Do some forms of antibiotics give yeast infections?
Yes they can…and do. The use of antibiotics can make it more likely for you to get a vaginal yeast infection. Antibiotics can alter the delicate balance in your vagina by suppressing the naturally occurring “good” bacteria that keeps the yeast fungus under control. When this happens, the yeast can multiply rapidly and cause a yeast infection. Various other drugs, such as birth control pills and steroids (often used to treat allergic or inflammatory diseases, such as asthma and arthritis), can also create conditions for yeast overgrowth.
They don’t “give” the yeast infection, they just help cause one. The antibiotics kill off the naturally occuring good bacteria that help to keep the yeast population in check. Without the population control, you can potentially get a “yeast infection.” It doesn’t happen to everyone, and it doesn’t happen with all antibiotics – but it is a possibility, and it’s not uncommon.
