Abnormal vaginal skin bleeding any suggestions? TMI

[Mildez]

Thank you so much for your replies. I am in agony ouch. It feels like thrush with the irritation sensation but I have absolutely no discharge except for fresh bleeding. I think I smell also. I didn't think thrush would cause bleeding. Its like my skin is so red raw that any touch (like wiping) makes it start bleeding.
Untold Angel I did have some damage but no stitches. And my postnatal check is this week coming.
Can a latex allergy cause thrush? We haven't DTD for a week but we also have never used condoms until now. Could this cause it?
emc I think using soap down there made it start if that makes sense. I did a few days ago and felt sore ever since but this now is just criminal. I've even been upset that its an STI that DH has given me although I would doubt it. He certainly hasn't given me any indication that he has cheated on me and I'm sure he wouldn't but I can't help but think of all the possibilities when this seems so unusual. I just want to go sit in a bath and cry.

Thanks again for your replies.

[alish]

mildez i cant even use soap down there, (or on the rest of my body) i have to use soap free body wash or natural goats milk soap.. if i do use soap i get red raw, itchy and start bleeding.. maybe your body had formed a new reaction to soap??
fwiw i cant use condoms either, does the same thing..

when i do get sore down there i put cocoa butter on it...

[Shanti]

Possible you are allergic to the latex in condoms? You said you dont normally use them?
Sounds very very sore
Can you see a gP today? Or i would even visit the hospital if u are that uncomfortable.

[emc2]

I just joined the dots so to speak, after pregnancy oestrogen levels drop, so that doesn't help, makes things dry.

If you google "Pruritus Vulvae (Vulval Itch)" there's some good suggestions on treating it.

[Mildez]

Thanks for your replies.
Alish it is possible I have developed an intolerance to soap. Since bub was born I have been bathing with her everyday with her baby soap but normally I don't bath that much but shower.
Shanti maybe its a latex allergy. I thought an allergy would be getting better not worse but as it has been a week since there was any action down there (because I've been sore) Certainly wont be any now lol
I'm just waiting for the chemist to open and go get some cream. I'll see if that relieves the symptoms or gives me some relief and if it does I guess I'll put it down to thrush and if not I'll be to the Drs this afternoon. We have a medical centre I can access until 5pm today. I want some inner health plus and that oral tablet also but not sure if its a no no when I am breastfeeding. Please let it be thrush.

[Mildez]

emc will go google now.

[teresa]

oooh that must be painful!

bacterial vaginosis is not just an STI. it is also quite common but the only way to treat it is with antibiotics. i had the same issue as you and my doctor prescribed some cream which you can get over the counter. its called hydrozole. it worked a treat. maybe get some hydrozole until you can get to see your gp.

good luck and let us know how u go

[Mildez]

teresa I think I am proned to bacterial vaginosis. I've had it more then once but its only ever been without symptoms (detected by a papsmear) I don't know how I got it but it definately wasn't from sex. At the time I was single in every meaning of the word lol and had been for a long period of time. Might give hydrozole a go amongst other things. I don't particularly want a discussion with the pharmacist about the topic.

[sarah85]

Oh, you poor thing!

As embarrassing as it is, I would ask the pharmacist if they could step in to a more quiet section of the chemist, and explain to them everything that you're feeling/seeing etc. It would be awful to put the wrong type of cream on and end up in a worse situation.

I hope they find something for you, and that it gives you some relief - quickly!

Oh, and an ice-pack wrapped in a light cloth in your knickers might give some relief from the pain.

[Marley&Me]

teresa I think I am proned to bacterial vaginosis. I've had it more then once but its only ever been without symptoms (detected by a papsmear) I don't know how I got it but it definately wasn't from sex. At the time I was single in every meaning of the word lol and had been for a long period of time.

Mildez, i just saw this old post and was wondering how you treated it? I have recently had it a few times and it always comes back after the antibiotics are finished. And it's not an STI, it's kinda like thrush, it just "happens". Only thing is BD may make it worse because sperm is very alkaline so it disrupts the ph level down there. So no good if you are TTC like me

[Charlotte91]

mildez i cant even use soap down there, (or on the rest of my body) i have to use soap free body wash or natural goats milk soap.. if i do use soap i get red raw, itchy and start bleeding.. maybe your body had formed a new reaction to soap??
fwiw i cant use condoms either, does the same thing..

when i do get sore down there i put cocoa butter on it...

I have the same issues if I use soap. Exactly the same! Same with condom's either, but I've found that latex-free condoms are heaps better.

[alish]

i havent used latex free!
even with lots of lube they rip me in half! thank goodness those days are over!
i actually had to use them with dh last year after my ectopic so i wouldnt get pregnant for a while (doctors orders) i used them twice then whoops i was pregnant again!