Drug question

I seem to have a stubborn yeast infection - after two rounds of
Monistat, it still hasn't completely gone away. :-( My OB wants to
give me a 3-day course of Terazol cream, which he says is a class C
drug. Does anyone have any experience with using this while pregnant?
I'm about 26-1/2 weeks, if that matters.


Jeanne
EDD 10/12/03 with #2

Jeanne Clelland wrote:
I seem to have a stubborn yeast infection - after two rounds of
Monistat, it still hasn't completely gone away. :-(

If it is that stubborn, you might want to try and change your diet.
Throw out all the sugars and most of the yeast products, since they
can produce a 'climate' for yeasts to flourish. Fruits are OK, but
not the very sweet ones, like melon and banana. Grapes are totally
out since they contain a type of yeast themselves. Instead of bread
try to eat crackers or zwieback (if you can get that).

It sounds weird and almost impossible, but things like rice, pasta,
all vegetables and lean meats you can still eat. Be careful with
milk and milk products (especially cheese). Believe me, it can
work miracles!

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-- Ilse
mom to Olaf (07/15/2002)
TTC #2
"What's the use of brains if you are a girl?"
Aletta Jacobs, first Dutch woman to receive a PhD

In article ,
Astromum wrote:

If it is that stubborn, you might want to try and change your diet.
Throw out all the sugars and most of the yeast products, since they
can produce a 'climate' for yeasts to flourish. Fruits are OK, but
not the very sweet ones, like melon and banana. Grapes are totally
out since they contain a type of yeast themselves. Instead of bread
try to eat crackers or zwieback (if you can get that).

It sounds weird and almost impossible, but things like rice, pasta,
all vegetables and lean meats you can still eat. Be careful with
milk and milk products (especially cheese). Believe me, it can
work miracles!


Thanks! I'd actually been thinking of looking into dietary changes, but
hadn't gotten around to investigating what I'd actually have to change.
(I was worried I'd have to give up essentially all carbs, which didn't
sound like a good idea while pregnant.) Giving up dairy would be really
hard, but I may have to give it a try.


Jeanne
EDD 10/12/03 with #2

Jeanne Clelland wrote:
Thanks! I'd actually been thinking of looking into dietary changes, but
hadn't gotten around to investigating what I'd actually have to change.

It can be tough, but there are quite good resources. I myself used a
recipe book for people with ME, who often suffer from continuous
candidiasis (which is the offical term for yeast infection). It contained
three levels, the first was the most strict, then the regime got more
and more flexible as the symptoms would go away. I can send you a great
recipe with rice and peppers if you like, I still love it!

Doctors can be quite skeptical about this though. I had one tell me
'yeast infections do not exist', and that was it. Changed doctors the
next day...

I'd recommend to google the subject and try to find some sited that
are more explicit about what you can and cannot eat. Good luck!

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-- Ilse
mom to Olaf (07/15/2002)
TTC #2
"What's the use of brains if you are a girl?"
Aletta Jacobs, first Dutch woman to receive a PhD

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:38:45 -0400, Astromum
wrote:

Be careful with
milk and milk products (especially cheese).

Yogurt is good though. Make sure it has live cultures.

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