching.

RE: Some improvement?!

Well, I have to admit that I was rolling my eyes at the specialist's suggestion that I should use olive oil as a daily lubricant because "you're probably dry down there." However, since using it every single day for about a month now, I have noticed that the general severity of the daily irritation (itching/burning) has decreased significantly. It has flared up today, but I think I am getting ready to start my period, so that makes sense. But what's interesting to me is that I put on a Carefree Lightdays pad (just in case, ya know), and within 2 hours, I was having that raw feeling in the vulva with the tingly, numb sensation in my labia. I guess the olive oil has simply provided an extra layer of protection or something and I was able to distinguish that I reacted to something in that pad! So, I don't know what that all means in the long run, but I thought I would share. Any thoughts are welcome, as always!

Becky

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Did you try any other type of lubricant. I've just been using a glaxal base

moisturizer but I still expereince quite a bit of irritation.I'm curious

about the olive oil.

jenny

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>Reply-To: VulvarDisorders

>To: VulvarDisorders , vulvodynia group

><vulvodynia >

>Subject: RE: Some improvement?!

>Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:17:14 -0700 (PDT)

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>Well, I have to admit that I was rolling my eyes at the specialist's

>suggestion that I should use olive oil as a daily lubricant because " you're

>probably dry down there. " However, since using it every single day for

>about a month now, I have noticed that the general severity of the daily

>irritation (itching/burning) has decreased significantly. It has flared up

>today, but I think I am getting ready to start my period, so that makes

>sense. But what's interesting to me is that I put on a Carefree Lightdays

>pad (just in case, ya know), and within 2 hours, I was having that raw

>feeling in the vulva with the tingly, numb sensation in my labia. I guess

>the olive oil has simply provided an extra layer of protection or something

>and I was able to distinguish that I reacted to something in that pad! So,

>I don't know what that all means in the long run, but I thought I would

>share. Any thoughts are welcome, as always!

> Becky

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