Is this really a yeast infection?

8 months ago•19 Replies

Hello! I wondered if anyone with personal experience of thrush could help me!

I have had swabs taken which were negative for bacteria and STIs but positive for thrush. I strongly think my thrush came from antibiotics (a 3 week course for suspected PID - metro-something and oflox-something).

I finished my antibiotics four days ago but my thrush is still there. I have had two oral doses of flu-something, and an internal pessary, although all taken whilst still on antibiotics. I have itching, irritation down below which all seem classic symptoms BUT my discharge is clumpy, sticky, with a definitely yellow colour.

Every time I read about thrush, the discharge is always white?!

Can anyone help? Has anyone had a more yellow colour?

Just to add.. I have had back/pelvic pain for months, which triggered this whole journey of investigation. The GP and I initially thought PID but swabs were negative for bacteria and ultrasound was clear of fluid etc. Blood tests also free from inflammation signs. I suffered a pregnancy loss back in August.

As well as the discharge, I still have the back and pelvic pain, and often have groin and leg pain.

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farahziya

8 months ago

Hey, could you pop over and yourself to the endometriosis uk group on here? and post the same question? we may be able to help with what to do about the pelvic pain?

Have you had any tests done for suspected PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis, ovarian cysts, chocolate cysts, fibroids? You could look up symptoms for those and see if you match any of those; one of the symptoms of a few of them is recurrent thrush.

Regarding thrush treatment; don't over clean, if you do want to clean there then purchase an appropriate feminine wash, I used Canesfresh Feminine Wash, there's a mousse too. It's specifically designed to match the pH of what that area should be. Also really weir put a small teaspoon of natural (no sugars, preservatives, colours, flavours) bio live yoghurt up there before bed, it'll promote the natural yeast to grow back.

Have a look at your diet; inflammatory foods can encourage thrush to grow, such as gluten / wheat, reducing these should improve the symptoms. Gluten if you're sensitive to it can make the body react to it in a way that changes some hormonal / chemical paths which change the balance and so can present as thrush amongst other things (not everyone gets all the symptoms). it can take up to 6 weeks to notice changes. Drink lots of water and have / drink things lower in sugar as this changes the pH and will allow thrush to grow.

By the way taking antibiotics for thrush won't do anything, antibiotics only work on bacterial infections such as bacterial vaginosis. Thrush is a fungal infection and needs to be treated with a antifungal. Canesten does a diagnosis test and tablets / pessaries etc for both conditions without requiring a prescription.

The discharge could just be yellow because it's old, not flowing properly or dehydrated, it can also change according to the time of the month if you have normal cycles, so white as abnormal could be just generally.