my labia minora is itchy and swollen

I'm having this same problem. Its hard not to scratch. I was at work about to scream because of how intense the itch was. When it itches it feels like ants in my pants. I'm huge on my left side. I put carmex down there. It does help to soothe the pain. It hasn't made the swelling go down tho. This is my 2nd day dealing with this. I just tried putting the carmex on tonight.

This happens to me! The first time it happened I was about 14 and not sexually active and totally freaked out. Turns out I have eczema in that area. I also have very sensitive skin and have to use only no scented gentle soaps/cleaners/products. It could also be a yeast infection. I would check to see if the pad you're using is a different brand or has a scent and if so, chances are it's an allergy. If it's a yeast infection, just buy monostat over the counter. (Sometimes when I'm unsure because my fiancé has done the laundry with the wrong detergent, I'll just treat for yeast infection anyway, rewash my undies, and that way I'm good to go)

Some times it can from shaving and having hairs growing in poke you. Or sweating & walking lot. The labia is tender cause doesn't touched as much as the hand, for instance, so even a few hairs mixed with sweat( or whatever outside elements) can cause a more severe itching sensation, resulting "over scratching". Put some ice in a towel and apply lightly for 15 minutes. It will not only help swelling but the itch will go away a's well. Tmrw you'll never be to tell happened

I was using talk to text and didn't proof read. I swear i know English and am educated lol

This happens to me when im on and off my period. Basically its not a thrush because you havent said anything about discharge. If you can take any kind of NSAID to ease the swelling. My labia was huge and swollen. Felt very thick..its horrible. But it will be gone within the next day, keep it clean and sleep without underwear. Its swollen and itchy brcause it is irritated by either the material of the pad or the perfume. This happens to me when i use a scented laundry soap to do my clothes. HOPES THIS HELP

Could you be allergic to the material in the pad?

Oatmeal baths and also putting olive oil on the skin both give huge relief for itching.

This is what is happening to me right now with only one side but i haven’t done it tried anything new and am definitely not sexually active so I️ was wondering if you could tell me what happened to you

I have had this itch for years. I use lidocaine when I start itching. Sometimes I scratch to much before using the cream. The best thing to do is as soon as the itch starts apply the numbing cream right away. Hope this helps

I am 54 and I never in my life experienced itching which ended up into a son of a gun blood in my urine so I freakin panicked and took 500mg ampicillin every 8 hours for six days, the blood in the urine stopped in 24 hrs but continued the self medicated antibioticss. Troubleshooting was Difficult but now I know what went wrong which is as follows:
On October 2017 I innocently trusted and used a Suave Scented Body wash for 30 days UGH!!!! which has criminal ingredients that dried up my vaginal area, destroyed my vaginal PH which triggered ZERO NATURAL LUBRICATION which triggered as a domino effect Vagina friction burn, vulva swelling and couldn’t even walk without horrible pain And Hot burning red vagina inner Labia Majora and labia minora till present, I haven’t been able to had intercourse with my husband till the cumulative evil chemical effects subside and the vulva auto lubricate it has been hell thanks to the criminal ingredients that are in almost every hygiene product so this is what I am doing since Nov 2017, I divorced ALL THE SCENTED OR NON SCENTED c**p RHAT MADE ME SMELL LIKE HEAVEN BUT CREATED HELL ON MY POOR VAGINA AND STOPPED THE BEST SEX FOR A WHILE ;(((
All perfumes and any scented item destroys the vaginal mucosa membrane which is what lubricates and protects the vaginal skin. Without such protective membrane auto lubricantion is Non existing !!!! IT IS CALLED CHEMICAL VULVITIS;((
As of now I have no itching coming from driedness and irritation, I can’t have sex yet only outercourse and a kool not hot clitorial vibrator to vent sexual frustration. I shower with plain water. I use FRAGRANCE FREE AQUAPHOR WITH 40% zinc oxide in tube, I take wild fish cold pressed oil liquid with DHA AND EPA 2500 mg OMEGA 3 and new life vitamin E and 10 glasses of water to restore my vaginal self lubricantion, plus 3 avocados a day, and baby carrots and a spoon of cold pressed organic olive oil to inner moist and gradually externally develop the normal vaginal lubricación that was criminally destroyed with perfumed c**p. I totally stopped any scented detergents and drying sheets or bleach, or any scented items or lotions. The FDA HATES US THEY ONLY WANT OUR MONEY ;( so SMARR UP GIRLS AND WAKE UP REMEMBER ALSO TO TAKE Acidophilus 10 billion a day to restore the Harmed Vaginal Microbiota or PH 4.5 anything over creates hell and all perfumed items alters it making the poor vagina sad and grumpy.
please stop smelling like heaven st the expenses of our vaginal Health and stop making the criminal scents corporations richer via our deep pain!!!!

Same problem had it for about a year but I’m too young to go to a gyno

Yeah I agree.Mine has also been very itchy for two weeks now and it was normal at first.Then the itching got pretty bad and when I researched,I found out my scented pantyliners might have been the cause so I stopped using them.I thought it would be a small yeast infection and would eventually go away but damn no,it didn't go and as I said,two weeks now.I've been having a discharge too of course.Last night,it itched pretty pretty badly I couldn't sleep.I scratched for like 10 minutes and the next thing,I feel swollen.I took a mirror to see what it was and BAM!My lab minora is swollen as hell, I actually got so scared.So I thought,this is really bad, I should just stop scratching or touching no matter how much it itches and in the morning it was still sore but today its back to normal though it looked wrinkly and shrunken but I heard it will be back to normal.So best thing to do is to NOT scratch no matter how it itches, scratching actually makes it worse.

The right side of my vulva is swollen, and it hurts. It is also itchy. Can't sit or anything. What to do?