Itching

Does anyone else have itching with their vulvodynia? I didn't until this week and now I've got itching of the external skin as well as my usual soreness of the internal skin. Every doctor I've seen has said the lack of itching is one of the key signs of vulvodynia so I'm starting to wonder what's going on. It isn't a yeast infection because I treated for that as soon as the itching started and it made no difference. It's very strange, I've had no itching at all for the entire 7 months I've had this then all of a sudden it started and won't go.

yep, flares up, itching comes and goes...sometimes its so bad. when its bad i use zinc and caster oil cream to ease it, its so greasy though.

there is no method to its madness!!!

It's so annoying, I know if I put zinc and castor oil cream on the external skin I'll end up with blocked pores and even more problems so for now I've just left it alone. If it's still there by the time I see my GP next week I'll be having yet another examination. It's odd though because I had absolutely no itching whatsoever previously and everyone kept saying that was classic of vulvodynia and there should't be any itching.

every once in a great while i may have a little itching. but, for me, it is very uncommon. my last itching episode turned out to be a yeast infection. the infection was gone w/in a few days after diflucan..but the itching lasted about a week after. damn, these Vulvas.

I most definitely get the itching and its usually the first sign for me of a bad flare up to come.

May bad flare up seems to have passed now and I am only a little irritable so I am thankful for that.

As soon as I notice the itching gets intense I no im headed for a bad time

I managed to get rid of the itching pretty quickly with some Lanacane cream as it was on the external skin and it hasn't returned so I have no clue what that was all about!

I've just come across this thread. Is there anyone else that gets the itching? Can't really remember ever not having it to be honest. It's definitely not an infection as I've had every test going. And I don't think it comes and goes at all. It seems to only be right around the vestibule and it stings like hell. Sometimes it can get a bit itchy on the inside of my labia too and when i gently scratch that it hurts so much.

Is this the same for anyone else, or do you just get it during flare ups?

And is there any advice? Scratch/don't scratch? I don't really want to try putting anything on it to ease it either because I've been told not to use anything whatsoever down there for any reason as it will make the condition worse!?!?

My itching went off but I've just answered another of your posts and wonder if you might have an allergy that's causing both your V and IBS, itching is often associated with allergies in the vulval area so it might be well worth eliminating carbs for a while and also looking at everything that touches the vulva.

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I get super itchy in the winter as a result of eczema. strange, since I don't have it anywhere else on my body. I sit in the bath twice a day, and then use vaseline when I'm done for a few days, and it usually clears up. If you scratch, the itching only gets worse, and can tear up your skin making it too painful to pee!

I've been having the same issue with itching for a while now. I had confused it with a yeast infection for quite some time, but all tests came back negative. The past few months my vulvodynia pain has been much better, and the itching seemed to go away as well. However, 2 days ago I had a lot of pain come back, and it's gotten incredibly incredibly itchy (perhaps as a result?). Anyone have any tips for helping with the itch? I've used a ph-balanced gynecologist-approved wash, as well as vagisil to attempt to help, but I'm wondering if they could be making it worse.


(As a note: I'm scheduled for a gyno appointment for April, after trying for months to see someone, so I'm hoping to wait till then to get more tests done since they're quite painful for me.)

i have external itching/irritation/reddness..ive tried a bunch of creams and still nothing has helped me heal. The only thing that has helped with keeping the itching down is lidocaine. I put it on in the morning and i can usually survive through most of the day without feeling the itch

Itching seems to be my main symptom, and it is truely maddening. I am thinhing of removing carbs for a while