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Does metronidazole cause or trigger yeast infections? i am taking it for bv now?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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Yes, metronidazole can trigger yeast infections.

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Answered 1/9/2022

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Can Metronidazole for BV cause yeast infection and be misdiagnosed for Trich? I was sexually active with husband but used a condom and had no oral sex

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Why am i having cottage cheese-like discharge days after curing my yeast infection even though i had no discharge during the infection? I also just got rid of my BV after the YI with metronidazole gel inserts. Did this cause another yeast infection?

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I am taking metronidazole gel for BV and was prescribed a pill for flucanzole for a yeast infection. Can I take both at the same time??

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Its been a day so far that Ive had itching and looked and seen chunky white discharge I have had a yeast infection before. I got flucanzole 150mg for the yeast & metronidazole 500mg for BV can you take them both the same day? Or do they days apart?

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Should I use Yeast Gard Douche after finishing up the doses of metronidazole for BV?How long should I wait? Is the white discharge a yeast infection?

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