Okay I'm a 15 year old teenager. I haven't had any sexual intercourse. One of my lips of my vagina is a bit swollen and dark color then the other. When I was younger, I didn't have any of these symptoms. Sometimes I have a bit of white discharge also and a bit of an odor. I'm afraid to go to the doctor because I'm embarrassed and they'll most likely give me medication that will only help for a while. What kind of yeast infection is this? Any advice please? How can I get rid of this with natural remedies?
Hi there
You do have yeast infection with the possibility of a bacterial vaginosis too. Yes, you do need to visit the doctor for proper evaluation, culture test if necessary and then medication. Since you have bad this problem for a while, it may take months before infection may vanish with medication.
Meanwhile maintain hygiene in the area, wipe front to back and drink plenty of water. No douching either please. If you wish to try natural remedies, please note that all of these are effective ONLY when you start them at first sight of disease. I will mention few below -
- Probiotic Yogurt - take it with each meal.
- Tea Tree oil - since you are a virgin and cannot use tampons, this is not advised. Usually a tampon where few drops of tea tree oil is applied and inserted into vagina helps. But, remember tea tree oil can hurt in some circumstances.
- A warm, moist environment may push a yeasty colony into overdrive, so the age-old advice—wear cotton-lined underwear, avoid panty hose and tight jeans, and change out of wet swimsuits and gym clothes right away—still stands. Or wear long skirt and no panties at all
- Eating garlic - as in raw, few peeled cloves to be chewed with each meal or before a meal.The garlic should be chewed for good two minutes and mixed with adequate saliva before swallowing.
Hope the above helps. Good luck
Alright. Thank you so much!