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raeanna74 · 03-09-2005, 10:37 AM

I have only had a few yeast infections. Since I started taking acidophilous a few times a week I haven't had any. I now frequently get Bacterial infections. We believe that this all began when hubby got sick with Staph in his lungs while in the hospital. Since then he's battled some bacterial skin infections and we suspect that the staph is a systemic resident. This means that I'm constantly exposed to it. Especially when we have sex. At one point while he was on antibiotics he didn't have any more symptoms for a long while and the whole time that he was symptom free I didn't get any new BV infections. I use a Vaginal Fungal prescription cream. I have an ongoing presciption with the Dr and can just refill whenever I notice the symptoms coming back.

I know your deal is fungal but here's why I mention my type of infection. According to my Dr and other medical sources, apparently BV is as common or even moreso than yeast infections. The symptoms are somewhat similar but there is a distinctive oder that you will get with BV. If you self medicate for Yeast but it's BV or combined with BV as is fairly common apparently then you open yourself up for a really serious BV infection. BV is a common source of abnormal PAP results (I've been a victim of those) and can contribute to more serious sexual health problems. If you haven't seen a Dr for yeast infections ever I STRONGLY suggest that you see a Dr. The Diflucan sounds great and if this is yeasties then it would be worth it to see your Dr for this. I have personally used the 1-day Monostat as well as the 3 and 7 of both monostat and generic kinds. The 1-day types are much stronger medication and thus potentially more irritating. I found that the generic 1-day ones were more irritating. The 3 day were useless to me - didn't turn out as effective as the 7 day and I figured what 4 more days when I've been doing it for 3 already. The Monostat vaginal itch cream that comes in the combo 1-day pack does a number on me. First time I put it on it felt like I'd put on icyhot almost - it burned. I never used it again. Not sure why it did that for me when it's supposed to be SOOTHING. Wierd.

Well there's my experience. To sum it up I suggest that you Check it out with a Doc and/or use the 1-day and try taking those acidophilous pills - they do work wonders.

03-09-2005, 10:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I have only had a few yeast infections. Since I started taking acidophilous a few times a week I haven't had any. I now frequently get Bacterial infections. We believe that this all began when hubby got sick with Staph in his lungs while in the hospital. Since then he's battled some bacterial skin infections and we suspect that the staph is a systemic resident. This means that I'm constantly exposed to it. Especially when we have sex. At one point while he was on antibiotics he didn't have any more symptoms for a long while and the whole time that he was symptom free I didn't get any new BV infections. I use a Vaginal Fungal prescription cream. I have an ongoing presciption with the Dr and can just refill whenever I notice the symptoms coming back. I know your deal is fungal but here's why I mention my type of infection. According to my Dr and other medical sources, apparently BV is as common or even moreso than yeast infections. The symptoms are somewhat similar but there is a distinctive oder that you will get with BV. If you self medicate for Yeast but it's BV or combined with BV as is fairly common apparently then you open yourself up for a really serious BV infection. BV is a common source of abnormal PAP results (I've been a victim of those) and can contribute to more serious sexual health problems. If you haven't seen a Dr for yeast infections ever I STRONGLY suggest that you see a Dr. The Diflucan sounds great and if this is yeasties then it would be worth it to see your Dr for this. I have personally used the 1-day Monostat as well as the 3 and 7 of both monostat and generic kinds. The 1-day types are much stronger medication and thus potentially more irritating. I found that the generic 1-day ones were more irritating. The 3 day were useless to me - didn't turn out as effective as the 7 day and I figured what 4 more days when I've been doing it for 3 already. The Monostat vaginal itch cream that comes in the combo 1-day pack does a number on me. First time I put it on it felt like I'd put on icyhot almost - it burned. I never used it again. Not sure why it did that for me when it's supposed to be SOOTHING. Wierd. Well there's my experience. To sum it up I suggest that you Check it out with a Doc and/or use the 1-day and try taking those acidophilous pills - they do work wonders. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.