Yeast Infection that will NOT go away!!

[toker.livejournal.com]

I've tried monostat various times, and it NEVER goes away. I've tried the diflucan pills as well, no luck. :( I also tried the acidophilus pills. Took them orally though. ANYWAY, getting to my point - I purchased boric acid powder to douche, but I don't know exactly how to go about doing it. I've never douched before. I have a syringe and everything, I just don't know what to do next. Help, please?! I'm so tired of having this damn yeast infection! :(

Thanks in advance!

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[sky-pirate-tat.livejournal.com]

I've heard yogurt helps.

[toker.livejournal.com]

I have no insurance at the moment, so really i'm trying to stay away from the doctors as LONG as possible. I wanna try all these home remedies first, then if it doesn't go away then - i'd obviously go to the gyno then :P

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

Boric acid will help with yeast or BV, so you're covered there, as you may know.

All you do is this: Take a spoonful of boric acid, and mix it with some warm water. The proportions here don't really matter, although I suspect it'd be a moot point if you diluted it too much. Suck the solution into the needle-less syringe. Stand in the bathtub/shower/over the toilet, and squirt the solution into your vagina.

That's all there is to it! Just be sure that the water is flowing back out as you squirt - you want to avoid forming a seal between the syringe and your vag, because you don't want to be forcing water through your cervix. I sometimes stick a finger in there next to the syringe to make sure the water can easily flow out.

[toker.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! :)

[sandi1743.livejournal.com]

there is also the garlic method which can be used for both kinds of infections as well.

[toker.livejournal.com]

How does that work?

[sandi1743.livejournal.com]

take a clove of garlic, peal it and make a slice in it so that the inside is exposed and insert it in the vaginal cavity at night and remove in the morning. you can use a needle and thread to make a loop though the garlic so that it is easier to get out in the am.
it works beautifully!
also, some PLAIN non sugared/flavored yogurt can be used (stick a cardboard tampon in a container for a few mins), stick the whole thing in and pull it out without popping the tampon. you can also use some on the external areas or soothing - but this only works if it is a yeast infection - not for BV.
The garlic work for both kinds of infections.

[toker.livejournal.com]

Wow - awesome! Thank you so much, hun!!

[h0rsegurrrl.livejournal.com]

I think the recommended boric acid/water proportion is typically a tablespoon of boric acid per cup of water.

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

I use way more than that! Oh well. Given that people insert capsules of boric acid, I figure it doesn't matter much.

[bachlava.livejournal.com]

Good luck getting all that cleared up! On the off chance that boric acid and garlic fail, it may be worth seeing a doctor to check if something in particular is causing the recurrence - but that's an off chance and in all likelihood will not prove necessary.

(And, slightly off-topic: your icon is the most adorable thing I have seen in YEARS.)

[toker.livejournal.com]

Thanks hun! Yeah, I don't have insurance right now so i'm trying to stay away from the doctors until I absolutely need to, you know? And THANK YOU :)

[1208am.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this the same thing has happened to me and I went to the doc 3 TIMES and they said it was bv, trich then my pap said it was a yi but it still hasn't went away so now I'ma try this boric acid and hope for the best!

[toker.livejournal.com]

Good luck treating yours! I know how much of a pain in the ASS these things are :|