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EXCESSIVE Vaginal Wetness
Okay, so, I've had this issue for almost 8 years now (many years before I started birth control and it still continues long after). My vagina will NOT STOP leaking fluid. And it's not just a little bit. As in, if I don't wear a maxi-pad (not a pantiliner, a freaking "you're on the heaviest day of your period" pad) every day at all times, it soaks clean through my undies and my pants and makes it looks like I've urinated. To make it worse, I can actually feel it leaking all darn day and it drives me freaking insane (imagine someone squirting water into you all day, except it's going out, not in). Not only is this embarrassing and uncomfortable, it's getting more and more expensive as pad costs continue to rise.
I've gone to the gyno about it... she says that there's nothing causing it... no infection, no malformation, no pregnancy, no cancer, no cysts, no bacteria, no nothing. It's not like it's only when I'm turned on or at certain points during my cycle... it's all the time. Constantly. I've confirmed two things: It IS actually coming from my vagina (as in it's not urine, like some people have suggested on other similar issues), and it's not just my lower regions sweating.
I don't understand it at all... I wear cotton undies, loose, breathable pants, and take very good care of myself (clean regularly, don't use scented hygiene products, no douches, etc). I've even tried running around with no pants or undies at all on the weekends when I don't have to go anywhere, in the hopes that it would dry it out, but no avail. It's like my vagina thinks it's Niagara Falls or something.
I can also *smell* said liquids, and that's without trying to. Again, I saw the gyno about this, and she said that there's nothing wrong. Like, it smells like it "normally" would if you were trying to sniff your own nether regions, but I can smell it without trying to. As in, I'll be just working on homework or housework or whatever, and it'll suddenly smell like someone has crammed a vag up my nose. I HATE the way it smells. Again, according to my gyno, it smells "normal" but I can't freaking stand it. (I also can't use any sort of scented stuff to "cover it up"... I'm allergic to all of them)
More info: it's clear, and no different the normal "your vagina is cleaning itself" discharge, but why it's cleaning itself with a fire hose is beyond me. I've had this issue for as long as I can remember.... basically like right after my period started. My gyno did suggest that I try ingesting more L. Acidophilus (hopefully I spelled that right), saying that she had no clue but that that would be my best shot. Didn't help any. I didn't become sexually active until recently (got married -- WOOT!), so any sort of sex-related issue doesn't explain the other 7 years worth of this.
So the real question is: short of getting my vagina removed, how can I make this torture stop?
I've gone to the gyno about it... she says that there's nothing causing it... no infection, no malformation, no pregnancy, no cancer, no cysts, no bacteria, no nothing. It's not like it's only when I'm turned on or at certain points during my cycle... it's all the time. Constantly. I've confirmed two things: It IS actually coming from my vagina (as in it's not urine, like some people have suggested on other similar issues), and it's not just my lower regions sweating.
I don't understand it at all... I wear cotton undies, loose, breathable pants, and take very good care of myself (clean regularly, don't use scented hygiene products, no douches, etc). I've even tried running around with no pants or undies at all on the weekends when I don't have to go anywhere, in the hopes that it would dry it out, but no avail. It's like my vagina thinks it's Niagara Falls or something.
I can also *smell* said liquids, and that's without trying to. Again, I saw the gyno about this, and she said that there's nothing wrong. Like, it smells like it "normally" would if you were trying to sniff your own nether regions, but I can smell it without trying to. As in, I'll be just working on homework or housework or whatever, and it'll suddenly smell like someone has crammed a vag up my nose. I HATE the way it smells. Again, according to my gyno, it smells "normal" but I can't freaking stand it. (I also can't use any sort of scented stuff to "cover it up"... I'm allergic to all of them)
More info: it's clear, and no different the normal "your vagina is cleaning itself" discharge, but why it's cleaning itself with a fire hose is beyond me. I've had this issue for as long as I can remember.... basically like right after my period started. My gyno did suggest that I try ingesting more L. Acidophilus (hopefully I spelled that right), saying that she had no clue but that that would be my best shot. Didn't help any. I didn't become sexually active until recently (got married -- WOOT!), so any sort of sex-related issue doesn't explain the other 7 years worth of this.
So the real question is: short of getting my vagina removed, how can I make this torture stop?
I have to pretty much regularly take an antihistamine for actual (and nasty) allergies. I've not noticed it helping a whole lot.
Additional Info:
I don't use any sort of "toys", and I've tried changing my diet a gazillion different times to see if that would help. No luck. Also tried washing more often to see if that would help. No luck there either. Tried washing less to see if I was maybe ruining the magical PH balance ... that didn't help either.
I don't use any sort of "toys", and I've tried changing my diet a gazillion different times to see if that would help. No luck. Also tried washing more often to see if that would help. No luck there either. Tried washing less to see if I was maybe ruining the magical PH balance ... that didn't help either.
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