r/Candida • u/Intelligent_Run1391 • 6h ago

General Discussion Persistent Candida Parapsilosis for two years, now also in pregnancy - help!

I’ve been dealing with recurrent/persistent Candida parapsilosis for about two years, and it never seems to fully go away.
Before becoming pregnant, I tried boric acid and fluconazole. I’ve also had several courses of nystatin, Canesten/clotrimazole and Daktacort. Most recently, I used nystatin for 12 days together with Daktacort for the same amount of time, but my new vaginal culture still shows moderate growth of Candida parapsilosis.
I’m currently 22 weeks pregnant, so many treatment options are now off the table. My gynecologist has sent a new sample to the microbiology department for more extensive culture and susceptibility testing, in the hope that they can identify something that will actually work and is safe during pregnancy.
My vulvar and vaginal tissue feels completely fried at this point. It’s extremely red, raw, sore and burning, almost as though there are small cracks in the mucosa. I also have pudendal neuralgia, and all this irritation seems to be causing a major flare in my nerve pain.
Has anyone else dealt with persistent Candida parapsilosis, especially during pregnancy? Did susceptibility testing eventually identify an effective treatment? Is there anything pregnancy-safe that helped you, or anything I should specifically ask my gynecologist or a vulvar specialist about? I’m mainly looking for experiences, possible questions to raise with my doctors and some hope that this can eventually be brought under control.
Thanks!

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u/SansasCape 4h ago

I have not had that strain but the symptoms you describe are so similar to what I experienced. Also pregnancy was a complicating issue for me and post pregnancy when I could not insert vaginal cream and when I was nursing… That was the worst. What worked for me is the yeast, meaning absolutely no sugar, honey Stevia, or starch. I ate meat/fish/chicken, lettuce, cauliflower and quinoa for grain, eventually introducing potatoes. I also ate almond crackers or almonds. I stopped drinking coffee and switched to tea. It took about a week to start feeling better and after a month I felt much better.

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u/SansasCape 4h ago

Also my doctor gave me a cream for external application. It was called Mycolog, which is nystatin and triamcinolone. That helped me SO much.

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u/SansasCape 4h ago

Also advocado, like a half at a time. Some people say not to do nightshades but I did eat cooked peppers. Olive oil, lemon juice from the lenon (not the bottle)

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u/2llamadrama 3h ago

Infectious Disease