What is thrush?!


Question: what is it? how do you get it? does it go away by itself?

occasionally (once a year or every few years)
i get itchy for a while, and have a whiteish/yellowish discharge, this tends to go away on its own after a little while.
could it be thrush?


Answers: what is it? how do you get it? does it go away by itself?

occasionally (once a year or every few years)
i get itchy for a while, and have a whiteish/yellowish discharge, this tends to go away on its own after a little while.
could it be thrush?

It certainly soulds like it. You can get creams, tablets and pessaries from your pharmacy. Remember not to have sex while you're infected you can pass it onto your partner.

Candidiasis, commonly called yeast infection or thrush, is a fungal infection

http://www.womenshealthlondon.org.uk/lea... this will help you

Thrush (candidiasis) a fungal infection. Yeast like cells form some filaments which are widespread in nature. This can result from use of wide-spectrum antibiotics, steroids, cytotoxic or immunosupressive drugs. It can also occur during pregnancy or be secondary to another disease. Your local pharmacy will be able to supply a cream for the itch without prescription.

It's a fungal infection. Can be caught if in contact with others with similar infection. Needs to be treated with anti-fungal preparations.





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