Lupus Flares and Yeast Infections - Lupus Message Board

Hagg · 11-27-2002, 10:58 AM

Hi -
I am wondering if anyone knows what (if any) connection there is between Lupus and hormones.

I'm having a Lupus flare and haven't menstruated since September. I have also suffered yeast infections that reapper as soon as 36 hours after they have been treated with prescription anti-fungal meds. I'm definitly not pregnant and I'm not on antibiotics.

I'm seeing my Rheumy next week but can't get in to
my GYN until January. Has anyone experienced these symptoms that seem to be in conjunction with a flare?
(I try not to blame everything on the Lupus but it seems a wierd coincidence.)

Thanks everybody - I'm so glad I found this board. It's been so lonely and strange having this disease. It's nice to have a place to go where everyone understands.

Have a great holiday!
Thanks again.

kookyinsomniac · 12-01-2002, 10:32 PM

hello hagg, i am very new here too. i don't have an answer for you but i am currently getting tested for lupus and have frequent yeast infections but you have been the first to mention wondering if there were any connection...i too am wondering but know vry little about it. anyway, if you get any answers i would sure be interested. of course then again i would also like to know for sure if i do or don't have lupus. not much help but hope you find someone who can.

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angela12ca · 12-02-2002, 10:26 AM

Hi Girls,

I have sle and do have chronic yeast infections. THere is another criteria for helping with dx of sle for clts that have negative blood work and the doctor that established this criteria found certain characteristics in people with this disease before onset of abnormal blood work and one of them listed was problems with chronic yeast infection. My gyne prescribe terazol vag cream daily X14 days and was then to go on oral diflucan for a month.
Well because of allergies i was only able to use the cream and not the oral diflucan and guess what... well I never had a yeast infection again in over a year and no other product has worked before.. So i suggest trying this.
Angela12ca

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Ceya · 12-04-2002, 09:39 AM

Hi everyone. I am also new. I can't tell the diffence between flares, real sickness, or symptoms. Everything seems so vague. I to have suffered yeast infections most of my life. Even pelvic immflimation, looking back I think I have had Lupus symtoms like this and others, but never thought much about it. Plus, the gyn. didn't nor did my family doctor when I have flue like symptoms it was always virul and the fatigue was stress or virul..ect. it wasn't until my joints were swellling and time was not getting it any better.
The tri. something from the doctor Gyn. has helped me alot when I have them and also the duflican(SP) along with it helps. He also recommended that I get a douch bag and use 1 table spoon of cider viniger to water and douche this helps to keep your ph balance so yeast can't grow...Good luck.
Ceya

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Criktor · 12-27-2002, 07:59 PM

hi, I'm new here. I was diagnosed w/ lupus about a year and a half ago. The diagnosis helped me in giving reasons to some things my body had been doing. My Rheumatologist, Family practitioner, and gyn all have told me that my chronic yeast infections that I have had for the past 4 years, have nothing to do with the lupus. I'm still not sure on that. It seems like too much of a coincidence. I'm relieved to find out that other people are wondering just as I have.
Kate