I would leave it in and keep everything the same, otherwise, you are changing the conditions and might encourage further overgrowth.
I had lots of soreness and wet discharge (and the last time, swelling of scar tissue - couldn't sit down
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) but the swabs came back ok.
Between visits to the GP, when I thought it was thrush (because original GP said it looked more like that , when she took an inconclusive swab for BV/post surgery infection) I used to take a tablet and used the multigyn flora plus to help balance things.
I did get small flare ups when I first started vagifem, until I got it stabilised. Then, I used a dollop of gel, and a breathable liner pad to absorb irritating stuff.