I've been having chronic yeast infections for about 5 months now. Do I have HIV or were they just not cured?
Question:
I read somewhere that women who do have HIV get chronic yeast infections because of their weakened immune system. Wouldn't that mean I should've gotten sick from coming in contact with my neice who had the flu? Or gotten sick from my classmates who had colds or something? I haven't gotten sick at all! (knock on wood)
Furthermore...I heard that if you don't wait at least 9-10 for your yeast infection to be cured before having sex, it will come back again? So maybe all this time, I just haven't cured it? My gyno prescribed these pills for me to take...it worked in the beginning..but now i feel immuned to it or something. I don't know... someone help me!
FYI: I'm a 22 y/o female...I exercise a lot...I have a healthy diet (tofu, lean meat, veggies, whole wheat breads) and I do drink a lot with friends almost every weekend.
Answers:
Hiv results from a viral exposure leading to a weakened and compromised immune system.Constant diharrea (spelling?) white spots in the mouth, mouth sores often and hoarseness, are some initial symptoms. Also one develops such as pneumonia and /or a cancer can happen as it worsens. Any relationship or sexual encounter less than 6 months time ( to be sure it is exclusive first)SHOULD use protection or there is a risk of any std, including hiv/aids. This has been known to not show up in a person until 5-10 years of exposure. The BEST thing to do is get tested. The waiting is the worst part for the result. Be patient and busy to not focus on this. Try other means of treating the yeast infection. There are one dosage over the counter products at drugstores now. Chronic yeast infections signal something is out of balance in the body. I would look up yeast infections on a medical site here for more accurate info on how to best treat this.Try mayoclinic dot com and enter yeast infection in the search bar. Then click on treatment when this comes up there. You can also check causes of this there.
My sympathy to you to have this repeatedly. I have found that eating yogurt with active cultures especially when one takes an antibiotic is helpful to prevent these, and can be used to treat this as well. If you want more info on how to with that, then add me as a contact on here and I can let you know.
On the drinking , just so you know, the statistics show that women should NOT have more than ONE alcoholic drink daily if they do this often. This can and will increase breast cancer risk if done in greater amounts regularly.I would stop the drinking as it can cause liver and kidney damage later in life that can be very serious.
if you are so worried then I would suggest you get an hiv test, it's always best to get one regardless for piece of mind
just a thought, you can get yeast infections from your partner... men can have one and never no it. so if you are with only one partner, he needs to take medication to get rid of it. I think also that eating yogurt will help. all that drinking maybe throwing your body off too. Make sure your getting enough water... Good luck!
You should look at the reasons behind them. Do you notice some sort of pattern? For example, I have gotten 2 in the last 3 months and I realized it was from sweating alot at work (for like 6 + hours at least) and staying in the same clothes for sometimes hours afterwards. Now I dont wear underwear, (I know its gross, but it works!)
And I have also started taking a supplement daily its called Yeast Gard and you can get it at any drug store in the feminine hygiene aisle. I havent gotten one since. Also, the first one I got, I treated it and my husband got it and gave it back to me. You really need to be careful. Hope this helps.
It could be wearing tight sweaty clothes, washing with a deoderant soap down there or it could be an immunity issue, but most likely not , because you would notice if you have been sick.
lots of things can give you yeast infections
you good possiblity is your partner could be giving it back to you
many ttimes guys get yeast infections and sometimes they dont even have symptoms but the give it back to you
it can be an endless cycle
the cream that you use for the outside will work for him too
HIV and YEAST INFECTIONS TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. HIV is TERMINAL once you get it sooner or later youre GOING TO DIE!! There is NO CURE FOR HIV. Yeast infections will make you feel like you would die but are not deadly.
If youre worried about catching HIV DONT HAVE SEX YOU IDIOT and STAY AWAY FROM BODILY FLUIDS SUCH AS URINE BLOOD ETC.
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