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[aislynn99.livejournal.com]

Hello ladies! I have a very nasty upper resperatory infection for which I'm taking about 1000 mgs of antibacterial medication daily. Not only is my period incredibly light, but it smells rather funky (and I have to eat yogurt constantly so it doesn't kill all my ::good:: bacteria, get what I'm saying?). Could this medication be effecting my period? Anyone else get that "funky" smell too? Comments are welcome!

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[delicata77.livejournal.com]

Start taking pro-biotics yesterday...
Yogurt alone is not enough.
One can easily get them from any health food or vitamin store.

[aislynn99.livejournal.com]

pro biotics? what are they? and they won't mess with the effects of my meds?

[delicata77.livejournal.com]

From what I know, they should not mess with your cycle any more that the powerful anti-biotic you are taking.

Pro-biotics replace the good bacteria thatis being killed by the anti-biotics that kill the good and bad bacteria in yout body.
They help your digestion and the climate of your vulva.

[puttysan.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking it's probably not the medication messing up your period, but the illness. Your body doesn't want to waste resources when getting pregnant isn't such a good idea, and healing is more important. The antibiotics could definitely affect the natural flora of the vagina, though, letting yeasties or others grow out of control, leading to the icky smell.

For a second there, I thought someone had gotten into my account and posted. :) Rare to see Samuri Lapin.

[dokuya.livejournal.com]

yeah, i thought so, too, samurai lapin belongs to puttysan ;))

[http://users.livejournal.com/_last_serenade_/]

yah, i get acidophilus (yogurt pills) because i've taken so many anti-biotics in the last year or so, i get bacterial infections at the drop of a hat. yah, you can pick 'em up at a local health food store. and if i start really smelling funky or getting itchy, i actually put a pill in a tampon applicator and put it in my vagina. that kicks the nasty smell and/or infection damn quick. ;) best of luck to you, bacteria suuuucks.