I can help you!!!!

I'm 19 years old and have gone through hell for the last year and a half. It started last summer with a urinary tract infection, and the doctors also noticed a dangerously high count of protein in my urine. A few weeks later I got yet another UTI and took antibiotics to treat it again. Then in September I had a mirena put in which is a form of birth control that blocks semen from going to your Fallopian tubes and traveling to your ovaries. This caused many problems for me: decreased sex drive, terrible mood swings, painful sex, etc so I had it removed a few months later. Prior to having it removed, I had yet another urinary tract infection. I started to get really worried that I had kidney problems but every doctor I went to told me everything looked fine. Then in march I had my most recent urinary tract infection which was so severe I had to go to an emergency room at 1 am and they said I had so many things including blood and minerals in my urine that I probably had a kidney problem. My protein count in my urine was also high still, and at this point I was experiencing the burning of vulvodynia every day, which began around the time I had my mirena put in. After blood work and more doctors they still couldn't tell me what was going on. At this point I had stopped having sex all together because the pain was so unbearable. I had so much trauma occurring to my poor lady areas that I could find no relief. I also had switched to the pill for birth control so I was taking hormones again. For the past four years I also was prescribed minocycline for acne which I took daily and only now realize how damaging that was to my immune system and body. So fast forward a few months and I have no more UTIS but still consistent vulvodynia burning and pain. I was suggested anti depressants but I knew that was a path I didn't want to go down. So here's where my story can help you. I decided that all the chemicals (antibiotics for years, hormones) were actually hurting and destroying my immune system, throwing off my pH balance, and causing hell for my sex life.

My holistic approach that I carefully compiled together from various websites that has finally given me seven days and counting of complete pain free living is as follows:

1) go without sex for two months. Your nerves are sensitive and damaged, they need to recover in peace
2) stretching!! I belief this had this biggest help by far. Stretch everyday!!!!!Regular work out stretches , especially that work your upper legs, glutes, and abdominal area help strengthen your muscles which most likely are weakened and having spasms your are unaware of that cause pain
3) eat a decently healthy diet, love your body!! It will do wonderful things and help regenerate and heal
4) when you feel the burning , tighten your vaginal muscles and release , repeat many times.. It ended up actually reducing burning quickly for me
5) extremely hot baths with oatmeal powder or baking soda give relief for flare ups
6) completely stopping all medication (birth control , anti depressants , antibiotics)
7) buy cotton tampons - available at heb in organic section
sleep without underwear- this tremendously reduced my burning at night
9) once a month put baking soda suppositories up your vagina before bed for pH balance
10) avoid anything bumping against or hitting vaginal nerves
11) on weekend nights when I was drinking a few beers I noticed the pain was less intensified -- do not recommend relying on alcohol to ease pain
12) do this simple routine for atleast three months and I hope you can experience relief like I have. I have suffered and now your pain, I hope to help as many of you out as I can. Please try this holistic approach before further damaging your bodies with more medicine and treatments.

Stay strong, in time your body will heal itself if you let it!

Thanks for this babes, I'm taking all you said on board! Fingers crossed for us all.  

How are u two guys doing now? Hope this whole thing is behind you. Be nice to know u have moved on even though im sure this site is the last thing u wanna visit even just a conformation ur all okay now would be a great benefit to myself and others .