Recurrent yeast, anyone else?

bridein08 · February 2013

After DS was born, I had recurrent yeast every 4 months- always right one schedule! Since he turned a year, it has been every.single.month. I suspected it was my IUD, since that was the only different thing and I got it out a little less than a week ago. Well, it feels like I'm getting another and I am MAD.

I am able to get diflucan oretty easily and HATE using OTC creams such as Monistat. Has anyone else had a similar problem? How did you get rid of the problem? I am more than a little annoyed at this point, especially after having my IUD (what I thought the problem was) removed and having one again already...

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Leap08 · February 2013

Have you tried taking probiotics? When I was pregnant with DD1 I had recurring yeast throughout my pregnancy. My MW suggested taking probiotics, and I haven't had any problems since I started doing that. I buy them in the refrigerator section of the natural foods part of the grocery store I go to. It's just a pill that you take once a day. I also give my daughter probiotics (it's a powder you mix with milk or applesauce) when she's on antibiotics because she kept getting yeast rashes due to the antibiotics. She hasn't had a yeast rash since I started doing this.

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bridein08 · February 2013

Yeh, my doc is a family friend so I was officially diagnosed once- I am also an RN, so he's trusted my own diagnosis since and I get a fluconazole 150 mg tab once. I need to ask for some additional therapy, but don't think he'd do that unless I go back in (darn!). I do make DH treat himself even though he has no symptoms with the male/skin treatment equivalent of miconazole.

I am going to try some probiotics soon. I am not really an "alternative therapies" kind of oerson, but I am at the end of my miserable rope with this and plan to try yogurt, boric tablets and probiotics all of which are possible "treatments." Hopefully something works!

Ricola · February 2013

I have never done this, but a few of my friends swear by the garlic clove thing: https://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/garlic.asp. Maybe worth a try?

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Leap08 · February 2013

bridein08:
Yeh, my doc is a family friend so I was officially diagnosed once- I am also an RN, so he's trusted my own diagnosis since and I get a fluconazole 150 mg tab once. I need to ask for some additional therapy, but don't think he'd do that unless I go back in (darn!). I do make DH treat himself even though he has no symptoms with the male/skin treatment equivalent of miconazole.

I am going to try some probiotics soon. I am not really an "alternative therapies" kind of oerson, but I am at the end of my miserable rope with this and plan to try yogurt, boric tablets and probiotics all of which are possible "treatments." Hopefully something works!

I'm also not an "alternative therapies" kind of person, but I also was desperate and the probiotics really seemed to help me.

bridein08 · February 2013

Leap08:
bridein08:
Yeh, my doc is a family friend so I was officially diagnosed once- I am also an RN, so he's trusted my own diagnosis since and I get a fluconazole 150 mg tab once. I need to ask for some additional therapy, but don't think he'd do that unless I go back in (darn!). I do make DH treat himself even though he has no symptoms with the male/skin treatment equivalent of miconazole.

I am going to try some probiotics soon. I am not really an "alternative therapies" kind of oerson, but I am at the end of my miserable rope with this and plan to try yogurt, boric tablets and probiotics all of which are possible "treatments." Hopefully something works!
I'm also not an "alternative therapies" kind of person, but I also was desperate and the probiotics really seemed to help me.

Thanks everyone! I got probiotics today and may try the garlic thing tonight. Hopefully this will nip it in the bud...

sportsmomma · February 2013

I had recurrent yeast postpartum and not sure what finally made it go away except my OB did recommend I start taking a probiotic with the diflucan.

Also she had me come in a couple times to be sure it wasn't bacterial vaginosis as they can have similar symptoms, have your rules that out?

MesmrEwe · February 2013

With all the "experts" in this thread... What does one use for a yeast rash??? After having DS I have a bunch of little crops of it (shoulder, leg, foot..) and haven't a clue where they came from... Doc told me to just use an antifungal, but that was it, not which one which apparently there are many different versions of...