Question On Yeast Infections Posted: 08-27-07 12:35pm
Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anxiety/stress can
cause yeast infections. I have been very
anxious lately over some symptoms that I
have that came out of no where. I am
extremely obsessed with my health at this
moment. My Dr & Neurologist are saying
that I have anxiety that is why I am
having symptoms. My mother told me that
stress can cause yeast infections. Is that
true?
Also, I was placed on an antibiotic called
Cipro for my stomach for 2weeks. Can that
cause yeast too? I finished the meds about
2 wks before this yeast infection started.
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Jude-Love
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 727 Location: Williamstown, Kentucky USA
Posted: 08-27-07 21:36pm
Some antibiotics are definitely associated
with yeast infections. I do not know if
stress is linked to them or not, however.
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Loves Chocolate
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Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 10
Thrush- Causes? Posted: 08-28-07 06:30am
What actually causes yeast infections?!I
know what they are but are there specific
reasons for getting it? As in is it an
STD?! Or can it just happen naturally?
In other words, I'm fairly certain i have
thrush, painful burning when i pee, very
itchy...,but before i go to my doctor i
want to know theres at least a chance it
wasn't caused by sex..
You can get non prescription meds for it
also can't you? I know going to the doctor
is the most sensible thing but I'd rather
avoid the embarrassment if i can..My GP is
a family friend and although i know she'd
be completely confidential I'm still
cringing at the thought of it..
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Jude-Love
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 727 Location: Williamstown, Kentucky USA
Posted: 08-28-07 09:52am
Women naturally produce yeast and a yeast
infection is basically an over-production
of that yeast. We can over produce it
naturally or because of some outside force
(like antibiotics).
I think the only way it can be caused by
sex is if you passed it to whoever you're
sleeping with and they keep passing it
back to you. There are OTC methods for
treating a yeast infection, but compared
to getting a prescription from a
gynecologist, they are quite a bit of
trouble. A gyno will probably just give
you a pill, one pill maybe, whereas if you
buy an OTC method you'll have to sleep
with a cream in for days. It's messy and
a hassle for most women.
You should avoid sex until treatment for
it is over.
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Loves Chocolate
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Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 10
Yeast Infection Vs Uti Posted: 08-28-07 16:05pm
I'm not so sure now whether it is a yeast
infection..
I read up on UTI symtoms and they seem to
match more( I'm passing a tiny amount of
blood when i pee which i have to do quite
frequently and urgently, holding it in is
agony..)
The thing thats still got me caught in
between is that when it first started it
was extremely itchy almost constantly..
but now the itch has faded a good deal and
its mainly just the pain..
I've decided to just suck it up and make
an appointment with my doctor
though..don't want to go through anymore
pain and it is for my own health's sake,
no point in risking not finding out if is
(touch wood..)something more serious..
p.s.- the bf has gone to New Zealand for 3
weeks! So no danger
there..
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dove7
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Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Location: california
Posted: 08-29-07 01:12am
it sounds like you might also have a
bladder infection. i have gotten them many
times and get the same pain when i have to
pee, and i know you can NOT hold it in. i
use AZO when it happens to me and you will
feel relief within a half an hour. hope
this helps.
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Loves Chocolate
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 10
Relieved But Slightly Paranoid!! Posted: 09-04-07 04:36am
Before i got the chance to go to the
doctor(i was still putting it off even
after deciding to go..) everything just
stopped; the pain,the urgent need to pee,
just everything,and i went back to my
normal functional pain-free peeing
self..Is that normal?! I highly doubt my
immune system is that well equipped and i
have niggling fears that maybe its moved
on to something worse..When u had it
(Dove7)did the same happen?
So no danger
there..