Bacterial Vaginitis.

HI Again. I'm still having symptoms of a yeast infection, It's been somewhere around 14 weeks I think. My family doctor referred me to a gynecologist, who prescribed 3 pills of Diflucan taken every other day for 6 days. It seemed to work, but came back immediately after the last pill wore off. He prescribed another round, again, it seemed to work but came back a day or two after the last diflucan pill. I'm so frustrated and I don't know where to go to next. Suggestions?

Hi Anon,

Thanks for posting! There are some bacterial infections that can be resistant to drugs. Your doctor can tell what kind of bacteria it is based on your culture results-- very commonly you will have one bacterial infection and then also develop another-- which is probably what happened to you. It doesn't hurt to call your doctor with these new symptoms.

Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;
the first sign of any skin rash, no matter how mild;
pale skin, easy bruising or bleeding;
cough, feeling short of breath;
diarrhea that is watery or bloody;
feeling restless or irritable, confusion, hallucinations, seizure;
slow heart rate, weak pulse, severe tingling, numbness, muscle pain or weakness;
nausea, stomach pain, loss of appetite, itching, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms; or
urinating less than usual or not at all.

http://www.rxlist.com/septra-drug-patient.htm

Keep us updated,

Rosa