vaginapagina | yeast infection in the rectal area? (Reply)

ok, i realise how annoying these posts are but i have trawled the internet and this community and still don't have a definitive answer.

i am 99% sure i have a yeast infection. i was on antibiotics 2 weeks ago [amoxicillin] and since then I've had a variety of symptoms. First of all, I had the nasty side effect of diarrhea, which, without going into too much detail, I assumed was the cause of irritation around my rectum. However, that stopped when I finished the anti biotics, but the rectal irritation persisted, and also my vulva was persistantly itchy. I also have the typical 'cottage cheese' discharge. I bought an over the counter cream to treat it. The thing that is most bugging me though is that my vulva isn't itchy anymore, but the discharge remains, along with a very different smell. But the most giant cause of irritation is the rectal area, which continues to itch like crazy as well as have what i can only describe as many 'dry patches', which are incredibly painful when using the toilet. I thought they felt like blisters, but closer inspection shows them to appear more like little tears or 'dry patches.' Is it possible to have a yeast infection in both the vulva and rectum and if so, can I use the cream I bought over the counter for the whole area?

Thanks ladies.