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does anybody know like how to get rid of a yeast infection or what could be causing it because i get them on and off A LOT and i don't know why!!!! If it's not a yeast infection what could it be because i've tried all these diff. treatments and it goes away but then comes back shortly. and i'm not sexually active or any of that so it's not an STD.

Thanks for mentioning that your not sexually active that helped me tremdously narrow down what is wrong with you. Yeast Infection - a reacurring one- (Candida vaginitis). More than likely the reason for it re-occuring is something simple so take a look..
1. Wear loose conton panties
2. Do NOT wear tight jeans or pantyhose
3. Change out of wet clothes asap.
4. Put blow dryer on lowest heat setting and dry the vaginal area after being wet.
5. Wipe from front to back after every visit to the toliet.

Home Remedies:
1. Pour a few drops of teatree oil on a lubricated tampon & insert into the vagina for about 1 hour.
2. Dip a tampon in plain yogurt. Containing Lactobacillus acidophilus, and insert into the vagina twice a day until your symptoms clear up. Repeat this until one day AFTER the syptoms have dissapeared.

Now, I dont want to alarm you, but A yeast infection that comes literally back to back often (more than once in a 2 month period) can mean something more severe.
Yeast infections that return may be a sign of more serious diseases such as diabetes, leukemia, or AIDS. Now you said you werent sexually active so no need to worry about AIDS, however there is Lukemia and diabetes. I'm sure it's not these causes, but I am not a Dr. so you might seriously want to talk to your dad. It just might be something as simple as you needing a stonger yeast infection treatment than the kinds that walmart or a place like that sells. From my expierence, that usually is the case.

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