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UTI and Yeast Infections

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Jul 10, 2019 | Replies (41)

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@ethanmcconkey thank you for the mention. It makes me feel useful. My main things are diabetes, CKD and transplant. But yes I have had UTI’s and yeast infections. The only thing I can add to this conversation is my experience with the connection between UTI (or any infection) treated with antibiotics, then the onset of a yeast infection. I particularly remember this happening back in ‘97 or ‘98 after having a hysterectomy and being on antibiotics. The doc at the time had me do a soaking sit bath in as hot a water as I could tolerate with vinegar added, use an OTC vaginal cream or suppository like Monistat (sp?) and eat yogurt (now known as probiotics). Those things did help, but there’s probably newer and better treatments now. Another suggestion from when I worked as a CNA, home health aid & personal care attendant was to always use good hand washing and personal care hygiene. This was especially true for folks with catheters and ostomies of any kind. Good hydration & Vitamin C were thought to be helpful and we passed out cranberry juice daily in the nursing homes when we refreshed the bedside water and passed out snacks.

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They discovered that usually one pill Diflucan will do the treat for a yeast infection. Sometimes with Monistat also. Taking antibiotics always gives me a yeast infection. But this time the yeast infection came on its own and I don't know know why. I just got over a viral infection and cold and am thinking a suppressed immune system could have caused it. I don't know. But after antibiotics I also get a yeast infection and will sometimes need two Difulcan and Monistat cream. Also keep dry down there and take a probiotic and eat yogurt. That is my advice.