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Reply to "Yeast /fungal infections"

I've been lucky not to have any vaginally, touch wood, but I had a few under my wafer when I had my temporary ileostomy, and then a really nasty one in the same area after my takedown -- I don't think my skin liked having a damp dressing on the area even just for the day or two it was there immediately after surgery, and it took a long time to get it diagnosed and treated because the surgeons weren't as familiar with skin issues (I finally ended up emailing a photo to my old WOCN who diagnosed it right away).

Anyway -- I was on high doses of flagyl and cipro continuously for quite a while before my surgeries and I'm positive they changed the bacterial situation on my skin tremendously. During that time period I had absolutely no body odor, which my doctor explained is because the antibiotics are excreted partially through the skin. This was kind of a cool side effect at the time but it definitely left me vulnerable to fungal infection as well.

I don't think having a j-pouch automatically makes you more susceptible (unless you are having leakage/wiping problems like boot mentioned - LOVE my bidet), unfortunately most of us have been on tons of antibiotics and those can definitely set them off.
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