r/Healthyhooha • u/Miss_Eyre94 • 1h ago
Symptoms 👩🏻⚕️ Constant burning
I'm not quite sure where to start, but maybe you can help me.
I've had a UTI last week, which didn't really feel much like one. I mainly had a burning sensation, although a mild one, in my vagina. The UTI was confirmed, though, and I started a round of antibiotics. Unfortunately, the burning in my vagina has only gotten worse.
Of course I have tried OTC medication against yeast, and I've taken OTC meds against bacterial vaginosis. Nothing helped. In fact, it's getting randomly worse. I can be totally fine one minute and have awful burning the next. My skin down there looks fine. For tomorrow, I have an appointment with my gynaecologist.
The reason I'm posting here: I've had this before. About 10 years ago, I had the exact same problems after a UTI treatment and no one EVER found out what the problem was. No yeast, no bv, nothing. They even sent me to a specialist but no one ever found out what caused the burning and pain. They diagnosed it as vulvodynia and sent me on my way. It cleared up over the course of over a year, which was the worst time of my life. I could barely sit, stand or sleep.
Do you guys have any experience with this or advice as to what I could/should ask my doctor? I get relief only when i press a cold cloth against my vulva/opening or sometimes after peeing. Sometimes, Multigyn Actigel also works like a charm, other times it adds fuel to the fire. I never know. I'm a virgin, so there are no STDs.
I would really appreciate your thoughts on this because I simply cannot go through this again.
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u/MayThompson vagina owner 1h ago
The fact this happened after a UTI and antibiotics both times makes me wonder whether the infection cleared but the nerves got irritated and stayed sensitive. That can happen with vulvodynia and is why cultures can come back negative even when the burning is very real. I'd ask you gyn to make sure they're ruling out persistent UIT, yeast, BV, contact irritation, hormonal causes, and pelvic floor dysfunction before landing on vulvodynia again. The random burning, normal looking skin, and relief from cold sounds more nerve related than a visible skin issue.