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Yeast and Bacterial Infections
by fedup2006, May 03, 2006 12:00AM
I've been battling Yeast infections for almost a year. I gave up on OTC creams after months of the infections coming back. Within the last few months I've tried every natural cure possible. you name it, yogurt, garlic, vinegar, tea tree oil, expensive products like threelac. I recently ordered candisil, but it doesnt seem to be helping either. In January of this year, I noticed an odor to the discharge. I went to the doctor and was dianosed with BV and prescribed Flagyl (yuck, I hate antobiotics). It went away for a few months, but I recently noticed the symptoms return. I have an appointment on Monday with my doctor again. However, I fear that they are just going to prescribe more antibiotics, which i don't want to take. It just seems the more I try to do to remedy the problem(s) the worse it gets. :( Help!
I wouldn't waste your money on all the "Yeast Be Gone" ****. I did and none of it worked!!
Good Luck!
It's getting to the point where these problems are all I can think about! I just want to find something that will get rid of the yeast discharge and the Odor! I've also been on the candida diet as well. I feel like I'm running out of options!
Honey, I tried the Candida diet, spent a fortune in probiotics and various "yeast be gone" supplements, tea tree oil douches, you name it. For a year and a half!!!!! I used to go to bed crying at night because the itching was so bad and nothing worked. I did research night and day until FINALLY I saw where the Cleocin was supposed to be very effective for BV and I actually asked him for it (don't give me any more flagyl!!!). After the second round of treatment, gone. Really, really gone. Not even a yeast infection. YEAHHHH!!! But, if you do get a yeast infection after it, you could take the pill (diflucan) or use a vaginal yeast medicine (for 7 days - not the 1 day or 3 day kind). Also, the other cream (the anti-fungal cream) I just keep on hand and if I feel any itching at all, I just use a little for a day or two and usually it goes away. Let me know how it works out for you.
Pam
This sounds just like me, I've tried anything and everything this past year wasting hundreds and hundreds of dollars. I will definitely ask for the Cleocin when I see my doctor. However, my biggest worry is that even if I can get rid of the BV completely, is that I will still have the original problem with the yeast infections. It does not come and go, the discharge is always there even if I don't have any irritation or itching.
All in all, I want to deep down problem. I'm so tired of masking syptoms and thinking I am better only to have the same thing happen over and over again. It's such a vicious cycle!
Good luck to you hun!
This white discharge was also a noticeable change from how it had been up until the problem began. I had never had a yeast infection or any color to my discharge up until this point. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for the Cleocin! I do thank you for your help!