How long does vaginal thrush take to clear up and how often does it occur for a woman in her life??
Answers: It all depends on if it is treated, theoretically yeast infections in most cases will clear themselves up if the vagina is otherwise healthy and balance of healthy flora is not overly affected by whatever contributed to the yeast infection to begin with – the vagina is very good at self-cleaning.
Theoretically a few days to a week, with or without treatment, assuming it is not a more serious infection or a reoccurring infection where the vaginal flora has been dramatically affected – i.e. too out of balance to right itself, needing a helping hand - in which case a lot longer and more chance of reoccurring infections.
It is considered a serious problem if a woman has more than 4 yeast infections in a year, around 5% of women will have this problem, so I'd estimate on average perhaps 2 yeast infections per year.
Taking into account women with HIV, diabetes, women using hormonal birth control, or pregnant women. Also taking into account that most women have bad vaginal health due to washing themselves with soap, using tampons or similar issues that contribute highly to yeast infections. It is more common during a woman's childbearing years as well.
So really it depends on the woman, her physical health and how she cares for her vaginal health, yeast infections are the second most occurring vaginal infection so the number of times an average woman will get a yeast infection like thrush is quite high.
Apparently use natural yoghurt down there.Avoid man made -undies like nylon; and tights,and dont wear trousers that are too tight.Women can use ph balanced washes instead of soap,which can be drying and too harsh;then stick on 'caneston 'from chemist (cream),or insert a 'caneston 'pessary
I think it depends on each woman individually, I've never had it but my sister suffered from it frequently during her pregnancy, and my best friend has it a heck of a lot, with the proper treatment it clears in a week to a fortnight, I did hear however that if it's the first time you have it you should see a doctor to rule out STD's with similar symptoms, but after that buying over the counter treatments from a pharmacy is fine.
ttfn ;o)
If you go to the chemist and ask for a tube of canasten cream , apply 2-3 times daily until all symptoms have gone, this should only be roughly 4-5 days depending how bad it is.
As for how often you can get it I went through a stage of having it almost constantly then nothing for years. Thrush is extremely common so don't be embarrassed.
Hope this helps.
(don't put off going to the chemist you won't regret it.)
You really need to get something from your doctor or chemist to treat Thrush with. In the UK, Canesten is the best known treatment. You can get it on prescription or over the counter from the Pharmacist. It comes either in an oral capusle form or a cream and pessary (which you insert into the vagina with an applicator which looks like a cigarette holder!!). That usually clears it up in about a week at most.
I don't know how long Thrush takes to clear up if left untreated - to be honest its so nasty and uncomfortable and irritating that I just get it treated ASAP!!!
As for how often it occurs, that varies. I went through a stage of having it every single month, and tests revealed that it was simply part of my menstrual cycle - the changes in my hormones were triggering it every month! Horrible!!! Luckily, the monthly attacks stopped when I got pregnant. I have only had it once since then, when the weather was very hot.
Hot weather is a definite trigger for me.
Some women never have it, or only have a couple of times in their lives, but others are martyrs to it.
i had this when i was pregnant in 2/3 pregnancies. a bit of canesten soughted me!
dat be real nasty me hopes u be well soon
I never heard a vaginal yeast infection called that. With proper medical treatment, it should clear in a few days. As to the number of times a woman has it, that varies enormously.
it can take a week to clear up and mine comes ever time i have antibiotics or wear man made fibre knickers
Go to the doctors to get it cleared up and it will go within days usually, altho it depends on how bad a dose you have! There are ways to avoid getting it, eg dont use soap down there, dont wear tight clothing, wear cotton etc. You can get it many times in your life, as I think it can also be affected by hormones.
Theoretically a few days to a week, with or without treatment, assuming it is not a more serious infection or a reoccurring infection where the vaginal flora has been dramatically affected – i.e. too out of balance to right itself, needing a helping hand - in which case a lot longer and more chance of reoccurring infections.
It is considered a serious problem if a woman has more than 4 yeast infections in a year, around 5% of women will have this problem, so I'd estimate on average perhaps 2 yeast infections per year.
Taking into account women with HIV, diabetes, women using hormonal birth control, or pregnant women. Also taking into account that most women have bad vaginal health due to washing themselves with soap, using tampons or similar issues that contribute highly to yeast infections. It is more common during a woman's childbearing years as well.
So really it depends on the woman, her physical health and how she cares for her vaginal health, yeast infections are the second most occurring vaginal infection so the number of times an average woman will get a yeast infection like thrush is quite high.
Apparently use natural yoghurt down there.Avoid man made -undies like nylon; and tights,and dont wear trousers that are too tight.Women can use ph balanced washes instead of soap,which can be drying and too harsh;then stick on 'caneston 'from chemist (cream),or insert a 'caneston 'pessary
I think it depends on each woman individually, I've never had it but my sister suffered from it frequently during her pregnancy, and my best friend has it a heck of a lot, with the proper treatment it clears in a week to a fortnight, I did hear however that if it's the first time you have it you should see a doctor to rule out STD's with similar symptoms, but after that buying over the counter treatments from a pharmacy is fine.
ttfn ;o)
If you go to the chemist and ask for a tube of canasten cream , apply 2-3 times daily until all symptoms have gone, this should only be roughly 4-5 days depending how bad it is.
As for how often you can get it I went through a stage of having it almost constantly then nothing for years. Thrush is extremely common so don't be embarrassed.
Hope this helps.
(don't put off going to the chemist you won't regret it.)
You really need to get something from your doctor or chemist to treat Thrush with. In the UK, Canesten is the best known treatment. You can get it on prescription or over the counter from the Pharmacist. It comes either in an oral capusle form or a cream and pessary (which you insert into the vagina with an applicator which looks like a cigarette holder!!). That usually clears it up in about a week at most.
I don't know how long Thrush takes to clear up if left untreated - to be honest its so nasty and uncomfortable and irritating that I just get it treated ASAP!!!
As for how often it occurs, that varies. I went through a stage of having it every single month, and tests revealed that it was simply part of my menstrual cycle - the changes in my hormones were triggering it every month! Horrible!!! Luckily, the monthly attacks stopped when I got pregnant. I have only had it once since then, when the weather was very hot.
Hot weather is a definite trigger for me.
Some women never have it, or only have a couple of times in their lives, but others are martyrs to it.
i had this when i was pregnant in 2/3 pregnancies. a bit of canesten soughted me!
dat be real nasty me hopes u be well soon
I never heard a vaginal yeast infection called that. With proper medical treatment, it should clear in a few days. As to the number of times a woman has it, that varies enormously.
it can take a week to clear up and mine comes ever time i have antibiotics or wear man made fibre knickers
Go to the doctors to get it cleared up and it will go within days usually, altho it depends on how bad a dose you have! There are ways to avoid getting it, eg dont use soap down there, dont wear tight clothing, wear cotton etc. You can get it many times in your life, as I think it can also be affected by hormones.
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