Canesten

Anyone who's had thrush can tell you it's a nightmare. Thrush is a fungal (candida albicans) infection that affects both men and women. Symptoms are unbearable itching, redness and soreness of the penis or vagina, usually accompanied by a thick white discharge the consistency of cottage cheese. It may or may not smell offensive. Yum! Thrush can be, but is not necessarily, sexually transmitted. The fungus candida albicans is naturally present in everyone as part of the multitude of flora that constantly fight and try to overcome each other in all of us. The candida fungus can proliferate and overtake the other flora for a variety of reasons, including ...  Read the complete review

Many of us recognise that awful feeling of itching and soreness when thrush (candida) starts to get hold. Our worst fears are confirmed when the heavy white discharge is discovered (sorry about all this lads – just stop reading now and be glad your not a woman!). THE PRODUCTS Canesten have a range of several products for tackling thrush, which I have found to have varying degrees of effectiveness. The cream: this one can be for your man too! Get your blokie to use this on the head of his penis – don’t be shy, right up under the foreskin please gentlemen! The last thing you want is to clear up your own bought of thrush only ...  Read the complete review

I had never experienced the nightmare of thrush until I was pregnant, and I suffered in silence at first because I had no idea what is was. I used to wake up every morning dreading that day ahead, because I knew I had to deal with the itching which is not in the most acceptable place to scratch! I used to literally sit at my desk and squirm as if I had ants in my pants. This in turn lead to soreness, which was just as bad if not worse than the itching, as it was constant. When I learned that I had thrush after a chat with my mum, I felt like many other women do. I was convinced I was unclean, and that there was a stigma surrounding thrush. However, as I started ...  Read the complete review

Most women at one time or another during their lives will suffer from the unpleasant condition commonly known as thrush. It’s a yeast-like fungal infection (Candida Albicans) that can effect the mouth, the bowel or the vagina, or if you’re very unlucky, all three! The fungus is one that we all have in our bodies, but it only becomes a problem when it builds up resulting in an infection that needs to be treated. The most common symptoms of vaginal thrush are constant itchiness, pain on urination, a feeling of soreness and sometimes a white or yellowish discharge. And being that the infection is of a fungal variety, it can be a real stubborn devil to ...  Read the complete review

Thrush is a bacterial yeast infection that can be passed on through intercourse, using scented soaps or bubble baths and by wearing tight clothing, that doesn’t allow your skin to breathe properly. Even menstruation can cause thrush as blood is alkaline and your vagina needs to have the correct balance of acidity to remain at a healthy level. Thrush can sometimes be accompanied by a white, usually odourless discharge and at times can be very painful, especially if you allow it to go untreated for too long. It starts innocently enough; a little tickle in your nether regions that you can ignore fairly easily, but which builds up into a feeling that ...  Read the complete review