Another possibility is that the ring has irritated your gina & caused a yeast infection, or possibly that yeasties have passed from your partner to you. Brewing a strong herbal tea from cooling/healing herbs such a s chickweed, calendula flowers, & comfrey leaf, (use 1 cup of dried herbs per gallon of water; let the water boil, add herbs, cover & let steep until room temp.; strain out herbs, put in a squirt bottle, & squirt it into the vag) is a good place to start, whatever the cause of the irritation is. Witch hazel or aloe vera might also offer some relief. For a good start on an internal home cure for yeasties, take good quality garlic oil capsules (I usually take 12 for the first dose & taper off from there), or eat lots of raw garlic, as it is a natural antibiotic & helps the immune system to do its job. Drink lots of water; with grapefruit juice, unsweetened cranberry juice, or lemon is even better (yeasties dislike an acid environment).
There are also some good practical suggestions here: http://www.egregore.com/diseases/vaginitis.html (things like eliminating all sweets & alcohol from the diet is extremely helpful, as they depress the immune system, and yeasties also thrive on sugar).
While I'm not an herbalist, these are things that I've done myself that have offered some relief/healing.
Rosemary Gladstar's book "Herbal Healing for Women" is an excellent reference for this as well as being great for all sorts of practical traditional wisdom about women's health.
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Date: 2003-10-05 01:15 am (UTC)Brewing a strong herbal tea from cooling/healing herbs such a s chickweed, calendula flowers, & comfrey leaf, (use 1 cup of dried herbs per gallon of water; let the water boil, add herbs, cover & let steep until room temp.; strain out herbs, put in a squirt bottle, & squirt it into the vag) is a good place to start, whatever the cause of the irritation is. Witch hazel or aloe vera might also offer some relief.
For a good start on an internal home cure for yeasties, take good quality garlic oil capsules (I usually take 12 for the first dose & taper off from there), or eat lots of raw garlic, as it is a natural antibiotic & helps the immune system to do its job. Drink lots of water; with grapefruit juice, unsweetened cranberry juice, or lemon is even better (yeasties dislike an acid environment).
There are also some good practical suggestions here: http://www.egregore.com/diseases/vaginitis.html (things like eliminating all sweets & alcohol from the diet is extremely helpful, as they depress the immune system, and yeasties also thrive on sugar).
While I'm not an herbalist, these are things that I've done myself that have offered some relief/healing.
Rosemary Gladstar's book "Herbal Healing for Women" is an excellent reference for this as well as being great for all sorts of practical traditional wisdom about women's health.
Hope you feel better soon.