Unknown long term issue
I don’t post on Reddit but reading through this sub I feel comfortable to ask for long needed advice! I’ve always had vaginal issues but for a long time was too ashamed to address them. Now in my young adulthood I’m okay with it. I’m sorry this is long.
2 years ago I moved into my apartment I currently live at. My roommate who’s a little over a decade older than me and I became close and we discovered we both have vaginal issues which made me feel so relieved I wasn’t alone. She had told me that her issues are chronic and she’s gone on fluconazole (diflucan) many times and it hasn’t worked for her. She told me the cure all has been cutting out sugar. My whole life I’ve had a bad sweet tooth- this was devastating to hear lol.
I have slightly tan (cream) thin-ish discharge inside my lips, but not coming from my canal. I have these dots (same color) at the top of the inside of my lips. And I’ve noticed a secretion, I don’t know if this is actually where the discharge is coming from. I read somewhere that they’re oil glands but I have no idea how that plays into my ph or comfort. I’ve had vaginal exams and swabs in the past that came back negative for a yeast infection at times I was very confident I had one because what else could that possibly be??
My mom died a few months ago and I haven’t been good with my sugar or general food intake - which I think explains my current state. I usually drink kefir daily, I switched to whole wheat carbs and diet drinks to avoid added sugars. No smell, very light discharge only inside my lips and otherwise clear from my canal, and itchy but only in the nighttime for some reason.
This has really impacted my ability to put myself out there with dating and meeting someone out. I will admit at the times when I’ve completely cut out sugar for a week (no pills or suppositories), it seemingly clears. Has anyone else had the same experience?? And if so is no sugar really the cure all? If you have other recommendations or ideas as to wtf I’m dealing with I’ll take anything!!