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A 16-year-old male asked:

Dr gave me cream for small yeast infection in belly button but i been using antibiotic cream when i started the new one i felt numb i'm very anxious?

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Dr. John Munshower
Family Medicine 32 years experience
Don't be anxious: Yeast infections or fungal infections are not treated by antibx creams, but instead need fungal creams to help get rid of them. If the area is still bothering you, check with the rx dr and see if maybe a different anti-fungal cream would help . Best wishes.
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