Most females have had, at one time or another, feminine itching, odor and discharge. This is a condition known as a yeast infection. Some yeast infections are caused by taking a prescription medication with sulfa in it. Sulfa is an ingredient found in antibiotics. There are a couple of different types of yeast infection. The most common is caused by a bacteria called candida albicans. After you have read this article, you will know choose the right medicine for your infection.
Instructions
1. Get a confirmation on your condition. If it is your first yeast infection, you may want to consult your physician or OB-GYN before self medicating. After getting your confirmation, or if you already know what the problem is because you're experienced it before, go to your local drug store.
2. Walk to the feminine hygiene section and find the yeast infection medications. There are several different types, brands, and dosages. Some are one day treatments that sound like a good solution, but sometimes aren't. There are three day treatments and seven day treatments. The most commonly used are the one- and three-day treatments. Some of the medicines have the same active ingredient in them, so it doesn't really matter about the brand or type. You are looking for the one with a different active ingredient. This will be written on the side panel of the package.
3. Find the active ingredient panel. You are looking for an ingredient such as miconazol nitrate, trioconosol or clotrimazole. These are the active ingredients that kill the infection or fungus. You should be able to find at least three different active ingredients in the different medications.
4. Look for the most common ingredient, which is miconazol. It is the most widely used in this treatment; however, some yeast infections do not respond to it and you will have to try one of the other types of active ingredients. After using miconazol, if your infection isn't gone, return to the store and purchase one of the other medications with a . This is a trial and error method but once you find the correct medication, the next time you get one, you can start with the one that worked the last time.
5. Use the medication as the directions recommend. If you purchased a one- day treatment with additional cream for external use, use it just before going to be at night. For three day treatments and seven day treatments, use them at night as well and only as directed by the package.
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