Yeast or bacterial infection please help me?
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im not sure if you use bar soap, but i was having yeast infections all the time because of bar soap. i swtiched to body wash and havent had one since.
This sounds gross...but it works. Got to the store and get tampons and PLAIN yogurt.dip your tampon in the yogurt and insert, you can read about this on the web too. The active cultures in the PLAIN yogurt helps with the bacteria. Try it, I am not joking and you will find relief...you may think it's gross but it's cheap and it works.
It very well may be another yeast infection.
Yeast infections are really annoying and sometimes hard to get rid of. Another possibility, if you are sexually active, is that your partner is getting it before you get rid of it and he re-infects you after you get rid of it each time. That happened to me when I first moved in with my husband and both people need to be treated.
One thing that you didn't mention doing is adding some active culture to your diet. The active cultures in yogurt will help your body fight these infections and help prevent them from coming back. Have a cup of yogurt every day and stay well hydrated.
Good luck!
You've received excellent advice already about the yogurt and your partner may be re-infecting you.
I just wanted to mention that if you use douche, stop. It changes your PH balance which makes you prone to having yeast and bacteria infections. Also make sure you're not overly showering (more then once a day) and no tight pants, pantyhose etc. Only cotton underwear too. Make sure you are washing your underthings in hot water so it will kill any bacteria.
Antibiotics will cause you to have a yeast infection so the next time you're put on one, go ahead and start using the yogurt rather you have an infection or not to prevent getting on. You can treat your partner with the yogurt too, just have him rub it in his skin on the areas that come in contact with your private area.
There are lots of things that can cause a yeast infection sugars,starch,yeast and wearing clothes with nylon or lycra that traps moisture or heat other things that could contribute to yeaset infections is pregnancy,obesity,pms ect. here is a web site you can check out to get more info. Also if you have a boyfriend-husband they can have it and keep giving it back to you. I hope this helps you out!
Yogurt is not strong enough for the Probiotics. You need to go to the health food store and get Probiotics in capsule form. The higher number of active cultures the better. The best ones are kept in the refrigerator section. Also, at the drugstore, in the feminine products, there is a product called RePHresh that is a gel you insert. It helps regulate your PH. You can use the RePHresh during the day. It does not leak or run and you don't need to use panty liners with it. The Probiotics replace the good bacteria that the antiobiotics have killed. Believe me, this stuff works! I was having Bacterial Vaginosis continually after I had my hysterectomy in 1994 until I started using these two products!
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