and im getting a little pains in my abdamen i am taking over the counter meds.for my yeast infection but it doesnt feel like its working what should i do
I got a bad yeast infection from taking cephalexin 500mg should I stop taking it?
Question posted by dream123 on 27 May 2012
Last updated on 28 May 2012
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6 Answers
sheila7281
28 May 2012
Do not be afraid to call the doctor on call. Let them know you tried the over the counter meds and it is not helping. Ask them for Diflucan or Terazol. Terazol is a cream but stronger than Monistat over the counter.n I get one no matter what when I take antibiotics so I start treating before it starts. Call the doctor and try something else.Good luck!
Sheila7281
Inactive
28 May 2012
Thank you Sheila7281 - I hadn't heard of Terazol before. Glad to have an additional component to add to my list of items to try. Well done! - ElizaJane
ade1971
27 May 2012
I've been on huge doses for long term (5 months) treatment of bone infections and have gotten bad yeast infections b/c of that. On top of yoghurt I've found that adding a different type of probiotic called Florastor (sorry if I'm not supposed to pass on brand names) made a big difference in the severity and duration.
Cheers Ade
SeeknFind
27 May 2012
Dream, you can also take a probiotic , at any drugstore, to balance out the good and bad bacteria in your digestive tract, that will minimize what reaches the lower functions in your body. Also a good frozen yogurt, low sugar, has probiotics too. I just bought Blue Bunny frozen vanilla and it has added probiotics, and it really works, like a clock, if you get my drift.
(lots of drifts going on here lol, glad there not drafts)
Inactive
27 May 2012
Seek,
Just to let you know I friended you so if you want to talk privately, we can,
Just letting you in,
Laura
SeeknFind
27 May 2012
I am honored lol, fran
Inactive
27 May 2012
Geez Seek,
I am a human with all that goes with being ... I think, therefore I am ... Moody Blues from a "Question of Balance ... after pondering that lyric, I decided there was truth in that simple statement.
Let's get it on, so to speak ... a song for all aspects of life ... the human condition.
Peace out and let yer Freak Flags Fly,
Laura
SeeknFind
27 May 2012
Imarianni, it seems it's always "Tuesday Afternoon", saw them at Madison Garden, they remain my favorite, wondrous, miss them.
Inactive
27 May 2012
Me too Fran,
Think must b two older young at heart forever hippies. It's all good. And I have come "Comfortably Numb"... another great song ... something for everything and everyone.
Have a great holiday,
Peace always, even on d.c,
Laura
kaismama
27 May 2012
No, don't stop the antibiotic. For one thing, what would it prove you've already got the yeast infection? What are you taking for the yeast? I would tell my dr so it can be treated better. Some antibiotics can cause some irritation in your belly.
Inactive
27 May 2012
Dream,
Don't stop taking your antibiotics, if you eat a little when you take the med, that should take care of a bit of a tummy ache. Won't affect the antibiotics working where they need to. For your yeast infection, what made me feel better the fastest was Monistat suppositories that have some cream included to help the burning and irritation on the outside. If you'd rather call your doc, he could call you in a script for Diflucan, a pill you take that gets rid of the yeast infection rather quickly if you can stand the day or two of irritation. I would use both, take the pills and use some cream to decrease the burning and itching (don't need suppositories if you get Diflucan ). It seems,for me, every time I took a certain antibiotic, I came down with a yeast infection, so when I needed the antibiotic, I asked for the pills also. Either way, you will be fine.
Here's to feeling better really fast.
Peace,
Sweet Hippie
HeadStarter
27 May 2012
Hi Imariani...
You and I must have been posting at the same time because I hit the "send" button and it send it was posted but it isn't. I am glad you have responded with about the identical information I was suggesting... PLUS:
Plain yogurt like a good Greek Yogurt if the dairy is tolerated and Acidophilus in the "billions". I take 4 to 6 of those little darlings by "NEW CHAPTER" in the Mega-Flora or All-Flora. These might be easier to get now that it is the weekend and Monday is a holiday. You would take 4-6 of those on an empty stomach and before breakfast.
Believe it or not, I have also had success with tampons (take out of its appliance and use just the tampon part) dipped in "plain yogurt" and used them as vaginal suppositories. Then a feminine pad, just like you would do for the Monistat. Use them at night and during the day with a pad.
I hope she gets her relief... weekends are tough to get medical help!
Blessings,
Mary
meyati
27 May 2012
I was going to suggest yogurt with live culture-frozen yougurt doesn't have live culture. Also cut out sweets-sugary foods and yeast-breads-rolls, etc. I found out that I'd crave fresh bread, chocolate, etc just before a flare up. All of a sudden it dawned on me there was a correlation. I was keeping a diary because of a good dentist that had this theory. He was excited when I sent him a copy and that the yeast went away-It stays in our system-and bounces back and forth from the tongue to the pelvic area. So brush your teeth real good too. Rinse your mouth with a good mouth wash or salt water. Good luck.
Inactive
27 May 2012
Geez Mary,
I like to eat Greek yogurt. I'm medically inclined so I tend to forget the alternative medicine I also studied extensively. Please excuse my error. I don't know what I wasn't thinking about. Another problem, someone needs to stop what they are doing... get my drift?
Laura
HeadStarter
27 May 2012
Yep, I get the drift and thanks for responding, too. It was just so weird that I was posting the time as you and mine just vanished. I'm like... what the heck??? A little bit of time and effort, know what I mean? Frustrating the other and wish I could ask you a private question.
Thanks,
Mary
Inactive
27 May 2012
You can Mary, seems we friended each other at the exact same time.
Go figure...
Hippie
Inactive
28 May 2012
Yogurt, particularly those with "active" cultures and no sugar or fruit on the bottom (yeast loves sugar and will grow if it has sugar in it) is a great idea applied topically, but use caution when using with tampons. Remember that tampons can cause Toxic Shock Syndrome if used for too long a time without changing the tampon, or using tampons 24 hours a day without a break. I speak from experience - I had TSS some 35 years ago, and it still can happen. Just use caution with the tampons, as with using them at any time. - ElizaJane
Inactive
28 May 2012
Sorry, guess I can't add a separate comment. I was just going to say the best thing would be to get a good probiotic - and the good ones are refrigerated, so keep that in mind and bring a cold pack with you in case it will be awhile until you get the probiotic home. Take it steadily for several days, and you can open a capsule and mix it in with some unflavored, no sugar added yogurt to put on topically. It won't take long to feel relief. The next time you are on an antibiotic just go ahead and start on the probiotic from the start so you won't have to deal with the nasty yeast! Take care - ElizaJane
Inactive
28 May 2012
That's some great ideas EJ ... wish I'd thought of them. Must be 20 years since I've had a yeast infection ... and that's a very good thing. I hated them. Called the feeling I used to get "the ring of fire". I was miserable for a day or two.
Laura
meyati
28 May 2012
The bacteria in yogurts is a probiotic. Yogurt is just cheaper-another about yogurt and antibiotics-is that antibiotics can kill off friendly bacteria, which is why we develop thrush. Sometimes a person can get diarrhea really bad from some of the super drugs. I did, and I was told that I'd have it for the rest of my life, because of IBS and age. I ate 3 yoplait a day, didn't eat sweets, babied my stomach with chicken soup, etc. I was over it in about 30 days-back to a nice breath, and no more depends.
My vet said something about probiotic dog food for my coonhounds. I told her that cooking kills the yogurt bacteria, so I just buy large tubs of yogurt for my dogs and mix it with their feed. She thought and said that I was correct, and her coonhounds now get fresh, natural-unflavored yogurt like mine. For what its worth, my hounds have some scars, but they're in perfect health. Stonewall even passed the prostrate exam. Like you I don't like the brand with the fruit on the bottom, as they werte sued by the FDA fall of 2011 for making false claims. I don't care for the taste too much either.
Inactive
28 May 2012
I hear you Laura - and can you believe I didn't take my own advice? I started an antibiotic right before vacation, so I didn't get around to taking my probiotic until the third day and guess what? Not 6 hours after I posted this I woke up to the itchies. How I hate that! And you know if you are itching, then your gut is filled with it! Time to go off all sugar - actually pretty much all carbs for a bit so the yeast has nothing to feed on. My mother used to make homemade bread - she would mix it all together, add the yeast, then cover it with a towel for a few hours and we would watch it grow. Same process going on in our bodies when the equilibrium in our gut gets out of balance - that yeast just grows and grows! There are some people who believe that yeast (Candida) is the cause behind a lot of medical problems.
Makes sense - anytime the body is out of balance a lot of different processes are affected! Well, I'm off to figure out the day's menu with very little carbs - that's what I get for not doing what I know I need to do! Take care now - ElizaJane
Inactive
28 May 2012
Eliza Jane,
Same thing happens to me. I forget everything I ever studied
I call coming to my senses, putting mu nursing cap on, never had one, thought they were gross.
Anywho, good seeing you again.
Peace and all you need is love,
Laura the sweetest hippie
balbanese
27 May 2012
Never a good idea to just stop taking that was prescribed, so I would encourage you to contact the prescribing physician asap, also, the over counter things are in your power to discontinue (in fact, they may be playing a part in the difficulty), so it may be a good idea to stop those until you can get better direction from your Doc. Hope this helps, hope you get this resolved soon.
Inactive
27 May 2012
balbanese,
I will try to be nice, but I have a pressing question ... why are you writing three line answers, apparently regarding situations and medical problems with the almost same, trite, condescending response when you have no idea what you are talking about? The people that are asking these questions want real answers. Are you in some kind of race to increase your status on this site as that has been the only reason I've been able to come up with. Not wanting to be assinine, but what's up?
Hippie
Inactive
27 May 2012
Also, just to let you know, a yeast infection is not a medical emergency. By the time her doc gets to the office after Memorial Day, that poor girl will be feeling much better. And there are a lot of incidences when stopping a prescribed medication is appropriate. I wonder if you can think of any... give you a clue... starts with an A...
SeeknFind
27 May 2012
Imarian, you picked those thoughts right out of my mind. Many of us don't have insurance in this country and are out in the cold with our health concerns, suffering in silence or inadequate care at best.
To answer so many posts with "call your doctor or ask your pharmacist" is just simply out of touch with reality. Pharmacists use the same information on their pc's that we do at home, you get the run around from them, they say call your doctor. Oh, you mean the doctor at the clinic who I have another appointment with in 3 months, and can't be reached by phone, that one? FYI I worked all my life and had insurance which I paid for. One idiot doctor at an ER put in for a HIV and HEP C test for me which were totally irrelevant to what I came in for. I could not get those tests eradicated from my "permanent record" and can not get insurance
any more. Sounds insane, it is. So the condescending attitude of those with insurance and access to health care towards those who don't have it seem to have made it a "class warfare" type thing. Trite generic answers are worthless, and one wonders about the agenda of the poster?
Inactive
27 May 2012
Seek,
I wonder that same question. Do you think we will ever get a truthful answer. I don't have it blocked, balbanese, honestly so I can follow his answers and try to clean up as best I can after it.
Just sayin',
Sweet Hippie
SeeknFind
27 May 2012
Personally, I am on this site to share experiences and information to the best of my ability. The other day I was corrected and I am so grateful! We are here to learn and share? If I knew Everything I'd be on Venus or Jupiter now, maybe Sirius. (there goes my credibility lol) whatever. People are so quick to judge, categorize, make life neat and separate themselves off from the "ONE" that we are. T'ain't so and can't be done, only in one's mind. Enjoy your weekend.
balbanese
27 May 2012
You'll try to be nice? Don't hurt yourself. My answers are to the point, and I do not cross the line and try to play Dr/self-righteous savior like you do. When it's obvious someone is choosing this site over their resources at hand I believe they need to exhaust those resources first.
Too many of these folks are self-medicating, don't have scripts and voice some serious addiction issues. I do not criticize anyone who feels they are qualified enough to direct these folks with medical advice. They have to live with the care available to them locally, so I try to steer them toward the best use of those resources. Once someone gets "fired" from their physician, they're basically screwed, especially if it's a PM.
If you were more accepting of views and opinions differing from your own you wouldn't feel so compelled to judge and spew your sarcastic, judgmental vomit at me.
You don't read my responses, you just see it's me and judge, mainly because you did not like one of my responses to one of YOUR questions. I have enough of a rapport with and the support and encouragement of some veterans of this site to know have some sort of ego malfunction, and you think you're going to bash me for your dysfunction. That's sad.
How's that for a 3 line status increasing response?
Inactive
27 May 2012
I too am part of the greater cosmic consciousness and happen to be way out there chasing the Hale-Bopp comet. I stop by Venus regularly. I definitely "get" you. Keep on checking out the universe, I'm flying "Across the Universe" if you get my Beatles drift!!!
Peace out and in,
Sweet Hippie
balbanese
27 May 2012
All you need is love hippie. Peace.
Inactive
27 May 2012
Hey balbanese,
I'm going to apologize for my remarks and put some effort in trying to understand what you are saying and why. I agree there are people on this site with drug seeking behaviours, addicts wanting help, addicts trying to find their next drug to abuse, etc. Just a little info bout my manic self right now. Instead of drinking and participating in high risk behaviours, I get on this site as I feel, like yourself, that I might possibly be able to help some people and apparently am doing a pretty good as evidenced by my helpful answers link. Dunno. But instead of sniping, let's all just try to get along for the sake of our blood pressures and whatever else.
Truce, waving the white flag...
Hippie
balbanese
27 May 2012
Thank you, that took a lot and I appreciate it. I'm unblocking you and hope that together, along with our friends here we can make a difference for the better.
Billy
SeeknFind
27 May 2012
Balbanese, my issue with you is the "just call your doctor or pharmacist" answers. If I had that option I wouldn't be asking questions on a site with non-professionals (I know there are many wonderful nurses etc here that give wonderful and very accurate advice , no offense meant at all PLEEZ) I would call my doctor. But short of that many of us need more than that response until we can get "professional" services. And many of us are not drug seekers but you seems to direct your answers towards that audience, and I understand that that may be your personal bias. Peace Brother, we all have our blind spots.
I
Inactive
27 May 2012
Much thanks Billy, and surprise, I actually liked your previous response alluding to the Beatles and, as I think that is a profound statement, I dig it. I really never left the sixties in my mind and lifestyle. And, just FYI, I've told a few PM docs to kiss my arse and walked out. Never had trouble finding another. I interview or consult with them before I sign the contract as it is my right to receive quality healthcare. It is what it is, ain't what it ain't, gonna be what it's gonna be. Words to deal with life's disappointments.
Peace to you,
Laura
balbanese
27 May 2012
Hey Seek. Acknowledged. Please understand what I said to 55. I feel obligated to suggest and make sure folks are not recklessly/irresponsibly circumventing their local pros. Also, many (not all) times I know full well we're folks who have acquired the meds illegally, and pointing to physicians etc. is my way of acknowledging the illegal acquisition rather than stating it outright.
Next point, I do not judge nor assume anyone is a "druggie" but try to give advice to help them NOT appear/sound like one to a Doc, especially a pain Doc.
Here I try to aim right at the middle of the stated issues, many of which as you know are nor very well stated in the first place, so there's guessing on my part, not assuming.
So,
1. Yes, first I will point them to their "at hand" health care professionals for the reasons I stated above, and hopefully if they do default to their locals and THEN come up empty, they'll say so and my tune will of course be different.
2. I will encourage them to follow said pro's directions lest they risk injury, implied abuse or anything else that may jeopardize their ongoing relationship with these professionals.
3. I do not assume people are "druggies" nor do I judge, HOWEVER, when I hear genuine signs of cries for help with addiction, withdrawal, etc. I will do my best to point them toward recovery, medical help (if they have non) etc.
4. As you know, many of the inquires are poorly stated and/or leave a lot to the imagination, and I do my best to strike at what SEEMS to be the issue.
I mean well and no harm with the "Is there a Dr in the picture. Did you check with said Dr (if there is one), etc.
If you follow me you'll see if a subsequent response from the poster includes missing information and/or clarification I adjust my feedback accordingly.
5. Recently I've adopted a new policy and when I am not the first to answer I do take the time to read the responses that came first, so I do not step on toes or offend.
6. I feel I should be allowed to disagree, just so long as I do so without offending anyone or sounding like something I'm not.
I hope this clears some things up, and welcome private messages until we fully understand one another, that goes for any regular poster here.
Peace,
Billy
balbanese
27 May 2012
Typo! I meant "I know full well we're DEALING WITH people" etc. Not "We're people." That's a big oops, sorry!
SeeknFind
28 May 2012
Hi Billy, I just read your post and am glad you explained yourself as I tried to. Language, if not precise, can certainly get in the way of true communication.
i understand and agree with you on every point you made. I trust we have the best intentions but each of us attends to queries from our own unique perspective, and that's wonderful! Your experience aids you to pick up sublties others miss in their questions, as mine does the same from my perspective. And we all have our own voice/tone that gets heard differently too. The nuances are lost on a printed page. Glad you answered, keep doin what you do, and thank you.
balbanese
28 May 2012
Seek, this means so much to me. See I believe my presence here is by design, for all the things I survived would be worth nothing unless I use those experiences to help others.
I never intend to offend any of the regulars here, I just say what I say and say what I believe. If that ever goes against anything said by anyone else it's just because it's a different opinion, and not intentional.. That variety will only serve to help even more.
Have a great day and thank you again.
Billy
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