18 days after C section, Vagina is red raw

So I had my c section 18 days ago & at the start of the week I noticed I had a UTI which was there from day 10 but it got worse so I’m on antibiotics for a week for that, however my vagina is red raw. All around my urethra and external vagina is red, it’s also uncomfortable. I had a midwife check this on Friday however before going I had applied a thrush cream externally which I’ve used tonight and checked and it’s making the skin go back to a normal pinky colour yet still with discomfort, so she would’ve seen this colour and only some redness which she said, just not the red raw before I apply cream…

What could be causing this? I have no tummy pain or fever etc

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I had this and read it can be a reaction to the lochia.. I applied Sudocrem to it and it cleared in a couple of days!

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What brand of thrush cream did you use? For me, if I use monistat, it burns like hell and doesn’t get better. I can’t use it.

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I was told it was something to do with the catheter, whatever they put on it to insert it caused me to have a reaction, I ended up using breastmilk on it…

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If I went to the doctors though about it and they do an internal swab, or want me to do the internal pessary, can’t that cause risk of infection as I’m only 18 days since my op?? Or am I just thinking this as they say to avoid sex etc until checked? I’ve assumed anything going around or in can cause a problem?

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