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writes:Sorry this is a health question, I do not know where else to ask.I have a discharge problem. It's been there for about three years now and is becoming very stressful.My discharge is extremely pasty and white. I know it is not normal. It doesn't have an oder.Over the last three years I have gone to my doctors MANY, MANY times. I have had every test in the book for STIs, thrush and BV (I am currently awaiting results for a smear test). I was told before it was BV and other times I was told it was thrush. I was medicated many times for both of these, but it has only gone away twice, only to come back in a few weeks.Recently I went back and was extremly distressed when I got yet more results back saying.... That I had nothing... Absaultly nothing. I know it isn't right... My boyfriend has been worried about it too.I was recently given antibiotics that worked before... But it didn't go away this time. I'm so upset. The doctors have started to tell me that "Many young ladies can think that they have a lot of disscharge, even when it is the normal ammount".They seem to think I'm lying about it now... Or that I'm just dillusional.Has anyone else had a problem like this?Could it be something really serious?Or could it even be an illurgic reaction to a type of food or something? Dehydration maybe?I just don't know how to get this sorted when my doctors won't take me seriously.
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reader, anonymous, writes (2 January 2012): did u ever sort this ? i have the same problem.! i have been back and forth to the doctors with this firstly them telling me its normwl so i tried to live with it for a bout 2 years but its a cocnstant wearing a panty liner its not nice. i get paraniod if its smells some.times. i have to make sure im clean before any kind off intraction with my bf becuase i wud get embarressd if he saw it. also a day or two later it does actaully smell weird after sex. is this some thing to do with it ?
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reader, Mikados are lush!  +, writes (29 April 2009):
 Unlikely. I had an abnormal result from my first pap test and had to have loop diathermy treatment. If the doc is only going to retest in a few months, it sounds like the changes that can right themselves, which is why they leave them alone and dont treat them.
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 April 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThanks for all your help everyone.
I got a result back today from a smear test I got a little while ago. It was my first smear test.
The result came back as "Boarderline neclear changes"... Anyone know what this means? All the doctor said was that it was USUALLY nothing to worry about that I should get another test in September.
Could this have anything to do with the thick, pasty discharge?
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reader, Lil Mack  +, writes (25 April 2009):
 Hello!
A few things I can suggest. First of all, stop stressing over it. The more stress you have, the more problems (including this) you will have medically. Your doctor has checked you several times and it is very normal for a woman in her child bearing years to get discharge and yes unfortunately sometimes more heavily than others.
Secondly, if you are not already on a type of birth control, I suggest you get some. Birth control helps even out hormones (along with helping not get pregnant) which for women with discharge, especially heavy, this will reduce the discharge greatly.
Thirdly, if you have never been tested for a thyroid condition, especially hypothyroidism then you need to visit and Endocrinologist. If your thyroid is not producing sufficient levels of hormones you will have adverse effects throughout your body including your hair (brittle or excessively oily), skin (dry or excessively oily), weight issues (heavy or extremely thin), and many other issues to include heavy vaginal discharge.
Fourth, if you are taking any kind of medications, catch up with the side effects of anything you are taking. Some medications can cause women to get more productive in the good and sometimes bad bacteria that is natural in their vaginal area.
Lastly, ask yourself about your diet. Do you eat well or are you more of a junk food eater? If you drink lots of caffeine, eat lots of carbs and sugars, and don't drink very much water if not any most of day then guess what; your body stores them. When your body does that it will cause your body to become very unbalanced and then you will gain weight, your skin and hair, your over-all happiness and health will decrease, and you will have related problems like heavy discharge as you have had for years.
I do speak from experience as when I was younger I had started getting that way myself. My OBGYN said your fine, nothing is wrong. For about 7-8 years until I got pregnant I had to deal with it. I could feel it discharge and I would have to go and clean myself all the time. I felt disgusted. Well, come to find out that my thyroid was under-active; meaning I had hypothyroidism. I began treatment (a pill every day) and it got a bit better. Then I asked to be put on the pill which I had never been on and that made it 97% better than just the thyroid pills. I drink lots of water every day and eat much better than I did when I was younger.
I still get normal discharge at times during my cycle and I am still able to get wet at the appropriate times (as long as he excites me...lol). Many people say it's normal and there is no treatment but they are not exactly correct. A woman's body and emotional well being are all based on her diet and her hormones.
I know this was long but you seem very stressed and concerned about this so I hope this was helpful to you and I hope that you take the time to get with your OBGYN to get on birth control (or switch to a higher dose if you are already on the pill) and get with an Endocrinologist to test your thyroid. It's a simple blood test. Gook luck to you.
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 April 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThank you all very much for your answers.
I think a few of you may have picked me up wrong though.
My problem is not that I have too much discharge or that I am too wet.
I used to be very wet, but then around three years ago it changed.
Now it is SOOOO pasty that it doesn't come out at all. It's like someone shoved a load of cement mix up there and didn't stire it all in properly... And now I have this paste continually stuck up there.
It's also slightly irriating and my vulva is swollen and can be very tender.
It ruined my sex life with my ex and now I have to answer my new boyfriend's question of: "What the hell is that?"...
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reader, 6fargone +, writes (25 April 2009):
is there every day all day or is it something that comes and goes, say about two weeks before your period? It sounds to me like it would be that. Younger women have more than older women usually.
This is normal fluids (not a discharge which is what an infection would be called) that can be there to show you are fertile. When we have it depends on our usual menstrual cycle. If you note when it is there and how much, along with other types of fluids (white/creamy or clear/snotty is when a woman can get pregnant).
There are many books out there that explain this in relation to using these signs to avoid pregnancy and to know the difference between this and a true infection.
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reader, pebble +, writes (25 April 2009):
 Gosh Uncil Phil's answer made me nearly wet myself :)Ok first, I think you need to stop thinking it's something serious. Do you have any other symptoms down there? Is the discharge itchy? If not then it sounds just like every other women out there. That's why panty liners were invented. We all have it, some more than others, but if we didn't then we'd be very very sore. I'm sorry but there is only so much you can do. If you've had every test in the book and they've all said there's no problem then you might have to accept that there's no problem. Please don't waste your time worrying over something that is completely normal. Especially if Doctors are telling you that there is no problem.If it's green, smelly or itchy then you need to worry but if not, time to chill out.
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 April 2009): Many women have a natural discharge like yours, and if there's no particularly bad smell to it the chances are it's just the way your body works at flushing out your fanny. I'm sure your doctors do take you seriously - after all they've sent off I don't know how many samples to be tested and they've all come back that you don't have anything nasty to worry about.
I obviously don't have the same body parts as you do, but believe me, I've been in close contact with quite a few womens' bits over the years. Some are dry, some are moist, some are rather more so and others could easily leave a snail-trail behind them as they walked. It sounds like you're of the latter variety. You'd do well to trust what your doctors are telling you and not worry about it.
I even had one woman who I was bonking that when I briefly pulled out for respite I had what looked like a foot-long piece of snot swinging off the end. It didn't come from me so it must have come from her.
I really don't think there's anything for you to sort out. You've simply got a juicy box and you're not unique. Make the most of it - when you hit the menopause it'll be as dry as a witch's tit.
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reader, Mikados are lush! +, writes (25 April 2009):
I had this before and like you, went to the docs. Had tests, and was told there is nothing wrong. I was given a cream at one point, I cant remember what it was called, but it had to be inserted in a tube syringle type thing for a week? Supposedly it evens out the friendly bacteria. Never made any difference though.
He did say to me that stress can cause it, and to be honest, after a while it did just stop on its own. But I did used to google it and see all sorts of things that scared me, and that probably didn't help. It seemed to sort itself out in the end and ive been ok ever since.
If you have had tests and they have come back normal, I would try and chill for a while, easier said than done I know, because its a pain in the but!
But you might find it does sort itself like mine did.
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