vestibulitis or resistant yeast infection??

[Guest guest]

I was recently diagnosed with both vestibulitis and cultured for a

resistant strain of yeast, which I did indeed have (candida

glabrata). My doctor prescribed both Estrace for the vestibulitis and

Terazol (to take for 3 weeks) for the yeast. My question is, I never

had any problems with sexual penetration or tampon insertion. the

pain I noticed was a constant burning that's present all the time. I

was treated for a yeast infection and overdid it myself on the

MOnistat, which I've read can cause the rare strand of yeast to

multiply and be more difficult to treat. I have abstained from sex

since I started feeling the chronic burning (been tested up and down

for std's and bacteria, etc--all came out negative). so, could the

vestibular inflamation be from the glbrata yeast this whole time as I

never had pain with intercourse, but clearly I would now if I even

tried since I have this crazy yeast infection.

I'm confused. seems like they both are contributing to one another

but four months ago before diagnosed with a " Regular " yeast infection,

which was cultured, I never had problems with sex.

[Guest guest]

This is very similar to what happened with me. I had a weird strain of

candida that I had alot of trouble getting rid of. By the time the

yeast was gone, my pain had set me up for classic vulvodynia. I had

extremely tight pelvic muscles, 24/7 burn and the horrible pasty

white/grey irritating discharge.

I kept thinking it was the yeast coming back, but it wasn't. The

symptoms are just about all gone now with a good pt, doxepin (to quiet

the nerves) and weekly diflucan to keep the any possible yeast

infection away until my body is able to defend itself normally.

[Guest guest]

Hi there, the best thing I know to tell you is to do all you can to make sure you correctly treat the yeast infection, and once you know for sure it is gone, 'then' I think you can determine if you actually have vestibulitis. To help with the burning until the Terazol kicks in, you could use an oral antihistamine. Wish I could be of more help..... ~Chelle

[Guest guest]

In the files section – Dee has her whole list of helpful hints

for VV and yeast infections. I have read that list more times than I can count.

When one thing doesn’t help, then something else will. Go to the files section

and look for the list of hints.

nne

From:

VulvarDisorders [mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On

Behalf Of Chelle

Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:10 PM

To: VulvarDisorders

Subject: Re: vestibulitis or resistant yeast infection??

Hi there, the best thing I know to tell you is to do all you can to make

sure you correctly treat the yeast infection, and once you know for sure it is

gone, 'then' I think you can determine if you actually have vestibulitis.

To help with the burning until the Terazol kicks in, you could use an oral

antihistamine. Wish I could be of more help..... ~Chelle