Candidiasis is popularly known as thrush. It causes yeast-like fungus candida. This fungus lives in the mouth, in the intestines, in the vagina of healthy people. It is a natural part of human microflora.
With a decrease in immunity, the candida fungus begins to multiply, causing thrush. The disease can develop in the vagina of women, in the mouth (especially in infants), intestines, human nails, etc.
Symptoms of candidiasis in women are curdled discharge, pain and burning in the vagina. In men, redness and the appearance of white plaque are added to these symptoms manifested in the penis.
Most often, the doctor prescribes a medicine called Candide B to treat thrush. It belongs to the group of drugs for external use and is intended for the treatment and prevention of diseases caused by fungi.
Candide B is a cream whose components are clotrimazole, betamethazole and excipients: white petrolatum, propylene glycol, etc. The cream goes on sale in aluminum fifteen-gram tubes packed in cardboard boxes.
How does Candide B work?
Clotrimazole destroys the cell membranes of fungi, which became the causative agents of the infection, after which they die. Beclomethasone has an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effect, relieves irritation and itching, and eliminates a rash.
The drug actively fights against diseases caused by mold and yeast, dermatophytes, and some bacteria, among which are frequent gardnerella and streptococci.
How to use Candide B?
The drug is used 2-3 times a day. First, the affected area is thoroughly washed. For women, the doctor may prescribe in addition to the douching medicine. After washing, the infected area is wiped dry. After a few minutes, with gentle, gentle movements, a remedy is applied to it. They give time to absorb Candide B cream, and only then put on clothes.
Some patients stop using the cream immediately after eczema-like rashes or white patches disappear from the skin. It is not right. Candide B, the price of which ranges from 180-250 rubles, should be used until the tests show the absence of the disease. Sometimes more than one tube may be required.
Overdose of the drug "Candide B" and its adverse interaction with other drugs was not observed.
Occasionally, a drug can have a side effect. At the site of damage to the skin or mucous membrane with mushrooms, a tingling sensation may appear, sometimes a sharp itching. Very rarely, allergic reactions occur. If the use of the cream causes such discomfort or contributes to the development of inflammation, the doctor cancels the appointment.
Candide B is contraindicated for people with skin reactions that appear at the site of use. It can not be used to treat skin lesions with tuberculosis, syphilis, herpes and other specific diseases, as well as people with high sensitivity to all components of the drug.