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I have been suffering with this for awhile and need some real advice I started itching all over also I have been taking metorformin I dont know if I spell it right but I really do need some advice it is driving me crazy
InsulationTim gave you great advice. I suffered for over 1-1/2 yrs with a systemic yeast infection that I kept treating as a yeast infection. I even went to the gyno several times and they couldn't knock it out. I finally went to a somewhat holistic doctor who prescribed a 3-month regime of Diflucan. It finally kicked it out of my system. However, keep in mind that if your blood sugar has been out of control that is why you cannot rid yourself of this infection. Try taking a strong probiotic, eat active yogurt, keep yourself extremely clean and dry down there, and drink lots of green tea. Avoid all sugar if you can (especially carby foods that are pure starch and turn into pure sugar in your system). I know this is difficult but I've been where you are and I know how miserable it can be.I have been suffering with this for awhile and need some real advice I started itching all over also I have been taking metorformin I dont know if I spell it right but I really do need some advice it is driving me crazy
Back in the dark ages when I was a Pharmacist I told all my female customers suffering with this complaint to eat Yogurt with LIVE ACTIVE Bacteria. As I recall, Dannon fit the bill. Also, there is a product called Activa which contains the live bacteria.InsulationTim gave you great advice. I suffered for over 1-1/2 yrs with a systemic yeast infection that I kept treating as a yeast infection. I even went to the gyno several times and they couldn't knock it out. I finally went to a somewhat holistic doctor who prescribed a 3-month regime of Diflucan. It finally kicked it out of my system. However, keep in mind that if your blood sugar has been out of control that is why you cannot rid yourself of this infection. Try taking a strong probiotic, eat active yogurt, keep yourself extremely clean and dry down there, and drink lots of green tea. Avoid all sugar if you can (especially carby foods that are pure starch and turn into pure sugar in your system). I know this is difficult but I've been where you are and I know how miserable it can be.
Keep us posted. Good Luck. Oh, by the way, don't try all the over the counter stuff or home remedies. Big waste of money and doesn't do anything.
Glad to hear you were a Pharmacist...I was starting to wonder why you being a male knew so much about that problem...LOL.Back in the dark ages when I was a Pharmacist I told all my female customers suffering with this complaint to eat Yogurt with LIVE ACTIVE Bacteria. As I recall, Dannon fit the bill. Also, there is a product called Activa which contains the live bacteria.
Active yogurt also helps if you are taking a Broad Spectrum Antibiotic and have diarrhea. The antibiotic has killed off all of the "good" bacteria in your gut. The yogurt reseeds it.
Unless your numbers are high enough that they won't record on your meter (in which case, going to the ER to get them down is a good idea), then you can always test to your meter. A spike is a spike, whether it's going from up from 100 to 150 or 300 to 350 - you can still gauge what a food/meal is doing.I havent had numbers low enough to test to the meter I will start ckin now that it is looking better ..