preventing yeast infections while taking antibiotics

if it is due to taking antibiotics, try eating plain yogurt while taking the antibiotics...this will prevent a yeast infection from even begining.

I had to take antibiotics just a couple of weeks ago for BV. My midwife told me to take a pro-biotic while taking the anti-biotics because you want to replenish your body with the good bacteria that should be there. I am now going through a very very slight yeast infection (my first ever) It will be fine to take a pro-biotic, it's just like eating yogurt, only you don't have to eat the yogurt. Of course, you should always mention it to your doc.

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Is it normal for a girl to have 2 yeast infections?. one right after another?. because i took a pill and it went away but a month later i have it again. could this be serious? could it be because im taking birth controll?

Usually BV is treated with Flagyl, one of the most common side effect from that antibiotic is yeast infection, while taking the antibiotic you should consider taking probiotic as well to prevent yeast infection.

I'm 36 weeks pregnant. I gotten alot of yeast infections during my pregnancy. probably around 4 , Ive just got treated for one but I believe I got another again.

the antibiotics caused the yeast infections and i think bacteria kept growing in my bladder causing the infection to reoccur, i couldn't even tell what kind of infection i had yeast or bladder?

Seven months ago my boyfriend and I began having sex, and about two weeks later I started my period but noticed that I was having major pain and itching internally and externally towards the end of my period. I went to the OB/GYN and I did have a yeast infection for the first time ever. I wasn't on any birth control, nor taking any antibiotics, not pregnant, and the pap came back normal with no diseases.

Is anybody getting yeast infections as often as you cure them? Im 6 months pregnant and I have never had this many yeast infections in my life. I only bathe with dial soap and the doctor said I shouldnt take baths, nothing but showers. Can anybody help me with some remedies or something to help with the yeast infections ??

I usually get a yeast infection after a round of antibiotics because antibiotics tend to kill good bacteria as well as bad. That can be one culprit. Other culprits can be hormones, diabetes, the use of prednisone, the over use of douches..just to name a few. Excessive dryness down in the nether regions can cause problems as well. I'm guessing by your use of Premarin Cream is because your trying to prevent vaginal dryness due to estrogen loss.

I was having servere pain in my middle back in the right side so at 1 am on the 5th I went to the er at that point was 22 weeks and 4 days they admitted me into labor and delivery where they found out the pain was due to a kidney infection they kept me on an IV with antibiotics until I was discharged this morning they sent me home with more antibiotics to take to finish fighting the infection but since I got home this morning my vagina has been kinda itchy when I itch it it hurts could that be a

Sounds like a yeast infection to me. Taking antibiotics can give you one if you're not taking yeast infection medicine with it.

Its very common to get multiple yeast infections during pregnancy. There isn't really any way of preventing as hormones change constantly. Speak with your doctor to see about preventatives but I've learned they don't help much.

Each time that I have been treated with antibiotics, I have ended up with yeast infections of the penis/glans/foreskin, bowel and oral trush. Yeast can be very difficult to get under control. In a case of yeast in the genitals, over the counter products like Monistat and canesten work well and you will begin to notice a difference after about one week. For the bowel, you need to eat a lot of yhogurt, as well as acidohilis. You might even need to get prescription from a doctor.

On that note has any of the doctors checked your blood sugar level as chronic yeast infections could be an early sign of diabetes. When taking antibiotics you should also take an over the counter probiotic there are specific kinds for regulating the vaginal ph balance. Probiotics help to replenish the good bacteria that sometimes the antibiotics tend to kill off while treating for different ailments. Eating plain yogurt (no fruity types) will help prevent yeast infections.

I just finished up another batch of metronidazole this week. Antibiotics can cause yeast infections in some women as well so have your doc prescribe flucanazole (spell check) to take after the metronidazole. It will most likely be a 7 day treatment. Mine got so bad this third trimester my va jay jay was swollen for a week. I am due with twins on Monday by c section.

They will give you antibotics, and some of them(mine did) will give you a vaginal cream to insert. They told me the cream was to prevent yeast infections cuz the antibiotics they gave me could give me a yeast infection.

i am currently taking birth control and i keep getting yeast infections. is the birth control the cause of the yeast infections? sometimes there is an itch and my discharge is usually white/clear. lately there has been an odor but i don't know how to deal with it. i have also taken monistat several times and it usually works. should i continue? i have one sex partner and we use condoms every time. could the lubrication of the condoms cause yeast infections too?

my doctor prescribe me some antibiotics , after taking them I got a yeast infection but it went away after a week I told my doctor about it and she said that yes it happens after taking antibiotics and that it lasted up to 1 week or 2 to go away , but if you wanna treat it there is a 3 day treatment applied at night .

I went to the ER for and ingrown toenail infection and the doctors put me on antibiotics safe for the baby, and now I have a yeast infection.. and I have a doctor's appointment Monday for the pap smear and all that jazz. The question is have any of y'all ladies ever had a yeast infection while being pregnant, or from a pregnancy in the past, recent or your current pregnancy now... and how did you get it to go away? Also can it do damage to your baby?

My Dr. says it's normal for soem women to get yeast infections while pregnant. I am currently 37 weeks and woke up this morning with itchy uncomfortable va-jay-jay.. Ugh.. I had a horrible yeast infection last month that lasted a whole week! Prior to pregnancy, I had only ever had a yeast infection once, and it was antibiotic caused, so I discontinued the antibiotics and it went away almost immediately (within a day or so!)! Is this normal?

I make them give it to me when I get prescribed antibiotics bc I get yeast infections easy while taking antibiotics

Is there a way to releive the yeast infection while on the antibiotics, or am I forced to stop acne treatment? I should mention I live in a remote town with no MD, I only get to see him once a year. Also, he gave me 3 months worth of treatment - After this cycle can I stop taking it? Or is this a life long thing? I don't want to live this way.

Hi, I have had numerous occasions where I had to use antibiotics due to kidney infections. The antibiotics caused yeast infections. It is sort of like a circle. Treat the infections then deal with the yeast infections. It is best to use Canesten or Monistat at the same time while using antibiotics to treat infections.

Preventing yeast infections while taking antibiotics

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