I really need help...
I'm 22 weeks pregnant and have had a yeast infection for almost the entire pregnancy. I waited until after the first trimester to treat it with a prescription. I tried three rounds of a 7-day treatment (tercozole, I think). The infection always disappeared, then about a week after I had finished the treatment, it would come back. I also have tried vaginsol, which is an oil-based 1-night treatment. Same story: it disappeared, then came back. Inserting yogurt and garlic at night has seemed to ward the infection off a bit after finishing the prescription, but it always comes back! I have been on a modified candida diet for a week (I'm vegetarian, so I can't abstain from everything on the avoid-list, because I would have no protein source) and I have eliminated sugar from my diet for over a month. I have been taking probiotics and grapefruit seed extract. I have taken baths with cider vinegar, use only cotton loose clothing, sleep without underwear, blah blah blah. And it's coming back!
I am at a loss of what to do. My midwife says I might just have to deal with it for the remainder of my pregnancy, because my hormones throw everything out of wack. But I just can't deal with it. I really really want to beat this thing.
Please, is there anybody out there who has had success with something that I haven't tried yet?
Thank you!
I'm 22 weeks pregnant and have had a yeast infection for almost the entire pregnancy. I waited until after the first trimester to treat it with a prescription. I tried three rounds of a 7-day treatment (tercozole, I think). The infection always disappeared, then about a week after I had finished the treatment, it would come back. I also have tried vaginsol, which is an oil-based 1-night treatment. Same story: it disappeared, then came back. Inserting yogurt and garlic at night has seemed to ward the infection off a bit after finishing the prescription, but it always comes back! I have been on a modified candida diet for a week (I'm vegetarian, so I can't abstain from everything on the avoid-list, because I would have no protein source) and I have eliminated sugar from my diet for over a month. I have been taking probiotics and grapefruit seed extract. I have taken baths with cider vinegar, use only cotton loose clothing, sleep without underwear, blah blah blah. And it's coming back!
I am at a loss of what to do. My midwife says I might just have to deal with it for the remainder of my pregnancy, because my hormones throw everything out of wack. But I just can't deal with it. I really really want to beat this thing.
Please, is there anybody out there who has had success with something that I haven't tried yet?
Thank you!
