I could have written the same post myself last year. It was agony and completely destroyed my sex life at the time. I had bacterial vaginosis which is very hard to treat because it usually reoccurs. I'm on my iPod so can't reply in full til I fire up the main computer. If you google it you will find lots of info on it. You should definitely get a swab done and start on a peserie antibiotics. Thrush cream only gives a tempory relief if it is vaginosis / vaginitis.
I have vulval dermatitis which gets worse with thrush. Definitely get a swab, there is a strain of thrush (can't remember the name), that needs it own treatment, so get that ruled out along with other issues.
What I found in the end was that I was using too many creams. I took some oral thrush treatment and watched what I was eating a bit, trying to avoid yeasty foods (something I need to do better). I had to give my skin a break and then it started to heal, now I just use creams when I feel an itch starting.
There is a good cream by Ego (Egoderm Ointment) which is made for these types of conditions. Moo Goo Excema balm is also good, along with the odd bath sitting in pintarsol. I only resort to Elacon when desperate now.
It it horrible. Last summer it was so bad I had to sit on cold packs for relief.
Is there a smell? Could be bacterial vaginoses. I had it last year a few times and it was itchy to begin with and then the smell came, the most unpleasant thing I have ever had to deal with! Antibiotics cleared it up though and I didn't need a swab cos the GP knew exactly what it was when I mentioned symptoms.
I hope you get some answers as to what is going on. The problem I had went on for months and was aweful. Some days were pretty good others were agony. Nights were definately the worst as I think when your trying to sleep you can't get past the irritation/itch to get to sleep. I had no fishy smell they talk about and no abnormal discharge. I also had not had multiple sexual partners and had been only with DH for the 8years prior (some Drs insisted it was only caused from an STI which isn't true) Eventually I found a Dr who knew what it was and said she expected to see me back frequently as it would keep reoccuring. Sex would make my skin bleed around the vagina and afterwards I felt like I was on fire down there. It would take days and days for the bleeding to stop. The pesseries helped but didn't clear it up completely. Diet definately altered the severity of it. Sugar would make it worse. Good clean food helped. I know of a few others who have had the same problem or similar problems and they swear by going to a natropath and using herbal tampons. I could not afford to go that way unfortunately.
I guess it could be any number of things. I had bacterial vaginosis and had no smell or discharge other then what is normal during my monthly cycle anyway. Strangely AF provided relief. My Ob actually told me it was an allergy from pads initially. A swab should give you some answers if the normal flora is different and that way you should discover how to treat it.
Definitely get a swab done, that should tell you if there's fungus/bacteria involved, it may be there are a couple of things needing to be treated at the same time. Otherwise, it might be an allergic/irritation type thing. Have you tried taking an antihistamine? Or, as someone else has suggested, maybe there are critters involved. Have you checked for pubic lice?
Definitely get a swab done and if that doesnt lead o a successful course of action possibly request a specialist referral probably dermatologist or even gynae
I was also going to suggest intestinal worms as they can make the area itch and with young children around they can be hard to avoid. Hope you get some relief soon
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