This is REALLY embarrassing, but any girls know any treatment for an ongoing yeast infection?
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kindof odd, and might sound crazy - but this works. get some plain yogurt and coat the outer portion of a tampon with it. The yogurt has active cultures that will balance out the cultures that are acting up... I know it sounds gross, but the yogurt will be soothing and will be easily inserted with a tampon. dont leave the tampon in too long, just for 10 - 15 minutes at a time. Repeat with a new tampon as needed. You dont need gobs of yogurt, just enough to coat it. If you would feel better, do it at night before you go to bed and wear a pad while you sleep, that way you will be laying down and it will be able to work itself out.
It's possibly to do with your diet. Have you been checked for diabetes?
see your doctor again..and maybe a different doctor to get a second opinion. are you taking any antibiotics? some antibiotics can cause yeast infection.
yoghurt with the good gut bugs in it. Also don't eat food that is too sweet and wine is not the best either
Yogurt With Active Cultures May Discourage Vaginal Infections
Candida or "yeast" vaginal infections are a common problem for women with diabetes. In a small study, seven diabetic women with chronic Candidal vaginitis consumed 6 ounces of frozen aspartame-sweetened yogurt per day (with or without active cultures).
Even though most of the women had poor blood sugar control throughout the study, the vaginal pH (measure of acidity or basicity) of the group eating yogurt with active cultures dropped from 6.0 to 4.0 (normal pH is 4.0-4.5). These women also reported a decrease in Candida infections. The women eating the yogurt without active cultures remained at pH 6.0.
If you're not disgusted by it you can actually use plain yogurt and wipe it throughly, use a pad and rinse in the morning.
Wear looser-fitting pants and undies. Change your undies a couple times a day if you must. If you swim, change out of your wet swimwear as soon as possible. Do you wear pantyhose? Get rid of them or wear thigh-highs instead. Yeast loves a warm, moist breeding ground, and all the above provide the perfect petri-dish. Also, try yogurt with active cultures, as suggested by another answerer above. Do not have sex while you have an active infection. In know, it sounds like common sense, but people do it anyway.
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