Vaginal Moisturizer

Jaq, you might want to try a good oral probiotic - either gel-cap or tablet. Wet either one with warm water and insert vaginally as high as possible. This is the moisture we are missing after menopause. C

I have been doing this for yeast and it is fab. Only thing i recommend is not getting one that is enteric coated, as they never really dissolve... but it definately helps re yeast and keeping everything natural (as recommended by Christine--thank you!)

This follows my post of a few minutes ago. Sorry Christine I read the probiotic word on this subject but missed the rest (gel/tablet etc.) I then searched for info on probiotics and saw that yoghurt can be used.
Hope this doesn't confuse people - and welcome and other comments.

Hi Just a Question

How about putting it in after you get into bed at night and leaving it there until morning?

This is the best grapevine ever!

This moisturizer is great for raw burning pain. Put it in the search site for more information.

Hi Just a question

You could also try Replens. Put Replens into the Search box to find topics where we have talked about it quite extensively. Likewise with Emerita which seems to work differently from Replens. Emerita has only just been brought to our attention.

Louise

Hi,
Organic is the things I look for whether it is to eat or to rub on. Years ago I found an intimate moisturizing cream that I hadn't know would also work pretty well on a bothersome prolapse. It is called Firefly Organics intimate botanical moisturizing cream. It is a little oily, but it only takes a couple drops that I rub on and if you use a think pad, it doesn't get on your clothes. This is what I have found to be helpful.

I was wondering if it would be OK to use a vitamin E suppository at bedtime and keep it in all night, however, I'm worried about the inside stitches at the top of the vagina that surgeons do to stitch it shut after hysterectomy. (had this done Aug. 13, 2013) I'm afraid I'm gonna dissolve them & the whole thing will come open which would be a disaster. I had been using Luvena before hyster, but now I'm afraid to use that, too. It comes in a prefilled tube, and I'm afraid to put anything like that up there. Anyway thanks for the info about the probiotic tablet. Is that safe for post hysterectomy?

Is the Whole Woman Diet vegetarian? Or is it just all around good food, like no fried food, no junk food like chips or is it a raw diet?

Hi Coping - Christine's food book is, sadly, out of print for the time being. She has an excellent general food section in Saving the Whole Woman, a number of videos in the Resources section of this site, and touches upon various topics in several of her dvds. Unless she herself wants to comment here (or someone else qualified to do so, and I am not that person!), then feel free to do your own investigation from these sources.

I don't know a thing about Vitamin E suppositories. I just wanted to keep your question from getting buried in case anyone else does. Good luck! - Surviving

Hi Surviving, Thank you for commenting. I'll check out those other resources. I am about to get started with learning about raw diets.

Hi Surviving - Thank you for your answer. I will check out those other resources. I am thinking about trying to incorporate more raw foods into my diet which needs to improve greatly. I think I'll forget about Vitamin E suppositories for awhile. They are for rectal or vaginal use. The probiotic sounds like a better option for me. Thanks again - Coping

Ladies, My Ob/Gynecologist recommended for my prolapse the Luvena brand which includes Pre-biotics. For 3 months I have been using the Vaginal moisturizer & lubricant using my finger for moisturizing the prolapse and pushing it back up there while lying down, twice a day. Also using occasionally, every day, after urination the feminine wipes. There is a website available for further information; and some stores have special days for discounts. Best wishes.

Hi Nature,

I couldn't find a complete ingredient list for this product, but it's the first vaginal product I've seen that contains glycogen. As those who have heard my vaginal honey story know, glycogen is the animal form of complex carbohydrate. I believe, like armour thyroid, glycogen has to manufactured from animal products, which in itself would preclude its use by vegetarians. But at least it is being produced. It was my sense after reading much literature on the subject that the doctor/chemists of the 1920s and early 30s made a conscious decision to develop estrogen instead of glycogen...when it is glycogen that we need to bring the "life" back to the post-menopausal vagina. Estradiol, the estrogen of our reproductive years, prompts the vaginal walls to secrete glycogen. Honey is a very good prebiotic as well, resulting in culturing the vagina much like glycogen.

This company, Laclede, Inc., also manufactures fluoride products for teeth, and is heavily into research of human and pet medications. I have no way of knowing the quality or purity of the product, but am glad to hear it is helping. Six applications for $20.00 seems quite expensive.

In any case, if you want to see how hard the FDA comes down on anyone who competes with Big Pharma, click here to read their warning letter sent to Laclede, Inc. I think it's interesting the FDA is insisting such substances as lactoferrin are "active ingredients."

Christine

Hi Christine, I had been getting Luvena at Wal Mart for $14.99 or $15.99 before my hysterectomy, but haven't gotten it since. Afraid to use anything how. Anyway, last year it was supposed to be available at Walgreens, and when I went to buy it (it was on sale for $14.99) the clerk couldn't sell it to me because it had been recalled, so next day I called the company, and I was told that Walgreens can't sell it because of packaging issues, but that it was available at Wal Mart. It doesn't have a very good delivery system in my opinion. I think it should come in a tube.