Holy mother of fuck

[nilbyname]

I might claw my own fAnjo off, it's so flaming itchy!

Just back from Spain, hideous thrush, not had it in eons, got some cannestan but it's not even touched the sides. No pun intended.

Please help me, I'm still young!

Hot, sore, itchy as a mo fo.

I've had a cool wash in water with a bit of tea tree, slathered on the useless cream, got some cotton knickers on.

Gah!

Last time I had severe thrush I used the internal cream pessary (rather than the tablet pessary). It worked sooooo fast, like instant relief!

I wonder if cornflour would help?

pianodoodle corn flour? Talk to me.....

I gave some to a friend she said it was for her athlete's foot I don't think you need to make a paste just shovel it on

Yogurt, garlic, corn flour, tea tree oil and vinegar? I wonder what the shop assistant would think you were cooking if you bought it all at once?

Re: my ice condom suggestion. Once it's frozen and ready, I don't know if you take the actual condom off or leave it on? I just don't want you to, er, stick, to the ice as that would probably cause you more fanjo pain than the thrush.

I've never had thrush, but I remember reading this tip on another forum years ago...

You need yoghurt, a rubber glove and a freezer. Fill the fingers of the glove with yoghurt and put it in the freezer. When they are frozen, remove a 'finger' and pop it up your fanjo like a tampon for instant relief.

Do not put any frozen thing on or in your fanjo without a barrier, condom or whatever as it will burn you. Don't want to solve one problem and get another!

Yes you can phone in sick with thrush... you really can.

I had a UTI, the antibiotics gave me the worst case of thrush I have ever experienced. Between the pain of the UTI and the misery of thrush I ended up crying. Then AF bloody started and my line manager (a sister on a gynae ward) sent me home for the rest of the shift and the next day.

I think the thrush was the thing that tipped me over.

Tell him to get the oral tablet.

Frubes??

The internal cream works really quickly if the oral tablet doesn't do the trick.

snort at Frubes

ahem...

sorry, yes to pessary cream being really quick

Dear OP this is something I suffer from every month before my period. It is not thrush but a hormonal itch. Take an antihistamine I guarantee you relief within 15 mins. ;)

I had thrush constantly for eight months last year. It was fucking AWFUL.

Then I posted on MN and got some advice and it changed my life, I swear.

Get yourself to a herbalist and get some ACIDOPHOLOUS tablets. You don't want the off the shelf ones, you want the very strong ones that are kept in the fridge. They are expensive - I pay £26 for a 90 tablet jar - but by god, it's worth every penny.

I take one every morning, and alongside the fluconazole tablets every week it really has kept it at bay. It's been a bloody revelation.

I swear I could kiss the feet of the MNer who recommended it.

Isnt cranberry juice also meant to be good?

I thought that was for cystitis.

Frozen frubes.

ACIDOPHOLOUS yes. yes. yes. Came back from Spain, number of years back. Horrific thrush, three treatments from dr and still agony/itching.

Acidopholous worked like magic, and I take it regularly now. Cannot recommend it enough. Really quick results too!

I fucking love mumsnet.

*Isnt cranberry juice also meant to be good?

I thought that was for cystitis.*

Yup, cranberry is for cystitis.

Now I don't want to unduly worry anyone but ....... a fair few years ago I had dreadful thrush and cystitis, really bad. Saw the doctor when the usual over the counter stuff didn't do the job. But, I didn't go to the doctor straight away as I thought I could clear it up myself.
Fast forward a few years and I'm struggling TTCing. It turns out I have scarred tubes. It's the kind of thing they see as a result of nasty STDs. I have tested clear for all of them. The only other thing is the proper nasty thrush and cystitis. Now I'm not saying that thrush and cystitis has left me infertile, I may have been born like it, but don't risk it.

Anyway, the only thing I have ever found to work is the pessary, but hold on until over night.

I've just looked up the thread I started last year about it as there was a great link about recurrent thrush.

www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=839254079

I've got some spare Thomas the Tank Engine petit filous

You can't lie around naked when you have thrush. You have to lie around in just a top with your fanjo airing. It doesn't work unless you look particularly hideous when doing it.

I get thrush every time I have penicillin. I now have no shame. Last time I picked up the prescription I said "And you'd better give me your strongest thrush treatment too". Assistant looked embarrassed and tried to fob me off with closest one but I made her go back for the super strength.

If you get the pessary look out for the chalky residue you'll get tomorrow.

I think the canestan advert is spot on, where she doesn't know where to put herself and keeps leaping from chair to chair.