Question: On March 1st (2 weeks ago) I finally went to my ob/gyn thinking I had a UTI that wouldn't go away with home rememdies. I had been dealing with burning that would happen about 10min or so after I had peed. I also was randomly getting very dry on my labia majora and basically raw (not itchy but some burning from the rawness) but then it would go away and come back and last a few days and gone again. She examined me and did a culture. Looking at me she said I looked red (but not to bad) and believed I had a yeast infection. She treated me with antifungal/steriod cream (14 days ) (yesterday was last day) and after the culture came back with yeast treated me with metronidazole (500mg) for 7days. (yesterday was the last day) I do not have anymore burning after I pee BUT today I went shopping all day and am SO raw on my labia majora that it is bleeding. I generally wear cotton underwear and recently bought some looser ones 2 days ago to help. I am overweight and I could see maybe that being a problem with it but I have been this weight for almost 2yrs since my daughter was born and haven't really gone up or down. It doesn't seem to matter what I wear....although tighter jeans etc... does seem to make it much worse. Today I wore a pair of leggings that are very soft and although fitted are not tight in that area. It just seemed to be the more I walked the worse it got. I also used some antifungal powder but not a lot. (ob/gyn suggested to use it intermittently...after the cream was finished). There is no itch...no smell...no discharge and there wasn't with the yeast infection either. To be honest...I am in just so much pain I can barely walk and I'm not sure how to treat it. The lips are so swollen and red that they rub together when I move and it's pretty painful. Is it possible this is still yeast after all the meds? or is it just a case of being rubbed and if that is the case...how do I prevent that? It just seems to happen when I walk . Could my body be changing down there (I'm 36..37 in sept) and making them more "puffy" even though I haven't gained anymore weight and therefore rubbing more? My biggest thing...at this moment...is just relief from the raw pain and bleeding and I wasn't sure what i could buy and put on it. and is there any product that helps you not rub on a daily basis?
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