Hello Everyone,

I am having so many e-mails with women complaining about Vaginal Dryness I have decided to review my recommendations:

If you are over 53 years of age:

• Ostaderm 1/4 tsp every 12 hours
• Estrio Vaginal Suppositories into the vagina every night
• Vital Vulva rubbed on the outside as needed
• It is very very important to stay away from food high in OXALATE

Please click here for a printable list to put on your refrigerator!!!!!

Please feel free to e-mail me and give me a brief medical history for personal suggestions.

Helen Pensanti, MD's health tips for problems with vaginal dryness or vulvar dryness and irritation:

In addition to using "Ostaderm V*" and "Vital Vulva" please choose foods that are low in OXALATE.

BE SURE TO USE "VITAL VULVA" AT NIGHT AND "OSTADERM V" DURING THE DAY FOR 2-3 MONTHS. FOR BEST RESULTS IN DECREASING VULVA & VAGINAL DRYNESS EAT A LOW OXALATE DIET.

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A diet low in oxalate salts has been suggested as treatment for women who experience unexplained vulval pain. The association of oxalates and vulval pain was highlighted in an article in an American medical journal in 1991 where a woman with vulvodynia was found to have abnormally high levels of oxalate in her urine. She was treated with a combination of a low-oxalate diet and given calcium citrate which removes the oxalate from the body. Vulvodynia is defined as long-standing vulval discomfort or pain, particularly that characterized by burning, stinging, irritation or rawness of the vulval area. Vaginal dryness is characterized by irritation, painful intercourse, and burning with urination.

These are High In Oxalate Foods to Avoid:

• Beans in tomato sauce
• Beer
• Beets
• Blackberries
• Black and red raspberries
• Blueberries
• Celery
• Chard
• Chocolate
• Cocoa
• Coffee powder (Nescafe)
• Collards
• Concord grapes
• Crackers made from soy flour
• Currants
• Dandelion greens
• Eggplant
• Escarole
• Fruit cake
• Fruit salad (canned)
• Green bell pepper
• Grits (white corn)
• Juices containing berries
• Kale
• Leeks
• Lemon and lime peel
• Nuts (especially peanuts and pecans)
• Okra
• Ovaltine
• Parsley
• Pokeweed
• Rhubarb
• Rutabagas
• Spinach
• Strawberries
• Summer Squash
• Sweet Potatoes
• Tea
• Tofu
• Tomato soup
• Wheat germ

These are Moderately High In Oxalate

• Apple
• Apricots
• Asparagus
• Bottled beer (12 oz. [360 ml] limit/day)
• Broccoli
• Carrots
• Chicken noodle soup (dried)
• Coffee (8 oz. [240 ml])
• Cola beverage (12 oz. [360 ml] limit per day)
• Corn
• Cornbread
• Cucumber
• Lettuce
• Lima beans
• Marmalade
• Oranges
• Orange juice (4 oz. [120 ml])
• Parsnips
• Peaches
• Pears (canned)
• Pepper (greater than 1 tsp. [2 grams] per day)
• Pineapple
• Plums
• Prunes
• Sardines
• Soy products (most)
• Sponge cake
• Tomatoes
• Tomato juice (4 oz. [120 ml])
• Turnip
• Watercress

These are Low In Oxalate *Foods to Choose:

• Apple juice
• Avocado
• Bacon
• Bananas
• Beef (lean)
• Bing cherries
• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Cheese
• Eggs
• Grapefruit
• Green grapes
• Jellies
• Lamb (lean)
• Lemonade or limeaid (without peel)
• Melons
• Milk
• Mushrooms
• Pork (lean)
• Poultry
• Preserves
• Nectarines
• Noodles
• Oatmeal
• Oils
• Onions
• Peas (fresh)
• Plums
• Radishes
• Rice
• Salad dressing
• Seafood
• Spaghetti
• White bread
• Wine
• Yogurt

*Ostaderm V is a Bezwecken product

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