Thrush

make sure you dont have sex/whatever else too vigourously, use unperfumed soap, wear cotton knickers, wear more breatheable loose fitting clothes, keep clean- wash twice a day or something...and wipe front to back.
also i have heard that ative bio-active yoghurt regularly helps.

Reply 3

Live (unflavoured) yogurt works wonders.. Dip a tampon in it and shove it up there overnight..

:smile:

Reply 4

The Green Fairy

QUOTE=little_red_sox] :ditto:

Live (unflavoured) yogurt works wonders.. Dip a tampon in it and shove it up there overnight..

:smile:

i thought you were being serious for a second (or a minute or two lol :redface:

) got quite worried :redface:

Reply 5

Lib

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She is being serious. I've also heard of using garlic, but can't remember if that was for thrush or something else...

Reply 6

grace

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mademoiselle84

make sure you dont have sex/whatever else too vigourously, use unperfumed soap, wear cotton knickers, wear more breatheable loose fitting clothes, keep clean- wash twice a day or something...and wipe front to back.
also i have heard that ative bio-active yoghurt regularly helps.

i was told by the doctor that to prevent thrush you should never wash down there more than once a day, and not to use ANYTHING apart from water to cleanse :indiff:

. something about the natural ph balance down there and giving 'good bacteria' the chance to flourish or whatever. For my bf's sake, i ignored that advice...

...one thing to make sure of tho is that you wash your knickers/trousers in non-bio washing powder, otherwise it can cause thrush. also, if you go down to you GUM clinic you will get thrush treatment for free and so not be burdened with the ridiculous price :smile:

i really feel for you, i also am a frequent thrush sufferer. sucks. big time.

Reply 7

Lib

She is being serious.

Of course I am! When my mum told me about the live yogurt thing, admittedly I was a bit dubious. But when you are piss poor living off the remnants of your student loan, a sore fanny driving you up the wall and no other choice, needs must.

And I have to say, its probably better than canisten. It works in exactly the same way.. but if the manufacturers told us a tub of yougurt would do exactly the same job, they wouldn't be able to rip us off now would they?

12 quid for thrush cream.. honestly... :rolleyes:

Reply 8

Oh, and make sure its live yougurt.

Its fab, I swear.. :smile:

Reply 9

Lib

10

Turns out that garlic is for yeast infections.

http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/3502007.html

Reply 10

grace

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Lib

Turns out that garlic is for yeast infections.

http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/3502007.html

isn't a yeast infection the same thing as thrush? :confused:

Reply 11

The Green Fairy

opps, well you learn something new everyday i guess

Reply 12

hairy fairy

Are you on the pill cos that can have bad effect on thrush problems.
I recently stopped taking the combined pill cos i discovered after a year of having the damn infection, it was the pill that was agrevating it. Went to the doctor (who was absoulutely gorgeous, made it all the more better and embarrasing at the same time) to get the injection instead and he said that there is now a mini pill that is basically the same as the injection and now doesnt have all the problems mini pills used to have - 99.9% effective now.
If you are on the pill, try stopping it for a month and see how that goes. If it works then try to get a prescription for Cerazette which is the one i am soon to start. Good luck with the blighters, i know your pain!!!

Reply 13

Anonymous #1

OP

thanks everyone for your advice

about the live yougurt do u insert the tampon and then immediatly remove it or leave it in for a while?

also i am on the pill i am on my 3rd month of using it and this is the 2nd time i've had thrush so maybe there could be some link, if it happens again i will get myself down the doctors

Reply 14

silence

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muller thrush corner :idea:

Reply 15

Emmalina

Sleep without underwear on. Gives space to breathe at night.

Reply 16

Anonymous

about the live yougurt do u insert the tampon and then immediatly remove it or leave it in for a while?

I leave it in overnight. Its perfectly harmless I assure you..

Reply 17

mademoiselle84