Thanks to all of you

Body: 

Thanks to all who have been so supportive of me throughout all of this. I am still having pain in my vagina, it's kinda like a pinching pain. I've been talking to a person who kinda has the same symptoms as me, the frequent urination, swollen skenes glands, pain in vagina and the yeast infections and irritation of the vulva and she seems to think I may have vulvodynia. She thinks it is also a reason why my hormones are off balance as well. I really never heard of it before but I guess it doesn't hurt to do research on it and mention it to my Dr on my next visit. I know with my last baby, she weighed 9 pounds and 1 oz and natural childbirth and it seems like I haven't been myself since childbirth. For the most, guess I will just keep my Advil handy.

Hugs to you all!!

Ally

Blessings, Ally. You're a very lucky woman that your condition is still mild. Continue to take good care of yourself, as no one but we can create and be responsible for our own health.

Hi allysp

i'm just a first year student of TCM but from the symptom's you describe there could be the possibility of a lot of dampness in your system. (dampness has a quality of becoming weighed down hence often around the uterus/ genitals etc...)

The main reason i say this is when you describe repeated yeast infestions, swelling's, frequent urination..

Plus many north americas have a lot of "dampness" becuase of lifestyle and diet.

Really thought a trained TCM person would spend about a half hour diffenciating about the possibility of the involvement of the kidneys/bladder - energetically(dealing with water balance)/ the spleen (which transforms and tranports fluids in the body.

And finally looking into whether there;s liver involvement -which is involved in the free flowing of everything in the body (moods, energy, blood - hence very involved in menstraution) and it flows throught the genital area.

I do think acupuncture is good for pain. But it cost's money, which doesn't help!

Things that resolve dampness food wise - celery, parsley, cranberry, rye bread, job's tears, herbs such as goldenseal, (with the guideance of a herbalist)

Things that create dampness - dairy, white bread, nut's (especially peanuts), Raw foods, excess fruit(particulrily in winter), sweets and pop, chocolate and ice cream

sometimes it feels like all the good stuff = damp!

Oh and i think you mentioned elsehwere antiobiotic's (seen as causing damp!)

Ways an TCM pratitioner will diagnose dampness involve asking about how much fluid's you drink. If you are never really thirsty/ drink infrequently and in sips this is one possible indicater of dampness. S/he'd also do other things sduch as look at your tongue for signs like a wettish veneer and/or small bubbles....

Anyway the tcm stuff - just another angle.

best wishes

Anne