Recurring Yeast Infection Information
For the average, relatively healthy woman,
non-recurring yeast infection is a non-imposing, slightly irritating
situation that is generally cleared within a week using over-the-counter
or homeopathic remedies. For those who suffer from additional diagnoses
such as autoimmune deficiency disease or diabetes, a yeast infection can
be a recurring condition and one of the most painful symptoms of their
illnesses.
When a patient’s system is such that yeast infections are prone to
occur, it may take more than a week to clear up and, as frightful as it
seems, the infection can resurface within a week or two. For patients
with recurring yeast infections, annoying itching may be substituted
with agonizing pain.
Most women recognize the signs of a yeast infection within a few hours
of its onset, and may be inconvenienced for 24 hours until the
medication, usually taken at bedtime, takes effect. 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. Diflucan is a drug that is available free
as a maintenance drug (if prescribed as such) from the pharmaceutical
company if the patient requires and qualifies for such financial
assistance.
In addition to the itching, recurring yeast infections can be terribly
painful. One suggested treatment, which works well, is to purchase a
reusable ice pack of approximately five by seven inches (rectangular).
If you freeze the pack and then insert it into a tube sock, it can be
placed directly against the skin—between the outer vaginal lips. Caution
should be taken in case of uneven or sharp plastic edges to the pack, as
they can pierce the sock and cause minor (or major) injury in an already
irritated area.
There are certain diseases and conditions that leave a patient prone to
recurring yeast infections. While dealing with this intolerable
situation, the best and easiest method of keeping it away may involve
regulating your blood sugar or staying on a regular course of treatment
for your underlying illnesses.
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