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I think I have an allergy to the main ingredient in Monistat because the times I've used it it literally feels like I inserted acid in me. There are other over the counter anti fungal medication or usually I call my OBGYN and they call in a prescription for Diflucain.

I have no idea if it's normal but I definitely had increased discomfort immediately after using monistat. It did seem to cure things after whatever the recommended time period though.

It was very uncomfortable the time I used the 1-day type. I would get your doctor to call in diflucan if I were you.

I am sensitive/allergic to it and it causes horrible burning. Unfortunately I also develop resistant yeast that can't be treated with diflucan- it does nothing. So monistat agony or sometimes borax (seriously) are the only options.

@Miss Sarah: I had a similar infection right near the end of my pregnancy. Monistat irritated it as well. Cortisone cream is effective in relieving the itching feeling. Once I learned this, I survived a little bit longer in my pregnancy.

Monistat is horrible. See if you can find clotrimazole (generic of Gyne-Lotramin), it's a 10-day treatment which isn't as convenient, but it doesn't hurt and I find it works SO much better (if I use Monistat, the YI reoccurs about 50% of the time). And I usually start to feel better within a day or two, even though the full course takes longer.

@hellobeeboston: thank you! I mistype stuff on here all the time. Thank goodness for the Edit option.

The first time I used it, I accidentally got the "inside" cream on the outside (there was a separate tube of milder cream for use externally)

I thought I burned my privates off. Never made that mistake again.