Hello,
I suffer from vulvar vestibulitis. I will spare describing the symptoms, as those of you who have it will already know exactly what vestibulitis is...and this message is aimed to ALL OF THE SUFFERERS OUT THERE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS! My vestibulitis had a sudden onset when I was 20. ( I am 21, now). I wanted to share with you my experience with treatments, and what finally lead me to a happy ending to this horrible condition. I have tried estrace, steroids, and other topical treatments. However, I found that half the time I would get random flare-ups for no reason at all, and no matter how much i put on the medicine, the vestibulitis would come back. So, here's the good news. I discovered that my family has a susceptibility to delayed food allergies, called IGG allergies. They are very "hush hush" because medical doctors and allergists don't support them like the typical, immediate food allergies (IGEs). Many homeopathic doctors, however, swear by it and say it is scientifically proven that IGG allergies are real. I can say, as well as my family, that I, too swear by it. I got this test done by my OBGYN because he was open to the test. It's a blood test, and you are required to eat a variety of foods before the test so that many foods are in your system. When the results came back, I foudn out I have a delayed allergy to casein, a protein found in milk. This test was done after numerous negative allergy test done by traditional allergists for IGE allergies (immediate allergies). I have eliminated casein for 2 weeks now, and my rash is almost gone completely. I thought back to when my symptoms started, and it was when I was in a different country drinking milk three times a day (their water was bad). It all makes sense. I researched casein allergies, and found that one of the most common symptoms is a rash, sometimes occuring days, hours, or weeks after ingesting the food. I can't tell you how nice it is to have found a simple solution to this horrible problem. I would advise if you haven't already, get the IGG antibody test! Nutritionists or homeopathic doctors will give them to you. Any delayed allergy could be causing this rash.....it's worth a shot. Anyway, Thanks for listening to my testimony. Let me know if you find out anything. good luck!
Ali