u/ThrowAwayMonster000

For the past couple of months, I’ve noticed that when my period is about to start, like a two-three days prior, I may experience burning when I pee. It’s always very slight and I’m only aware of it because it’s out of the ordinary. It doesn’t always happen whenever I pee during these days; just maybe once a day or so. In any case, it clears up as soon as the period starts and then I’m normal again.

However, for the past maybe 4 months, whenever my period ends, I FEEL like there’s something wrong with my coochie in general. I tested for an infection the first month and found nothing. At that time, I had a random needle-prick-like pain on one side of my vagina, like maybe a cm or two past the entrance.

I eventually got a high vaginal done 2 months ago when, towards the end of my period, the discharge was so foul that it genuinely scared me. Turns out I had a yeast infection and bacterial vaginosis and I was adequately treated - got a cream that goes into vagina and antibiotics and I genuinely felt like myself again.

Next period, I was perfectly normal.

Then this last period (ended last Sunday) came and went normally- the slightest burning sensation maybe two days to my period and then the period came. It’s now about a week since the period ended and this whole time, my vagina just… hurts. I’d say it’s akin to the pain you’d feel if you have a wound… except there’s no wound!

It’s not 24/7 pain… it comes in waves. But when it’s not there, I’m just oddly… aware? Of my vagina. Like there’s a feeling, maybe discomfort that I can’t quite explain but I’m understanding it to mean that the area is just not okay and that’s why I’m constantly FEELING my vagina. There’s a very odd, overly warm sensation from below my clitorus to the entrance of my vagina and it’s constant.. it’s all similar to the feeling of a wound (as if a burn wound); it’s not as intense as the one that comes to my vagina but it’s non-stop. The outer lips of my cookie are fine. The clit upwards are also okay. No pain when I pee, and I’m not itching it any way. I also have no bumps or rashes or anything. Skin looks and feels just fine.

I’m not sure what the issue is. I have only one male sexual partner who is committed to me; I see them once a month. These vaginal issues span the entire length of our relationship however before we got intimate, I was in a camp for 2 weeks and we had very few toilets that were rarely cleaned and I was quite sure I left with some kind of infection because even towards the end, I had burning when I peed (which cleared up and left me with that needle-prick feeling that was especially sharp when I peed). But that’s the time I tested and was told I had nothing… until I did the HVS test - almost 2 months post-camp.

I should be ovulating, and I probably am, going by my discharge, but my sex drive is so low… and it has been, since these issues started. Except maybe last period, after the medication. I could be overthinking it, but I feel like the smell of my discharge is slightly off… like it’s smelling a little too much, but not necessarily smelling badly if that makes sense. I genuinely can’t tell if my brain is just making it up because of what I’m feeling down there.

I should also add that I recently discovered that the water of the area I moved to immediately after the camp- so for the duration of these health issues and my relationship with this new sexual partner - has a lot of calcium deposits in the water. My kettle has a weird coating and I learnt that it’s the water over here because we’re right next to a mountain. Sinks also regularly clog because of that, according to natives. And for the people closest to the mountain, they even get yellow stains on their teeth. I don’t know if this has anything to do with my vaginal health. If it does, is using bottled water safer or are there ways to counter the issue maybe by pre-boiling the water or something?

Is it me, my partner or the water?

I’m a 28F, 5”8, 88kg. I go out to drink maybe once a month, I don’t smoke anything or use drugs of any kind and I’m not on any medication… except the painkillers I took 2 weeks ago for the period cramps that almost killed me (abdominal and back cramps PLUS general body weakness and excessive joint pain and headache). I actually went to hospital that time, but they ran a Complete Blood Count and found everything was “normal”.

About 85% of the time, I’m eating whole foods that have been made from scratch with very little or no added oils or excessive salt or spices. I do take a little sugar in tea but I don’t drink milk or eat other dairy frequently. I don’t use feminine washes or anything of that kind (except virgin coconut oil after waxing once a month, but I’ve done that for years now)… but in these 4 months, I did start washing my underwear in a washing machine instead of handwashing it as I always did before… could that also be an issue? The detergent is from the same brand i use to hand wash and I make sure to use the pre wash and extra rinse settings then sun dry.

TLDR: after period, vagina pains like I have a wound down there but there’s actually nothing.

For the past couple of months, I’ve noticed that when my period is about to start, like a two-three days prior, I may experience burning when I pee. It’s always very slight and I’m only aware of it because it’s out of the ordinary. It always doesn’t happen whenever I pee during these days; just maybe once a day or so. In any case, it clears up as soon as the period starts and then I’m normal again.

However, for the past maybe 4 months, whenever my period ends, I FEEL like there’s something wrong with my coochie in general. I tested for an infection the first month and found nothing. At that time, I had a random needle-prick-like pain on one side of my vagina, like maybe a cm or two past the entrance.

I eventually got a culture test done 2 months ago when, towards the end of my period, the discharge was so foul that it genuinely scared me. Turns out I had a fungal infection and bacterial infection and I was adequately treated.

Next period, I was perfectly normal.

This period came and went normally- the slightest burning sensation maybe two days to my period and then the period came. It’s now about a week since the period ended and this whole time, my vagina just… hurts. I’d say it’s akin to the pain you’d feel if you have a wound… except there’s no wound!

It’s not 24/7 pain… it comes in waves. But when it’s not there, I’m just oddly… aware? Of my vagina. Like there’s a feeling, maybe discomfort that I can’t quite explain but I’m understanding it to mean that the area is just not okay and that’s why I’m constantly FEELING my vagina. There’s a very odd, overly warm sensation from below my clitorus to the entrance of my vagina and it’s constant.. it’s all similar to the feeling of a wound but it’s not as prominent as the one that comes to my vagina. The outer lips of my cookie are fine. The clit upwards are also okay. No pain when I pee, and I’m not itching it any way.

I’m not sure what the issue is. I have one male sexual partner who is committed to me; I see them once a month. These vaginal issues span the length of our relationship however before we got intimate, I was in a camp for 2 weeks and we had very few toilets that were rarely cleaned and I was quite sure I left with some kind of infection because even towards the end, I had burning when I peed (which cleared up and left me with that needle-prick feeling that was especially sharp when I peed). But that’s the time I tested and was told I had nothing… until I did the culture test almost 2 months post-camp.

I should be ovulating, and I probably am, going by my discharge, but my sex drive is so low… and it has been, since these issues started. Except maybe last period, after the medication. I could be overthinking it, but I feel like the smell of my discharge is slightly off… like it’s smelling a little too much, but not necessarily smelling badly if that makes sense. I genuinely can’t tell if my brain is just making it up because of what I’m feeling down there.

I should also add that I recently discovered that the water of the area I moved to immediately after the camp- so for the duration of these health issues and my sexual partner - has a lot of calcium deposits in the water. My kettle has a weird coating and I learnt that it’s the water over here because we’re right next to a mountain. Sinks also regularly clog because of that, according to natives. And for the people closest to the mountain, they even get yellow stains on their teeth. I don’t know if this has anything to do with my vaginal health. If it does, is using bottled water safer or are there ways to counter the issue maybe by pre-boiling the water or something?

Is it me, my partner or the calcium?

TLDR: after period, vagina pains like I have a wound down there but there’s actually nothing.

For the past couple of months, I’ve noticed that when my period is about to start, like a two-three days prior, I may experience burning when I pee. It’s always very slight and I’m only aware of it because it’s out of the ordinary. It always doesn’t happen whenever I pee during these days; just maybe once a day or so. In any case, it clears up as soon as the period starts and then I’m normal again.

However, for the past maybe 4 months, whenever my period ends, I FEEL like there’s something wrong with my coochie in general. I tested for an infection the first month and found nothing. At that time, I had a random needle-prick-like pain on one side of my vagina, like maybe a cm or two past the entrance.

I eventually got a culture test done 2 months ago when, towards the end of my period, the discharge was so foul that it genuinely scared me. Turns out I had a fungal infection and bacterial infection and I was adequately treated.

Next period, I was perfectly normal.

This period came and went normally- the slightest burning sensation maybe two days to my period and then the period came. It’s now about a week since the period ended and this whole time, my vagina just… hurts. I’d say it’s akin to the pain you’d feel if you have a wound… except there’s no wound!

It’s not 24/7 pain… it comes in waves. But when it’s not there, I’m just oddly… aware? Of my vagina. Like there’s a feeling, maybe discomfort that I can’t quite explain but I’m understanding it to mean that the area is just not okay and that’s why I’m constantly FEELING my vagina. There’s a very odd, overly warm sensation from below my clitorus to the entrance of my vagina and it’s constant.. it’s all similar to the feeling of a wound but it’s not as prominent as the one that comes to my vagina. The outer lips of my cookie are fine. The clit upwards are also okay. No pain when I pee, and I’m not itching it any way.

I’m not sure what the issue is. I have one male sexual partner who is committed to me; I see them once a month. These vaginal issues span the length of our relationship however before we got intimate, I was in a camp for 2 weeks and we had very few toilets that were rarely cleaned and I was quite sure I left with some kind of infection because even towards the end, I had burning when I peed (which cleared up and left me with that needle-prick feeling that was especially sharp when I peed). But that’s the time I tested and was told I had nothing… until I did the culture test almost 2 months post-camp.

I should be ovulating, and I probably am, going by my discharge, but my sex drive is so low… and it has been, since these issues started. Except maybe last period, after the medication. I could be overthinking it, but I feel like the smell of my discharge is slightly off… like it’s smelling a little too much, but not necessarily smelling badly if that makes sense. I genuinely can’t tell if my brain is just making it up because of what I’m feeling down there.

I should also add that I recently discovered that the water of the area I moved to immediately after the camp- so for the duration of these health issues and my sexual partner - has a lot of calcium deposits in the water. My kettle has a weird coating and I learnt that it’s the water over here because we’re right next to a mountain. Sinks also regularly clog because of that, according to natives. And for the people closest to the mountain, I heard they even get yellow stains on their teeth. I don’t know if this has anything to do with my vaginal health. If it does, is using bottled water safer or are there ways to counter the issue maybe by pre-boiling the water or something?

Is it me, my partner or the calcium?

TLDR: after period, vagina pains like I have a wound down there but there’s actually nothing.