Posted by bleauberry on September 10, 2009, at 19:03:49
> infection on my penis from my current antibiotics?
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> im taking augmentine (an anti biotic)
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> im not kidding...
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> i have a painfull thingie going on.. can anyone help?To Jereon,
Without being able to see it or culture it, the most likely culprit is yeast. Antibiotics not only kill the bad guys, they also kill the good bacteria in our intestines that are involved in keeping normal yeast levels low. When the good guys are killed off, yeast thrives and takes over, and its infections show up anywhere in or out of the body. The genital areas are very common with both men and women.
If this internet long distance diagnosis were correct, you would need an anti-fungal cream for the immediate visual infection, but also Diflucan pills to kill the overgrown yeast systemically. Nystatin will kill them in the intestines but does not get absorbed in the body.
While antibiotics kill bacterial infections, they can allow other infectious organisms to take over. In this case, most likely yeast/fungus.
This is a very common complication with antibiotics.
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