Hi Thankyou for replying. My thrush swab came back clear and I have 4 months left of fluconazole. I’m sure that is what is making me sore. Going to ask gp if swab clear if I need to carry on taking it.
Which litmus papers should I buy. And can I ask if your vagina ph is out of balance what do you put in there to bring it back in line.
Many thanks x
Hi Crochet,
That’s great news that your swab has come back clear. If you’re still sore it could be that the inflammation caused by the thrush needs time to settle down, but if you also have VA it can take a little while to improve after starting the estriol cream.
I’m two months into my course of Fluconazole and I’m still getting thrush
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According to the last swab the Candida is sensitive to Fluconazole so I’ve been instructed to just keep on taking the meds! I’m having to use Clotrimazole pessaries as well as needed and they seem to do a better job…but the thrush still comes back 😩
Re the litmus paper…the first time I just bought a book of litmus paper strips on EBay. I recently started a new brand of probiotics and it came with two pH testing sticks. The reason I checked is because I’ve been getting desperate to find out what’s going on down there! I found a paper (linked in page 2 of this thread) which said in the absence of infections such as BV, a raised pH is linked to low oestrogen in menopause.
I hope you get some relief soon from the soreness. I know just how much it can play on your mind and get you down.
An update for the ladies who recommended restarting vaginal oestrogen…my GP agreed to prescribe estriol cream a few weeks ago, but I’ve been told not to use it vaginally while I have thrush, vulva only.