# The Yeast That Would Not Die (maybe TMI) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 21, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yeast-that-would-not-die-maybe-tmi/156473 "2003-02-21T03:58:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yeast-that-would-not-die-maybe-tmi/156473/21 "2003-02-21T22:00:45Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Spiff_ > BTW, norinew, I hope you took your full course of Amoxicillin (probably a ten-day course), even if you felt better after 2-3 days. Oh, yeah. Having had two blood infections that nearly killed me, I don’t mess around with infections! BTW, yes, the doc is pretty sure it’s just a yeast infection, just a very persistent one, which is why he wrote me the scrip instead of just having me use something OTC. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Scotticher_ > my doc suggested that after getting rid of the current yeast infection, I start using one Monistat suppository a week as a preventive measure. Well, this definitely sounds like something to try if the acidophilous caps don’t do the job! ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yeast-that-would-not-die-maybe-tmi/156473/22 "2003-02-21T22:27:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by porcupine \* > \*\ ***Eva** , I didn’t mean to jump your case, and I’m sorry if it came off that way. \*\* I didn’t think you were; I was just clarifying (thanks anyway, though). It’s just that I’m generally the kind of person who will have every aberrant medical situation known to the medical profession, a phenomenon which most recently manifested itself a few months ago as cervical cancer out of the clear blue sky after an entire lifetime of clean Paps and no unusual risk factors. I’m supposedly OK now, after a couple of rather unpleasant and generally unsettling procedures, but the result is that I’m always telling people to have their doc check them to death. ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yeast-that-would-not-die-maybe-tmi/156473/23 "2003-02-21T23:51:14Z")
**norinew** , next time you need antibiotics, ask your doctor for Zithromax (also called a Z-pak). Amoxicillan and most other antibiotics cause me Yeast Infections but Zithromax never has. And it worked well for killin’ what needed killin’. ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yeast-that-would-not-die-maybe-tmi/156473/24 "2003-02-22T04:26:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nichol\_storm \* > \*\*More yeast related stuff… > > Since starting college last fall, I’ve found myself battling yeast infection after yeast infection. When I lived at home I had maybe two infections – since I’ve been in my dorm I’ve had four. Is there any way to keep the infections from spreading? My aunt suggested spraying the bathroom with Lysol, which I did, and I also scrubbed the shower down with Pine Sol. What else can I do? Are there any good websites on vaginal care? (Please, no snarky comments. I’m serious. I found a good website for penile care, but nothing on vaginas). > > .:Nichol:. \*\* I’m not sure,but I swear I heard somewhere that after a yeast infection you need to wash all your undergarments with hot soapy water and bleach to prevent any buggers from hiding in your undies and re-infecting you. If anyone else has heard this I would appreciate the confirmation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yeast-that-would-not-die-maybe-tmi/156473.md?page=1)