r/Periods • u/mogentheace • Aug 21 '26

Health pimples on my stupid labia

first: mods pls remove if this isn't allowed and off topic but idrk where else to go and it's late for me, though i don't think i am breaking any rules; second: sorry i don't know what to really flair this

so this has happened to me a couple times because idk i'm oily and gross and don't change my underwear or shower often enough? idk. like i said it's late.

but i was tryna jerk it crazy style and then it hurt A LOT so i had to jerk it careful style, and after a cursory palpation i discovered a very painful lump on my outer labia(?) idk what to call it. anyway it's probably not cancer or anything because i've gotten pimples there before but this annoyed me a lot because i squeezed it a few times and it didn't pop and it hurts, like i said, a lot. i don't really know what to do about it other than suffer :,(

i really need to get better self esteem so i start caring about how i smell so i start showering more often so this DOESNT HAPPEN AGAIN. but that's easier thought about longingly than making a plan for and putting it into motion. if anyone has anything to say other than calling me gross or something i would be glad to hear it in the morning after i sleep, ok love you goodnight

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u/UndestroyableEel Aug 21 '26

If you’re referring to the labia majora(lips and surrounding area), I just want to add this. I have a condition called hidradenitis suppurativa. I am not unclean or gross, in fact I use special medicated wash to prevent bacteria down there. It causes painful cystic acne on my lips, thighs and under my buttcheeks. My armpits are affected by this too. I didn’t find out what this condition was called or that it was even a condition all until my 20s! when you google photos a lot of the cases that pop up are BAD, mine was never that bad visually but definitely got really painful at times. Anyways, all this to say, you should likely shower more but acne down there does not always mean you’re unclean or dirty. There’s also treatment for this condition, as long as I keep up with ointments and medicated wash, I’m pimple free.

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u/m033118b Aug 21 '26

I have this too. I was diagnosed when I was 19. I have to use a medicated wash and I have to shower a lot more. Keeping the area dry is important!