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Q: vaginal area sore and red
asked by: lacied on February 7th, 2009
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For some months now, I would say almost a year, my daughter has complained of itching, burning, and she has some redness. At first I thought because I was washing her too hard, so I let her do it and it has gotten worse. She stopped taken baths daily because her doctor said that it might be a yeast infection from being in the bathtub so much. I was told to get her Monistat 7 and put it on the external area. That did not give her much relief. I complains that it burns after she gets out the tub, so I thought maybe she is not getting the soap out of her vagina. Now the inside is bright red and it hurts when she gets in the tub, and no, she cannot use bubble bath. So now I am running out of options of why I have a 6 year old with a sore vagina. Can someone please help.
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pelhammom
replied on March 6th, 2009
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My six year old has had the same problem for years. I have treated her for yeast,bacterial infection. She only takes a bath once a week now. I did find it eased up when I washed her underware separately in mild soap and rinsed them twice.
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mominashoe
replied on March 9th, 2009
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Never put soap in her vagina. Never try to wash her vagina. You can always omit soap for bathing altogether for a time. Water is a very good cleaning agent without soap. The only plus of soap is that it breaks down oils; water will remove all dirt and even some oils all by itself. Bubble Bath is notorious for causing vaginal infections. Try using a baby bath wash or something for sensitive skin, and only use it just when she needs to scrub up before getting out.

Also, do not shampoo her hair and let that soap get into the water. If she needs to play in the water, let her play, and then drain while the normal washing/scrubbing is going on.

A 6 year old should be able to handle a shower while assisted. You can try that too.
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LuckySeven
replied on September 16th, 2009
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My daughter gets very sore very easily. I have found that using Dreft for her underwear with no bleach works well. Also, she has to have cotton and little to no color on her panties. I also cut back on the sugar I put in Koolaid, and water down the juice. She could be super sensitive to the sugar. I know myself if I drink too much soda I easily get yeasty, I don't see why too much sugar won'd do the same for a child.
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mominashoe
replied on September 16th, 2009
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Yes, you are right. Yeast thrives on sugar, so lessening that in her diet will certainly help a great deal. Cotton panties are great because they pull the moisture away from the body and keep things dry...a cotton crotch is always recommended for women of all ages.
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