Frequent Yeast Infections

[Anna]

Has anyone else got this problem?

I frequently get yeast infections on the perinium area also around the anus. It is becoming annoying.

I wash well and with a special unperfumed soap. I am also very hygienic. It tends to happen after a period. I do tend to use towels rather than tampons.

I read somewhere it can be a sign of diabetes? I am currently using an antifungal cream, have been using it 14 days as the packet says and have an appointment soon with my gynae. I just wish it would stop coming back.

I have tried everything, cotton underwear, shaving, not shaving, soaps etc... but it keeps coming back??!! It doesn't just itch, it burns and is bright red. I look like I have the arse of a baboon! LOL

 

[Lucycat]

This a common problem for females, but very unpleasant.

Have you tried any changes to your diet? One of the things that helps is eating natural yoghurt as it help restore the balance. Some people prefer the probiotic drinks instead. Another way to get immediate relief - and I know this sounds dreadful, but it works- is by applying natural (live) yoghurt to a tampon and inserting it.

You are right that it can be a sign of diabetes so it is worth getting checked.

Also rather than anti-fungal creams, you can get over the counter pills that help. I think it is one initially and then another so many days later. The problem with creams is that they don't sort the yeasts that are higher up in your gut waiting for their time to bug you!!

Some people find that it is their over zealous hygiene that is actually making it worse.

 

[miss_isolated]

Hi,

I think I have something similar... I have icthing all the time on the inner vulva and I read that it is because the urine has sugar in it that the normal bacteria from the vagina like to eat... I'm no too sure though. I was concerned about type 2 diabetes I have nearly all the symptoms. But I had all the blood tests and they came back negative.

Anyway I think I have a bad diet and stay in a lot so that must have given me most of my "symptoms" I really think I have a candida infection because I get itching every three/four days! I use lanacane which stinks.

Edit: I think a colon cleanse could help, their supposed to be really good. I tried yakult/danone probiotic but that only helped me a little. I think you could get some tests - but just to give you clarity/peace of mind.

 

[Nicolette]

I have been through all of this, but after periods would end up in hospital or at the doctors due to the infections which included blood. The itching sometimes is internal and I want to rip my insides out.

Things I have learned:

• Don't use soap - Pinetarsol is good but otherwise just water as soap inflames any infection.
• Over cleaning like Bruicelucy states can make it worse.
• Do you notice the smell of your urine changes when you have these infections? - this is a good indication that the infection is coming from the bladder as both regions are close and one can infect the other.
• It is good to take Vitamin C powder which creates a lining on the bladder as if the infection is coming from there it will reduce the likelihood.
• Condoms when having sex after for the first time after your periods tends to stop any additional aggravation
• A lot of what is described can be due to a hormonal imbalance so Magnesium powder helps with the bonus that it helps with cramps and stress
• Anna - if it is around your anal area it could be due to the way you wipe yourself and even being too compulsive about cleanliness. Try moist wipes as they actually clean the anal area better than paper (didn't believe it till I tried)
• Check that you really do have thrush - if you are itching but there is no thrush visible then again it indicates it is something else.
• I find when I get that itch, while not having thrush, is putting on a topical antifungal cream just once will be enough to alleviate it - not specific for thrush
• Do you take notice of when the itchiness occurs - mine is always in the morning (like 3am) or when I first get up and after administering the cream it dissipates.
• You can be allergic to sperm
• Other medications can give you thrush
• Overuse of cream can do just as much damage as not treating the area.

There is a lot more I can write due to 4 years of trying to work out my problem but I was ending up with bladder infections afterwards. Turned out I had endometriosis near my bladder which inflames around period time so it screwed everything up down there.

 

[Anna]

Thank you for all of your replies :) I will try eating more youghurt. I think it is coming from my diet as I eat a lot of bread and drink beer. Too much yeast. I think this is why it was around that part of me. The topical antifungus cream has helped a lot. I will overhall my diet to stop it. My stomach is also bloated a lot so I really think I have too much yeast inside me!!

 

[Tarot]

Try drinking "greens" (powdered concentrated veggies/grasses/etc.) that are equipped with probiotics as well. If you drink them on an empty stomach either first thing in the morning or before you go to bed at night they help to reduce the yeast in your system too.

 

[Nicolette]

Here you go Anna http://www.livestrong.com/article/198027-what-foods-can-cause-a-yeast-infection/

 

[Anna]

I went to my gynaecologist as over the counter medicines were not working even after a month. He gave me a lotion to put on that does not wash off. It cleared it up.. He told me from examination of the surrounding skin it was from skin being removed and the fungus basically getting into the skin. My infection was not internal, rather external.

Today we had sex again, I noticed the itching flaring up and afterwards the skin was red raw and burned. It looks like a latex allergy.... me scratching then the fungus getting into the skin. Lovely.... It only ever happens after we have sex. It is becoming annoying as hell as I cannot keep running to the doctor every time we have sex! I would be there every week. Tried without condoms, the same... what the hell is causing this? It is not like my hubs skin is made of sandpaper or anything?!! LOL

 

[therapybankrupt]

Check on the benifits of Probiotics.

 

[Anna]

None of it has worked, still constant but only around my anal area not my vagina. My gynaecologist has said it comes from my intestines. I have tried eating youghurt and other things but it has not helped. I keep the area very clean.

Worse is after sex, it burns like crazy, my partner seems to be unaffected by it. So I am wondering what it is?

It looks like small scaly patches of red skin.

 

[Lucycat]

Sounds to me like you need to see a dermatologist for a proper diagnosis.

If it comes from your intestines, then it is likely to be a yeast infection - or thrush as we call it here. But you can take pills to rid your gut of the overgrowth of yeasts and return the normal balance. easily treatable - if that is what it is.

Also could be genital eczema/ dermatitis. It would need specific topical medication if that is the case.

Your gynaecologist may be very good but he will not be an expert in skin disorders.

Did you manage to cut out the yeasts from your diet, or reduce them? Has there been a period of time since you last posted that it has not flared up?

 

[Anna]

Pretty much been on and off for years now. It seems to get worse when I am constipated. My doc says this is because the bacteria or fungus whatever... can come down or reproduce more in the backed up waste then come down onto the skin. I have serious digestive issues so my guess is this is a symptom of one of them. Anal fissure, constipation, guess it is time to go to a demotologist and a gastroenterologist. I am just sick of going to the doctor all the time. I don't understand why I am having these problems. I have not changed my diet in any bad way, eat plenty of fruit, drink plenty of water....

Maybe it is the alcohol? I don't know, guessing won't help guess I need to see the doc.