Hi,
i'm 26 and recently become sexually
active. My partner had standard std
testing a few months ago and is, to my
knowledge, clean. I have a throat
infeciton the docs are trying to treat
(had penicillin, not done anything) so
they've sent away for a test. This has
lasted 3 weeks, the last week of which I
went to the doc and got penicillin, having
tried my usual remedies of salt water and
orange juice.
Same week as taking the penicillin I also
started having white sticky vaginal
discharge and itching around the urethral
area.
3 days ago doc simply said "oh that'll be
thrush caused by the penicillin, go get
something at the chemist" or words to that
effect. She did not examine me.
I have canestan combi 1 day treatment, and
it says on it not to use without doc say
so if it's the first time i've had an
infection.. This put me off using it as
the doc never actually made sure of
anything.
I'm a bit apprehensive at using it, so put
it off last night. This morning I have a
brown discharge, (which may well be my
period, I don't really konw, as I have
never had a cycle and it's not unusual for
it to begin brown in my experience).
It's not itching too badly, I can ignore
it, just about. I'm thinking of doing the
live yogurt thing instead of the chemist
meds as i'm scared of a reaction or making
things worse.
Opinions? Any harm in doing the canestan
while on a period? Should I just go for
it and see? Am I being overly anxious and
paranoid about this?
I
tend to panic and overreact a lot, i'm
aware of this but don't konw if tihs is
one of those occasions.
