Allergic reaction to silicone lubricant AND polyesoprine condoms

So I have the good fortune to be allergic to Latex AND Silicone (dimethicone -in a lot of lubricant, lotions, conditioners, gives a silky feel). I mistakenly thought an episode triggered in 2010 was from polyesoprine (latex with the chemical most people are allergic to) condoms after mistakenly being told I had a yeast infection, herpes, and being put on acyclovir and diflucan for months with no effect because I didn't have herpes. I went on the IC diet, tried the candida diet and just about gave up.

So after 2 years I finally had intercourse again with Sagami polyurethane condoms, and unfortunately I had a horrible reaction because it turns out I am allergic to the silicone lube they put on the condom.

I think the whole thing was triggered by allergic reaction to lubricant years ago...

A) I am in pain ( it feels like broken glass is being shoved up my urethra)
B) The doctor only gave me a prescription for antibiotics


What can I do? I'm icing and heating. Im drinking wine, because 3 advil does not seem to be doing anything to help.

Also don't know what to do about birth control/ std protection because all non-latex condoms have silicone lubricant on them. I read somewhere to get a nitrile female condom and try to wash to lubricant off, but that's tricky because silicone is engineered not to go anywhere.

Thanks.

SusieQ

Are you absolutely sure that your reactions are due to allergy? The pain and burning after or during intercourse are typical of vulvodynia all by itself, without condoms or lubricant to cause additional problems. What exactly are your symptoms? Rash, hives, itching? or burning pain?

It's so hard to know what's going on, especially since proper medical care is so hard to find...

Hi toosore. Thanks for your reply. The pain started after using condoms back in 2010. I never had a reaction with the Avanti Polyurethane condoms and they stopped making them. So when I tried the new ones that were polyesoprine was when I started having problems. That was back in 2010.

I did a test with the lubricant from a sagami condom on the inside of my elbow and it gave me a hive. Who knows what it did to the inside of my vagina and vulva. When I get dimethicone/silicone on my hands there are tiny blisters and eczema.

So I get varying rates of pain from acute to dull, more acute since recent exposure. The pain makes me tired.

Our data suggest that women with a history of urticaria, seasonal allergies or reaction to insect stings appear to be more prone to later development of vulvodynia than women with no history of these allergic reactions. We also showed that this association was largely confined to exposures that occurred before the first onset of vulvar pain, suggesting that allergenic exposures could be involved as, or a marker of, factors involved in the development of vulvodynia. We also observed that a history of other skin conditions, not as strongly related to an immune response, generally were not associated with the risk of vulvodynia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2773800/

Vulvodynia is a complex disorder and described as discomfort or intense burning pain in the vulvar area. Such chronic pain affects 5 to 15% of women and many suffer of misdiagnosis. For sure the aetiology is multifactorial. Through few studies we consider the inflammatory response plays a major role. There is a genetic profile of women suffering of vulvodynia, especially genetic polymorphisms from genes coding for cytokines, Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and Interleukin-1 beta, and gene coding for mannose-binding lectin (MBL). These polymorphisms result in a stronger inflammatory response and lay these women in a susceptibility situation. Histological analysis showed a chronic non specific inflammation. We have also demonstrated that these patients present in normal state or under infectious induction an inadequate inflammatory response. But there is still a variety of mechanisms which can interact with the inflammatory response. Management of such vulvar pain syndrome could be very frustrating, but the first step for improvement is to get the right diagnosis.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20108524v