Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I would like to find out if it is ok to use hot/warm water to wash " down there " once you find out that you may be suffering from Recurrent Candidiasis. I rememeber a nurse advised me against Dettol (which is a chemical)OR ANY OTHER ANTIBACTERIAL/DISINFECT but said i should rather go for salt (which is a type of natural antiseptic). She advised me to put a little salt in the water that i will use to wash down there. -Please, does any body know if there is any truth in this? -Does it help to use hot/warm water to wash " down there " ? -Is it good to be using Dettol often to disinfect the water? -Is it okay to use salt once in a while as a disinfectant to wash " down there " I am at a lose as to what to do because i have tried all above and my condition does not improve. For the past 4 years or more, i have had to deal with treating candida, which occurs about 5 to 6 times in a year. I have even had to go to the extent of changing Doctors, just to seek alternative medical advise but all to no avail. When it comes and i get treatment, after sometime, it returns. And sometimes, i even have to resort to off-the-counter drugs like (Fluconazole, Gyno-Daktarin persaries, Clotrimazole etc) I am getting worried because i notice it is getting worse as I grow. But thanks to the advise on diet that i read this morning by Sally, i have come to know that i do not need sugar to meet any nutritional need. I have also learnt that too much fruit wont help when i have recurrent candida. I like to eat cakes a lot but i have just learnt from what i read this morning that cakes and other pastries only form part of the reasons for my suffering. And so i have stopped from today! I thank you all and hope to get some worthwhile advise on the above-mentioned subject. Any Doctors, Specialists around? I would really appreciate your advice on this. Thanks. Best regards, G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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