I know exactly what you are going through. While I lived abroad I got the worst thrush of my entire life....and I had it for 8 months. None of the medications available in that country worked for me and I couldn't possibly eat any more yoghurt.
Then, I got rid of it overnight. It wasn't pleasant. And you may need to brace yourself for what you are about to read.
Yukult. Soaked. Tampon.
It swells to the shape of the little bottle It's messy and unpleasant and something you will be glad to finish doing - but I did a series of them for about 24 hours - leaving each in place for about an hour and then changing.....fixed the problem straight away. You will need a pack of maternity pads also....trust me.
Nowdays and in this country, there is also Inner Health Plus but am not sure about it when preggers.
You can also do the yakult tampon with natural live yogurt too, or stick acidophilus capsules (you can get them in healt stores, they dissolve with body heat, you're supposed to swallow them but they'e safe to do this with too) up there twice a day. You basically want to use the good bacteria to nuke the candida.
FWIW it's not because of the sex (though you would be wise to have DP treat himself too - yogurt or yakult or canasten cream on the glans - since it can be passed back and forth between you) it's because the PH balance in the vagina changes, there are more sugars available in your body fluids (from blood to sweat and everything in between) and that gives the thrush plenty to eat. Cutting down on refined sugars can help if you're having a lot of it, but i doubt you are.
And honey how long have i been away? How on EARTH did you get to be 20 weeks pregnant so suddenly!?
helps to cure it, huh? And if I can bring myself to orgasm, same thing?
I was clear for ages but I think I have it again...not sure, but the discharge has changed from clear to cloudy/yellowy again, doh! Might try to acidophilous capsules, as I have them at home and need to get more anyway. I like the idea of 'nuking' the area!
Bec - I sat on the news for a while and 20 weeks has sort of snuck up on me, too!
Yeah self help is probably better than other help If the discharge is cloudy though, you might want to see a doctor just in case (doesn't that sound like fun?) the yeast infection is being caused by another infection...especially if it has come back after a month or two.
well, today it began to be itchy so I'm seeing a doctor...again Bugger!
Definitely cloudy with white bits in it. Not good, huh? Will dose up on the acidophilous this morning, though, and I have some more coming in the post (online chemist).
Last time it turns out I had a Strep B infection at the same time, so I hope it hasn't come back because the later it gets, the less I'll be able for antibiotics...
Thanks for your help, girls!
Been to doc, results from swab not back but he reckoned it was thrush and I'm dosing up on Canesten internally, as well as using the acidoph. tablet in the morning.
Now, not sure if it was just coincidence, but the last time I treated for it, I'm pretty sure the same thing happened - I have noticed a smell coming from the skin on my hands. It's almost garlicky but I haven't had garlic for some days now! Is it related? Or is it to do with too much onion in my food?? I know that's a strange question, but it's even stranger to smell my hands, especially at night and the morning when it's strongest!
Hoping anyone can help me with that one...
So, the doc reckons to treat this bout of thrush with Canesten for 3 weeks...geez, that's a lot of liners. Thinking I might go the week (6 day treatment) and just do the acidoph. tabs from then on, twice a day.
Ugh, I hate this, but at least this time it's not ravaging me like the time I originally posted!
It's messy and unpleasant and something you will be glad to finish doing - but I did a series of them for about 24 hours - leaving each in place for about an hour and then changing.....fixed the problem straight away. You will need a pack of maternity pads also....trust me.
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