Is this normal?

[tesschron]

I had a UTI started two weeks ago, finally got diagnosed as UTI Sunday a week ago, felt better Saturday, had residual urinary burning urgency Sunday while still on antibiotic, saw doc Monday, he said hit the Monistat, so I did last nite - up til then I did not have any vaginal symptoms - inserted the application of meds, and Geeezzzz - itch and burn in vaginal walls! Died down by morning, but is that normal? Or could it be a reaction to the meds?

terry

[Haysmom3]

you know I had a yeast infection a few months back and hadn't ever had one since the dreaded IC. Let me tell ya, I put that yeast cream in at night and by morning I thought I was going to die. It was Monistat. It hurt!! Not so much burning but just made it my vagina hurt. I don't know what the answer is but I know how you feel. Get better soon.

[Katrina]

Unfortuantly I think it could be either. I know yeast infections will make me flare itch and burn.... I don't recall ever having that reaction from Monistat but I guarantee you that us ICers can react to anything!!!!!

Not sure if I understand you perfectly here...but if you had an infection and had burning and urgency...couldn't it be from the UTI? If that is the case than I recommend taking some extra calcium....and maybe other forms of ant acids.
http://www.ic-network.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7562 this link is a pain managment post.
The second page has 4 attachments...the last one is a list of ideas for IC pain.....take a look if pain is problem for you. For IC flare and UTI flare help ideas

Some alternative yeast ideas:
YEAST LIST: Boric Acid, Aci-gel (insert it at night, it maintains the ph of the vagina & yeast can't live when there's an acidic environment - or can use apple cider vinegar in water) and also washing externally with tea-tree oil diluted in water. \acidopholous tablets, a wet towel with s AZO yeast, http://www.ghtbiz.net/rescue/nocandida/lead.html, Any probotics, Flora-Q The Flora-Q is made by Kenwood Therapeutics. It contains Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus paracasel, and Streptococcus thermophilus -- these are all bacteria that normally live inside your digestive tract. What you do is take a capsule a day for a few days during antibiotic treatment and then a couple afterwards, and this replaces your normal flora, making it much less likely to to get yeast infections. (Nystatin, Diflucan by prescription.)

[dancemomof2]

I use plain yogurt you eat, as the cream leave it on a little while and shower it helps alot, i know eatting it is a bladder nono but actuallly using it as the cream works well, and so does malox on a cotton ball.

[Shalai]

I've had the itching, burning reaction from the Monistat (and others) also....so bad I had to get up and take a shower just to get it OFF it was so bad. I always thought it was because I was already raw and irritated "down there" from having the yeast. Thank God for Diflucan and boric acid capsules!

Sherry

[vm]

One time when I went to the drug store to pick up some OTC yeast cream the pharmacist told me not to panic if I had worse burning the first couple days or so. She said it is very common with those creams.