my labia minora is itchy and swollen

It's scratching not "itching", itching is the feeling your vagina has, scratching is the action your fingers do :L you don't itch your itch. You scratch it eh

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This happens to me every now and then you are all fine it will go away after a few days you just scratched yourself and just change your pad at LEAST once a day! Try not to itch nextime because that will only make things worse :)

UMMM I'm actually scared. Why is this happening. i don't want to go to a doctor because that's embarrassing! My right labia minora just randomly got itchy and I'im finishing my period so i haven't had sex for about over a week so i was itching it and then went to have a shower and saw it was huge and swollen! WHAT DO I DO!? we all need an online doctor so we don't need to go through the embarrassment. I found it hard to tell my mum! help!

its a yeast infection darling. when i was with my ex i had the same exact thing and i thought to my self oh my god he cheated on me. but it wasnt even anything to do with being sexually active, and since you arent, its a yeast infection. when the yeast infection isnt caught in time it starts to affect the outside of the vagina on the minora/major labia and can cause a cyst/abcess/blister looking thing. it can get very painful and itchy and only laying down will feel good if not taken care of in time. go to your local drug store and get monistat 3 and get the yeast infection supository because it is cleaner than putting the cream in your vagina. you just use 3 days worth of supositorys and the itching cream goes on the outside where you are unconfortable and you WILL feel better with 5 minutes of putting in the medicine and putting the itching cream on (:

It could be a yeast infection. 

 

i get this almost every time i have a period and dont change it enough when it needs to i.e yesterday i went out on a night out and forgot and went to bed to wake up wot itching. im not sure what the cause is BUT i have some solutions that work for me....until next period though. ok, uve got to get SEA salt(no normal salt) and dissolve it with some boiling water,then add cold water to make it a temperature good enough to pour over your bits. crotch in the bath,open ur legs, let it spill down from ur belly button to your vagina. that disinfects it,pretty naturally too cos sea salt is a natural disinfectant. after that get ice to get the swelling down, it wont take long. it goes down quickly,same as it swells up quickly. then apply hydrocortizone cream 1%-mild to the area or even better 'vagisil' is great for this but u have to buy that specifically and most of u cant or wont leave the house, but hydrocortizone most people have at home. hope this helps u all, and for future ref...this usually happens to me when i use pads. tampons are much easier cos i dont get this that often after them BUT if i keep tampons in still when im barely bleeding(end of period for instance) then i DO get it. this thing is so annoying. looser items or clothing or sleeping bottom naked whilst the labia minora is swollen is the best solution too. also girls, watch out for the soaps u use for washing ur clothes, try buying non allergens, for period pads too...i heard it helps some people. me not so much im afraid. best of luck!

I have the same issue from time to time. Ladies, our vaginas are like delicate little butterflies, don't freak out every time it's irritated. (Or if it's pinker, smaller, bigger, hairier, or a different shape than what you think is normal, because there is no 'normal' we're all quite different.)  

As someone a bit older and who understands their lady parts:

1) Don't leave your pads in that long!! You're pretty much asking for an itchy vag if you leave a pad in for a day or longer.  Even if mine are "still good" I change often to avoid discomfort and odor.  I also use tampons more which helps the issue all together.

2) Water and cranberry juice  

3) Stop using fruity-tootie-bath-n-body lotion and shower gel. Besides the host of highly toxic chemicals the FDA let's slide into shower gel 

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 it's pretty rough on your downstairs.  She doesn't want to smell like citrus paradize, she wants to be clean.  Get organic non-scented soap, or one with a subtle scent. 

4) Stop asking Google about your health related issues when it comes to your vagina and go to a gynecologist.  When I'm feeling discomfort I can just use the prescribed gel my gyno gave me overnight, instead of waiting it out 6 days scratching my vagina in corners.

 

hii evry1.. i too have the same kind of problem. my left lobia is swollen, itchy and in red colour too. if i scrch it too much it gets bleeding. this is happening from more than an year. i just had sex for once and then i came to know that he cheated on me. a white colour substance is being there in my underwear..can anyone pls find me a solution. i cant say my prob to any1 else here..

Take Benadryl. Apply Ice. Bam gone in an hour :)

This just happend to me 10 minutes ago! Its swollen and idk what to do!

im having the same problem!!

Omg I thought I was the only one I was really uncomfortable and itchy and when I checked my self my Libia minor, right side was really swollen I was scared so what I did was I risen myself and laid down to air it out after awhile the itchyness and swelling went down

Ohmg i have the same problem. Its itchy but i have no smelly discharge. Im scare

im only 17, i thought to myself why is this happening, i was also on my period when this happened but i noticed just yesterday and i was really scared. I feel a little relief knowing im not the only one. I feel itchiness and really uncomfortable, so far i haven't had any burning sensation when i pee, i pray it doesn't get any worse because i really can't go to the doctors right now. :(