Yeast help!

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I never had a problem with yeast until my V problems began about 5

years ago. I was tested twice for diabetes and both times it was

negative. I've tried OTC's, Diflucan and boric acid with not much

success. A couple days ago I started taking the probiotic Fem-

Dophilous, and now I have the worst yeast infection ever! Is it

possible the Fem-D. is causing the infection? I'm so confused! Kathy

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Maybe you dont have yeast..... maybe you have a specific kind of vaginosis seen here:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed & uid=1951582 & cmd=showdetailview & indexed=googleandhttp://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijanp/vol6n1/vaginosis.xmlWhen you had these infections the docs prescribed the meds for, did they culture it to find the strain of yeast you had and did they also run a sensitivities test on those cultures to find out what drug/med would actually eradicate the strain of yeast you had? This is important because some strains ofyeast respond to only certain types of meds and if you aren't getting the RIGHT med - you'll have a really hard time getting free of the yeast.DUstyKathy wrote: I never had a problem with yeast until

my V problems began about 5 years ago. I was tested twice for diabetes and both times it was negative. I've tried OTC's, Diflucan and boric acid with not much success. A couple days ago I started taking the probiotic Fem-Dophilous, and now I have the worst yeast infection ever! Is it possible the Fem-D. is causing the infection? I'm so confused! Kathy**IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL POST, Thanks for your cooperation! *****

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Kathy,

Often if we have systemic yeast (candidiasis) and start taking measures

against it, we can get a " die-ff " reaction, where we feel worse before

we feel better, because the yeast is fighting to live, and also because

the dead yeasts are coming out. Just a thought.

Melinda

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My doctor did culture the yeast, butI'm not sure about the sensitivity

test.Thanks for posting those links, that's a lot of info! It's just

so frustrating to keep getting these infections. Kathy>

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That's what I was thinking (hoping) that it is. I'd sure hate to go on

that diet! Thanks Melinda

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I hear you! I had an infection about three months ago. Three weeks

after stopping the meds, I had infection #2. A week after stopping

the meds infection #3. My NP has rx'd weekly diflucan for six months,

I'm also taking anti-yeast herbals, drinking tons of water, taking

probiotics, and watching my diet. I'm having trouble sticking

completely to the proper diet, though.

Lindsey

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> My doctor did culture the yeast, butI'm not sure about the

sensitivity

> test.Thanks for posting those links, that's a lot of info! It's just

> so frustrating to keep getting these infections. Kathy>

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Hi , I'm not sure, but I think the cause of my yeast infections

may be hormonal. Since I'm 40 something (yikes!), I'm pretty sure I'm

in meno. Right around the time my v symptoms started, I noticed my

period getting irregular. I am on bio-identical hormones, but I still

feel that since my body isn't actually making hormones, the infections

are related. I did the six months of Diflucan also, but it didn't help

much, and I don't think it's good to take those things for too long.

I'm going to look into some herbal type anti yeast products also. Good

luck. Kathy