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Get the book, The Yeast Connection. It will help educate you about this condition which could be far more extensive than vaginal.
this is one STUBBORN yeast infection!
I'm more prone to yeast infections because I have a problem with candida overload (been working on it for awhile now). A little over a week ago I got my first one in over a year. Treated it with Monistat, and it went away for about a day...then it was suddenly back, although not as bad. Finally went to the doctor and got some diflucan, which got rid of it for another day...then today I wake up and it's back, but it's even worse.
I've heard of--as well as had--stubborn yeast infections before, but can they be this bad that even after Monistat AND diflucan they come back right away?
Get the book, The Yeast Connection. It will help educate you about this condition which could be far more extensive than vaginal.
Well yes, that's why I mentioned the problem with candida...I haven't read that book but I'm fairly educated on the things it covers. I've been addressing it for quite awhile now, from doing the anti-candida diet to taking certain vitamins, supplements, and probiotics to help. In the long run it hasn't done me much good...and now here I am with a yeast infection, even after taking all the necessary precautions to control it. What I'm trying to find out is if having a problem with candida overall makes it harder to overcome a yeast infection, and maybe that explains why this particular one is being so stubborn?
Candida is yeast. So yes, having a problem with candida will make getting rid of vaginal yeast problem harder. I had trouble with it for several years and finally got rid of it by a combination of leaving my cheating husband who was reinfecting me, drugs and getting "painted purple". That's a old treatment but it sure did the job when nothing else did.
It's possible you have a different strain of yeast, not the candida albicans that normally bothers us. The only way to find out, is to stop treating yourself for a week or two and then have a doc take sample to culture out for at least 7 days. Yeast can be stubborn and doesn't always like to grow.
Sometimes going on weekly diflucan for a few months can help get things back under control.
There is also the possibility that it isn't yeast. Check out vulvodynia, lichen sclerosis. Both of these can imitate vaginal infections. A gyn that works with pelvic pain or vulvar disorders is a good thing to look for. Many many gyns and docs know little about these and trying to treat your way to a cure may end up causing you more pain and discomfort.
Yahoo groups has a forum for both of these and the women on them are really helpful. They may also be able to help you find a doc in your area that deals with chronic conditions.
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