awk itch?

[evian-09.livejournal.com]

hey ladies!

I'm a new poster and have been watching this community for a while but never had the courage to post for some odd reason. Anyway back to the task at hand. I'm 20 and never had any major problems with my vagina until about a week ago when i decided to pick up some acidophilus pills at the local drug store just because my best friend had told me she had used them to "balance the pH in her vagina by adding good bacteria into her system" or something along those lines. Anyway ever since i took one, ive been oddly itchy down there and sore, its such a weird feeling that ive never felt. Now after work today i had to go pee and noticed an odd smell that i still cant even put my finger on, im starting to get concerned cause now the itching has been REALLY bad and uncomfortable to the point that ive scratched so vigorusly that ive started bleeding a bit and am now freaked out.

hopefully one of you ladies can help put my mind to rest by giving some suggestions as to what it may be? im not sure it falls into the category of BV but im such a noob at all of this i dont know what to think!

anyones help is much appreciated!!!!

Comments

[serabelle.livejournal.com]

How much acidophilus did you take? That sounds really add that it would affect you in that way, however it's possible that you disrupted the natural balance of yeast in your system. Normally acidophilus is taken when you want to *avoid* getting a yeast infect.

Best advice: stop itching. No.. seriously. Don't itch. You've already broken the skin, and you don't want to make it worse. Ice pack and a towel will help prevent the urge.

I can't say whether or not have a YI. What I would suggest is to drink a lot of water of the next day, and see if that helps you improve. If you don't notice any improvement, then I think it's time to head to the drug store.

[boxoflightbulbs.livejournal.com]

That honestly sounds like a coincidence to me. BV is not caused by L. Acidophiles, so it's not like you could have "overdosed" yourself, although it's understandable that you might wonder if it's related. It could be a number of things, so I would definitely try getting to a doctor and/or clinic as soon as you're able to.

[archangelbeth]

BV or yeast infection, sounds like, with an outside chance of a UTI. I'm surprised that the pills might've caused that, but if you inserted one vaginally and had a bad reaction to the capsule's gelatin, maybe? Or it could just be a coincidence.

I'd hop over to the doctor and get checked, and try really hard not to scratch yourself! If you break the skin, it could cause lesions that mimic the look of genital herpes. (And while herpes is suppressible to the point of being a minor annoyance, you don't want to take the anti-viral horse pills unless you need to.)

Good luck!