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What Causes Burning Sensation While Using Monistat For Yeast Infection?
Hi I cut myself shaving about a week ago and it still hasn t fully healed and now looks odd and it slightly so to the touch I have had strep throat and was put on an antibiotic which in turn caused me to get a yeast infection which I m treating with monastate if the cream get on the cut area it burn badly what should I do
Wed, 11 May 2016
Hello, and I hope I can help you today.
Monistat, and other yeast infection creams, all contain a small amount of alcohol, which can burn cut or irritated skin.
A suggestion I can make to decrease the chance of the cream burning your skin is to apply and antibiotic ointment like bacitracin, or even plain petroleum jelly, to the area where the cut is before using Monistat. This will make the area "waterproof" and protected from the stinging of the alcohol.
Another alternative is to ask your physician for prescription for fluconazole, which is an oral medication that will cure a yeast infection. That way, you do not need to apply cream to the area in order to treat yeast infection.
I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today, and that my advice was helpful. I hope your infection clears soon and that you feel better.
Best wishes,
Dr. Brown
Monistat, and other yeast infection creams, all contain a small amount of alcohol, which can burn cut or irritated skin.
A suggestion I can make to decrease the chance of the cream burning your skin is to apply and antibiotic ointment like bacitracin, or even plain petroleum jelly, to the area where the cut is before using Monistat. This will make the area "waterproof" and protected from the stinging of the alcohol.
Another alternative is to ask your physician for prescription for fluconazole, which is an oral medication that will cure a yeast infection. That way, you do not need to apply cream to the area in order to treat yeast infection.
I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today, and that my advice was helpful. I hope your infection clears soon and that you feel better.
Best wishes,
Dr. Brown
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