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" Question My daughter has been complaining every month or so about a sore, itchy vagina that looks slightly red (possibly from scratching it) with no discharge or urinary infection.  It is particularly bothersome for her at night.  At first she was prescribed Canesten and after two days she was fine. We continued to use the cream twice daily for another week.  However, it always comes back after between two weeks and two months.  When I went back to the doctor, they said that perhaps I had not used Canestan for long enough so we then used it for three weeks (twice daily).  When it came back again, I took her to a paediatrician, who said there was nothing to see and therefore it was not thrush.  She recommended bathing her daily rather than every alternate day. We have been doing this and again it has come back, although after two days it has now gone again.  What do you recommend to prevent this painful problem recurring and is it common? My daughter is totally out of nappies.  I have had various recommendations such as Vaseline and oestrogen hormone cream.   Answer It&amp;#039;s not uncommon for little girls to suffer from vaginal soreness.  The fact that your daughter seems to get relief from using Canesten cream (an antifungal treatment) might indicate that the underlying cause is thrush.  Of course the cream may help simply by having a soothing action rather than the anti-fungal agent treating a fungal infection.  The vaginal soreness could be caused by sweating and friction around the vagina, so try and make sure that your daughter has loose clothing around that area whenever possible.  Even better, when she&amp;#039;s at home, let her run around without any pants or trousers on so the vaginal area is as cool as possible.  I&amp;#039;d avoid using soap and bubble bath for the time being; just wash her in warm water. Using oestrogen hormone cream in a child would not be a good idea and I think Waseline would be too sticky.  If you want to use a little moisturiser in that area I&amp;#039;d go for aqueous cream or E45 cream, but only apply a small amount.  If a swab hasn&amp;#039;t been taken from around the lower part of the vagina yet, it might be worth having that done when your daughter next develops symptoms.  The results may or may not be helpful, but if for example, the swab showed a heavy growth of thrush, that would make it more likely that fungal infection is the cause of the problem and would be useful in planning future treatment.  Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team   Other Q&amp;amp;As Alternative remedies for colds Are my daughters giving each other thrush in the bath? Childhood pneumonia Childhood shingles Children and meningococcal septicaemia Dealing with threadworm in children under two Does my child have thrush? Does my daughter have oral thrush? Does my daughter have vaginitis? Does my daughter need antibiotics for scarlet fever? Glandular fever and Coxsackie virus at the same time Has E. coli urinary tract infection scarred my daughter&amp;#039;s kidneys? How did my grandson catch E. coli? How likely is it that my children have caught scabies from my niece? Lack of appetite after meningitis My eight-year-old daughter has vulval vaginitis My child has worms My daughter has been diagnosed with shingles My daughter keeps getting coughs My daughter keeps getting urinary tract infections My son&amp;#039;s cold isn&amp;#039;t getting better My son has had five pneumonias My son keeps getting threadworm My son&amp;#039;s ringworm won&amp;#039;t go away No relief from threadworm Scalp ringworm Slap cheek disease Slapped cheek syndrome Tell me about pneumonia in children What is Cryptosporidium? What is scarlet fever? What is slapped cheek disease? What is Staph. saprophyticus?   Last updated 13.05.2014 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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