I was going to ask how you keep from getting infections and swelling up, but I see that you take antibiotics. The times the skin has broken on my vagina, either from cuts or scratches or rub burns, etc, it become infected and swells up painfully by the next day, like a fat lip but much more painful, and I can't stand to walk around or sit down. It's awful.
I think i'm just used to the misery, well i wouldn't say im so used to it that i am not constantly buying some new cream, diaper rash ointment, waterproof stuff. So far, nothing has worked better than the original Desiten. I hate how it is white and doesn't come off. It's not something you can walk around with and not feel silly having this cream all over your crotch area. I've had to come to terms with the fact i have a problematic pelvic region.
It sucks. I hate it and it's something i think of often. I try not to wear underwear as much as possible. But unless something can actually keep your outer labia from competely tucking in your inner labia where moisture will always be accumulating, i am not sure what else to do. Powders just make things worse because it dries out the delicate tissue. Like i said, Desiten is by far the best stuff i've found out of all the barrier skin protective creams on the market.
I sweat a lot, especially in the creases of my thighs and keeping underwear dry is impossible, in this 100-110 degree weather right now. I come home and change panties when i get home from work.
I also swim several times a week, this can't be helping the wet skin issue. If anyone thinks of another product or method i can try...i will consider it. I've done a ton of research and it's probably mostly related to my tucked in anatomy. I believe that having inner labia that are larger than the outer labia serve some sort of purpose, not only are large lips able to stretch more, they don't seem to tear as easily. They also stay dryer than if they were tucked in. I've tried pulling on them to try to get them to hang, but there is really nothing to grab on to.
My gynecologist always comments on how irritated things are down there and really takes my advice on what im doing to try to help her other patients. She has no idea how i even have sex, she's seen me at my worst and has prescribed estrogen to help with the tearing. It does help the mucous membranes, but it doesnt make me any larger, or less prone to other pH issues.
I really wished i could get my outer labia removed so i can have less of a problem. No doctor could consider some of the bizarre things i think of. I'm not sure that would even help. Sometimes i have a desperate mind!
If all i have to worry about on my body is this, i suppose i have a good life. But i really wish i could completely change my parts out for more functioning parts. Apparently my poor grandma battles a lot of these same issues. I got her great breasts and her faulty vagina!
