Thrush...?

I was just wondering if anyone else is having more trouble with thrush along with their other symptoms?

Like many, I originally had recurring thrush which later seemed to develop into all of this mess. I used to get it at least once a month, and regularly it seemed to be caused by sex. Infact, (excuse the crudeness) if I squeezed my my 'lips' together after sex and could feel a slight burning then I knew I was getting thrush. If there was no burning then I was safe. I still use that method today to see if it's on it's way to pay a visit!

Anyway, probably due to the minimal sex I've been having, I've been fairly thrush free for a good while now which is nice. But two days ago I knew I'd got it again. I've got the over the counter medicine on repeat prescription now so I've always got some handy, and I just took one of those and figured it would be gone by the weekend.

It usually clears up pretty quickly, and within the first day I can feel it's getting better. However this time I'm still extremely sore and a bit itchy too. I'd go as far as to say this is the worst case I've ever had of it, and that's saying something considering how often I used to get it!

So I was just wondering if anyone else has had problem with thrush, either it being more painful, or just having trouble getting rid of it?

I just want to know that I'm not going crazy or, once again, assuming I've got thrush and treating it when actually it's something completely different! I certainly don't want to end up back at square one again where all this began.

Hi

Im not sure if I have ever had thrush or not. Can you explain how your symtoms are? I was tested by a swab at the sexual health clinic and they said it was clear I am unsure. I know when I have had sex sometimes my partner has thick cottage cheese fluid on him which is from me (sorry to be graffic) and I wondered if I had thrush deep inside which is what could be causing the v

That certainly sounds thrush like, but I'd have thought a swab would have picked it up if so...

My symptoms are always extreme itching, redness, and very sore. I regularly wake up in the night and find that I've been scratching in my sleep it's that bad! I've always found the 'discharge' to be secondary though. There's always more than I have usually when I'm thrush free, but sometimes it will look the same as normal, other times it will have the so called 'cottage cheese' consistency.