I was diagnosed with prostatitis 10 months ago. I went on levaquin and was fine, a week later I developed frequent urination (once every hour or two, but not at night). I was then put on levaquin for antoher month to no avail. I then saw a urologist, had no other symptoms but the frequent urination. he put me on Bactrim for a month but thought we werer over-treating it. After that saw a different uro that put me on clindamycin for 10 days. still urinating. went back to the original uro and he thought it was a "self-fullfilling prophecy". then saw a therapist, it has slightly helped, she thinks it is OCD. I recently got a sinus infection and was put on zithromax. I am now off of it but the frequnet urination has become worse again and have also developed jock itch. Could this be some sort of yeast overgrowth causing the frequent urination due to overuse of anitbiotics? I was wondering if difulcan would help. I am seeing the uro this week but have little faith.
Jock itch is a yeast infection, but that is what it is called on a man. I’m just wondering if the two symptoms could be connected.
diflucan???
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I’ve had uro problems all my life and now i use the overcounter drug uristat when i pee and it hurts, burns…all i know within 5 minutes the burning and constinence is gone til i see a doctor. I keep it in my car, purse, home because I hate that uro problem and its a immediate remedy…I’m also a sufferer of yeast since I was 12 years old…yeah i have it bad but with modern technology my life is much better.
I use Diflucan and it works well most results for me are not instant but within a few hours..my doc keeps my refills available all year long since i get yeast from everything….looking at sweets and sugar too long gives me yeast and I have been checked by my doctor for diabetes, AIDS, HIV, everything I have checkups every 6 months…I’m good but just can’t escape yeast and uro’s…
when you take the diflucan it will not stop the itch immediately so i reccommend putting pure yoghurt or a yeast ointment that works…a store brand yeast medicine just as good….when I’m hit with a yeast attack I start eating pure yoghurt…if i itch and run out of ointment i put the live cultures(yoghurt right on the itch and it helps). then i call the pharmacy and let them know i need to pick up my refill immediately…i hope this help…also invest in a mirror that you can checkout your infected area…yeast looks milky and white looking not a pretty site after the itchies…it could get swollen too…
oh yeah and antibotics do cause yeast especially clindamicyn…normally docs prescribe diflucan or other yeast med at the same time
after having over 100 yeast infections and knowing my body…i’ve become my own GYN and my doc respects that…i still get my checkups though since i’m not that good….
diflucan is for Yeast infections. Do you have one of those!!!
yes it could be related to antibiotic usage, but no doctor in his right mind is going to prescribe diflucan for jock itch. the medication has too many potentially bad side effects to use. get yourself a topical ointment.
The jock itch could be from the frequent use of antibiotics. Continue with the therapist as it is helping. If antibiotics haven’t helped with the prostatitis, it may not be bacterial. It could have something to do with your pelvic floor muscles or tension. Look into it. Use a topical for the jock itch if you like. There are many OTCs to choose from. Diflucan is one of the oral meds prescribed for more severe cases and for those that don’t respond to topical treatment.