God sawyerlove
1:51 am - 03/21/2013

Possible YI - wait and see or treatment - in Belgium
Hello, VPers. I need your help on a possible YI. I haven't had one in a few years but tonight I'm itching so bad that I want to scrape out my vag. There's some slightly chunky white discharge but not as dramatic as cottage cheese. I didn't notice any smell but I was rather focused on the unbelievable itching.

My question is that my period is due in about two days. Should I wait and see if that fixes it or pick up some garlic tomorrow? I use a Lunette so I really don't want to continually reinfect myself. (I'll probably therefore use tampons this month to reduce the chance of that unless anyone has hints on disinfecting my cup afterwards.) I'm on vacation in Belgium right now so any sort of Monistat seeking would be a little more complicated than at home in the US.

Thank you!
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slinkslowdown 21st-Mar-2013 01:00 am (UTC)
I'd go grab some garlic. It's harmless if you don't have a YI and is cheap and easy to get.
sawyerlove 21st-Mar-2013 08:26 pm (UTC)
Thank you. Apparently you can get three heads of garlic for 50 Euro cents so cheap is right. :)
the_physicist 21st-Mar-2013 01:27 am (UTC)
yeah, you do need a prescription in Belgium, but um, just so you know... they will often sell you that sort of medication without a prescription in Belgium on the promise that you will bring in a prescription the next day. knowing you won't actually bring one. Might depend on your language skills and you might try a few pharmacies.

just in case it is one and you really need something stronger.
sawyerlove 21st-Mar-2013 08:27 pm (UTC)
Thank you. I'm trying the garlic thing and my period should be here this weekend (normally it would be here today but stress so it'll be late of course). And by the time my period is over, I'll be back in Germany and hopefully yeastie free. (If not, then to the German doctor I go...)
jocelina 21st-Mar-2013 02:52 am (UTC)
If I were in your shoes, I'd probably try an at-home treatment I know worked for me. If garlic is something you've used successfully before, I'd say give it a shot. As slinkslowdown said, it won't do any harm if your symptoms aren't caused by yeast.

And you can disinfect your cup by boiling it. Find a pot or pan that's large enough to hold your cup and a sufficient quantity of water to fully submerge it in, bring the water to a boil and let it boil for 5-10 minutes. (I always supervise mine carefully because the one time I didn't I forgot about it and that didn't end so well.) Let the water cool (or use tongs) and fish the cup out, place it on a clean towel and let it air-dry. That should knock out any bacteria. :)
sawyerlove 21st-Mar-2013 08:29 pm (UTC)
I haven't actually used any at home treatments before. In America, it's so easy to grab a Monistat and have it be done. So here's to new experiences. :)

At the end of my cycle, I normally do that to my cup. Is that enough to kill any yeast too?
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