sweet_girl82 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I've had sex with and without condoms but evertime i use a condom within a day or two i get a yeast infection. It never fails. I don't do anything different before or after. I always void after sex like you're supposed to and shower but i still get it and it's getting expensive. My bf has been checked and he's clean but i've always used a condom with him cuz my ex-hubby gave me a gift that kept on giving so i can't use a lambskin condom cuz they don't protect well against std's. I don't know what else to do excpet suck it up and deal with the situation but that many yeast infections can't be good for the body can it?? Any suggestions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeStrongBeHappy Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Try drinking cranberry juice and eating yoghurt. It creates an acidic environment that makes it harder for yeast to grow. You also might want to try different brands of condoms, with or without spermicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaoticbaby Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 try washing before and after sex, and make him do the same. unfortunately nothing protects against std's other than a condom, so if lambskin isn't an option (incidentally, lambskin doesnt protect against std's? i didn't know that), than you're probably just going to have to suck it up somehow. try switching namebrands, or making sure you're just getting regular condoms, nothing with spermicide or flavors. eat lots of yogurt, thats what my doctor tells me. and cranberry juice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskers Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I've had sex with and without condoms but evertime i use a condom within a day or two i get a yeast infection. It never fails. I don't do anything different before or after. I always void after sex like you're supposed to and shower but i still get it and it's getting expensive. My bf has been checked and he's clean but i've always used a condom with him cuz my ex-hubby gave me a gift that kept on giving so i can't use a lambskin condom cuz they don't protect well against std's. I don't know what else to do excpet suck it up and deal with the situation but that many yeast infections can't be good for the body can it?? Any suggestions?? Okay, so yeah, cranberry juice is a great one and live yoghurt can also be used as treatment (not kidding). However, some other advice would be to always go for a pee afterwards - it flushes the system and helps against kidney infections...which stem from thrush and so on. And that it's possible that an allergy to latex might not be helping and there are condoms that are made to combat that...can't hurt to try. Drink plenty of water. On a more personal note, about four months ago I was taking an antibiotic and I got every side affect going and one was thrush. The doctor gave me two pills...one to take straight away and and one to take exactly 24 hours later and he said it would kill the yeast infection as otherwise it could continue to return. Are you on the pill? Because it's known to cause this problem...check this out... link removed XXXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredofvampires Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I have had similar problems. My skin is hypersensitive down there to chemicals, so I feel your plight. There are not many brands of condom that come nonlubricated. But that's what you need. I suppose first you could try to use just a NON-SPERMICIDALLY lubricated condom, since spermicide is a known irritant and allergen. But if these are the kinds you've been using (lubricated but without spermidicals), then switch to a totally NON lubricated one. Trojan makes one. I've had a lot of trouble finding any alternative brands. I also have a last-ditch suggestion that sounds completely bizarre and I warn you it IS labor intense, but necessity is the mother of invention: Find a slim dildo or dilator that is as simplified in form as you can (straight and cylindrical, without a lot of anatomically correct embellishments). Unroll a regular, lubricated condom and wash thoroughly in warm soap and water, making sure to rinse off all residue. Take a hair dryer and blast the heck out of it -- inside and out. This is the labor and time intense part, and I never got to the point of refining this, but it takes about 15 minutes until it's mostly dry (don't put the condom too close to the heat though, don't want to alter the rubber, if it's rubber [and in fact you might want to try Avanti, polyurethane instead, since sometimes rubber is allergenic in some]). If I ever have to do this again, I think I'd find a set-up where I could put a light clothespin on the rubber and hang it on a line in the bathroom over the sink, with the hairdryer propped in such a way that it just keeps blowing air at the rubber and I can go off and let it dry, doing something else with my time! The main thing though is to have the whole thing, inside out, dried out -- so the rubber should be looking like a windsock, lol. When it's all dry, slip it over the dildo/dilator (it shouldn't be too girthy as I said to make this step easy) and then from the base of the rubber, roll it back up the dildo like a jellyroll. When it comes off, it looks pretty much the same as it did when it first came out of the package, rolled up. Only now it's clean and unlubed! And ready for action. Martha Stewart strikes again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 It may be the latex. It may be the spermicide, as someone has pointed out. You could try using Polyurethane or Polyisoprene condoms . link removed That gives you an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princess_summer_blue84 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Ok from my understanding did you say that your ex hubby gave you something. Um did he give you a STD? I'm just trying to follow here. Sorry . Hope I don't make you angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeckyllNHyde Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 yes, like princess summer asked.. did your ex hubby give you ans STD?? if so, this could be causing your yeast infections. did you get checked? and do you know what you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammspieler Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Like darkblue said. Try polyurethane condoms. as effective as latex but without the downsides of lambskin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon lady Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 tired of vampires- You actually did that!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredofvampires Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 You betcha, dragon lady! And yes, the whole time I was rolling my eyes at myself, thinking, "The things I do for you..." (of course, it was for us, and me, too, but our relationship had been turning sour.) He had absolutely NO idea what a production was going on in the bathroom while he was at work! Gotta say though, it WORKED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legallady1 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 you could try YAZ Yeast it's a box of pills you take one a day to prevent yeast infections and if u have one when u buy it then you take 3 in one day until it clears. I love it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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