Odd Question for the ladies

LosingWeight2012

Not everyone sweats a lot. Its no grosser than runners spending hours running down trails! There are no showers on hikes. Just bring some wipes with you if you are really yucky down there. If not, run your errands and go home and shower like you have been. Having stinky underwear for a couple hours will not give you a staph infection. Are these people doctors?! No concept of how our bodies work! Some cheese in your underwear isn't going to kill you. Wear a panty liner, bring a clean pair of unders, wipes and shower asap but yeah....A couple hours is nothing. I know people who work out, dance, hike for hours a day. And believe me, the girl who made the RUDE comment, her S&#T stinks too. Don't give up! It might be a change in your diet causing the yeast infection or just the friction of working out. Depending on what your symptoms are you should remedy it yourself or contact a REAL doctor.

taramaureen

The lack of personal hygiene on this board disturbs me greatly. :noway: :laugh:

4thehardman

i'll start carrying some babywipes with me to the gym, sometimes i run errands and whatnot afterwards and can't shower for a couple of hours. Thanks for the advice!

That's gross. Doesn't your gym have a locker room with a shower?

dang you're REALLY RUDE.

to the original poster, yes, just change when you're done

I'm not rude. It's really gross to sit around in sweaty stinky clothes while you run errands for a few hours. That's just a fact. I totally get not wanting a communal shower but not washing as soon as you're done with your workout (at home or otherwise) and letting your stink waft around is really just disgusting.

That's your opinion and you're welcome to it, but nothing you have said is constructive at all... therefore a waste of time for you to post. You could simply say " I recommend showing afterwards to reduce the chance of a yeast infection" - your additions of "gross and disgusting" are in fact simply your OPINION and I must agree that it was also rude.

Actually my first post was very constructive. She asked if it could be contributing. It absoloutly can... allowing moisture to collect and congeal in the vagina causes yeast infections. Yeast loves moist, hot places.

And second, it's not really an opinion. I'm sure many people agree the scent of body odor is pretty ick. To fester in it is just yuck. Makes my skin crawl. I just did a load of my workout clothes and the smell was ewww. Don't tell me you're not sweat stinky after a workout. If you really aren't you're doing it wrong.

I thought the response was tactless and insensitive. There are many reasons for getting yeast infections and I doubt the OP is a dirty person, just a busy person. Sometimes after my workouts (I do mine at home because I am a stay at home Mum) I don't get the chance to shower. I'm lucky enough if I get time to workout. I have what my Australian husband calls a Pommie shower which is soap and water and a top half flannel and a bottom half flannel (washcloth) which both then get tossed in the wash with my workout clothes. Since I have 4 children aged 3 and 4 I would be irresponsible to take something as distracting as a shower when they would then be unsupervised in the house. I do shower straight after my evening workouts when my husband is home.
OP, until the infection clears up you should avoid sugars as they can irritate further. You can get a pill and cream over the counter, be sure that you are not pregnant if you are going to use the pill. I have had a yeast infection once during pregnancy due to hormone change. Have you recently change your birth control or anything? That can be a cause. Up your vitamin intake and try to change underwear after workouts if you can. Certainly get some big gym knickers,,,,,,,lol! less contact with your bits and therefore less likely to cause infection.
I hope you feel better soon.

Diary_Queen

I did see a mention of eating yogurt which I think is always a good thing for the health of your personal flora.... we're all creatures of bacteria but you have to make sure you're keeping a balance. I also take an OTC pill by AZO that's to help keep yeast infections away. I'm prone to getting them around the time of my period because of the whole moisture issue. I'm a fan of cotton undies and frankly as I'm losing weight, they help keep my workout pants from wanting to slide down when I'm on one of those 'in between sizes' phases. Now, I've never personally done this, but I have heard of people applying yogurt directly to the source of the problem. That seems.... um, well not something I would do. I'm a fat chick and I don't like to waste food. It's not unheard of and might be soothing, but a little more strange than I'm willing to attempt. Another thing I had to take stock on was my washing products at bath/shower time. I have a sugar scrub that I would feel compelled to use around my TOM and that added sugar might have helped grow more yeast and make impending or beginnings of a yeast infection worse.

Aviendha_RJ

Wearing a pantyliner and changing it is a quick fix when you can't take a shower immediately afterwards. Bonus points if you also change your undies.

Funny... but I get a UTI just about EVERY TIME I've used a pantyliner. I think I might have an allergy of some kind to the things. Never had a UTI in my LIFE till I picked up pantiliners. Went through about 3 months of non-stop round after round of antibiotics, thinking the liners would HELP the situation. Nope. Not so much! lol

And I too, go home after the gym to shower @ my place. I know when I've cleaned it last. Do you know what's happened in that shower since it's been cleaned? I'll skip the fungus, plantar's warts, eurine-floor etc. thanks.

Allersfera

wash your private part ;p with drinking water and a few drops of vinegar and apply plain yogurt unsweetened, no flavour, anything. just plain horrible yogurt.

songbyrdsweet

wash your private part ;p with drinking water and a few drops of vinegar and apply plain yogurt unsweetened, no flavour, anything. just plain horrible yogurt.

This, but leave out the vinegar. That will further ruin the pH of the area. Applying plain yogurt to a tampon and putting it in for about 15 minutes will help. I've never had a YI but this is something that's been passed down through the generations of women in my family and apparently it works very well. I have tried it topically after having a bad reaction to condoms and it helped a lot.

skateboardstef

I live about two minutes from the gym, and I usually will go home right afterwards to take a shower. The people in my gym's locker room are kinda weird sometimes. Occasionally I will stop at the grocery store on the way home if I'm not too sweaty. I'm not going to go home just to shower so I can go back out to the store to get a few things. I also find that washing my face after a workout is super important or I will break out easier. Mild soap and water should do the trick "down there", anything else could be irritating and can cause an infection to flare up even easier. And cotton panties are the best because they let the area breathe!

songbyrdsweet

Most days I don't even wear undies...I just have moisture-wicking leggings and stay mostly dry. I'm gonna wash them after every workout anyway, and then I don't have to deal with soggy undies.

LosingWeight2012

The inconsideration you have for people disturbs me. Maybe you were picked on a lot or surround yourself with negative people. Regardless it is no okay to talk to people the way you are if you want to come off like you are trying to help. Right now you just look like a negative troll. OCD much? Some people constantly sweat, especially if they have large thighs. Are they supposed to bathe all day? Get a grip. I shower after my work out ( and I don't stink because I use deodorant) luckily I don't sweat a lot, never have. Even when i was running track. Some people flush* Not everyone pours sweat and smells like a dead animal when they finish working. If you were clean in the first place you shouldn't smell that bad from a simple work out. Just sayin' .

JeSuisPrest

OK...this might be a little TMI, but here goes anyway. So I think i'm getting a yeast infection and I'm trying to figure out why. Is it possible from not changing my underwear right after working out? The dampness from sweat getting me all icky? Do you change right after a workout?

Yes....I had that problem too. Use a feminine soap, the name escapes me but I'm sure you know what I mean.

JeSuisPrest

Funny... but I get a UTI just about EVERY TIME I've used a pantyliner.

Pantyliners are not very good for you, they do not allow for air flow.

Read here for more info....
http://www.everydayhealth.com/womens-health-pictures/9-surprising-vaginal-health-mistakes.aspx?xid=nl_EverydayHealthWomensHealth_20111211#/slide-1

dad106

Funny... but I get a UTI just about EVERY TIME I've used a pantyliner.

Pantyliners are not very good for you, they do not allow for air flow.

Read here for more info....
http://www.everydayhealth.com/womens-health-pictures/9-surprising-vaginal-health-mistakes.aspx?xid=nl_EverydayHealthWomensHealth_20111211#/slide-1

See I wear panty liners and have had no issues.. and there is less stink down there with them. I think it depends on the person really.

To OP:
If you can't shower right away, its fine. Just change your clothes and go about your business. I do it all the time, and so far haven't had anyone comment on my smell/lack their of.

SamMorBelsmom

Also, I didn't read all the post but I use baby powder for around the area after I us a wipe! It soaks the moisture and makes you smell awesome!! And my sister in law doest work out a wink and she gets them a lot! So don't feel bad. They are a part of being a lady. And I have never gotten one but my two and a half year old son when I antibiotics when he was 1.5 and got one and now he has another one, right on his little testies...I feel so awful but antibiotics do that to you.

JeSuisPrest

Funny... but I get a UTI just about EVERY TIME I've used a pantyliner.

Pantyliners are not very good for you, they do not allow for air flow.

Read here for more info....
http://www.everydayhealth.com/womens-health-pictures/9-surprising-vaginal-health-mistakes.aspx?xid=nl_EverydayHealthWomensHealth_20111211#/slide-1

See I wear panty liners and have had no issues.. and there is less stink down there with them. I think it depends on the person really.

To OP:
If you can't shower right away, its fine. Just change your clothes and go about your business. I do it all the time, and so far haven't had anyone comment on my smell/lack their of.

The article does mention it is the result of wearing them too often.

determinedcrystal

You dont have to take any pills or creams use a blow dryer and use it down there it will kill the bacteria no more infection

AZKristi

Yeast infections are pretty common and are not normally the result of poor hygiene. Be sure that the soap you are cleaning with is NOT antibacterial. Your body has a natural bacterial flora. There are healthy bacteria everywhere, from your skin to your intestines. When you use antibacterial products (or take antibiotic medications) you kill the bad bacteria AND the normal bacteria. (This doesn't mean prescription antibiotics are bad but you do have to weigh the risk vs. the benefit).

When the normal population of bacteria decreases, it leaves room for harmful (MRSA) or annoying (yeast) infections to take hold. Contact a doctor if your infection doesn't respond to over the counter treatments or if you suspect it is something other than a yeast infection.

BrowneJen

If none of the above things work ...I use to get a yeast infection every Christmas...figured out after a few years it was the sugar cookies I was making and eating lots of...too much sugar. Just an option to check out??

luckybunny84

I only get a YI after I take antibiotics, so my question is have you been on any new medications lately. Not all infections are caused by a lack of cleanlyness. people that clean too often tend to get sick more often than those that are okay with a little bit of germs.

MaraDiaz

If you're super sensitive, here's what I'd do if you can't go straight home to shower.

Put a long, loose skirt or dress and some baby wipes in a duffel. When you finish your workout, use the wipes, ditch the undies along with your workout clothes, throw on the skirt or dress, and be on your way commando.

vespaberrie

It's very unlikely that sweat or being sweaty is causing your infection. Even if you are sitting in wet clothes for hours after a work out the chances of getting an YI are very very slim.
I'd suggest your diet, or other habits (sex/medications/detergents) may be the culprit. Everyone has made wonderful suggestions. Seeing your doctor is the best way to get the answers you're looking for.

maemiller

yes i shower and i use cotton underwear. The lacey types hold in moisture and can cause yeast infections

12skipafew99100

I'm sorry but you ladies are wrong. You don't get a yeat infection from sweating.

Vaginal yeast infections occur when new yeast is introduced into the vaginal area, or when there is an increase in the quantity of yeast already present in the vagina relative to the quantity of normal bacteria. For example, when the normal, protective bacteria are eradicated by antibiotics (taken to treat a urinary tract, respiratory, or other types of infection) or by immunosuppressive drugs, the yeast can multiply, invade tissues, and cause irritation of the lining of the vagina (vaginitis).

Vaginal yeast infections can also occur as a result of injury to the inner vagina, such as after chemotherapy. Also, women with suppressed immune systems (for example, those taking cortisone-related medications such as prednisone) develop vaginal yeast infections more frequently than women with normal immunity. Other conditions that may predispose women to developing vaginal yeast infections include diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, and taking oral contraceptives. The use of douches or perfumed vaginal hygiene sprays may also increase a woman's risk of developing a vaginal yeast infection.

A vaginal yeast infection is not considered to be a sexually transmitted infection (STD), since Candida may be present in the normal vagina, and the condition does occur in celibate women. However, it is possible for men to develop symptoms of skin irritation of the penis from a yeast infection after sexual intercourse with an infected partner.

4thehardman

The lack of personal hygiene on this board disturbs me greatly. :noway: :laugh:

The lack of tact from this poster disturbs me more.

tambamis

If the moon is in a proper orbit and I sneeze over my left shoulder twice on Tuesday's at 1:30pm Eastern Standard Time...in other words - these dandy infections can come from many different places.
Lots of good advice on here, some I have NEVER heard before and some I'm not sure I could ever try.

We did accomplish one thing with this tho - one guy will stop going to the gym to check out the hot chicks LOL!

Good luck to you!

pinkgigi

I get them usually after menstruating. I am careful to always wear cotton underwear. I've used the yoghurt on a tampon thing, and it soothes so much, but it does make a bit of a mess.

I shower at the gym a lot (not always, depends on the time I'm there), BUT I always wear thongs so my feet don't get tinea.

GG