Help!!! Reoccurring Bacterial Infections
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Help!!! Reoccurring Bacterial Infections
| Thu, 10-02-2003 - 2:05pm |
HELP!!!! Anybody!!! For about the last year I have had reoccurring Bacterial infections.
I go to my dr. and she usually gives me a perscription for Metrogel. My infection seems to go away, ie: the itching and the ordor...but it always comes back. I have also noticed that after I am done with the metrogel I get a yeast infection. The symptoms usually start after I am done with my period. If anyone has experienced this please help. Any tips would be great!!!
I go to my dr. and she usually gives me a perscription for Metrogel. My infection seems to go away, ie: the itching and the ordor...but it always comes back. I have also noticed that after I am done with the metrogel I get a yeast infection. The symptoms usually start after I am done with my period. If anyone has experienced this please help. Any tips would be great!!!

Welcome!
I know there are several women around here who have gone through the same thing.
Good Luck, I hope I helped some
Gin :)
This is my first time posting a message!! I am glad there is somewhere
I can go and ask questions and where the women are so supportive and willing
to share their knowledge.
Thanks so much for responding to my message. I thought something was wrong with me!!!
You gave some great advice. I went to the Dr. yesterday and she said it looked like
another bacterial infection. I had asked her many times before if it was possible that my boyfirend and I were just passing it back and forth but she said that probably wasnt it. But yesterday she told me that my BF should get treated as well. Hopefully that will clear things up. I didn't even make the connection that the Metrogel was an antibiotic...
I should have know I always get yeast infections after being treated for a UTI.
Well as for the underwear part. I dont wear any (sorry if that is too much info.) but maybe it is transfering from my pants? I dont think I am getting the bacteria from my back side, I had no idea that you could get it from oral sex!!Hmm.. lots to think about.I told my BF no more sex until both of us are treated. I am so tired of dealing with this and it gets pretty expensive with all the office visits and the perscriptions.
Again thanks sooo much for your insight!!! Hopefully I can get these infections behind me!!!
Acidophilus is the same stuff in yogurt.
Keep us POsted!!
Gin :)
I just wanted to clarify that the cranberry and yogurt controls/cures yeast infections but not bacterial vaginitis which typically cause fishy odor. Yeast rarely has bad odor but has terrible discharge/itching/irritation. I use Dove and even if I shower I still have the fishy smell after a while...especially after sex. According to vaginal cultures taken more than once, just to make sure, there is no sign of any STD or other unfriendly bacteria. I cannot figure this out!!!