Is this possible? Yeast infections?

I'll try to make this short.

My wife gets a yeast infection every single time we have sex. This has been going on for years and as you can imagine, this kills our sex life (not to mention the pain and discomfort she has to bear).
She's tried everything under the sun to see why she gets them so often.

For the last two months I have changed my diet and pretty much eliminated sugar. We've done it twice and she has been fine, no itching, etc.
I know I've read before that a guy can get a yeast infection and pass it on but I've had no issues as far as itching, redness, swollenness, or anything else regarding my "parts".
Could something in my diet have been causing her infections? Could "sugar" literally seep out of my skin into her and cause her these infections?

 

I would definitely have her go to her doctor, it's very possible they aren't actually yeast infections. A few different things have the same symptoms (discharge, itching ect) If it is yeast there are oral tablets the doctor can have her take once a week to keep the yeast at bay and probably give you some as well. I don't know how often you guys are having sex but it is possible that you pass it to her and she passes it back. I think the only real answer you'll get is from a doctor. Sugar can't seep out of your penis, but there are a lot of different things that could be happening, the lube you guys use, if you both shower before hand, if she douches or is on antibiotics....

 

You're probably carrying it and giving it back to her. Men can carry without any symptoms, so I would go to the doc together and explain the situation. You need to get cleared up.

 

Thanks for the replies.
My original post was meant to just give the basics of the issue so I omitted some things to not make a post too lengthy.

She has seen her Dr. As i said, this has been going on for years. She's had to use over the counter products as well as an oral pill prescribed by her Dr. Her Dr. just chalks it up as "Some women get these more often that others". And believe me, I've asked her to just go to another Dr. but I can't make her.
Over the years she's changed detergents, changed her diet and several other things I can't remember. We've changed lubes but we probably haven't even used lube in over a year so that's not it.
She's only been on anti biotics a handful of times over the years so I don't think that

If I had something, wouldn't I know it? And if I did, the last two times have been issue free so it almost rules out me having something.

daisymae - And if I did have something, do I just go to my primary Dr? Or are you saying go to her Dr?

 

Towels. Wash your towels and use a new one every day. Towel harbor stuff real bad. I read that sharing towels can spread these yeast type things. You might use your own towel and get used to your own "critters", but if she uses your towel she gets the foreign critters.

 

this, yeast will thrive on a wet towel. Yeast can live in humid air so getting a dehumidifier might help too. When my son had thrush (a yeast infection on the tongue) we wiped down the surfaces in the house with diluted vinegar, which will kill yeast. I would suggest doing that too. It is possible to carry yeast without it being a yeast infection. Your body actually works up a resistance to yeast so it is possible that you have a good resistance and your wife does not.

 

I searched quickly and found this page for overcoming yeast. It looks pretty good.

http://www.birthologie.com/parentin...3-what-causes-overgrowth-how-do-you-treat-it/

 

I use my own towels. I have two that I rotate out. She's never used them. She shares her towels with the kids.

I appreciate all of the info.

Aerianne - I looked over the link you posted. I've googled a ton in the past, as has she. She's tried numerous things and nothing seems to work.

 

Cutting out sugar is an excellent, excellent thing to do. Certainly for fighting candida, but also for health in general.

 

Yes, you can have it and not know about it. You could go to her doctor or yours. Also does she use the restroom right after sex? (really that'd be more UTI like, but it's worth a try) Also her doctor is probably right, she is probably just more susceptible to yeast. Oh and oral probiotics would help and they make vaginal probiotics just for people yeast prone. Honestly as someone in medicine, if she has this many infections and the doctor is just writing it off, she needs a second opinion. Yeast isn't just annoying or vaginal, it can be very dangerous, and obviously she has something going on.

 

Also, if you're going down on her it can also cause yeast infections.

 

Well, we did it again Saturday night and she started itching this morning. So, as you all said, my decrease of sugar had nothing to do with it.

The interesting thing is she typically gets these 4 or 5 days after intercourse. This was only a day and a half.

Guess I need to think about getting myself to a dr. just in case. Has anyone else (male) gone through this? Any details on what they'll need to do?

 

Are you absolutely positive it's a yeast infection, and not an allergic reaction to your semen?

 

I don't come in her. And her dr. said it was a yeast infection. She takes the monistat to clear it up.

 

I would like a better idea of the time dimension of this issue. You say she gets a yeast infection every time you have sex, and you've been married for years. How often do you have sex / how often is she symptomatic? In my mind I'm imagining that she has had candida symptoms for years without pause and this confuses me regarding her doctor's nonchalance.

 

I would get a second opinion. Also, if that Dr thought that, he (or she) should've prescribed a tablet of oral fluconazole for you as well. In my years of pharmacy, that was pretty standard practice.

I would also look into possible allergy.

 

Do you use condoms? There is this one type of condom I can no longer have my partner wear - it makes me itch so bad.

 

no condom use. although we did buy some so we could try and see if that made a difference. just hadn't got around to trying them.

ive asked her to go to another dr. but she just wont. i can understand in a way but ultimately it's her choice.

mama - i did mention the oral pill the dr. often gives her. i just could remember the name but thats it.

one thing i should mention is she does worry alot which leads to stress. from what Ive read that doesnt help.

as far as frequency, its hard to remember through the years but on average, once every 3 weeks or so. for example, we'll have sex then she'll get an infection within 5 days or so. that'll last another 4 or 5 days at least. then she'll have her time of the month. thats almost another week. then she'll want to wait at least another week or so. plus we have 2 kids so life sometimes gets in the way.
she had them some before me but it seems in the last 4 or 5 years its pretty often. i would guess almost monthly. maybe once every 5 weeks or so. hard to say but its pretty often imo.

 

Does your wife suffer from infections when she uses dildos or vibrators in a similar fashion to how intercourse would be with you?

 

no dildos used. only one or two small vibrators are ever used and they are not inserted.