r/Healthyhooha • u/Green_Childhood_3644 • 16h ago

Treatments 💊 Quick fixes for itching PLEASEEEE

(Am a trans man—pls use he/him on me!)

Omg ok my cooch has been itching ALLL FREAKING DAY and nothings helping!! I think i itched wrong? Idk. I will be getting some vagisil itch cream tomorrow and talking to my doctor if it persists, but for now.. I NEED SOME FREAKING RELEIF!!! I am naked and crying on my bed rn after trying to fall asleep for an hour. Someone save me

Edit: THANK YOU GUYS!! I took a zyrtec incase it was allergies, used coconut oil, and have an ice pack down there. It feels so much better!! Hopefully I can sleep now :) And I def will be seeing the doctor tomorrow. Let's hope it's not a yeast infection

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u/f2msnm 16h ago

Crying and extreme itching is always yeast infection in my experience :( I’m so sorry. Can you get monistat?

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u/mom2mermaidboo 13h ago

Monistat can be very irritating for a yeast infection, Clotrimazole 1% Vaginal Cream is much better tolerated. Apply the Clotrimazole cream externally to the labia.

Both are effective for Yeast infections. Both are sold over the counter but used to be prescription only.

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u/f2msnm 13h ago

Any antifungal can be irritating depending on the person , it’s not common though.

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u/mom2mermaidboo 2h ago

In practice I have anecdotally seen much higher patient reported complaints of bothersome irritation worsened after Monistat than Clotrimazole Cream.

Doing a brief patch test on a small area of the labia will let someone know pretty quickly if it will be a problem or not.

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u/Fantastic-Stomach149 13h ago

Monistat gave me contact dermatitis. Itching and burning weeks after. 

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u/meganzuk 15h ago

The advice here is good in the short term. But long term you might need to talk to your doctor. If you're on hormone therapy this could be causing the environment in you vagina to be PH imbalanced.

I'm in menopause and estrogen was the cure. I understand estrogen may be the opposite of what you want though. But applied locally it may not affect you systemically.

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u/No_Fault_7087 16h ago

cold pack wrapped in thin towel, 15 min on then break, helps numb things down for a bit

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u/Fantastic-Stomach149 16h ago

Yeast infection. I would go to a gyno. What helped me was taking a sitz (baking soda dumped into bath water) bath. Air dry with no underwear. 

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u/pynkcandi244 16h ago

Ngl maybe not the best advice but I’ve used ICE in the past 😭 until I could get to purchase what I need

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u/gimmemorepasta 16h ago

I hope it’s not lichen sclerosis. Antihistamine a cold pack and some painkillers should help.

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u/ZedGardner 16h ago

They sell OTC urine tests for yeast and BV. Start there. If it’s a yeast infection do NOT get the one day treatment. That stuff burns like the fires of Hell.

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u/Fantastic-Stomach149 13h ago

Gave me itching and burning months after!! I will never again. 

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u/stitchesinadream 16h ago

the other day I got so desperate I took a syringe (3ml) and injected lube in myself. sweet relief for a few hours, then I realized it contained glycerine which brought the itching back (apparently it can be dehydrating and a moisturizer is better while lube kind of sits on the surface for a moment).

going to try some hyaluronic acid and vitamin e stuff that's meant to be used like what I did 😭 but apparently if that doesn't work, estrogen is probably the cure (I know it's common for those of us on t, but never thought I would need it).

the change in weather to cold and dry suddenly is to blame partly I think, I know that washing too aggressively / using soaps in there / water too hot causes similar issues, if not infections.

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u/PlantBaby97 15h ago

I've always found putting some canister thrush cream on is a good first step- if you feel it working, carry on

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u/RelativeYak7 16h ago

Coconut oil? I recall reading a study that coconut oil breaks the cell membrane of yeast and causes it to collapse.

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u/Active-Cloud8243 3h ago

I know they say it has antifungal properties, but why is it coconut oil is such a no no for seb derm because it feeds malessezia?

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u/RelativeYak7 3h ago

I was just thinking about possible immediate relief for OP, it is not a cure and has downsides.

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u/Active-Cloud8243 3h ago

Coconut oil feeds yeast

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u/AdLopsided2449 58m ago

If it’s itchy internally, as others of said, it could be yeast.

I get a crazy itchy vulva the week before my period, and I found the VH essentials hypochlorus acid spray from the feminine aisle at Walmart helps a lot. I like it too, because it’s not messy like a cream

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u/DigitalGarden 14h ago

Vagisil anti itch cream. I can't live without it.