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 Posted: 08/06/06 - 16:36 Post subject: I took meds for UTI, got yeast infection?? |
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I've never had a UTI or yeast infection before. I got a UTI 1.5 weeks ago, and was prescribed anitbiotics. I've been taking those for a week, and now I have very swollen lips and vaginal lips, intense itching, burning, and complete discomfort. I also had a light rash over my body, it wasn't very itchy. I thought I had a yeast infection because I had all the signs, but I used a 1-day yeast infection kit from the drug store, and it didn't help at all, it may be worst. Could it be an STD and not a yeast infection?
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| Posted: 08/07/06 - 16:39 Post subject: |
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To really find out what it is, you need to have vaginal swab done. Sometimes, it is hard to distinguish one infection from another (by symptoms) although your definitely indicate yeast. I heard that three-day yeast infection is a very good choice and regarding 1-day-honeslty, I wouldn’t expect it to work anyway.
You may as well know that yeast infection is likely to occur after an antibiotic treatment. It is usually a prolonged treatment but you never know. Antibiotics destroy both good and bad bacteria (instead of just bad) in the vaginal area (and elsewhere) and destroy that bacterial-fungal balance that exists inside vagina.
The result of antibiotics work is overgrowth of yeast that causes all of these annoying symptoms and I honestly think you would need more than a day to get rid of it.
The best thing of course is to see a gynecologist again! |
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| Posted: 08/08/06 - 22:59 Post subject: |
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It could also be an allergic reaction if it is a penicillin derivative. After you are done your antibiotics, get some probiotics. These will balance the healthy flora again and help prevent a recurrence.
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| Posted: 08/09/06 - 02:37 Post subject: |
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| I agree with the previous post. I am taking lactobacillus acidophilus pills which helps to return the normal balance of bacteria in your vagina. I also had a yeast infection because of taking antibiotics. I took the one day treatment and it didn't go away. So I went to the doctor thinking it was something else. She said that it was definitely yeast. She told me to take the three day treatment instead and prescribed a pill to take after those three days. It went away but a week later I felt a little itchy, not as bad as before. So I decided to get the probiotics b/c I don't like yogurt(which contains the same bacteria-the good kind). So far no more itchy, so they seemed to have helped. Hope this info helped. |
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| Posted: 08/09/06 - 09:48 Post subject: |
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| I didnt realize you cant post links, (guess I didnt read the rules very well) but if you do a search on "probiotics antibiotics" you will see alot of studies and info on it. Yogurt can work, but research the amount of probiotics in the rband first. A study was done on the different pop. yogurt brands and there was only two of them that actually contained the amount of live bacteian they claim. |
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