candida-eeeekkkkk!!!! HELP - Candida Message Board

dyana · 06-21-2005, 03:57 PM

hello ladies,
I have had what is sometimes called a yeast infection, although I know I have candida. I had it in my ears and eyes also for 4 months. I have every symptom there is and you all know what I mean. To make a long story short I could not get rid of it with "yeast away" herbs, diet etc. so I finally gave in and went to a Doctor, could not stand the itching scabs on the eyes, etc. He prescribed flagyl (7 days) and diflucan (1). It almost went away so I called for a refill and he said NO, I need to go to a gyn. Let me explain I have no insurance so that is out of the question, I could barely scrape together the money to go to him. So I guess I am asking if anyone has any suggestion for me other than suffer.
Thanks ladies

ainfante · 06-21-2005, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dyana

hello ladies,
I have had what is sometimes called a yeast infection, although I know I have candida. I had it in my ears and eyes also for 4 months. I have every symptom there is and you all know what I mean. To make a long story short I could not get rid of it with "yeast away" herbs, <a href='http://consumeralertsystem.com/cas/zx-hclick.php?hid=222' target='_blank'>diet</a> etc. so I finally gave in and went to a Doctor, could not stand the itching scabs on the eyes, etc. He prescribed flagyl (7 days) and diflucan (1). It almost went away so I called for a refill and he said NO, I need to go to a gyn. Let me explain I have no <a href='http://consumeralertsystem.com/cas/zx-hclick.php?hid=83' target='_blank'>insurance</a> so that is out of the question, I could barely scrape together the money to go to him. So I guess I am asking if anyone has any suggestion for me other than suffer.
Thanks ladies

I would try to go to the gyne and try to make a financial deal with her or him. You really need to finish the treatment with her if it's vaginal especially. I don't kno wwhy your internist wouldn't finish the treatment.

DebraL · 06-21-2005, 04:59 PM

There is a tea tree oil 'suppository that I have gotten at the healthfood store that is very good for vaginal yeast infections. Seems to me that with the drugs prescribed, it sometimes comes back worse. Probiotics every day and yogurt helps too.

HELLASRULES · 06-21-2005, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DebraL

There is a tea tree oil 'suppository that I have gotten at the healthfood store that is very good for vaginal yeast infections. Seems to me that with the drugs prescribed, it sometimes comes back worse. Probiotics every day and yogurt helps too.

I agree with Debra. Probiotics. WHen I hit menopause I had recurring yeast infections. I begain eating yogurt and taking acidopholus everyday. I haven't had a yeast infection since. You can also use plain yogurt (make sue in contains live cultures) as a suppository also. I keep one of the old applicators on hand just in case. Plain yogurt is better to eat, as it contains no sugar, which yeast thrive on. You can add your own things to it..I add fruit & nuts and it's delicious.

kittenlover · 06-22-2005, 05:41 PM

If you have a vaginal yeast infection, go to a drugstore to find a small bulb-syringe or a syringe for dental-type irrigation. You don't need a ton of water to deal with this.
Take some hydrogen peroxide and dilute it by at least 1/2 so a 1-1 ratio or at least a 1 part-2 part-water ratio. Use this solution as a semi-douche...not a true douche with a huge amount of water pressured into your vagina. You should feel almost immediate relief. If you feel anything coming back, you may want to do it again the next day (morning or evening, makes no difference). On the 3rd day, you may want to do a diluted vinegar douche.
This should be it....rid of it.
You can use a cotton ball and apply a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide to your eye-lid or anywhere else you think you have yeast.
I still strongly urge you to determine if you have diabetes....you may not, but as diabetes is a much more serious condition than yeast, I'd just want to rule it out myself if it were happening to me.

Good luck!