Yeast infection during pregnancy questions.

Ok im having problems with yeast infections, i read and my doctor told me im prone to them because im pregnant. I want to know if theres a way to prevent them, ive did the cream twice now, im pretty sure this one is gone but not positive, im just worried im going to be one of those girls that suffers with yeast the whole pregnancy! Did anybody else suffer this, and how did u get rid of it and prevent it from coming back? I heard to eat yogurt, and where cotton underwear, and stay clean, which im very clean and i do wear only cotton while im pregnant. It just sucks.

Hi,

Hopefully I can help. The main point of advice I would share is cut sugar out of your diet, this feeds yeast infections and Candida to no end. Candida being the underlying cause of all yeast infections, you can take the link in my sources to a survey to see if you in fact suffer from Candida and how severe it is.

As well you need to begin to start supplementing a good probiotic. I would take no less than 50 billion cell count pills. At least once per day. Renew Life has a popular and good one that fits the bill.

There are many things you need to start doing and addressing if you are suffering from a yeast infection. To start, do the following:

1. Wear loose clothing and undergarments, oxygen kills yeast, going commando and wearing nothing down there if possible is even better.

2. Get some unsweetened yogurt and rub it onto a tampon, insert the tampon and do this continually until the yeast infection is gone.

3. Cut out any and all sugar, alcohol and yeast from your diet. All three will promote the infection further.

4. Start drinking cranberry juice, pure not from concentrate with no added sugar, I know this goes against the no sugar thing but the acid content in the cranberries will alter the PH balance of your vagina and cause the yeast to die off.

5. If you can tolerate it, use a raw garlic clove and apply it to the infection, this may burn so dilute it with some olive or coconut oil, both of which can also help eliminate the yeast, especially the coconut.

6. You can also try taking some vitamin B3, many women find their infections resolve quicker when they are taking 300mg/per day.

7. Take a probiotic with at least 50 billion live cells per pill, this is key in redistributing good bacteria throughout your body, and effectively end the yeast infection. You must do this continually until you have eliminated your yeast infections and Candida entirely.

8. Lastly if all else fails, begin adding 2 cups of apple cider vinegar to a bath. Only fill the tub up high enough to submerge your genital area. Stay in the tub for 20-30 minutes at a time.

Hope this helps, the yogurt is the key really, by putting good bacteria directly on the area you will eliminate it quickly. Make sure it is unsweetened and ideally keep an eye out for a variation called Kefir which has even more beneficial bacteria in it to snuff out the infection.

When all is said and done I would suggest you research Candida and take a test to determine if you are suffering from it, as anyone who gets yeast infections has Candida, it's just a matter of how bad it is.

Yep, eat yogurt (with live cultures, you need to check the label), wear cotton underwear with a panty liner if you need. I had lots of discharge and the moistness will cause a yeast infection, so using a pantyliner also helps. Mainly, keep that area as dry as possible.

good luck!

It totally sucks. Its a bummer to have to induct you into the majority of women who get more chronic yeast infections throughout pregnancy. The best things you can do are diet related. Introduce yogurt, kefir, or acidopholus tablets into your diet on a daily basis. While you have a yeast infection, cut wheat and white flour out of your diet, as well as refined sugars (white sugar, corn syrup, anything artificial...) because the yeast just eats that stuff up and goes nuts.
If you can make bread or wine with it, its off the menu.
You will feel pretty starved :( I survived on corn tortillas and dried dates for a while there just to get my grain and sugar fixes.
,...Sigh...
but really, yogurt, yogurt, yogurt. It does wonders to keep your internal balance balanced!!