Intimate care routine advice?
in Women's Health ·
I dealt with yeast infections for a couple of years. It started after a round of antibiotics and just became this recurring thing—Monistat helped temporarily, but they’d always come right back. Honestly, I suspect it might have been a mixed infection involving both yeast and bacteria, since even Monistat wouldn't always cut it. I wanted to try something more natural, so I picked up some Monistat Gel at the pharmacy. It’s a simple gel you apply twice a day for a few days. It stings a little right when you put it on, but it’s brief—nothing major. After one round, they flared up again (maybe a few months later), so I repeated the process and things have been fine ever since—it's been at least a year now. It's great because it targets both yeast and bacteria, and you can even use it preventatively when you feel an infection brewing. It runs about $30. Just a heads-up: the manufacturer makes a liquid gel or something similar that looks almost identical, but it isn't for this. They also have an irrigator and tablets, but I haven't gone that route.