Managing a Vaginal Zit
Zits are common in moist areas, where skin contains plenty of glands. Armpits, groins and vagina are some places where acne eruptions are very common.
What Is a Vaginal Zit?
There are plenty of lubricating glands in the vagina. If the duct of any gland gets blocked, a cystic swelling is formed. This is called a vaginal zit or a pimple.
Blockage occurs when the secretions are excessive or there is plenty of tissue debris lying in the area due to inadequate washing.
You may read about 3 simple and quick methods to treat them yourself.
Zit May Get Infected
Zits are common and usually resolve on their own. However, sometimes we may inadvertently infect them.
This happens commonly when we fiddle with them, that is, try to squeeze or pop them. The bacteria from our hands get transfered to it.
Or else, due to continuous rubbing of the bump all the day with an underwear, they get traumatized and infected.
Zits are fertile grounds for the growth of bacteria. Bacteria grows inside and pus starts getting accumulated.
As the tension increases inside the zit, it becomes more and more painful.
Care and Management
- Wash the area adequately with water on a daily basis. No soaps or gels are required.
- Keep the area moisture free.
- Wear soft and loose cotton underwears only. They absorb the moisture that may accumulate in the area. Also, soft cotton fabric gives minimum friction.
- Drink plenty of water. Include fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet. This would keep your skin healthy.
- Avoid fatty or greasy foodstuffs. They make your prone to zit formation.
- If you have a pimple, try doing warm compress over it to relieve pain and soften it. This technique may also be helpful to drain the zit.
- Apply a topical antibiotic cream over the infected zit at least thrice a day for a week.
Hello. I have a bump that is like a pimple, on the pink part of my vagina away from the hair. It’s on my labia, on the right, a little below the clitoris. It seems to be a pimple, but I can’t quite tell. I have never been sexually active, or been touched in that region by another person. Can I have some insight to what this is?
Also, it does not hurt if I leave it alone, it only hurts when, or after I squeeze it.
This is very likely to be a pimple.
Do not squeeze or pop it. It is likely to subside on its own with time.
All you need to do is to keep the area clean and dry. Wash down there daily with ample plain water. No soap is required.
Where loose cotton underwear to avoid friction while moving.
The pimple is likely to go away on its own. If it grows in size or becomes painful, you may start applying mupirocin (bactroban) ointment over it, twice a day for a week.
So I have I think a pimple on the right side of clit it hurts sometimes and when I touch it I feel a lot of pain. I’m not sexually active but I masterbate sometimes. When I tried too today I had pain and than I got my period, but it’s all brown. Any suggestions?
Most of such pimples resolve on their own with the commencement of menstrual flow. You may wait for a day or two.
However, if it increases in pain or size, you’ll need to start some antibiotic.
My question is I don’t know what is on my vagina. It looks like pimples but they are not painful, they are now spreading all over and I don’t know what to do or what it is, please help me doctor.
Are you sexually active?
Since it is spreading, it is likley to be an infection. You need to see a gyne for examination. You may require some antibiotics.
I have 2 pimple like things around my vagina area. I tried popping them but it just seems to be like cartilage. I get very nervous about these type of things.
Are you sexually active? If yes, you need to get yourself examined by a doctor to rule out the presence of any STD.
If not, these may be simple pimples. Start applying a topical antibiotic cream, like mupirocin, over it. Apply it twice daily for 3 to 5 days.
Apart from this, keep the area clean and dry. Wear loose cotton underwear to avoid friction over the pimples. Take care not to injure those pimples.
Hi, I have 2 cuts/lumps on either side of my labia. They itch a little and hurt slightly if I scratch them. I am 15 and have never had sex before. However, my boyfriend and I have touched each others genitals. They started a week or so before my period which is usual, they then clear up during my period and go, but this time they have done the same but have come back after my period. I’m really scared they could be because of an STD or whether it’s an yeast infection. Please help.
These lumps are likely to be vaginal pimples. May be you hurt them while touching during your private moments.
These lumps sound infected. Keep the genital area clean by washing it daily while bathing. Dab dry it with a clean towel and apply mupirocin ointment over the lumps twice a day.
Wear loose cotton undergarments and avoid any touching down there till the lumps get alright.
I have swellings in my vagina. The swellings are very big. I have very pain. I went to doctor and she suggested me to wash it off with an antibacterial soap. I wash it but the swellings remain as before. The swellings are on the outer side of the pink area these are on the place where the skin bends down in the pink area. Please tell me something to get rid of it please because I cannot even walk due to this. I am on bed for about 2 days. I am not sexually active. I am only 16 years old.
Apply mupirocin (bactroban) ointment over each of those swellings. Apply it twice daily for a week. Also, keep your groin area clean and dry.
Wear loose cotton underwear only, to avoid friction while walking and to keep the region well ventilated.
Read above in detail.
Let us know if your swellings don’t improve.
I think I have bumps on my vagina and my discharge is watery and yellowish, should I get worried?
Are you sexually active? If yes, you need to see a doctor and rule out the presence of any STD.
A little discharge is normal. However, if you are getting bumps due to the discharge, or other symptoms like itching or pain, it’s more likely to be and infection.
My sister is having a pimple on her vagina and she said the pimple is itching and is having water inside. It is coming time and again? Please help.
This appears to be a cyst. It is likely to regress on its own with time.
If the margins of this lesion appear red, or it starts paining there, she may need to take antibiotics.
Hi! I’m 14 and I have 2 bumps on my private area, one is higher up, so close to the outer line where pubic hair grow. It’s been there for about a year, it’s really hard and hardly hurts, it’s skin colored. I went to my doctor for it and but my doctor said it’s nothing and if it hurts or grows come back, but recently I got another bump, this one is on my vagina lip, it hurts a lot, around the same time I got this my lower stomach has been hurting and when I pee it hurts. I haven’t had sex before but recently I had oral sex.
The one that is skin colored near your pubic hair may be an ingrown hair. You need not do anything for this lesion. As your doctor said, intervention is required only if it pains, itches or shows any other symptom.
For the other two lesions, start applying a topical antibiotic cream, like mupirocin (bactroban) over it. Apply it thrice daily for a week.
Both these lesions are likely to be pimples.
Doctor I have a huge pimple in my vagina and it’s been three months having it. It is very painful. I hate going to the doctors, would you give me quickly treatment tip so that I can treat it my self.
Any pain or itch over it? Is it a pimple or a lump?
Hi!, I have a problem. I am only 13 and I have pimples around the sides of the lips then up to the top of the private area, in the way top is a old zit, and it reopened somehow. It hurts a lot and it shows the flesh inside. I am really scared.
The zits in the sides are somehow hurting a lot, and bigger a bit. But there some little pimples appear, doesn’t hurt much as the big ones in my sides though.
You need to keep the area clean and dry. Pimples occur when you get lots of secretions and moisture gets accumulated down there.
Wash the area daily with water. Dry it and wear loose cotton underwear only. This would soak any extra moisture in the area and let the area be well ventilated.
Start applying mupirocin (bactroban) ointment over the bigger pimples. Apply it twice daily for a week. Read more on pimples during teenage.
I get these white things in my clit area like literally inside sometimes I can easily take them out but today I had two there like white pieces of I don’t know and now that I tried to take them out , one came out and the other isn’t budging the area is red and also is peeling on the vaginal area normal? (I’m not sexually active)
Is it a curdy white thread like thing that you are taking out?
Avoid too much scratching there. This would irritate your mucosa and give you a raw feeling with burning sensation.
docter, i had a painless pimple between my thighs 6 months ago, 2 months ago other two painless pimples developed, now i have 3,the first one is growing larger in size though still painless, are their any chances that it will spread and i have an STD?
Well yes. You need to get yourself screened out for any STDs.
Hello.
I had a pimple and its burst on its own. Its hurts a little and it looks swelled. What do i do
Keep the area clean. Start applying a topical antibiotic cream over the pimple, thrice daily, for 3 to 5 days.
Hei i have a pimple near the mouth of my vagina..it’s been four months now..though the pimple is not painful but I am worried because sometimes when I urinate it gets irritated ….the other problem I’m having is the opening of my vagina itches as if I have small rush…….I am sexually active what can I do…?
Hi
I have a huge vaginal zit and it appears sometimes when I’m on my periods but this one is different from the zits that usually appears. When I close my legs the zit is more painful and I can’t walk properly. I tried to squeeze it but nothing comes out it just become painful. I’m still a virgin and I am 17 years old
This one is likely to be infected.
Start applying an antibiotic ointment over it, thrice daily. You may use mupirocin/ bacitracin.
Hii i have a pimple in my left side of my vagina and i been having it for 1 month or so . it is really painful at times . what could it be? I am sexually active .
This one looks infected. Try warm compress over it. This would help softening it and drain pus from inside the lesion, if any. Start using an antibiotic cream, mupirocin/ bacitracin, over it.
Hi. I have a bump on my inner labia underneath my clictorus. Its been there for a month now. It doesn’t itches nor is it painful. I dont know if its a bump. Its pink. I am sexually active only with my boyfriend of five years. Also during sex protective it doesn’t hurt or anything. My vagina feels quit normal. Please help me .
BTW it has never increased in size. Its been the same size and the same color as I am in my inner lips.
Likely to be a cyst, caused due to clogging of a gland there. You may leave it as such. It’s likely to regress in size on its own with time.
However, if it pains or grows in size, intervention may be needed.
I have a bump next to my vagina and it hurts only when I touch it. It is slightly pink but not red. I’ve tried pinching it and nothing happens. I’ve noticed this for three days now. I am not sexually active. I am also younger than 18. What can this be?
Likely to be a clogged bartholin gland, that has got infected.
You need to start applying an antibiotic ointment over it. Mupirocin/ bactroban may be used thrice daily. Avoid friction over it.
Avoid squeezing it. This may infect it further.
I’m 15 years old and I have a GIANT and very painful pimple or something on my inner left thigh near my vagina. It appeared right when I got my period about 4 days ago. I am not sexually active and I am too embarrassed to see a doctor. I’ve been washing it multiple times a day with water and today greenish/yellow fluid came out. It is about the size of a grape. I just want the constant pain to stop. I can’t even close my legs
Start doing warm compress over it, twice daily. This would soften it and help in draining out pus from inside it.
After each session, liberally apply an antibiotic ointment over it. Mupirocin/ bactroban may be used.
Do you realize you continue to recommend Mupirocin which is only available by RX. You may want to consider bacitracin or triple ABX in which can be purchased OTC & inexpensive.
Hey it’s Hannah, this is the 4th day I have been limping around my house because of this stupid disgusting pimple. I want the pain to STOP. I’ve cried so many times because of this. Please fucking help me get rid of the pain. I don’t wanna go on like this please help me with the pain. I’m poor I cannot afford to see a doctor, All I have is ibuprofen and neosporin and tee tree oil. Please help me stop the pain. I’m begging you.
If the pain is so excruciating, it indicates that we’re not able to drain out pus at home. You may need a surgical drainage.
Better to see a doctor for this. As soon as the pus is drained, you’ll get relief. That’s also essential to prevent the spread of infections.
You may be given oral antibiotics at this stage to arrest infection.
I just checked on it: Still bigger than a grape. And I can’t sleep, sit, or even walk without having to cry. It looks like a scab or something is starting to form on the top. I’m in so much pain. I’m ready to end my life because I’m in so much FUCKING pain. Please help me
This needs to be drained urgently!
Hello Dr. Buddy
I usually get pimples inside on my vagina near my clitoris and on the lips during my period, before and after. Recently I’ve had a very stubborn set of pimples, one on the outer part of my vagina an inch away from the part of the opening where the clitoris is, the other near my clit and a small one I JUST found on the labia. I’m not sexually active. I try to keep clean as much as possible. I know you’re not supposed to pop them but they give me so much anxiety. I’ve heard you can get herpes from toilet seats, is it true? I’ve had to use public restrooms before and I am so worried I have something bad. I also have pain in my vagina and lower left side. I have U.C and wonder if sometimes when I have accidents, could that play a role? I am so afraid and humiliated.
Unlikely to be herpes. These lesions usually appear in clusters.
What medicines are you taking for UC? They may be related to those pimples.
I am without medication for UC right now. I do live in a hot enviroment though, Texas, so I do get sweaty but I thought I was doing well about staying clean and dry. I was formerly taking prednisone for my UC though, and Tramadol. Are those bad for pimples or is it possible I wasn’t as clean as i thought? I mean I bathe often. I am having a UC flare up right now though…and I cannot help but wonder if it could have something to do with it as, I have humiliatingly admitted, it’s caused me to have a few accidents.
Do you shave there?
I have shaved before but not often at all and not recently. I’m not sure what it could be. Funny thing is it keeps popping up in those same areas.
Since you have UC flare up, medicines can’t be suggested. Start taking some probiotics on a daily basis. This may help.
Hello:
I have had a cyst like round swelling on my right side an year back or so which drained by itself in couple of days after an excruciating pain episode. Later i had one more which was not painful, but since it was not going away, I visted by gyne, she said that it needs to be drained and i got surgical intervention done, and got it drained, my doc told me that there was lot of pus in the cavity which was drained and cleaned and most probably, it shouldnt be returning; however, 3 months later now, i see it coming back again, not painful yet. If i squeeze it, i can see some vaginal discharge coming out and the swelling is reducing. What are your thoughts on this? Kindly help me
The discharge is clear, no odor, feels mostly like a white discharge . i am a mom of 2 girls, both cesarean, age 35, 2 Abortions
Since it’s recurring, it’s likely that there’s a pocket of slagged vaginal wall or pouch of stretched mucosa inside, that’s getting infected again and again.
Needs an internal exam for diagnosis.
Hey, I’m 19 and I got a pimple on the outer left part of my vagina and it’s only one. I’ve had it before but it’s been awhile. Doesn’t hurt or anything and appeared at the end of my cycle.
Likely to be a pimple. You may leave it as such. It’s likely to regress on its own with time.
Hi I have lots and lots of little pimples all around the inside of my vagina lips they don’t hurt just like little white heads , I am in a wheelchair so I sit alot so I’m sure I sweat alot down there , sometimes I can pop them but I just want them gone
Very likely to be due to long sitting hours. You need to keep the area down there cleaner and drier.
Weal loose cotton underwears. You may change it more often.
I have a pimple on my labia for 2 days now. It’s kinda bigger than normal pimples and pointed with a white top and the surrounding area is red. I’m not sure if I accidentally popped it because as I was peeing, I looked at my underwear and it had a small spot of blood on it with what looks like pus. I’m not quite sure. I’m also not on my period. I tried patting the tissue on the upper and lower part as well as where the pimple was to see where the blood was coming from however there was no blood on the tissue. It’s making me anxious because I’m not sure if the blood came fron the pimple. What should I do? Thanks.
This appears to be an infected pimples. You need to drain it out gentle. This may be done by warm compress over it.
Warm compress, 2 to 3 times a day, may soften the lesion and help in its drainage. Do not force drainage at any time.
Also, you may start using any antibiotic ointment (bacitracin/ mupirocin) over it twice daily. This would kill the infection inside and also prevent its spread.
Hi ! I have a pimple or whatever it is below in the inside of my vagina by the right side of the lips and it just happened like today, I mean I was sexually active yesterday but i don’t know what it is. I tried to pop it but nothing is coming out. Any advice? Oh and it’s the first time I have this.
Likely to be a simple pimple. Avoid popping it. Just leave it as such. It may regress on its own.
Let us know if it grows in size, number or becomes painful.
I read onlie that it was healthy for the vagina to sleep without underwear and so I tried it and the next day I woke up normal and as I finished using the restroom i wiped and felt a bump on the outside of my vagina, no pain what so ever it was small and white like a pimple. So i popped it .. i felt no pain only puss came out and i still feel no pain .. but my question is was it a bad idea to pop it?
Popping breaches the skin and increase chances of infection in it. However, drainage is essential. If you can do it aseptically, it’s alright.
You now need to keep the area clean and dry. Avoid friction over the lesion. It’s likely to heal by itself.
Okay so, a couple of days ago a zit appeared on the left side of my vagina and it has increased in size. It hurts really bad and it’s hard to walk. It had a scab on it and then it formed white stuff on the inside that I could see on the outside. Tonight’s, I soaked in a hot bath and it popped and white puss starting coming out mixed with some blood. After, the shower I dried it and squeezed it and there was only some blood come out. Now, there is a hole there where it is at. I’m not really sexually active but with my boyfriend here and there. Neither of us has an STD. I am a mother of a little girl. Should I be worried? What should I do??
Likely to be an infected pimple. Just keep it clean and avoid friction over it. Would heal on its own with time.
Hi!
So, I have a pimple and I kinda panicked a bit a popped it without looking up what I should do. A little blood and liquid came out. Now I’m panicking even more cause I don’t want any infections. What should I to prevent any further damage? I’m way too embarrassed to go to a doctor so I need to figure out how to prevent any infections.
Also, I’m not sexually active or anything ^
Just keep the area clean. Avoid friction over the lesion.
If the pimple pains, even a bit, you may start using any over the counter antibiotic ointment over it. Apply it thrice daily for 2 to 3 days.
Hi! .. the past month I have been getting little pimples on various parts of my inner labia (3 total) they are painful, but do eventually go away with warm compresses and ointment. They are annoying and majorly interfering with my sex life as they are painful. Is there any reason why I keep getting them? Ive never had them before now.. hormonal imbalance? I had none while I was on by period, now that I am off, I have another one near my vaginal opening (the other 2 were on my top and bottom labia Minora). Thanks!
Have you got yourself screened up for STIs?
I had a baby 6 months ago, and I was screened then… I’m married and we are both faithful, so I don’t see how that would change. I’ve been getting an unusual amount of cystic acne on my face/body (during the same times as my previous comment) is there a coordination? I’ll def go get checked.
This one is also likely to be an acne. May be due to hormonal disturbances.
You may continue with warm compress. Also, start applying any topical antibiotic cream over it. Eryacne/ neosporin may be used thrice daily over the painful ones.
Hi Doctor, I got a little pinhead sized, pimple like, on the inside of my clitoris, I tried taking it off and it seemed attached to the skin. When I was able to take off it left a little hole and was a bit sore. A week later and I got the same thing, what could it be?
Likely to be a pimple. You may let it be. Don’t take it off. Let it regress, in a natural way, on its own with time.
I was tested 2 years ago during my pregnancy for stds (standard testing) and everything came back negative. I have not had sex since. Today a hard bump formed on my labia minora and it was painful. I ended up popping it and it feels better. I have cleaned the area but I am wondering if I should be concerned?
It may have been a clogged gland there. Nothing to worry. It’s likely to regress on its own with time.
Hi, i got my period 3 or 4 days ago and when i got it i had pain by my labia and clitorous. I checked myself and it was like a hard bump. I took a shower today and as i was washing that area it popped and yellowish liquid started pouring out. I had to stop showering because the water made it burn. The bump is now open do i put hydrogen peroxide or alcohol to avoid infection??
Apply nothing. Just keep it clean and dry. Avoid friction over this lesion while walking.
It’s likely to dry up on its own with time.
I had a hard bump by my clitorous and labia and it popped a few days ago and now where the bump was is itchy what do i do
You may just apply any vaginal emollient and give it time to heal by itself. Avoid scratching there, or any other source of friction.
I had a pimple on one of my lips where the pubic hair grows. I do shave. But I felt a bump on that side and pinched it and it popped like a pimple. I still have the bump there and have pinched it a couple more times. The bump has gotten smaller but still remains there. It doesn’t hurt nor is red. What can I do to have it go away.
You may start applying an antibiotic ointment over it. Mupirocin/ bacitracin may be used.
I’ve been sexually active with this one guy and i noticed that i have flesh pimples around my labia i don’t know what is I’m freaking out no irritation at all just look abnormal
Needs to be examined for diagnosis.
Hi. I have a white thing above my clitoris and i think it’s a pimple ? it’s not very big but it’s scaring me as it is inside not even on the part where i shave .. it’s almost on my clitoris
Avoid shaving till it gets alright.
Is it painful? If yes, you’ll need to apply an antibiotic cream over it. If not, leave it as such. Likely to heal by its own with time.
I had a larger, painful bump by my clitoris for a few days. I took a bath this morning and it popped. However, it feels better but there is a large hole left. I can almost fit the end of a q-tip in it. Please advise. I am terrified.
This hole is likely to gradually close as the healing process takes over. Just keep the area clean.
Hi, a bump like pimple is on the lips of my virgina. It appeared 5 months ago a few days before my period. I am sexually active but my partner is clean and so was I. It comes and goes, it’s itchy at times. Te first time I popped it, little blood and yellow stuff came out then after that it healed, however it is back again. I have notice it only appears a day after being active. What could it be? My partner has no history of STIs and neither do I
Its on the lips of my pubic hair, it’s reddish yellowish
Likely to be an infected pimple. This time, try drain it by repeated warm compress. Also, apply an antibiotic ointment (bacitracin/ bactroban) over it, thrice daily.
Yesterday i had a bump on my right clit in the inide almost out and it hurt a lot and when i pee it wold hurt. Amd had a little white, today its even more white and hurts a bit less but whn i walk it hurts even more. I have never been sexually active or anything like that it just appeared. What should i do about the pain?
You may try warm compress over it to help in drain gently. This would alleviate the pain as well.
If its difficult to drain or it grows in size, you may need to take antibiotics for this.
I have a small white dot, about the size of a pinhead, attached to the right side of my clit. I‘m not sexually active, though I do masturbate sometimes. I’ve had it for maybe 3 1/2 years at the most, but I’ve had it for a while. It’s slowly getting bigger over time. It had never hurted unless I try to squeeze it. Idk what to do about it. Should I pop it with a sterile pin? Should I leave it alone even though it’s been there for 2+ years?
I should probably add that it has nothing to do with my period. I am EXTREMELY irregular and only have my period at most 2 times a year. I’m not quite 20 yet so the doctor (never been to a gyno) said that i shouldn’t worry about it until I’m over 21.
Likely to be a cyst. You may leave it as such. It’s likely to regress on its own with time.
Hi , i have two white bumps on the inside of my vagina i tried to pop them and it hurts now and burns if i touch it but i did shave some part of my vag including the inside . i did lose my virginity in june but i have not seen any signs of having a sti but i did take a test this week which i will get monday to rule out that possibility
These are more likely to be infected razor bumps. You need to apply antibiotic ointment over them. Avoid friction over these bumps. Wearing lose lowers would help.
hello, i recently found a small white bump when I pulled my clit hood back, it doesn’t cause me pain my vagina does itch here and there but not to the point where it’s crazy itching, do you have any idea what it could be? It’s small & white it looks like a white head
Any vaginal discharge or redness down there? Check your underwear for this.
No nothing, my vagina doesn’t smell either. I had already gotten my period this month & Im not sure If i got it again? My blood is a bright red I believe I am on birth control.
Likely to be a clogged gland that has got infected. You may try warm compress over it to help it drain. Any antibiotic cream may be applied over it, thrice daily.
Hello! I’ve recently just noticed (after masturbation) that there was a random white spot on my clitoris (a little to the right side). Like, right there beside the “bulb” like shape of the clitoris.
It has a slight bump. I thought it was a toilet paper speck at first, but found that it would not come out. It’s not too painful, just highly sensitive.
Will this go away on its own? Or should I get it checked out? It seems like a pimple but I’m not too sure.
Thank you!
May be a pimple. Likely to go away on its own.
Update: I was able to roll the white thing out of its pocket in the shower. I was so relieved!
But now it’s back. I tried to take it out again, but it’s much more stubborn this time. I think I may have cut a part of my clitoris, as a part of the flesh is redder and sore. It hurts a lot to touch now and sit.
Sorry to be a bother, but any suggestions to prevent this repeating or take it out? I always used the same toilet paper and wiped the same way, it’s the first time this happened.
(P.S. Hiw long until a cut clitoris heals?)
Thank you for your time.
Clitoris has a rich blood supply and would heal very quickly. Just avoid friction over the affected area.
Getting recurrent pimples may be related to your diet. You may read here about care.