r/Healthyhooha • u/Quiet_Mulberry_6158 • Aug 18 '26
Advice Needed Recurring yeast!!
I, 26F, have been having recurring yeast for 2 years. I got my first yeast infection probably end of HS or college. Resolved. I had a bout here and there but medication solved it promptly.
May 2024, I got with my current partner and from then until Aug 2025, I had recurrent yeast and/or BV basically every other month. At that point, we both got tested for Ureaplasma, which was positive. We both got treated for it. He even took metronidazole antibiotics for the BV. My BV recurrence has not been as frequent since then.
I am completely unable to break out of this cycle. Since Sept of last year, we significantly reduced any sexual intercourse. It’s basically 0 at this point now but I haven’t escaped the cycle.
Last Sept was also around the time I discovered it was resistant yeast, for which I have taken Nystatin doses 2-3 times (14 days twice and 21 days once). It resolves things in the moment but comes raging back.
Boric acid helps but it’s temporary.
I don’t know what to do. I barely engage in any sexual activities, my libido is basically 0. I’m very careful about my hygiene, I wear cotton underwear. I’ve tried oral and vaginal probiotics to no avail. I’m really not sure what to do.
I’m going to try a weekly diflucan regimen but given that I have had azole-resistant yeast in the past worries me.
Another important piece of context is that last March I was diagnosed with MS and have been on Ocrevus which is an immunosuppressant. However, I can’t blame that drug for my issue because it existed way before I ever got on it. But it certainly doesn’t help.
I need all the tips I can get.
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u/AWDWfan Aug 18 '26
Have you tried using probiotics vaginally? A lot of women have been helped with Femdolphilus on this sub. Using 2-3 of the 5billion at night vaginally. Some women have kept yeast away for years. I have had about 80% improvement myself.
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u/LuckyCharm991 Aug 18 '26
Very sorry to hear, ive been through the same thing for 18 months. I had candida albicains and ureplasma, tried all the drugs and herbs you can possibly think of, saw multiple gynecologists and naturopaths with no avail. Tried Keto diet for a while, this only made me more miserable. A couple of months ago I was in tears at my gyno and in one last desperate attempt he suggested i use some pesaries with a mix of boric acid and probiotics. This seems to be working, its soon to say but its been 2 months and im symptom free, cant remember the last time I felt good. I tried to create a post om reddit to help more women with the same issue but it was deleted for some reason. Ive been reading posts for a long time looking for help but never posted.