Re: ADVICE little girl with yeast infection

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i would find a doctor who is familiar with vestibulitis even though she doesn't

have it - my

daughter started having yi's as a result of antibiotics for acne at age 17 and

if I only knew

now what I knew then .... years of misery - and I was insensitive at first to

her many yi

experiences - thought it was just something I'd had a few of and she would too -

1) never let Drs. question her privately at such a young age... my daughter told

me years

later that she was humiliated by being " grilled " about abuse and they did not

seem to

accept her answers that there was no abuse and she had not put anything hard or

soft into

herself.

2) if any doc pats her on the head and says, 'you are just fine down there' -

run

immediately. We did.

3) don't do OTC yeast infection cures more than once without knowledgable,

sensitive

medical support - call and call and call, asking, " does this dr. have successful

experience

with vulvodynia/vestibulitis/pelvic floor dysfunction patients? " Drive as far as

you have to

for someone, preferably but not necessarily female, who is actually willing to

talk to you

on the phone about their expertise in this area.

4) diflucan is possibly the 'safest' oral treatment - follow it with DanActive

yogurt or

something similar, with active acidophilus cultures. The pills you buy are best

if they

require refrigeration, but sometimes stores put ordinary acidoph. pills in the

refrig section

unneccessarily so check the bottle. You can OVER-do the acidophilus, so follow

the

instructions.

5) with repeated YI insist that they do a longer culture to determine the type

of yeast.

Glabrata used to affect 5% of yi patients, now it is 20 percent - and harder to

treat. my

daughter finally had a long culture and even a longer test to determine

sensitivities -

which types of treatments her yeast is immune to. Although her insurance covered

it (and

she is under insured) mine will not... and each individual drug sensitivity test

costs $150 -

>

> Hi:

>

> I have experience with a daughter with yeast infections and you probably won't

like my

advice.......

>

> You don't say how old this child is or if she was cultured for yeast or how

they think she

got it.

>

> Little girls usually don't get yeast infections. My daughter got her first

one after long

term Flagyl for Crohn's disease. It was cultured as 'budding yeast' and they

wanted her to

use Gynazole.

>

> Do they know why she got one? Sitting in wet bathing suits, antibiotics?

>

> Little girls and virgin teenagers will NOT put anything up their vaginas!!!

>

> In my opinion the non pharms (if they work) will take a lot more time then if

she could

take a Diflucan.

> Why let the kid suffer longer than she has to?? As far as I'm concerned my

vulvodynia

started with a yeast infection that I waited too long to treat. I wouldn't want

that for my

kid.

>

> The diets are great for adults, but try to get a kid to stick to it. They

won't. My

daughter still doesn't watch what she eats for Crohn's and she is now 18 and

still won't

put anything up her vagina or use a tampon.

>

> If it were my daughter, I'd go with the pharmas and if she seems to be prone

to yeast

use the non pharm as preventatives. Just my two cents.

>

> Sherri

>

> PS I gave my daughter one Diflucan for her yeast infection and she was fine.

>

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> > Hi all...I was wondering if anyone has experience with young girls

> > having yeast infections. A friend from another group has a daughter

> > with a whopping one and is trying really hard to avoid pharmaceuticals.

> > Any ideas? Thanks!

> > Melinda

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