Yeast Infection, maybe?

[thenuddpants.livejournal.com]

Hey VagPagers!

So I think I *might* have an external yeast infection (lots of itching, irritation, and redness around my introitus/urethral area inside my inner labia). There is no discharge, though I know it isn't always present, and there is no actual vaginal irritation, it is just external. I had some oral/digital/penetrative sex Friday night, which could also be the source of all my irritation, since some of it was not quite well lubed enough. I have access to Diflucan, but I don't want to take it unless the natural remedies fail to make me feel better.

I've been putting plain unsweetened yogurt on my vulva today, which improves the itching and the irritation, and I plan to do a clove of garlic tonight when I go to sleep. My question is - if it is *not* a yeast infection, could the yogurt and/or garlic further irritate my sensitive mucosal tissues? I figure not, since the yogurt has just been making me feel *better*... but I wanted to double check.

Thanks in advance!

[ Btw, I'm a heterosexual cis-female who is fine with female pronouns :) ]

Comments

[gryphonwing.livejournal.com]

I dunno about the garlic - I don't use it - but although it has a reputation for being a harsh sort of thing, I can't think of garlic juice causing a rash or anything like that... not on me anyway. Hopefully those who use it will chime in.

The yogurt, though - that's my go-to for mild yeast infections, precisely because it makes everything feel better in the short term and seems to help clear up the problem. Unless you develop a contact allergy or something, the yogurt shouldn't hurt anything. :)

[thenuddpants.livejournal.com]

Yea, the yogurt is just making things feel better, so I plan to keep using it. I have work tomorrow, so I can't do it during the day, but I'm gonna apply tonight and tomorrow once I get home.

[patchworkorange]

As long as you don't puncture the surface of the garlic clove, you should be fine. I used to use it on the "ooo, maybe an infection?? I'll use garlic *just in case*" and it never bothered me.