Can tampons give you yeast infections

Can tampons cause yeast infections?

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i get yeast infections almost every time when im on my period, i have a very sensitive imune system. and i found if i eat my yogurt with active cultures and i change my tampon more frequently it helps stop the bacteria growth inside, causin…

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Is it OK to Use Tampons with Yeast Infection?

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Question about tampons and yeast infections?

Q: OK so i’ve been on penecillin for about a week now and it gave me a yeast infection. I used Monistat 1 about 5 or 6 days ago and it didn’t clear up the infection completely. I was told it would be ok to use another Monistat 1 dose, which i did last night before bed. I’m also on my period and i was told not to use tampons so i wore pads through the night and today. At this point the pad is becoming a big inconvenience and so i was wondering if it is ok to now start using tampons again, or is it still too soon after the application of the monistat? Thanks!

A: Eat yogurt with whatever kind of bacteria comes in yogurt that is good for you..its supposed to help stave off yeast infections..so eat that daily, use the monistat, and even though its inconvienient..I would still avoid the tampon because basically the yeast infection is coming from inside to out..so you dont want anything that would (excuse this..) plug up where you want the medicine to go. I would use an extra strength Monistat or whatever Extra Strength you can get in a similiar medicine ..try that out..if it doesnt work, go see your OB/GYN immediately.Good luck!!

Tampons and yeast infections?

Q: My friend’s period just ended and now has a yeast infection. That’s happened to me before and the only cause I could think of was that we both wore tampons. I remember my gyno saying that I had a yeast infection before probably because of having sex dry-no lube or …like me wet. So i was thinking well maybe the tampon is acting like a dry penis-or something to that effect. Has anyone else had this problem?They were not scented tampons either.

A: yeast has many causes as it is a fungi that lives within the vagina and intestinal tract, when the ph gets out of balance it quickly grows to produce a visible infection as well as the unwanted side effects, tampons are probably the very last Source of the infection, causes include to much sugar in diet including beverages, to much yeast like breads ect., excessive heat and moisture wear only cotton crouched panties as the vulva must breath, medications such as antibiotics can also kill off the healthy bacteria that keep yeast at bay, disease like diabetes can also trigger frequent yeast infections, sex with a partner who has yeast can also give it to you, the simple solution is to add yogurt the plain kind as the fruity stuff has to much sugar to your diet, be sure label reads with “live active lactobacillus culters” if you need further help em for simple home treatment!

Can you get yeast infections from using tampons?

Q: when you get a yeast infection does it smell…if so what does it smell like?

A: I only had a yeast infection once, and it was caused by antibiotics my doctor prescribed me for something else entirely. But I can help explain these infections and how to avoid them.Your “stuff” is full of bacteria. Most of it is good bacteria and it keeps away the bad bacteria. When that balance is messed up (like for example when antibiotics kill a bunch of the good bacteria) then the bad bacteria gets out of hand and you wind up with a yeast infection.Over-cleaning your stuff can have the same effect, by messing with that balance. That’s why douching is not good for you cuz it can mess with your balance. If you gently wash your outside parts, like the rest of your body, that is enough cleaning down there you don’t need to clean the inside parts.Now if you are inserting things down there, like tampons or a penis or whatever, it is possible that whatever you insert can have bacteria on it. They say your hands are the dirtiest most germ-iest part of you and your hands touch that tampon (or applicator depending on the kind you use) before it goes in, so the germs can go from your hand to the tampon, to… mess up your natural balance. This is why you want to make sure you have clean hands before you insert a tampon.Another thing that can cause a yeast infection is if your stuff can’t breathe. Bacteria loves warm dark moist places and if your stuff can’t breathe and air out a little that bacteria can grow out of control. That’s why making sure you have on underwear with a breathable fabric helps prevent these infections. So make sure the crotch of the panties are cotton (not nylon or something synthetic). And of course making sure to put on a clean pair every day.Because the bacteria that gets out of control is a yeast, I have heard that it sometimes will smell like baking bread, but I do not know first hand if that is true or not. But most likely you will have more discharge than normal and your stuff will get crazy itchy and you will know for sure it’s gotta be a yeast infection.When I had a yeast infection my doc prescribed me a pill, just one magic pill that works in like 2-3 days. I think it was Diflucan. And there was a crazy (and foreign) pharmacy assistant that was trying to talk me out of it saying that I shouldn’t ever take pills for anything, that I should go buy the over the counter stuff instead, the topical creams that take 5-7 days to work… The lady was out of her freakin mind. And if she was so afraid of pills, I don’t think she should be trying to become a pharmacist. There was no way i wanted to mess with a bunch of nasty creams that would take longer when I could just take one pill and have it over with quicker. If you aren’t sure if it’s a yeast infection, I think they make over the counter test kits nowadays. http://www.vagisilkit.com/kit2/index.shtml