Three month yeast infection.

[astroboletos.livejournal.com]

I posted awhile back about having a yeast infection. I took the flagyl treatment, I did apple vinegar douche, I inserted acidophilus, monistat, I ate yogurt... then I got my period. I know your period can get rid of it. I thought it was gone, because my itchiness was gone. I know that white discharge is normal if it isn't accompanied by an itch. Well, I used my cup and noticed a thick white discharge in my cup, and thought perhaps it was BV. I started noticing that it would itch once in awhile, but not too badly. It smelled at first, but now it doesn't.

Well, when I had sex with my partner yesterday, I noticed a white discharge on his penis, and there were white spots on the sheets. I thought it was BV, still.

Well, I took the pH test from vagisil and it indicated that I have a yeast infection still. This is three months, and it wont go away, and it was laying low for the past two months. I'm at the end of my rope with this.

I just bought garlic and inserted a clove with two slices in it, and did another vinegar and water douche. Tomorrow I'm going to insert a tampon with undiluted tea tree oil. Actually, I don't have any tampons on hand because I use a cup, but could I use a cotton ball with similar results? I have 3% hydrogen peroxide and I know some women swear by it.

What should I do?

Comments

[the-physicist.livejournal.com]

i don't know what it's like in the US. i think the rules vary from country to country, but i was always under the impression that the US was more relaxed than many countries as to what can be bought over the counter. maybe someone American can help out here and might know details?

[helpme11111.livejournal.com]

You can't get diflucan over the counter, unfortunately :(. I've found it very easy to get one prescribed by calling my doc, and it's 15 dollars with the few different types of insurance I've had.

[astroboletos.livejournal.com]

Do you know if Diflucan works for men? He doesn't have insurance and I know sometimes men can carry it and not show symptoms, so I wondered if I could give him my Diflucan pill while I use boric acid to be on the safe side.

[draba.livejournal.com]

Yes, Diflucan should work if he is carrying yeast. It is also used for treating systemic candida, which all people can get. It's a nasty drug, though, and can make people feel crappy. Could he rinse his parts with boric acid solution twice a day for a week or something? Or boric acid solution mixed with a few drops of tea tree oil? Or apply diluted cider vinegar with tea tree or lavender essential oil for a couple weeks? (the last one was very effective for me on a skin yeast infection I had, and I think YIs on male parts are usually sort of surficial, so that would probably work. . . but the treatment does take a few weeks to be completely effective.)

But if he's had the yeast infection for a long time (which is likely since you have had it for 3 months), maybe taking the Diflucan AND doing the topical stuff would be a good idea.

[astroboletos.livejournal.com]

Well, I've only slept with him once since I knew I had it. Long story short, I had the NuvaRing which is what gave me this yeast infection. At this time, my partner was moving so we did not see each other for a solid three months. During this time, I was struggling with the infection and thought it was gone with the period. Sunday was the first time we'd seen each other since his moving fiasco happened. It was then that I realized that I still had the infection - the discharge was apparent then, and I began to itch a little bit. So technically, he's only been exposed once.

I have the Diflucan now... I'm kind of leery of throwing random remedies at him when I feel bad enough that this has happened, when I could just give him this pill as a preventative with my apologies. I've known him for years and within the past nine months we've initiated a sexual relationship, so I just feel kind of bad about the whole thing.

My friend told me that systemic male yeast infections are really rare though and though men can carry it, its less common than if they get it, it beyond obvious on their parts, so unless he exhibits symptoms, not to really say anything about it, since its not very likely that he has anything if it doesnt appear on his parts. But I'd hate to think of him itching and waking up with it on him one day and going WTF.

[helpme11111.livejournal.com]

I agree with your friend. I think you're okay to not tell him. I totally understand the desire to throw the pill at him, too, but I think that's a worse option than spreading some cream on him.

[helpme11111.livejournal.com]

I don't know, I've gotten all sorts of conflicting info on that. But the cream is over the counter, and YOU should take the diflucan.


I also think you are fine to not treat him. I ha a YI and was really worried about the same thing, and I actually told him I wanted to treat him and then realized I was acting on my own sense of paranoia and never did. If he had it, his skin would likely be red and peeling.