aren't there OTC creams and such? Are they basically useless?
Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?
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erin_obscure - Feb 28, 2011 12:14:51 pm PST #16411 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Ginger - Feb 28, 2011 12:26:32 pm PST #16412 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have them fairly often, because the IBS means more trips to the bathroom which means more irritation...
Any discussion is really TMI, but I can give you a few things that help.
Doing the same thing you'd do for a vaginal infection, i.e., keeping everything clean and dry, helps.
The creams with the local anesthetic dibucaine (Nupercainal and its generics) to work best for me for immediate relief. Preparation H and its clones do seem to speed up the healing. I use the suppositories overnight, but some people swear by the cream.
In this context, "intelligent design, my ass" is particularly appropriate.
beekaytee - Feb 28, 2011 12:47:05 pm PST #16413 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Hm. I've never found the specialty products to work for me. Cleanliness, yes!
Ginger - Feb 28, 2011 12:51:41 pm PST #16414 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I've never found the specialty products to work for me.
I didn't mean to imply they were the answer, but those seem a bit better than nothing. The cortisone based ones do nothing. I do think the dibucaine helps keep me from becoming the urban legend of the woman who scratched her ass off.
DavidS - Feb 28, 2011 12:52:05 pm PST #16415 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Also, Scrappy insent.
beekaytee - Feb 28, 2011 12:54:50 pm PST #16416 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
No. No. I know they work for some, but just not for me. I think I'm hyper-sensitive/resistant.
For instance, when my gold grown fell out once, the dentist recommended that I use Dentucreme to temporarily glue it back. Millions of people use that product. I thought it was going to kill me, the pain was so great.
I'm just special.
Ginger - Feb 28, 2011 12:58:10 pm PST #16417 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
There are times when nothing works, but that's really TMI.
Vortex - Feb 28, 2011 1:14:24 pm PST #16418 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Dear Person who shall remain nameless -- Do not call me and say "oh, I need to talk to you about something, but not now. Call me later." You want to talk to me, it's on you to pick up the damned phone.
Trudy Booth - Feb 28, 2011 1:17:53 pm PST #16419 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
OK, all errands run.
Now to dick around on the computer for a bit, clean clean clean, and TRY to get some sleep tonight (not countin' on it).
Steph L. - Feb 28, 2011 1:41:28 pm PST #16420 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Trudy, are you going to be able to post tomorrow to let us know when you're all done and/or home? Or can someone do it for you?