I keep getting them?!
Question: I keep getting yeasts infections and I dont know why. I have a yeast infection almost every month. Last month I had one and now this month I have another. My boyfriend and I were both treated for them, but I keep getting them. Help please. what else can it be
Answers: I keep getting yeasts infections and I dont know why. I have a yeast infection almost every month. Last month I had one and now this month I have another. My boyfriend and I were both treated for them, but I keep getting them. Help please. what else can it be
If you get frequent infections there's a reason. Here are the three main causes of reinfection:
You aren't treating the infection correctly in the first place, either because your doctor misdiagnosed the type of infection or because you've been treating it yourself without knowing exactly what type of infection you have.
Your infection has become a systemic infection that can't be cleared up with local treatment. This is common with candidiasis.
Your boyfriend or husband is infected and keeps reinfecting you. If this is the case, you must be sure that your partner is treated along with you.
As mentioned above, most vaginal infections will require the help of a gynecologist to treat and cure the condition.
To prevent recurrence follow these suggestions-
Do not wear tight pants or pantyhose.
Excessive moisture invites infection.Cotton panties allow air to circulate and are preferable to nylon ones.
Add the Lactobacillus acidophilus culture to your diet by eating a portion of yogurt that contains live cultures (it must say so on the label)or by taking acidophilus capsules, available in health food stores, three capsules daily.
Betadine, an antibacterial agent available at pharmacies, is helpful in fighting vaginal Infections including candida and tritch. It kills most organisms within thirty seconds. Do not overuse this or any other douche; once a day for one week should be enough.
Be sure to have your sexual partner along with you, especially if you have recurrent infections.
If possible, discontinue sexual activity for the duration of your infection to reduce irritation to infected tissues and to avoid re-infection.
It may not be a yest infection at all. Do not home treat, see your GYN. If you have been insist on further tests.
you could have a food allergy. this will bring them on. you could have a immune deficiency. dont get scared not all immune deficiencies are HIV/aids. just see a doctor and tell him/her that you get every month. it might have something to do with your period, or it might not even be a yeast infection.