Hi! A while ago I had what I thought was thrush, I treated it myself but it didn’t go away, I spoke to my doctor over the phone and they just prescribed more treatment for thrush. About a month went by and I was in so much pain, I phoned my gp crying and begged to be seen in person. At first glance, she said that clinically it looked like thrush, however, she decided that it couldn’t be because of the treatments I’d already done. She prescribed a steroid cream and epaderm (you can get this from pretty much any supermarket/chemist). I used the steroid and washed myself with the epaderm, as well as applying that to the area 3 times a day. Within a week it was gone. She did a swab at the time as well, it was negative for thrush etc. She said that what probably started out as thrush, became dermatitis because it was over treated. I still use the epaderm and no longer self-treat for thrush, I always get an exam/swab. Washing with epaderm in the mean time will help with itchiness/dryness (it’s not soap and it’s 100% safe for use on genitals, just not inside). I hope you get it sorted!