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CallaFirestormBW -> RE: Smegma-please help! (8/25/2009 1:42:26 PM)
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If I had a woman come in to the clinic with these symptoms when I was working as a midwife doing well-woman care, I'd have thought "yeast"... and yeast infections aren't uncommon with both perimenopause and changes in birth control.
A plain yogurt rinse will help to soothe your tissue down there, then cut out any sources of sugar in your diet for about 10 days (including sugar, honey, maple syrup, and even white flour and fruit juice... basically, anything that will elevate your blood sugar quickly) and sources of yeast (including bread, cereals, wine, beer, fermented foods, etc.) ... and start eating 3-4 6oz servings of yogurt a day OR taking a probiotic supplement that is coated so that it gets through the stomach (most commercial probiotic supplements are useless because the acidity of the stomach is sufficient to kill off the bacteria). You can also add treatment for a vaginal yeast infection, but doing the above will help prevent a recurrence. (On a side note, I'd say that this is a hint that your body is really out of balance with the peri-menopause -and- the new birth control... since you can't stop menopause, you might want to consider another method of birth control).
Dame Calla
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