Been fighting that breast feeding infection yeast overgrowth for weeks now
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and that breast feeding infection yeast overgrowth is causing you pain? You may have a yeast infection in the milk ducts. Have you been on a Nystatin or gentian violet treatment and your breasts and nipples are still unbearably painful? As I mentioned before, if you have been using Nystatin (and various other breast feeding infection yeast treatments) now for at least 2 weeks and you're still feeling pain in your nipples, it may be time to pay another visit to your doctor for a different treatment plan for your yeast infection.
Nystatin only has about a 46% cure rate as the candida organism is getting more and more resistant to this and various other antifungal drugs. Other types of topical antifungal medications for breast feeding infection yeast overgrowth are Mycelex troches (active ingredient -- clotrimazole) and Nizoral (active ingredient -- ketoconazole). With the Mycelex, the tablet needs to be crushed, then mixed with breastmilk or water and then apply it to the inside of the baby's mouth. Click here to find Mycelex troches online.
Nizarol is available in a 2 percent cream for the breast/nipples and diaper rash or a tablets for oral use. Ketoconazole, the active ingredient in Nizarol, is very potent. Ketoconazole is also available in pill form. However, doctors may be less inclined to prescribe this for babies as the side effects on infants have not been studied. Side effects of ketoconazole include suppression of hormone production and liver damage (hepatitis). Liver damage has been noted even with short term use. Once drug usage is discontinued, the liver damage appears to reverse itself, although in some cases, the liver is never back to what it was before. Also, in pill form, Nizarol is still not as effective as Diflucan (fluconazole). So, weight your risks and benefits closely when deciding whether you want to be on this form of breast feeding infection yeast therapy. Click here for more information on ketoconazole/Nizarol tablets and here for information on the cream for your breast feeding infection yeast treatment.
Back to your breast feeding infection yeast problem ... you're still feeling the pain? Only now, the pain is radiating from your nipples to your breasts and to your back, or shoulder, or armpits. It's more than an improper latch-on because the pain stings, burns, and feels like your breasts are on fire. These are signs that your breast feeding infection yeast overgrowth has spread to your milk ducts. Oh boy ... bad news. Why's that, you ask? The yeast organism loves a warm, moist, sugary environment. So guess what your milk ducts are? You guessed it -- warm, moist, and sugary. So once the yeast infection spreads into your milk ducts, it's a long battle to get rid of it. Treatment for ductal candidiasis typically lasts 2-4 weeks. Topical antifungal remedies are sufficient anymore when the yeast goest "ductal". It's time to bring out the "big gun" -- Diflucan (active ingredient -- fluconazole) that's taken orally.
Now here's the problem with treating a ductal breast feeding infection yeast overgrowth with Diflucan -- most doctors think that treating with just 1 or 2 doses is enough because it's the typical dosage for treating vaginal yeast infections. It's not. When treating a ductal breast feeding infection yeast overgrowth with just 1 or 2 doses of Diflucan, the yeast may seem to clear up for a few days, but then it returns even more aggressively. So, with ductal infections, it's best to treat it aggressively from the get-go. Here's what some doctors are now prescribing for milk duct yeast infections --
| Mom's weight |
Day 1 |
Days 2-14 |
| < 125 lbs |
200 mg |
100 mg |
| 125 - 150 lbs |
300 mg |
150 mg |
| 150 lbs > |
400 mg |
200 mg |
The above treatment regimen is for a minimum of 14 days but depending on the severity and stubborness of your breast feeding infection yeast, you may need to be on Diflucan for a longer period of time, possibly up to 8 weeks.
Most health insurances will cover a prescription for Diflucan for your breast feeding infection yeast overgrowth. Get your Diflucan precription filled according to your health plan policy or find your online choice here at a reputable merchant associated with the National Association Boards of Pharmacy.
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