Thrush Issues

[visitor1]

Ive had it something bad this pregnancy...the worst out of all 3 now!

Only thing to worked for me was the Canestan suppostry...it worled within a day and kept it at bay for a week....i combined it with cream on the outside and worked wonders. Shame it didnt last forever though and ive accepted thrush as jsut 'one of them horrible pregnancy' things this time!

No undies never helped, showers made it worse. Cut out breads and sugars if you can.

[Cricket]

See if you can get some acidophilus from a health food store - it comes in drops or tablets. It should clear up the problem for you, and, if you keep taking it, you'll be much less likely to have trouble with thrush in your baby and on your nipples when nursing. (ouch!) And, as the others have said, cut out the white flour and white sugar as much as you can, and keep things clean and dry - cotton undies, and no soap. All the best!

[Hollybolly]

My naturopath suggests organic yogurt.... not to eat though

If you buy a tub of the organic yogurt, and wipe it around the outside of your vagina (basically the same as you would apply the canestan).

You'll need to wear liners/pad as its messy and feels a little ew... but it apparently works

I haven't had to do it myself, but I did ask her once on behalf of my cousin who suffers really badly during pregnancy.
My cousin said it worked fantastically for relief

Good luck hun

[belle75]

oh you poor thing! There's a product called ecovag which is acidophillus in a pessary form to use vaginally if you don't want to use yogurt. You may be able to use hydrozole cream ( antifungal plus cortisone ) externally only to soothe the inflamation. Or preferably resolve balm (cortisone free & has antifungal for thrush and recommended for nappy rash in babies - very soothing). Paraderm Plus may also help to relieve itching/inflammation.