How can my daughter treat her yeast infection?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m starting to wonder if it’s the teen posting, not the mom. The lack of inquiry into why the teen is acting this way makes me think it is the teen herself.

+1

The "mom" is basically saying that her daughter's reproductive/urinary system will NEVER be examined and this is of no concern to her?

Very troubling.

Good point. And the way she easily brushed off "no trauma history, not sexually active" and didn't seem to realize how dumb it was to use a random expired tube of antifungal meds. And said her daughter was embarassed to buy something at the store but couldnt answer the question of why mom couldnt go buy it for her. It's the teen.

Honey- tell your mom you think you have a yeast infection and let her help you. Or, go to a CVS that's far away from your house , with self checkout, and buy 7 day monistat and just deal with the insertion, it's not that big of a deal I promise.

Back in my day we didn't have self checkout so we had to hand the monistat to the teenage CVS clerk. You don't need to worry about that!

[Anonymous]

The daughter is going to get a pelvic infection snd end up at best with blocked tubes at worst septic and hysterectomy.

[Anonymous]

Miconazole cream is likely your best bet as she's unwilling to get it checked out. It has both antifungal and antibacterial properties (since lord knows it could be either without any medical examination).

As someone who works with women who have survived (and also died) from reproductive cancers, please don't let your daughter continue down this path of avoiding gynecological care. The consequences can be tragic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. My daughter is an adult now, so it's really not my job to make her go to the doctor. She makes her own healthcare decisions.

Based on her symptoms, it doesn't seem like a UTI or an STD—it appears to be a yeast infection. She's planning to eat yogurt and doesn't want to use any OTC treatments. I'm willing to buy something for her if she changes her mind, she still hasn’t,but I've heard clotrimazole 7 day is better than but the prices are a bit jarring.

If you're finding a 7 day OTC yeast treatment jarring, you're really going to find an ER bill something else.

Yes, indeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no other way. One or both of you is insane..

Well put. This thread is bizarro Are we all being trolled?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I should’ve been clear. My daughter is willing to use the mediation but, she’s not willing to use the applicator to insert it inside. She doesn’t use tampons.

If that is the case, she needs an oral med. With an infection of this duration, it will take two single-dose pills of Diflucan to eliminate it. I don't know what you are doing dithering about home remedies when this is available. Call the doctor and get it.

The doctor isn’t an option. At first she didn’t want to go because it’s too far and doesn’t like appointments, but now she knows that yeast infections are diagnosed with pelvic exams or visual screenings, which makes her uncomfortable. Her doctor is male, so that’s not an option, and she wouldn’t feel comfortable with a woman either.

Her only option now is telehealth that doesn’t involve video calls, because she doesn’t want to talk to anyone about this. The issue is she needs a liquid medication, and not many telehealth companies offer that. Also, she’s not sure which telehealth services are reliable, and provide uncontaminated medication.

Thanks—any suggestions for which telehealth service to use that’s safe and trustworthy?

They won't be diagnosing this via telehealth with any kind of accuracy. They probably need to take a sample and verify whats happening. They can't do this without talking to her, and doing an exam. She's 18 - she needs to see a gyn about this. If she's not comfortable with a male doctor, schedule with a woman. Perhaps she would be more comfortable with a midwife? Most do well woman care in additional to pre-natal care.

If she calls and says she's nervous, a provider should be willing to have a conversation with her and explain everything they're going to do, BEFORE she changes into a gown. Look up trauma informed providers near you (I have no recommendations, sorry).

She has no trauma history. She’s just nervous about something going up there because that has never happened, and she’s very private person. She didn’t like going to the doctor for past infections like ear infections, and even colds. She’s not willing to do any internal exams, even if she’s the one putting something up there, so Telehealth is her only option. She’ll use one now.

Your daughter's "yeast infection" is alerting you to the major anxiety disorder that she also has, or the sexual trauma that she has experienced and is unable to disclose to you. None of what you describe her reactions as being are "normal." Neither are any of yours, from a responsible parenting perspective.

Do YOU have a history of trauma? Do YOU get medical care for physical health problems? Would YOU avoid medical care for several months if you thought you had a yeast infection?

[Anonymous]

I don't understand how the first answer wasn't just Monistat?

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This is the weirdest troll post I've ever read.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I should’ve been clear. My daughter is willing to use the mediation but, she’s not willing to use the applicator to insert it inside. She doesn’t use tampons.

If that is the case, she needs an oral med. With an infection of this duration, it will take two single-dose pills of Diflucan to eliminate it. I don't know what you are doing dithering about home remedies when this is available. Call the doctor and get it.

The doctor isn’t an option. At first she didn’t want to go because it’s too far and doesn’t like appointments, but now she knows that yeast infections are diagnosed with pelvic exams or visual screenings, which makes her uncomfortable. Her doctor is male, so that’s not an option, and she wouldn’t feel comfortable with a woman either.

Her only option now is telehealth that doesn’t involve video calls, because she doesn’t want to talk to anyone about this. The issue is she needs a liquid medication, and not many telehealth companies offer that. Also, she’s not sure which telehealth services are reliable, and provide uncontaminated medication.

Thanks—any suggestions for which telehealth service to use that’s safe and trustworthy?

They won't be diagnosing this via telehealth with any kind of accuracy. They probably need to take a sample and verify whats happening. They can't do this without talking to her, and doing an exam. She's 18 - she needs to see a gyn about this. If she's not comfortable with a male doctor, schedule with a woman. Perhaps she would be more comfortable with a midwife? Most do well woman care in additional to pre-natal care.

If she calls and says she's nervous, a provider should be willing to have a conversation with her and explain everything they're going to do, BEFORE she changes into a gown. Look up trauma informed providers near you (I have no recommendations, sorry).

She has no trauma history. She’s just nervous about something going up there because that has never happened, and she’s very private person. She didn’t like going to the doctor for past infections like ear infections, and even colds. She’s not willing to do any internal exams, even if she’s the one putting something up there, so Telehealth is her only option. She’ll use one now.

She 100% needs mental health counseling. It is insane that you do not recognize that she has SN. The only teens I know with this level of health anxiety are either trauma survivors or on the autism spectrum or have very severe anxiety disorder. This probably won’t be the thing that kills her. But her life and health is at extreme risk if this is her level of medical anxiety. I asked before if she is going to college. That’s so scary that she would be away from home and so utterly incapable of taking care of herself.

+1 this whole thread reads like my daughter wrote it - she has autism and anxiety. “Which telehealth is trustworthy?” Etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP I ordered Monistat 7, and it arrived two days. My daughter is now more willing to use it, but after reading the instructions and seeing that it involves a suppository, she’s feeling nervous and doesn’t want to use it that way. She already knew it involved a suppository, but didn’t understand where it needed to go. Is there any alternative way she can use it, or is the only other option to see a doctor for an oral medication.

Wow. I don’t think either of you can be helped. I typically don’t believe people are trolling, but this might be a classic case.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if people like OP'S daughter is how those weird anti medicine birth groups (with crazy death rates) get started.

[Anonymous]

Dare I ask for an update?

[Anonymous]

What do you mean by “she checked on the internet”? How is that any sort of replacement for real medical care???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dare I ask for an update?

Op. She didn’t go to the doctor, but she was trying to find telehealth companies that would work for her (give liquid med) and that she felt she could trust. She was having a hard time and kept putting it off, which made it difficult for her to find success or follow through. If anyone has links, multiple, they could share, that would be really helpful so I can show them to her.

[Anonymous]

OP, why are you not insisting she go to a doctor? Even if she can get a pill and it goes away, she has a serious problem apart from the infection.