(NSFW) Exercise with chronic vaginal irritation?

Asked by livelaughlove21 (15724) October 10th, 2012 from iPhone

For the past 2 months, I’ve been dealing with ongoing vaginal irritation (hypersensitivity, pain, general uncomfortable feeling) with no explanation as of yet. I’ve seen multiple doctors with no answer but I’ve gotten to a point where I can wear jeans and walk around campus without being miserable again. However, friction is my main issue and the only time I experience symptoms (this issue is on the labia majora, not inside the vagina).

I’m not asking for advice on the medical issue. However, I’ve gained some weight that I need to get off. The issue is that any exercise that causes friction down there (i.e. any cardio exercise) makes my issue worse. I wear loose clothes, get out of wet clothes immediately, and shower afterwards, but still even 15 minutes of jogging/dancing/etc makes my entire day miserable.

I don’t want to make the irritation worse, but I really need to get off these extra pounds. I’m told doing squats, push-ups, crunches, etc is useless without cardio and I might as well not exercise at all.

I’m changing my eating habits, but I’d like to do some type of exercise to help me along. I’ve gone two months waiting for this issue to get better, but I have no reason to believe it will. It may not get much better than manageable, so I’ve got to figure something out.

Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.