Conditions
Thrush
There is definitely nothing to sing about with this condition, which affects 80% of women at least once in their lifetime. Not least because of its recurring tendency. However, men don’t get away lightly either, as they are also susceptible to the condition, but less commonly. This is because everyone has small amounts of Candida albicans, the yeast that causes thrush, present in their body. For women the symptoms may include irritation and, more noticeably, a cottage cheese discharge coming from their vagina. Likewise, men may experience inflammation and a similarly unpleasant discharge coming from their penis. Thrush can often go away without treatment, but there are many over-the-counter remedies on hand to help. However, in first time cases or if you’re suffering from a persistent yeast infection, it may be worth consulting your GP for advice.
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hi i'm korina and i 100% that i have thrush i've tried everything but it still there i have this for almost a year and i can't take it more. i've been to doctors and got all the treatment but still nothing.Fluconazole 150 mg,fluconazole 50mg for 1 week. clotrimazole cream, Canesten HC, and Daktarin cream i,ve been taking all that for weeks but still nothing. PLEASE HELP ME! not been able to have sex with my boyfriend is effecting our relationship and my nerves. please help me!!
hi i'm 14 and i think i have thrush, my vagina is quite red and ichy i dont want to tell my mum/doctor is there any advice you can give me?
dear Dr Christian Jessen
I was watching the programme on more 4 Nov 12th and you found that a young lady had candida in her ear and proscribed a course of antibiotics. i have recently been to the doctors and been diagnosed with the same but for very different reasons
A, swollen or spotty penis
B, excessive ear wax
c, athletes foot
d, dry skin
e. low sperm count
f, loss of sight
h, gross heart burn(indigestion)
g, dioriar ( unexpected and without warning)
h, WIND, from top to bottom
I recently had a blood test and urine test which confirmed i am or i have candida
My problem is that having looked at the internet there are very few GP/s that are willing to acknowledge the fact that candida actually exists or that antibiotics don't work or exacerbate the situation, Having been with my wife for ten years and sufferered many boughts of thrush even though i trust her and all things considered all ailments point to me i must ask the question after seeing your programme that candida is in fact a condition, and there is no cure for as antibiotics only make it worse. I look forward to your reply at your earliest convenience.
PS. I am a British national currently living in Greece.
I am 29 years old no children and have sufferred recurrent thrush for many years. Over the past year I have been sufferring it at least once but more often twice per month. I have become immune to all prescriptions and now my GP has advised that I have tired all options and cannot prescribe anything else. This condition can last 2 weeks and I am in such discomfort and it is getting me down. I have a very patient boyfried who is very frustrated also. Please help I have tried everything
Hi, I have been with my boyfriend for 4years now and for the last year, everytime we have sex a few times, a few days later i get an ithy vagina with normal discharge and i normally use vagisil and it goes away a few days but i am worried now cos the process is always the same after we have sex. As one time, i still had sex when i was itching and didnt use vagisil and ending up having a kidney infetion. Please help me understand what i might have? or why it happens.
hi, i am 21 and after i have sex, i tend to have syptoms of thrush. im not sure wether it is this or an STI? i have had thrush before. but its only recently that my vagaina hurts after sex. it becomes red, inflamed and itchy and also thick discharge. could you help?
hi im 23 i think i might have thursh, i dont have any discharge but my vagina is really red,sore and itchy ive been using cream which relives the itching and also had a tablet yesterday on the 6/11 and its still not better ive had this for about a week now. i dont no what to do next. please help.
Hey, Im 22 and ever since i can remember i have had thick white discharge, i shower everyday and it doesn't seem to smell most of the time. Sometimes i don't get it for a day or so and sometimes it is thinner and yellowish but most of the time it is thick and white. It's horrible because my knickers always have white stains in them from this discharge and i cant wear lacy underware or anything like that as i get to much discharge.
When i have spoken to other girls about that sort of thing i get the impression they don't get anything like this, i certianly dont understand how girls can go without wearing underwear.
Please help as i've been living with this for so long and it's really getting me down
Hi i am 14 years old and i think i have thrush as my vagina is always ichy, and there is a white discharge which is always there i have had this for quite a while now but have been to embarresed to tell any one. could you help me with some remedies? :)
Hi there, well this may sound strange but i have these things come out of my vagina it kinda looks like a lot of hair tangeled up and my vagina is also very itchy please help!
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