How can I stop my abnormal vaginal discharge?
I am a 20 year old female and have had an incurable yeast infection for 9 months. I am not diabetic, have no STDs, my pap results are normal and there are no signs of a bacterial infection but I constantly have thick, chunky, white, yellow & sometimes gray discharge. It’s itchy and I become red and swollen as a result. The doctors see yeast & I’m given a pill (or cream) for treatment. The next time I go my symptoms are still the same but the yeast has been knocked out enough by the medication to not be visible causing my doctors to say it’s normal and that some young women just start having heavier discharge. But this is not normal, it’s unbearable. And sure enough the next doctor visit the yeast is back again and the cycle continues over & over. They told me to douche. I tried a water/vinegar solution once but never again since it only made it go away for about an hour. Any solutions or suggestions please? I’ve been to 3 different doctors.
Some women get chronic yeast infections. If your doctors haven’t mentioned that possibility, you need to keep trying to find a good doctor.
You should have been told to eat yogurt with live and active cultures, wear white cotton underwear, use unscented laundry detergent, and to only use a very mild soap like Dove when washing near your vagina.
Douching should be a last resort for you. I would never recommend it to anyone with healthy vaginal flora, but since you already have a bacterial imbalance it probably couldn’t hurt.
A home remedy I’ve seen for yeast infections is inserting plain, unsweetened yogurt with live cultures into the vagina, rather like the OTC and prescription creams. I believe you can even freeze it into sort of a popsicle to make it easier. I haven’t tried this, but it’s recommended online.
Like I said, keep trying to find a doctor who can properly diagnose you. Have you tried Diflucan? It’s worked for me every time I’ve had a yeast infection. Perhaps you can take it regularly if you can find a doctor who trusts you to self diagnose your infections. Mine does – I ask for a prescription whenever I’m given antibiotics, because that’s a guaranteed yeast infection for me.
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I feel your pain- almost exactly. I have been experiencing the same symptoms for 9 months or longer. I have a history of yeast infections and so I know what I am dealing with. However, I have been UNABLE to get rid of this one! Admittedly, when I first started to feel the symptoms I didn’t approach it immediately. At the time I was in-between health insurance, had moved, and did not know a doctor in this new territory that I trusted. I’ve tried Diflucan, I’ve tried every over the counter ovule package, I take Acidophilus regularly as well as cranberry pills. I generally try to eat yogurt daily. I mean, what else can I do?? I’ve douched with vinegar and water and gotten gentle formula hypo-allergenic soap. I have a follow-up appointment with my doctor after taking my prescriptions, so we will see then what she has to say about the unfortunate news.