*need advice about something a bit awkward from ladies!

I have had several and mine usually get a little worse before they get better. It certainly won't hurt to go get checked out, but if you give it a day or two to start working, you're not going to die. I'm a lab tech and we see lots of this. (I've even checked out my own specimen under a microscope. Kinda nerdy, but sort of cool, too). Try eating lots of yogurt. The symptoms of a UTI (in my experience) are WAY different than those of a yeast infection. Best of luck to you. Don't panic. lol! This is not uncommon and while it's true that untreated yeast infections or BV can lead to PID or worse, it's not the norm in just a few days. Use your common sense

Glad you got what you needed and were brave enough to ask questions.

Glad you got what you needed and were brave enough to ask questions.

Oop...I see you went. Fantastic!

Sorry to say, but you are going to need to go to the doctor. You could have vaginitis ( http://women.webmd.com/guide/sexual-health-vaginal-infections ) and will need an antibiotic to get rid of it. It has similar symptoms to a yeast infection and many things cause it-including a really bad yeast infection.

Feel better soon

You have to be kidding. Get yourself to a doctor for a prescription for antibiotics.

You obviously have no clue what you're telling this child so just read and learn.

No do not take antibiotics. Antibiotics cause yeast infections dear. Google it.

Monistat has a cream that sometimes comes with the treatment. You most certainly HAVE to have it. It sometimes is sold seperately. Eat yogurt at least 2 times a week for the rest of your life and buy the cream.

I have lactose intolerance issues so I take a female probiotic. It is called PHresh Probiotics. They work awesome to keep them away but, once you have them you have to get monitstat or diflucan which is a prescription. The prescription has horrible side effects though.

I AM ALLERGIC TO MONISTAT!!!!!! Once was in hospital for it---- GO TO THE DR!!!!

Never mind

If this is the first time you have had something like this, you should go to the doctor instead of self-treatment. I hope you get it figured out quickly because that is an awful feeling.

Hi. I used to get those in my twenties. Mine were yeast infections due to much hidden sugar in my diet. I thought I was doing good by avoiding candy, cookies, cake, sweets but I was eating lots of hidden sugar in foods. I cut that out and my infections stopped. I discoverd the hidden sugars by reading the labels on products. Anything ending in "-ose" is a sugar. Also, I cut the alcohol and sodas. What you eat does effect those parts of your body.

Also, I did regular vaginal clean outs back then. Massingal was a good product in the 90s-2000s. I do not know if it is now.

Good luck. It will get better.

He gave me the antifungal and I already feel a million times better today.

I didn't see this before I posted a few minutes ago - glad you're feeling better.

The first time I had a YI I thought I was going to go out of my mind! Fortunately for me, my mom was an OB/GYN nurse at the time so she was able to get me what I needed. Now if I even twinge I am on the phone with the Dr's office.

FWIW, eat yogurt as much as you can. It helps a lot to keep such things at bay. Cranberry juice is good for UTI's too.

You have to be kidding. Get yourself to a doctor for a prescription for antibiotics.

Agreed! Whenever I've been tested for a YI, the doc has suspected something else until the test results come back. Also, the doc can give you a pill and ant-itch cream. I used an OTC treatment once. It didn't work and it was nasty squirting that slimy goo you know where!!!

It's not antibiotics. Antibiotics can actually CAUSE yeast infections because they can wipe out the healthy bacterial colonies in the vagina that prevent the yeast from taking over when you're healthy. It's an antifungal prescription medication that you need. Get thee to a Dr. You might consider eating some yogurt or supplementing with probiotics, also.

I'm going to go kind of gross on here, but since people are talking about it. This is entirely true. I have a...lets say.... temperamental vajayjay, and if I swim or take a bath, I instantly get a bacterial infection (BV). So, when I take the antibiotics for it, it always makes the BV turn into a yeast infection because it kills off all the good bacteria too....so here we go again! Then that turns into a cervix infection, which turns back into a bacterial infection....seriously....I want to kill myself. It is just an endless cycle for months if I get BV during the summer (swimming). Be careful with how you treat it....you could just make it worse!

He gave me the antifungal and I already feel a million times better today.

I didn't see this before I posted a few minutes ago - glad you're feeling better.

The first time I had a YI I thought I was going to go out of my mind! Fortunately for me, my mom was an OB/GYN nurse at the time so she was able to get me what I needed. Now if I even twinge I am on the phone with the Dr's office.

FWIW, eat yogurt as much as you can. It helps a lot to keep such things at bay. Cranberry juice is good for UTI's too.

Nope. Me either. I read the first 3 pages then gave up. lol

Lol. Me too. Kept reading "go to the doctor and get on antibiotics" and then finally decided to skip to the end and try to explain that antibiotics don't cure FUNGI! I can't stand when people think this. That's why we have so many bacterial infections in the world that are resistant to antibiotics.