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yeast infection
can anyone tell me what a yeast infection looks and feels like? i've had severe itchiness, irritation and white residue down there for well over a week now and i've tried everything, but it shows no sign of healing...i'm also scared to visit the doctor. what do you guys think? thnx for reading.
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You may be prone to yeast infections and have to work to prevent them. Eating a lot of yogurt will help. Also cranberry juice.
Monistat is another product that works well. It is a suppository that you have to place up into the vagina. It will get rid of the yeast infection inside too. You want to be sure to do that. It is not just on the outside.
the symptoms, as you said, are itchyness, redness, and a white discharge that looks like cottage cheese, no odor though. Usually.
For immediate relief from the itch, you can put yogurt right on the affected area. It won't cure it, but it really helps to relieve the itch. Which is great if you can't get to the store right away. I know it sounds gross, but it works.
Michele
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Well a compromised immune system could be the reason. As I said we all have yeast and bacteria in our reproductive track AND even in our digestive system. It is when they get out of balance, that we have problems. You always want more bacteria than yeast. Bacteria feeds off the yeast. Yeast thrives on sugar and starches.
I don't know what your diet is like, but eating more yogurt will help keep things in balance.
Another thing that can cause an imbalance is antibiotics. You have have something as simple as an ear infection, and if you take antibiotics for it you very well could end up with a yeast infection in your vagina. So keep that in mind. Limit sugars and eat more yogurt products.
Michele
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I just got over a yeast infection.
All you do is go to a local drugstore [ walgreens , cvs , ect. ] and buy a tube of Miconazole 7 Dose Treatment, apply once a day to where ever you have irritation or residue. make sure you wear a lightdays pad as well. it should be cleared up within a week. and make sure you always clean yourself thuroughly to prevent the infection from returning.
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