Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 I thought I was almost better..then I had to take doxycycline for 1 month (mycoplasma cystitis) and now I am back to blazing front to back! No evidence of yeast (just like when this all started there was no evidence of yeast) but my anus, inside my crack, vulva, are burning like I sat in acid. No discharge...so what the heck is this!!!!! How can it feel like my skin is flaming if there is nothing contacting the skin! Thoughts??? Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 Thanks Ora...I only used acidophilus while on the doxy because my doctor SWORE it would not cause yeast! When I went to him with increased vulvar/anal burning he said he could not see any yeast in the vagina so I didn't have it. He wouldn't give me anything. Do you have to be able to see vaginal yeast to say you have yeast??? Lynn > Taking the doxycycline probably upset your intestinal flora and caused > inflammation. Did you eat yogurt with the doxy? > > Many women on this list have reported that intestinal problems such as diarrhea > and constipation make the vulvar symptoms worse. I know it does for me. > > What I would suggest for now is that you go on a low residue-low fiber diet for > a few days to give your intestines a rest. (basically meat and a few veggies). > That could clear up the inflammation which could have resulted from the doxy. > > I was recently hoping to lose some weight and went on a high protein - low > everything else but some veggies. No bread. Didn't have a bm for five days > and when I finally did - no pain!!! First time that has happened for years. > > Also try spreading on little Vaseline Intensive Care lotion. It may burn a bit > at first but then feels much better. > > Ora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 Antibiotics can cause intestinal burning and irritation but not necessarily also cause yeast. They can upset the intestinal flora and destroy the " good " bacteria, causing diarrhea and subsequently burning. I have had that in the past without any yeast infection. I always eat yogurt when I take antibiotics and always ask my doctor to prescribe an antibiotic that can be used with dairy product because some of them cannot. Ora >Thanks Ora...I only used acidophilus while on the doxy because my >doctor SWORE it would not cause yeast! When I went to him with >increased vulvar/anal burning he said he could not see any yeast in >the vagina so I didn't have it. He wouldn't give me anything. > >Do you have to be able to see vaginal yeast to say you have yeast??? > >Lynn > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2002 Report Share Posted August 16, 2002 Lynn, I believe that in order to have a vaginal yeast infection, one already has to have yeast overgrowth in the intestines. In fact I have read a couple of research studies on that in the past. A lot of this stuff about yeast is denied by doctors for some unknown reason and they are certainly stingy with their prescriptions for Diflucan, too. Also, one can get yeast infections on the skin without having a vaginal overgrowth of yeast. It happens all the time that people can get skin yeast things on their skin on various parts of the body. I have had yeast irritation (or whatever you call it) all the way up on my abdomen, in the folds, crease of my legs, etc. If you get it on the vulvar skin and anal skin it is much more painful because that skin is so sensitive. All of it could have originated from the colon instead of the vagina. I know that there is some kind of cream that should have been given to you that is fairly gentle and will kill yeast but I don't remember what it is. I would be afraid to try to use the over the counter anti-fungals on it but I think that you surely do need something antifungal for the skin. When I had that on my abdomen, etc., I used a betadine solution and washed off with that and it took it right away, but that would maybe be very hurting for you. Have you ever used the ZNP soap type bar that is an antifungal. I use it everyday since I am so prone to these darn yeast things. A new GYN has just prescribed one 100 mg. Diflucan per week for me for six months. She said that Diflucan is a very safe medication. I am delighted that I maybe won't have to deal with a yeast infection once a month or so. Personally I think that I will have to take it for the rest of my life as it seems to be a chronic thing. I think that you still need to be taking Diflucan even if it is just apparent on your skin in addition to some kind of topical treatment for the skin. Anyway, sorry for your pain and hope you can find relief. Hope this helps in some way. Arline --- lynneberle wrote: > Thanks Ora...I only used acidophilus while on the > doxy because my > doctor SWORE it would not cause yeast! When I went > to him with > increased vulvar/anal burning he said he could not > see any yeast in > the vagina so I didn't have it. He wouldn't give me > anything. > > Do you have to be able to see vaginal yeast to say > you have yeast??? > > Lynn __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2002 Report Share Posted August 16, 2002 > Have you ever > used the ZNP soap type bar that is an antifungal. > > Arline > Thanks Arline...I've never heard of this soap but I am going to find it and USE it!! I just hate that we are so dependant on doctors for medications and yet if they don't see it...we don't need it in their opinions. In other words..we are left to suffer or to try things that sometimes we shouldn't. Thanks again, Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2002 Report Share Posted August 16, 2002 , Your response about Diflucan caused me to have a question of my own. My mom had one of the kind of yeast infections that Arline was talking about where it went all over the pubic area and all that. Thankfully not her legs though. She's Diabetic and had uncontrolled blood sugars so of course went to the hospital for a few days back in June. While there they gave her Diflucan to take. I don't know the mg on the script they gave her but the dr had told her to take it for 10 days straight after she got out. Also while she was in there she got a bumpy kind of rash that was not there before she was admitted. They gave her clobestaol (sp?) for that and one other steroid that I can't remember what for but my question to you is this. Have you ever heard of having a dr prescribe Diflucan for 10 days straight? ===== Kristy http://www.geocities.com/sokokl/kristyspersonalpage.html Hoping to be a nurse soon but for now just a Medical Secretary who does a lot of learning from reading on the Net, books, my dr(s), as well as sharing my own personal experiences. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2002 Report Share Posted August 16, 2002 , Your response about Diflucan caused me to have a question of my own. My mom had one of the kind of yeast infections that Arline was talking about where it went all over the pubic area and all that. Thankfully not her legs though. She's Diabetic and had uncontrolled blood sugars so of course went to the hospital for a few days back in June. While there they gave her Diflucan to take. I don't know the mg on the script they gave her but the dr had told her to take it for 10 days straight after she got out. Also while she was in there she got a bumpy kind of rash that was not there before she was admitted. They gave her clobestaol (sp?) for that and one other steroid that I can't remember what for but my question to you is this. Have you ever heard of having a dr prescribe Diflucan for 10 days straight? ===== Kristy http://www.geocities.com/sokokl/kristyspersonalpage.html Hoping to be a nurse soon but for now just a Medical Secretary who does a lot of learning from reading on the Net, books, my dr(s), as well as sharing my own personal experiences. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2002 Report Share Posted August 16, 2002 As far as I can tell from the ZNP website - it is for a different kind of fungal infection than Candida. It is for dermatophytes which cause jock itch and atheletes foot. These are for organisms that are not related at all to yeast. They grow at lower temperatures such as on the surface of skin and nails. --- Arlilne Black wrote: > Lynn, > > I believe that in order to have a vaginal yeast > infection, one already has to have yeast overgrowth > in > the intestines. In fact I have read a couple of > research studies on that in the past. A lot of this > stuff about yeast is denied by doctors for some > unknown reason and they are certainly stingy with > their prescriptions for Diflucan, too. > > Also, one can get yeast infections on the skin > without > having a vaginal overgrowth of yeast. It happens all > the time that people can get skin yeast things on > their skin on various parts of the body. I have had > yeast irritation (or whatever you call it) all the > way > up on my abdomen, in the folds, crease of my legs, > etc. If you get it on the vulvar skin and anal skin > it > is much more painful because that skin is so > sensitive. All of it could have originated from the > colon instead of the vagina. > > I know that there is some kind of cream that should > have been given to you that is fairly gentle and > will > kill yeast but I don't remember what it is. I would > be > afraid to try to use the over the counter > anti-fungals > > on it but I think that you surely do need something > antifungal for the skin. When I had that on my > abdomen, etc., I used a betadine solution and washed > off with that and it took it right away, but that > would maybe be very hurting for you. Have you ever > used the ZNP soap type bar that is an antifungal. I > use it everyday since I am so prone to these darn > yeast things. > > A new GYN has just prescribed one 100 mg. Diflucan > per > week for me for six months. She said that Diflucan > is > a very safe medication. I am delighted that I maybe > won't have to deal with a yeast infection once a > month > or so. Personally I think that I will have to take > it > for the rest of my life as it seems to be a chronic > thing. > > I think that you still need to be taking Diflucan > even > if it is just apparent on your skin in addition to > some kind of topical treatment for the skin. > > Anyway, sorry for your pain and hope you can find > relief. Hope this helps in some way. > > Arline > > --- lynneberle wrote: > > Thanks Ora...I only used acidophilus while on the > > doxy because my > > doctor SWORE it would not cause yeast! When I > went > > to him with > > increased vulvar/anal burning he said he could not > > see any yeast in > > the vagina so I didn't have it. He wouldn't give > me > > anything. > > > > Do you have to be able to see vaginal yeast to say > > you have yeast??? > > > > Lynn > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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