DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 61-year-old female and have gone through menopause. I've been told by a gynecologist and primary doctor that I have a yeast infection. They both prescribed antibiotics for me, and the antibiotics didn't help my condition. I would greatly appreciate your advice on this ongoing problem.
DEAR READER: I hope that you misunderstood your doctors, because antibiotics are the last thing you should take for a vaginal yeast infection, which should be treated with topical antiyeast medication, such as Econazole. Ask your gynecologist or primary care physician to change your medication to a more effective therapy.
To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report "Vaginal Infections and Disorders."
DEAR DR. GOTT: First, I must tell you how appreciative and thankful I am for your column. It is truly astounding how you seem to write about an affliction affecting either myself, my husband or my father, who is almost 80 years old. All my friends and family read you, too. I even send your column to my 98-year-old grandmother. We often joke that she and my dad are hanging by a thread, but it is made of a steel cable.
On to the question, or, in this case, an idea for your readers. I suffered with cracked-heel problems that were the result of wearing flip-flops or sandals during the summer. Occasionally, this problem went away with major moisturizing. Moisturizer, smoisturizer. Nothing worked consistently. It was horrible contemplating any activity involving walking. It even hurt at night.
Recently, my husband suggested I try Super Glue on the crack causing the most pain. The next morning, before going out shopping, I tried it. There was no pain applying the glue, and the results were instantaneous. I got up and walked around, and the pain was gone. I immediately applied it to the other cracks in the heels of both feet. I went shopping for the rest of the day without any discomfort or pain. Fantastic! Two days later, there was still no pain. I wonder what you and your readers think of this. My husband is my hero.
DEAR READER: Your experience is similar to that of many readers who found relief using Vicks VapoRub or New Skin. The Super Glue therapy is also beneficial, inexpensive and, to my knowledge, harmless. Congratulations to your hero husband.
DEAR DR. GOTT: This is apropos of nothing other than a mention made in a recent column regarding a socially acceptable yet unpretentious term for the bodily function of urination.
At the risk of exposing my "Boomerism," I offer the word "tinkle." Does that ring any bells from your early years? In my opinion, it far outweighs either of the two "p" words.
I've obviously got way too much time on my hands!
DEAR READER: I agree that "tinkle" is an appropriate slang term for urination. However, when I used it with male patients, they looked heavenward and informed me that "real men don't tinkle." So I returned to using only the medical term. I suspect that I'll receive more mail about this topic. I'll keep you posted.
DEAR READER: I hope that you misunderstood your doctors, because antibiotics are the last thing you should take for a vaginal yeast infection, which should be treated with topical antiyeast medication, such as Econazole. Ask your gynecologist or primary care physician to change your medication to a more effective therapy.
To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report "Vaginal Infections and Disorders."
DEAR DR. GOTT: First, I must tell you how appreciative and thankful I am for your column. It is truly astounding how you seem to write about an affliction affecting either myself, my husband or my father, who is almost 80 years old. All my friends and family read you, too. I even send your column to my 98-year-old grandmother. We often joke that she and my dad are hanging by a thread, but it is made of a steel cable.
On to the question, or, in this case, an idea for your readers. I suffered with cracked-heel problems that were the result of wearing flip-flops or sandals during the summer. Occasionally, this problem went away with major moisturizing. Moisturizer, smoisturizer. Nothing worked consistently. It was horrible contemplating any activity involving walking. It even hurt at night.
Recently, my husband suggested I try Super Glue on the crack causing the most pain. The next morning, before going out shopping, I tried it. There was no pain applying the glue, and the results were instantaneous. I got up and walked around, and the pain was gone. I immediately applied it to the other cracks in the heels of both feet. I went shopping for the rest of the day without any discomfort or pain. Fantastic! Two days later, there was still no pain. I wonder what you and your readers think of this. My husband is my hero.
DEAR READER: Your experience is similar to that of many readers who found relief using Vicks VapoRub or New Skin. The Super Glue therapy is also beneficial, inexpensive and, to my knowledge, harmless. Congratulations to your hero husband.
DEAR DR. GOTT: This is apropos of nothing other than a mention made in a recent column regarding a socially acceptable yet unpretentious term for the bodily function of urination.
At the risk of exposing my "Boomerism," I offer the word "tinkle." Does that ring any bells from your early years? In my opinion, it far outweighs either of the two "p" words.
I've obviously got way too much time on my hands!
DEAR READER: I agree that "tinkle" is an appropriate slang term for urination. However, when I used it with male patients, they looked heavenward and informed me that "real men don't tinkle." So I returned to using only the medical term. I suspect that I'll receive more mail about this topic. I'll keep you posted.