Daughter Having Issues "Down There"

When I was a kid, I had a very similar problem. Turns out I was allergic to our laundry detergent. "Down there" was the only place that it bothered me -- it itched like MAD. To this day, I don't use soap in that area (you aren't supposed to anyway) and I use a free&clear laundry detergent. I haven't had any problems since.

Could be anything though, even yeast. I would take her to the doc to have it checked out.

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Poor thing!

I'd call your doctor to rule out anything serious.

My daughter gets that way on occassion when she has been "forgetful" about underwear changes or doesn't wipe as well.

Have her wash nightly with warm water and a wash cloth, let her sleep in the buff on the bottom (we call it sleeping "freebie" at my house,) and a mandatory fresh pair of cotton undies each day. I find my daughter clears up quickly after a night or two of sleeping with no bottoms. I think switching to an all natural clothing soap is a great idea as well. Might help with the excema as well.

Try cutting back on sugar and having her drink a lot of water as well.

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Maybe it could be a yeast infection. Wash without soap down there and cut back on sugar. I would take her to the Dr.

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Hi J.,
You have gotten tons of great advice, dairy, sugar, yoghurt, probiotics, detergent, air, showers, dr
How do you marry it all?
If you don't find something that works, or don't know where to start, I really would recommend seeing a Naturopathic Dr cos this is the kind of advice you would get from them, but in a cohesive, digestible format, specific to your daughter and based on medical experience, not guesswork and neither relying on drugs to do away with symptoms.

Check out www.urbanwellness.com
It is a holistic primary care clinic of ND's and L.Acs based in SE.
My husband runs the clinic but I believe that Dr Roman Krupa is the one for pediatrics. Eczema and yeast infections, urinary infections, whatever your girl has, are very responsive to naturopathic treatmemt, that can address the underlying cause of the problem and free her from a life of continuos battle of these afflictions - I speak from personal experience!

All the best
Helen

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I had a similar thing as a child. It was because my panties were nylon or some other thing that didn't breathe, but were way cute. Switching to 100% cotton did the trick!

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There is a skin disorder that involves the vaginal region not many people know about but it is becoming increasingly common .Often girls and women get it and go for years being misdiagnosed and treated for other things .It can come on at any time but is most common at childhood and menopause .Please ask the dr about , lichen sclerosis .If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me ...
I'm just a well informed mom who's
been there.

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Have you tried switching laundry soap &/or fabric softener? My son had exzema very bad as an infant, and to this day I can still only use certain laundry materials. I suggest changing...the absolute best for exzema that I found for my son at first was Dreft. It is a little expensive, but it may be worth a shot. If she clears up then that was the problem. If she doesn't, then at least there is one thing to mark off. Hope it all works out for you little girl!

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Hi J.,
I too have a six year old daughter. The last year she has had many bladder infections. First we thought it was her not wiping good enough. The dr. told me, that girls should not be taking baths even if it's without bubbles or soap. It is easy for infections. The last six months we have had her taking showers including her four year old sister. We haven't had a problem since. Good luck!

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