Zithromax.....help please?
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Any antibiotic has the potential for causing a yeast infection.What happens is the anti.not only kills the bad germs it also kills the good germs that protect our body.Yeast infections are a common complication.You usually will also burn and itch in your vaginal area.Go to the drugstore and purchase monistat vaginal cream and use it the full seven days.Usually cost less than 10 dollars or you can go to the doc and get a pill if you prefer that instead.Zithromax is an excellent antibiotic
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Do not despair. I had recurrent prostatitis at about the same time you did. I occassionally get it but not nearly as badly as I used to. \n\nHere is what I found out. The antibiotics don't seem to work really well and create another set of problems. You basically upset your system because the antibiotics take a scorched earth approach killing bad bacteria and good bacteria. I noticed two things seem to cure my prostatitis as well as kidney stones. 1) Drastically reduce your intake of meat and fat laden foods in general. Go vegetarian if you can. I did (except for occasional fish). Meat has lots of hormones and other toxic substances. 2) Start drinking soy milk daily. It has a mild form of estrogen which I believe reduces the size of the prostate. What you have is BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia). You need to have a prostate exam on a regular basis and also run everything I have said by a Physician. \n\nAlso eat a little yogurt to restore the natural bacteria in your gut that has been decimated by the antibiotics.\n\nMany times when we have a condition that is annoying and getting worse we assume that it will only continue to get worse. In my case it has drastically improved. I am 52 and the prostatitis started at about your age. If you are married, you might be passing Urinary tract infections back and forth with your wife. Have a doctor check you both.I am not saying don't take the antibiotics but in addition to taking the antibiotics I would try the approach I described. I know it has worked for me. Be sure to stay hydrated by drinking lots of water and one more thing quit drinking lots of sugared sodas. These would cause my condition to flare up.\n\nI believe there is a good chance that your condition will improve.
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Zicam has always worked wonders for me. The trick is to take at soon as you start getting sick.
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sounds like strep...but he should go in for a throat culture to make sure its not a different bacteria than streptococus. doesn't sound like the mumps. if he doesn't want to get the throat culture, you can usually cal your physician and ask them to prescribe ammoxacillin to your husband without having to go into the doctors office because amoxacillin is a broad spectrum antibiotic meaning it will kill a broad range of different bacteria. if he gets a throat culture done and is positive for strep, ask your doctor for zythromax also known as a "z-pack" it's a strep specific antibiotic with will usually cure the infection in 4 days time with only having to take 5 pills (2 pills on day one and 1 pill each of the 3 other days) as oppised to having to take 2 weeks worth of amoxacillin 3 times a day.
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Tell her: \nCotton underwear, loose pants, drink cranberry juice, go easy on the junk food, particularily anything sweet or superfatty, wash with mild soap and water, but do not wash inside the vaginal canal, she could upset the PH balance even more. There are good bacteria and bad bacteria, it is a very easily upset balance. Also, if she is using tampons, get the unscented ones and only as absorbent as she needs them. If she is sexually active, the activity needs to end until she is cleared up.\nTry getting a tube of Vagisil instead of just the wipes, and go to a doctor. She should only use medications or treatments if a doctor has diagnosed it as a yeast infection.
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coming home from where? been gone a long time? well, I personally dont have great luck with birth control.. got my two kids off the pill and the patch.. try "Conceptro" spermicidal gel and condoms.. or just the gel.. it says on the package to be used with or without.. about $12 at Walmart.
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Zithromax does cure chylamidia...however, you need to get the z-pack. Get the z-pack and your good to go.
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By now, she is probably immune to the Macrodantin.  She needs to drink cranberry juice and or take cranberry pills.  She also needs to wipe herself after she pees from FRONT TO BACK.  A lot of girls do it the opposite way and this causes bacteria from the rectal are to be brought forward to the vaginal area, causing a UTI.  \nA drug that you can ask for at the doctors is BACTRIM DS.  It comes in pill form and the pills are usually very large, and it also comes in liquid form.  The liquid form doesn't taste bad at all.  \nBactrim is a sulfur drug so if she is allergic to sulfur of any kind she will not be able to take it.  \nAnother sulfur based drug for UTIs is Gantrisin.  It's an old drug, makes the urine an orange or amber color, and because it's an old drug, it may be hard to find.  \nBottom line is, the nitrofurantin drug that she is on is no longer working.  She is not susceptible to this drug.  Has she had a UA C&S DONE? This test is a simple urine test that will show what the bacteria is resistant and susceptible to.  That information will tell the doctor what to put her on to clear it up.  But remember, she must be instructed to wipe herself in the correct way or all of your efforts to treat this will be null and void.  \nHope this helps.
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Your urologist has probably treated this condition previously and knows the necessary dosing period.\n\nMost infections only require a couple weeks of treatment, hence 10-14 days.  Unless prescribed by a physician you shouldn't take an antibiotic for extended periods.
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Hi :), Registered Nurse here; Sweetheart sounds like your stressing, now lets review what you've experienced and you try and CALM DOWN, your making me nervous, LOL! just kidding, hope to use a little humor to calm you down.  You've been to the Doctor twice, the second visit the doctor told you, no pregnancy.  Okay sweetie, I would say you are not pregnant.  Now for that Nasty UTI, oh gosh they can make you so very sick at your stomach, and so can the antibiotics to used to clear the UTI up.  You didn't mention the name of the antibiotic, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess perhaps, Cipro, or Septra, Bacterium. Livaquin , Bextra, could be dozens of others.  Dear, I don't think your pregnant, most physicians check the urine for pregnancy anytime they do a urine analysis, for this very reason, young productive females many times are not aware of there pregnancy.  Think you just need to keep taking the antibiotics, drink plenty of fluid, and about 3 days you should be back on the rapid road of recovery.  \nThanks for the opportunity to address your question.  I do hope this relives some of your stress.
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Hey, I didn't got to the doctor or the emergency for my vaginal  problem either.  Money and insurance is also a problem fo me.  Here is what i did to solve my problem.  I went to the stor and bought some cheap Hydrocortisone Cream 1% Anti ich cream for the outer part and put it on 3-4 times a day.  Just a smal amount will do.  I went to the Vitamin Store and bout something from there.  They keep it in the fridge.  It is called Gy-Na.Tren.  It is safe, effective and natural beneficial flora L. acidolpilus, NAS super strain in veggie and gelitain capsules for yeast overgrowth.  It has two 14-capsule bottles, ome you take orally and the othe vaginally.  It works I am sure of it.
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Personally I'd play it safe and use a condom through this cycle.\n\nYou may or may not get a better answer from your doctor or pharmacist. I can tell you from past personal experience that my doctor completely failed to tell me that there was a possibility of getting pregnant while taking antibiotics (fortunately I knew because a co-worker had gotten pregnant that way). \n\nI asked the pharmacist when I picked up the prescription whether this particular antibiotic could be a problem, and if so how long it might effect me. His sage advice on this extremely serious issue was, and I quote, "Eh, you should be OK."\n\nNeedless to say I decided to use a backup method.
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SOUNDS LIKE YOUR NOT DRINKING ENOUGH WATER TO HELP FLUSH OUT THE MEDICINE.  DRINK PLENTY OF WATER A DAY 6-8 FULL GLASSES, YOU WILL SEE RESULTS.\nGET WELL, CLYN   : >
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First, automedicating is very bad, so you better don´t do that...\n\nTreatment \nThe main treatments for infection are: \n\nDoxycycline 100 mg 2-3 times a day for 10-14 days \nZithromax® (azithromycin) 1.0 gm a single dose \nZithromax® Z-pak® (azithromycin) - 500mg on day 1, followed by 1 tab (250mg) once a day for 4 more days
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How old is your son? (Could be "mono" if he's a teenager). Did they do any throat/NP cultures? Any respiratory symptoms? What was the differential cell count? This time of year (depending on where you live) respiratory viruses get started. If it is a virus, antibiotics won't help. If it's something like strep throat or "walking pneumonia" then antibiotics will kick it pretty quickly. Could also be a secondary bacterial infection following a viral infection. Just make sure he takes the whole course of the antibiotics - failure to do so is one of the leading causes of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Good luck!!
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Are you sure it really is a Yeasty? I know that sounds crazy to ask but recently someone discovered that less than 30% of the women buying OTC yeast treatments did NOT have yeasties.\n\nMost women do not realise that it is NORMAL & HEALTHY to have a vaginal discharge. During the first few days after AF stops you should be dry, but as teh hormones build up in your body you begin to produce a cervical fluid. As the hormones build up that will increase and for apx 5 days it will become slippery, clear, etc and you will be very fertile. After this it will often dry up again only to return and be creamy/pasty towards teh end of your cycle. So, many women believe they have a yeast infection at least once a cycle... and believe they have cured it b/c it goes away for a while just about 5 days after starting their treatment. All you have done is upset the PH ballance in your vagina - which will actually incourage a Yeast infection since Yeast is SUPPOSED to be there, but when you use antibiotics you ruin the balance of normal flora. \n\nYeast colonizes faster than other bacteria so you end up with more and more trouble with it the more you treat it. The best thing you can do to decrease the yeast so the other normal flora can reconolize and rebalance is to eat lots of yeast and eliminate (for a while) as much sugar as you can from your diet. (Yeast thrives on sugar) You should also be conscious of your inumity - lowered immunity allows the yeast to take over too & may be a first sign of HIV infection. If you take BCPs or use an IUD you will have far more incidence of Yeast Infections. Wearing tight or synthetic clothing that traps moisture in the urogenital area will encourage yeast too.\n\nIf you really do have a yeast infection you will have thick white crud that gets trapped in the folds of your labia while vaginal secretions do not get trapped easily. Yeast infections will ITCH! The odor is distinct and strong - it smells like beer or bread dough (both are yeast). You will also have a slight fever.\n\nAlso be aware that Yeast infections are not limited to the urogenital region... you can get yeast under artificial nails, in the skin, in your mouth, etc.
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I have the EXACT same thing!!!  I'm not 100% positive, but from my experience, what you have is probably only a viral infection, which means antibiotics will not do anything for it!!  It has to take it's course, so load up on the Orange Juice and get plenty of sleep!!!!  Hope you get to feeling better!!!