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Originally Posted by GingersMom

I suppose an e-collar wouldn't be much help - should we get you soft paws?
OMG! Thanks.......I think that might do the trick!
 

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As I know it's been said, make sure you get yogurt to eat, but look for yogurt with "active yeast cultures". That will help offset the imbalance of bad yeast to good yeast.. and supposedly if you eat this while you're taking antibiotics it helps to keep you from getting the yeast infection in the first place. I always get a seriously bad one right after *any* antibiotics.. and the one day, three day and single dosage of diflucan dont' work for me. It takes a full seven day (sometimes I can get away with five, but better to suffer for the extra two and be sure)...course. If it's a superduper infection, just go straight for the seven day course.

I feel your pain, man, I feel your pain. I'm prone to them... I hate it.
 
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Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter

As I know it's been said, make sure you get yogurt to eat, but look for yogurt with "active yeast cultures". That will help offset the imbalance of bad yeast to good yeast.. and supposedly if you eat this while you're taking antibiotics it helps to keep you from getting the yeast infection in the first place. I always get a seriously bad one right after *any* antibiotics.. and the one day, three day and single dosage of diflucan dont' work for me. It takes a full seven day (sometimes I can get away with five, but better to suffer for the extra two and be sure)...course. If it's a superduper infection, just go straight for the seven day course.

I feel your pain, man, I feel your pain. I'm prone to them... I hate it.
Ugghh-isnt being a woman wonderful??


Man.......I am in PAIN!!
 

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You need to go to the obgyn doctor to have your diagnosis confirmed honey- because MANY conditions can have similar side effects and you should not start an otc med until you know 100% from your doctor that ....is what you have. Often times, you can ask for a free sample and it will be enough to clear you right up.
 

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Ew, I've had that problem a couple of times and I can agree, it REALLY sucks - last time I also used Canasten
The best bet really is the gynaecologist though... sure, it's embarassing and undignified, but I'd rather have 30 seconds of indignity than weeks of pain and discomfort.
Feel better soon beb
 

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Yeah, if they do peek it will be long enough to see the words women issues or yeast infection or "down there"... and they'll be holding their eyes and crying. I don't think we need to worry too much about it.
 

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Diflucan is a medical miracle. Gift from the Gods. It is THE only thing out there that works for me.

I used to get those um, 'issues' a lot. The only thing that worked was the wonderful Diflucan.

Even after the doc said to do certain things, NOT do certain things, don't eat this, don't look at that, don't walk by this person, don't breathe here, don't stand there too long, blah blah blah, all I could think was, "doc; try having a vagina for ONE DAY and having one of these things and take allll your suggestions and flush them down the terlet!"

So I lived on Diflucan.

I did find an honest to God miracle cure however. Ever since I went on the NuvaRing (hormonal birth control that goes 'up there' for a month), I've not had one 'issue'. It's been awesome. I haven't had Diflucan in a few months!

Are ya on hormonal birth control? Things that I found out cause the yucky 'issues' are:
Bromine (NOT Chlorine; Bromine is this salty stuff peeps use instead of Chlorine... causes infections in some lassies)

really wildy scented body washes / soaps (I used this pomegranate/mango stuff and wow... an hour later I was like, hello bread factory)

Ovulating each month caused the infections. Ovulation should be a time of much-happiness and celebration (especially when you're engaged & with a really hot guy!) but alas... it was sad... so I stopped ovulating by getting on hormonal birth control.

Also one other culprit of the Yeastie Beastie: sometimes it's just the guy you are with. Weirdly enough. If he drinks protein shakes it does something to his um... male parts... that doesn't sit real well with your female parts. I had that issue once for a few months and wow, what a sucky way to live.

Anyhoo off my soapbox about yeast infections. If guys on this board DO take a peek in here, they shouldn't be too freaked out. Dudes have issues, too!
 

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Effectively a yeast infection is the same thing as jock itch... and if a guy has jock itch, you can and likely will get a yeast infection from it... fun fun

Sometimes the balance is just off between a guy and a girl and the ph imbalance can cause issues.. might be what the protein shake is doing.. I thought, though, that that usually caused a bacterial infection. I dunno... only what causes an YI is what got drilled into my head.
 

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If you dont have any creams handy put some salt in a cup with warm water and then rinse it down there


stress causes me to have yeast infections
 

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Coming from a recent nursing school graduate here (well, almost--tomorrow), you need to go to a gyn. There are other things out there that can cause similar symptoms. That being said, I did actually have one of the other problems that I decided to treat myself and it did not work. I wasted my time and money to have it clear up itself after 3 or 4 days of intense itching and drainage not to mention I was in misery. As someone else mentioned, BV is a very common problem and yeast infection meds will not help.
 
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Originally Posted by darkeyedgirl

Diflucan is a medical miracle. Gift from the Gods. It is THE only thing out there that works for me.

I used to get those um, 'issues' a lot. The only thing that worked was the wonderful Diflucan.

Even after the doc said to do certain things, NOT do certain things, don't eat this, don't look at that, don't walk by this person, don't breathe here, don't stand there too long, blah blah blah, all I could think was, "doc; try having a vagina for ONE DAY and having one of these things and take allll your suggestions and flush them down the terlet!"

So I lived on Diflucan.

I did find an honest to God miracle cure however. Ever since I went on the NuvaRing (hormonal birth control that goes 'up there' for a month), I've not had one 'issue'. It's been awesome. I haven't had Diflucan in a few months!

Are ya on hormonal birth control? Things that I found out cause the yucky 'issues' are:
Bromine (NOT Chlorine; Bromine is this salty stuff peeps use instead of Chlorine... causes infections in some lassies)

really wildy scented body washes / soaps (I used this pomegranate/mango stuff and wow... an hour later I was like, hello bread factory)

Ovulating each month caused the infections. Ovulation should be a time of much-happiness and celebration (especially when you're engaged & with a really hot guy!) but alas... it was sad... so I stopped ovulating by getting on hormonal birth control.

Also one other culprit of the Yeastie Beastie: sometimes it's just the guy you are with. Weirdly enough. If he drinks protein shakes it does something to his um... male parts... that doesn't sit real well with your female parts. I had that issue once for a few months and wow, what a sucky way to live.

Anyhoo off my soapbox about yeast infections. If guys on this board DO take a peek in here, they shouldn't be too freaked out. Dudes have issues, too!
Yeasty Beasty!!!
I think thats a great way of putting it!!!


I am not on any b/c either, btw. I am quite sure its from a antibiotic I just finished with....

I am shocked to see that noone has popped in here yet....
 

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I always get a yeast infection when I've been on antibiotics.

I was also getting them recently when I started getting periods again after being on Depo Provera for ages - my body was just out of whack.

The last bout I got was the day before we left for our week long belated "honeymoon". I was sooooooo annoyed!!!


But the pharmacist had a pill - no icky creams, just one pill (or maybe it was 2...), but anyway, it was very strong, and fast acting, and I was fine by the time we got to the island
 

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You can start eating yogurt.And you can also *use* plain yogurt in that area.I haven't had one,but my SIL was told to *use* some on a pad in her panties and it would take it away.
Also, don't take any hot baths until you are 100% it is cleared up.
 

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If it's a bacterial infection, antibiotics will help -- but if it's a yeast overgrowth (commonly called a yeast infection), antibiotics will make it worse. Gotta get a real diagnosis...

(If it is yeast, though, try AZO yeast tablets during and for awhile after treatment with gynelotrimin cream... helps prevent recurrence.)
 

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Maybe its because I'm a...
I've had it twice, once after swimming
and once after taking amoxicillin for earache. I used canasten too rosie! It REALLY works, like 24hours later and its like 'I'm free!!'. Plus it comes with cream, so you can sooth and cure at the same time.

I don't understand how the 'good bacteria' thing works since stomach acid is strong enough to kill bacteria and is one of the reasons why we have it, so surely it all dies??
 

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Have you been to a doctor to see if what you have is really a yeast infection? It could be something called vaginitis and that doesn't respond to over the counter medication.

Also, it's possible that the reason you keep getting whatever it is back, is because your husband is infected with whatever it is and is giving it right back to you again.

You both should be checked by a doctor and both treated.
 

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I've never had one, so I can't really add anything...I am sending you some "get well" vibes, though.

I also wanted to point out that a title like that is probably the one way to guarantee that every guy on the site at least opens and peeks at this thread.
 

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Also, another thought............do you use tampons? I was just curious as they have been know to cause PID. and that can sometimes mimic some of a yeast infections signs.
 

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I had one once..and let me tell you.. it was awful! It was so itchy, then then burning. I feel for you!!!

I used a Vagisil OTC 3 day treatment at first, but it had an syringe looking thing to insert the cream and my arms are very short, so I couldn't get the first of the cream in. So, I switched to ovules and put on a pad at night. The itching and burning was awful, but after 2 nights, it didn't bother anymore, though I continued the treatment until the medicine was gone.

I hope you feel better soon! I know how you feel..
 
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