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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Chronic yeast infections
From: lc28 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 5 Jul 2007 14:40:26 -0500 (CDT)
I have had both chronic bv and yi and the only thing that took care of
the bv was MetroGel. I recently had to go on antibiotics for a teeth
operation and my doctor said to make sure I take 20-30 billion cells of
a probiotic daily with food... while on the anti-bios and for about a
week after. I have been doing that for almost two weeks now (one week
of anti-bio and then the week after) and haven't really had any
problems. You may want to talk to your doctor about it.
Good luck!
At Thu, 5 Jul 2007, Pat Sonnenstuhl wrote:
>
>Diflucan is for yeast. BV needs an antibiotic. They are two totally
>different kinds of infections (one a yeast, one a bacteria). Yeast
>causes a lot of itching, whereas BV has more of a fishy odor, and is
>best diagnosed with a wet prep.
>
>I would keep a careful calendar of your symptoms, and any associations
>you can make between your symptoms and your cycles. You might find this
>link helpful:
>http://www.mjbovo.com/Women/vaginitis.htm
>http://www.mjbovo.com/Women/vaginitis.htm#types
>
>Common sense recommendations. The only other infection that women seem
>to have is Group B strep. But, the general recommendation is to not
>treat that unless one is pregnant.
>
>At Wed, 4 Jul 2007, Ashleigh wrote:
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>>I actually didn't have the pelvic exam done because of back pain (I
>>wasn't able to lie back for the exam). So she prescribed Diflucan for
>>me without the test for yeast. If it is BV, would it have gotten better
>>w/ the diflucan? Because mine did get better for 2 weeks then came back.
>>I am on an antibiotic now - which is why (I think) it came back - but
>>have not been on one in a long time. I will track my diet to see if
>>that is the cause. I am not diabetic - they checked my blood sugar
>>levels when doing some lab work for some stomach stuff that's going on.
>>
>--
>Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT
>
>Hypnosis for Healing and HypnoFertility Therapy
>http://home.comcast.net/~prebirthhealth/hypnosisforhealing.htm
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>
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