How do you know if u have a yest infection?? My little sis keeps asking.?

Question

She wants to know how to get it to go away

And she is only 10 so she can't have sex.

Answer 1

Most women associate a thick discharge that looks like cottage cheese with the Candida bug, although only about 20% experience it. If it is present, the discharge may either have a starchy odor to it, or perhaps none at all, and its color can vary from white to a more yellowish tinge.

Since not everyone gets the discharge, the easiest way for a woman to tell that she has a yeast infection is that she itches in and around her vagina. A lot. The itchiness may be accompanied by a burning sensation, and her vulvar area can be red and swollen. It may also burn or be generally painful for her to urinate, and sex may become painful as well. A good way to distinguish the burning on urination that is due to a yeast infection vs. a urinary tract infection is to pay close attention to exactly when the burning starts and stops. With yeast, the burning is due to acidic urine hitting the irritated skin of the vulva, so the burning starts when the urine reaches the outside. With urinary tract infection, the burning is felt as the urine passes down the tube on its way out.

While these are the general symptoms of a yeast infection, every woman may experience one differently. She may identify an infection by the smell and consistency of the discharge, which can be unique to her. However, certain symptoms definitely do not go along with a simple yeast infection, and they may indicate that something more serious is going on. For example, if she is feverish or is experiencing pelvic pain, these are definitely indications that she ought to see her doctor in order to receive a proper diagnosis and medical care.

Answer 2

with a yeast infection you will have a discharge usually thick & yellowish with a foul smell , sometimes there is no smell , & normally there is terrible itching in the vaginal area outside & sometimes there is a terrible itch on the inside too . if she has one there are serveral over the counter medications to treat it , also a doctor can write you a perscription for it . a yeast infection can be caused by a number of things such as , tight pants, antibiotics, not getting enough air to the vaginal reagion, most reasons are simple ones , even a small child can get one from taking antibiotics , useing bubble bath (this is for teens & women also) . it doesn't have to do with sex but can be related to it , mostly it's not . hope this helps .

Answer 3

Tell her to check her lil panties and if there is something in the liner that wasn't there before she started her cycle or sex, than make a appt with an OB/GYN.

Answer 4

how did i stumble across this one....

Ummm, if she's baking a sour dough loaf down there then yep - she has a yeast infection..

Answer 5

you see a doctor to diagnose your first one and then after it is all about common sense.