Do you ride with a YI?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I'm so out of it when it comes to the abundance of abbreviations these days....at first I wondered if a Yi was anything like a Wii...some new electronic gadget maybe. Sorry to hear it is actually way less fun than a new gadget. Interestingly, I used to get the occasional 'yi' when I was younger, but it's been many years now. I do still get a 'ui' once every few years (not to be confused with 'gui'!).

[andtckrtoo]

Thanks everyone!! It's not really that bad, and one dose of the 7 day Monistat is helping a lot already (yes, I'll take the full 7 days - I got the 7 day one on the advice of everyone here). I'll get out for a short ride on Sunday - longer if it's not too bad.

Lisa - you had me laughing. I tend to abbreviate everything.

[Tuckervill]

Vagisil has an OTC screening kit, now. You can find out if it's yeast without going to the doctor.

Karen

[Andrea]

As a preventative, I've used something called repHresh with a lot of success. It's a gel that's supposed to balance your pH to make the "environment" not suitable for yeast and/or odor. You can use it as often as every 3 days per labeling instructions, but I just keep it around to use if I feel like a YI might be starting. Haven't had one since I started using it!

[cylegoddess]

monastat never worked for me.
I use( and you may not like this but it works for me in one hour
apple cider vineger, as douche( about two tbs in half a cup of water) or soak a tampon in it and use for five min.
Sounds wierd I know, but I am a natural type ecologist girl and I hate those creams.
You may notice a little burning sensation for one sec or so.Then your PH changes and it doesnt hurt( its very mild.)