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.
Hm. I've never found the specialty products to work for me. Cleanliness, yes!
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.
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.
There are times when nothing works, but that's really TMI.
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.
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).
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?
Kind of skimming to the end to say... KBD had oral herpes, and my GP (who is hella intelligent and educated and this fits with what I learned as a sex ed teacher) told me that one is most contagious just BEFORE a sore forms. That's when the virus is shedding at a maximum rate. And yes, due to the increased popularity of oral sex, there is practically no distinction any more between the two kinds.
And, as I think we were talking about in Natter, HPV is likely responsible for oral and anal cancers in addition to cervical.
Whee! Like sex isn't fraught enough.
So, anyone used Cymbalta?
Ooo! Me!! It worked okay, but Zoloft (available as generic) is working much better for me. And actually, I have two unopened and unexpired sample bottles of 30 mg delayed release Cymbalta (30 pills ea) that need a good home. You want?
