For the past 2 1/2 years, I've had a mystery vaginal problem that involves an excess of yellow discharge, redness, and irritation (itchy & burning). I've been tested for all infections, including STDs. I've been treated for lichen sclerosis and lichen planus, for vulvar vestibulitis, and for a pH imbalance, and I've recently had my hormone levels tested. I've eliminated the possibility of having an allergy. I've also been desperate enough to try the candida diet, which did absolutely nothing. Despite seeing a specialist, nothing is explaining what is wrong with me.
I recently stumbled upon research about a high oxalate diet sometimes being the culprit in women with vulvodynia. While I don't have the "pain" that most women with vulvodynia have, I decided to read more into the oxalate factor. I've been paying more attention to the foods I eat and notice that when I eat more high oxalate foods, my discharge and irritation seem to be worse. It also makes more sense, then, why the candida diet wouldn't have helped me (many of the things you can eat on it are high-oxalate). However, I've also had enough "coincidental" moments of improving symptoms over the past 2 years to wonder if this is all in my head, or if it's possible that high-oxalate foods could case such severe infection-like symptoms. Does anyone know anything more about this?
I've been having the same symptoms for over 6 months...been tested for STDs, among a gazillion other things...the only thing that seemed to improve the itching/burning was clobetasol (prescription). 3 doctors saw me, nobody can find anything siginificant. About the diet, I realized that when i eat chocolate (high oxalate) it gets way worse. The same thing with nuts. I think it's worth a try...good luck to us
I've been having the same symptoms for over 6 months...been tested for STDs, among a gazillion other things...the only thing that seemed to improve the itching/burning was clobetasol (prescription). 3 doctors saw me, nobody can find anything siginificant. About the diet, I realized that when i eat chocolate (high oxalate) it gets way worse. The same thing with nuts. I think it's worth a try...good luck to us
I've definitely noticed chocolate makes it worse, as well as tea and peanut butter. What is clobetasol, what does it treat?
Well, clobetasol is a powerful corticosteroid that relieves inflammatory processes on the skin. I'm using the cream around the vulva because my doctor believes the skin is too irritated due to the itching, scratching, burning..you name it, I had it. I use a very thin layer on it and it improves a lot the outside discomfort. About the discharge..it doesn't have any noticeable effect over it, but I've been told by doctors (and also read it here on different boards) that this may be something the body itself will heal. I used so many different meds topically, orally...and none of that solved the problem, only made the discharge change appearance. Now i've been out of meds (except clobetasol) for over 2 months, and i'm starting to see the body react and the discharge beginning to decrease. In my case, tea doesn't seem to trigger discomfort and i don't usually eat peanut butter, but chocolate (especially chocolate bars) is a disgrace to me. Let's keep contact, maybe one of us find the solution.
