Anbesol works wonders for mouth problems, tooth aches etc.
I have unbelievable itching off and on. I have been to the doctor, had the whole work up done; pap smear, culture for infection or yeast infection. All negative. The doctor thought possibly some food I eat may be irritating me. So for the last couple months I have made changes there, with no success with the itching. I cannot use hormone products at all, either cream or medication, because I am Chronic Kidney Disease, due to cancer, and only now have one partial kidney left and it is working better than it did when it was a whole kidney. I also have No thyroid glands and am on Synthroid (Name) medication. I am a couple months shy of age 74. No sex for nearly 30 years since I lost my husband, so no chance of any disease there. Part of my intestines were removed due to scar tissue from surgeries, so we thought that the food might be an issue. I am Gluten Free, no wheat, nothing to cause issues there. No sweets or heavy Potassium foods for going on 10 years now. Just flat gave it all up after the kidney disease began. But, this itching is driving me insane. I have considered trying the Anbesol with a Q-Tip, just to see if I get some relief. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated here. Thank You.
Can I use Anbesol for vaginal area itching?
Question posted by samson2340 on 23 May 2014
Last updated on 31 October 2016 by Brenda Tice
3 Answers
If you take a warm bath, and add about 1 cup apple cider vingar, to every gallon of water you use this can help also a sitz bath, if you have one with the added apple cider vingar, i have used this several times lately from bad yeast infections, due to my diabetic complications. It really helped for me it stopped the itching, burning, and help get rid of the yeast infection, by taking 1/2 teaspoon by mouth a day mixed with a cup of water.
Hello Samson. Please dont try the anbesol. Its not for genital use & im pretty sure the burning it would cause would be much worse then the itching. Have you tried vagisil or vagicare cream? Maybe rephlenish if your itching is caused by vaginal dryness. I hope this helps you. Good luck!
I am sorry I am such a pain here, but yes I have pretty much tried everything. RePhlenish, Replens, Vagisil Cream, Vagisil Wipes, Monistat Soothing Cream, and I am still using the Monistat Soothing Cream, because out of all of what I have used, and used for the full 7 days to give it a chance to help, the Monistat Soothing Cream eases it somewhat, but does not last long. I go to bed and 2 hours later I am up. I am going to go get this Vagacane that was mentioned in another answer.
I am still trying to come up with why the itching in the first place. Last night I decided to drop the CoffeeMate I use in my coffee. I started the CoffeeMate about 2 months ago, because milk started upsetting me. I never use sugar. I am having my coffee black this morning, which is going to take some getting used to, but I will try anything. I will let you all know after a week or so, how it goes. I know there is no magic cure, it takes time, but there should be an easing of the symptoms if I find the culprit.
The only other thing I can think of to recommend is a yogurt sits bath. Plain yogurt not flavored. I hope you find relief soon.
Yogurt is full of Potassium, which I must stay away from. With only the one partial kidney, my nephrologist say no Bananas, Broccoli, or anything that contains Potassium. With doing a bath with it, how much would I absorb. Everything can be absorbed through the skin. I take Vitamin B12 by rubbing it on my lower stomach to absorb it, because by mouth causes upper abdominal pain. I can't use over the counter Yeast products because I absorb too much and get severe diarrhea, even when inserted thru the vagina. I will check with my Kidney doctor and see if a sitz bath with yogurt is allowable. Thank you for all your help. Much appreciated.
Update:
I do believe the culprit was the Coffee Mate. I had a good night last night. Used Monistat Soothing Cream before bed one time yesterday and slept all night. Researching different ingredients in Coffee Mate, I became aware of the Soy Bean content. With Thyroid issues (and No Thyroid glands), and being on Synthroid, soy bean products can cause many problems. So drinking my coffee black has eased this problem. We will see if it continues. Blessed is relief.
Update: Since giving up the Coffee Mate with the Soybean issue, and I used I/2 cup of salt in warm water for sitz bath for 20 minutes each day. The itching has been gone for 2 days now. Blessed release.
That's fantastic Samson!!
I wouldn't do that. Walmart has a cream that is great for that called vagicane.
I have not tried the Anbesol yet. I have not tried this Vagicane you mentioned. So I will go get it and try it. Thank You. I will let you know my outcome with this Vagicane.
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