PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for September, 2001: Re: PCOS, bcpills and yeast infections

Re: PCOS, bcpills and yeast infections

From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 07:31:20 -0700

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Sarah,

Have you talked to your doctor about why you keep getting yeast infections? It can be associated with several condidtions, including diabetes. Diabetics get more frequent yeast infections. (It's also an ARC-AIDS related complex.) Perhaps there is is another apporach available. Recently, my dermatologist asked if I'd be mad at him if I got a yeast infection if he gave me antibiotics for a strange rash I had. I told him not if he gave me Diflucan too. I never take antibiotics without Diflucan.

I don't believe ATBs change the pH permanently. They should be out of your system by now. My hunch is that you haven't restores the natural flora (bacteria) yet. Have you eaten yogurt with active cultures? That can help. In the past, my husband has suggested actually applying it to the vaginal opening, to get better transmission of the bacteria to the tract. (By eating, it only gets there after passing through the GI tract and coming out the anus and passing over the skin bridge to the vagina.) It makes sense, but I've never gotten over the squeemish factor to do it. But, if I was getting them as often as you, I would probably get over it and try it.

Renee

anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
> hi Debbie,
>
> i was taking antibiotics, but i stoped taking them over a month ago and
> have treated the infection MANY times (Monistat, Terazol, AND Diflican,
> respectively) but it just won't go away. that's why i'm thinking it's
> the bc pills. can antibiotics permanently tip the ph in the vagina? do
> you think the antibiotics haven't worked their way out of my system or
> something? still, i think 6 weeks should be long enough....
>
> thanks,
> Sarah
>
> At Sun, 23 Sep 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> >
> >I am not on BC pills so I can not answer to that link, but are you by any
> >chance taking antibiotics for anything? I find that whenever I take
> >antibiotics, I will get a yeast infection. I solved the problem by eating
> >yogurt with active yogurt cultures (check the label it will say this if it
> >does) whenever I am taking antibiotics. It has stopped by yeast infections.
> >Of course, if you have one right now, you will have to have medication to get
> >rid of it before you try this.
> >
> >Debbie
>

-- Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS

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