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A member asked:

What are the symptoms of a yeast infection? and with harm my 4 month old cause i am nursing? and how to treat it?

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CANDIDIASIS: It depends on the location. It can be oral or vaginal. It will not affect your breast feeding. If oral, you can use Nystatin oral suspension. If vaginal, it is itchy with cottage cheese discharge. Rx is Monistat Vaginal Cream or supp. Ask gyne, there's also difloucan oral rx.

Dr Stropnicky agreed

Answered 9/6/2015

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