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writes:I don't know how to put this.. I'm sixteen years old and I sometimes have 'discomfort' down there.I don't really know how to explain it. It sometimes feel like I have a yeast infection, but can you get those often? It seems like almost constantly I have white/yellow stuff on my underwear and I most definetly feel the discomfort after sex.I've had a pap test/blood work and I am clean from STD's. So I don't know why I feel this discomfort all the time. It goes away and comes back and I change my underwear when I wake up, when I get home from school and when I go to bed cause I just constantly feel dirty.What could this be?
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reader, anonymous, writes (15 April 2010): Recurring yeast infections or chronic yeast infection is not only annoying but it can also put you at risk of other illnesses like diabetes and chronic urinary tract infection. Recurring yeast infections are a common problem in diabetics and in those who consume a high sugar diet.
When you have more than four infections in a year, you have a condition known as recurring yeast infection. This article will discuss some of the common causes of recurring yeast infection.
Birth control is one of the most common causes of recurring yeast infection. Some women have reported that their recurring yeast infection has gotten better after discontinuation of the pill.
Another cause of recurring yeast infection is food, especially sugars and sweet treats. If the level of these sugars are not controlled well and allowed to get high, you will likely experience recurring yeast infection.
Moisture trapped around the vagina can also be the cause of recurring yeast infection. One of the last causes of recurring yeast infection is a change in the immune system. Women who have HIV are also at risk for recurring yeast infection.
It is also important for recurring yeast infection sufferers to become familiar with the possible causes of their infections. For those with recurring yeast infections, the simple touch, tingle, or pain in the genital or pubic region can be the earliest alarm that the infection has returned.
While many patients with recurring yeast infections are eventually placed on prescription medications, medical professionals are reluctant to use this course of treatment because of the possibility of becoming immune to the drug.
It is often suggested that recurring yeast infections be treated by alternating over-the-counter medication for one course, and a prescription for the next.
One of the most common prescriptions for stubborn or recurring yeast infections is Diflucan, in varying strengths as needed. When might a recurring yeast infection happen. For example, an individual taking doxycycline or tetracycline for the prevention of acne is at a higher risk for developing recurring yeast infections. The problem with conventional medicine is that it generally does not restore a healthy body ecology, allowing a recurring yeast infection.
Skin infections involving Candida species can become a recurring yeast infection whenever the conditions leading to the infection do not change.
If those with recurring yeast infections of the skin do not keep the affected areas clean and dry, even after the infection is treated, recurrences are likely.
Perhaps the most severe form of a recurring yeast infection is that which affects the bowels. Candida overgrowth in the colon may not affect the bowel function but, instead, provide a reservoir for recurring yeast infections in other body areas, especially in the urogenital tract.
Cure A proper diagnosis is very important to ensure you receive the most appropriate and effective treatment to cure your yeast infection.
Some products merely relieve the symptoms, and others cure the infection. When choosing the treatment for your yeast infection, select a cure so you have the best chance to eliminate your yeast infection. If you're treating a yeast infection, you should abstain from sex during the course of the treatment and cure (about seven days).
Prescribed medicines may cure yeast infection but if you experience recurring yeast infections don't ignore it as it may lead to chronic yeast infection.
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