My boyfriend and I had sex for the first time last week. I have a latex allergy and am on the pill but he insisted on using condoms to be double protected, so we used the lambskin condoms. We've had sex twice so far. For 2 days after I was hurting like hell, and all of a sudden I had a yeast infection and UTI. I am also on Cephalexin for an eye infection. I'm taking Bactrin for the UTI and Monistat to treat the yeast infection, but I'm wondering which of these many factors may have caused both infections? The sex? The condoms? Being on BC and antibiotics at the same time? I'm kind of leary about using condoms anymore, and I'm also thinking about not using lube, because usually any foreign object in that area causes massive irritation. So advice would be appreciated
The sex. UTIs are caused by bacteria in the urethra (usually from wiping improperly or fingering with dirty hands). Yeast infection is from the ph being off in your vagina causing a fungus to grow (usually frpm bacteria or the vagina being TOO clean i.e. douching).
I was on Cephalexin almost a year ago (for mastitis, from breastfeeding) ... I've taken lots of different antibiotics for different things, and it's the only one that's ever caused a yeast infection. As for the UTI, it's hard to say but I do know some girls who swear that for them, yeast infections and UTI's seem to go hand-in-hand, so that may be the simple solution to why they showed up at the same time.
Thanks for the replies DeathRowDisco, I've also been on many different antibiotics and the only time I've gotten a yeast infection was while on Cephalexin. wrathofjade, I'll tell him to wash his hands next time. I do wipe properly and I never douche, but could just the friction of having sex (we didn't use lube) have caused the irritation?
I am not one to tell people how to live. I think people should always do what makes them comfortable, but taking all these antibiotics are not good for you, contrary to what the medical establishment has told the public. Antibiotics encourage resistant strains called super bug to develop, AND, when you take antibiotics you are more susceptible next time to get an infection because antibiotics wipe out your body's natural protective bacteria called probiotics. I suggest you use colloidal silver to kill the uti and yeast infection. Colloidal silver is one of the most effective and broad spectrum of all antibiotics of all time, and there are practically not side effects. There is a chance with colloidal silver you could get silver poisoning call argyria, but that's only if you use LARGE amounts of it, FAR, beyond the daily recommended dosage. Or is you use a silver where the particles are not small enough and they get trapped in your semi permeable membranes of the body, but with modern technology this is not a problem like it was in the past. The way silver kills pathogens, it does not cause resistant strains. I recommend a silver hydrosol called Sovereign Silver. I also recommend you get a supplement called d-mannose. It's the active ingredient in cransberry juice which good for uti's. The d-mannose is a sugar that does not get absorbed into the body, rather it is expelled it in your urine. When the mannose is in your bladder, it attaches to bacteria that cause uti's and flushes them out, while the supporting your body's natural flora to prevent future infection. Google colloidal silver and d-mannose, and see if they are right for you. As far as birth control, I would suggest you google a product called the Lady-comp. It's a computer based computer that uses your body temp. to track ovulation, and tells you which days are safe for sex and which aren't. It's just as effective as birth control without any of the side effect like increase risk of cancer and ovarian cysts. We have been using it for 3 years with no pregnancies. My gf use to get uti's all the time. She would get 3-4 per year. After using silver and mannose, she has only had one in the last 2 years. Make sure to drink plenty of water, flushing the urinary tract frequently helps prevent the aggregation of infection causing bacteria in the urethra. Just my 2 cents.
