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Info on Group B Strep Please!
I just recently got diagnosed with Group B Step. I'd really like to know more about it. From what I've been looking up it mostly effects pregnant women and newborns, I don't fall under either of those catagories. My doctor said that it most likely happend from having sex with my (monogomous)partner. He's been away, at war, for about 10 months and when he came home we obviously were trying to make up for lost time in the sex department. About two weeks from the time we started having sex again I started to get symtoms similar to that of a yeast infection. (which I sometimes get) I noticed though that the symptoms were stlightly different, which concerned me, usually when I get yeast infections, I'll have some discharge with minimal itching. This time there was little discharge and the itching was through the roof. So, I went to the doctor and they tested me for a bunch of different STDs and baterial infections as well. I didn't have any STDs and she said that this GBS isn't serious and she put me on a antibiotic supository.I'd like to know more about GBS. I know that it can go back and forth between two people from having sex. I realize it's not the same thing as when you have strep throat, but is it possible that because my boyfriend was sick while preforming oral sex on me I got this GBS? Or, is this strictly a genital thing. Also I know it can effect the anal area too, which I think it may have, will that be cleared up with the antibiotic supository that she put me on? Is this likely to come back again? Are there things I can do to prevent this from happening?
From seeing some of the answers posted here, I see that some of these folks have never had a group b strep infection which is completely different than being colonized. A group b strep infection is so much worse than a yeast infection, and not just in the level of itchiness.
Group b strep is not technically considered to be a sexual transmitted disease. However, it can be transmitted sexually via intercourse, oral sex, and even just transfer from fingering by someone who hasn't washed their hands very well as GBS can live on the skin or under the nails. So your husband, who was in the service could have picked it up from the close quarters and less than hygienic conditions I can only imagine are present in the military, and then passed it along to you via more personal contact.
The problem with GBS infections is that they can be difficult to cure. You could have some underlying condition that makes it difficult for your body to keep it in check on its own, otherwise exposure to it would simply make you colonized vs. infected.
If your colonized partner is not treated at the same time as you are treated, yes, you can be reinfected. The best case scenario would be that both of you are treated and both of you are clear of GBS after the first treatment. However, if the infection recurs, you could be looking at a very difficult struggle with doctors who have no idea how to treat a recurring infection in a non-pregnant adult as it is rare, less than 1 in 100,000 cases! And it can recur even if you had no additional contact with someone who is colonized simply because the initial infection wasn't cleared completely. It may take a few weeks for the overgrowth to return to the point that it causes symptoms again.
If the infection does recur, repeated treatments with antibiotics can also have serious problems. It can cause colitis or a gastrointestinal infection with the bacteria C difficile which can cause persistent watery diarrhea up to 10 times a day. You can develop an allergic reaction to the antibiotics which can damage your lymphatic system, heart and even your brain. And the strain you are carrying can develop antibiotic resistance making it even more difficult to cure.
If treatment doesn't work, a group b strep infection can progress to a bladder infection even if you no longer have vaginal symptoms and possibly cause kidney damage. And worst case scenario, it can get into your blood stream, known as sepsis, and can cause meningitis, heart infections and even be fatal. So if anyone says don't worry about it, it's just your normal flora being out of whack, get a second opinion. Get vaginal swabs taken and get your urine analyzed until you are sure that it is gone! And not just the week after you finish the antibiotics, but again a few weeks later after it has had a chance to "grow back".
All of that said, if you are a healthy adult, you should be able to fight it off. But you may have a difficult time finding a doctor who is willing to take the time to help you solve the mystery, know what tests to order, and when. And don't forget to look for any underlying conditions that might be affecting your immune system including diabetes, cancer, vascular issues, hormone imbalances, and HIV.
Best of luck to anyone who does have to deal with a recurrent infection.
Group b strep is not technically considered to be a sexual transmitted disease. However, it can be transmitted sexually via intercourse, oral sex, and even just transfer from fingering by someone who hasn't washed their hands very well as GBS can live on the skin or under the nails. So your husband, who was in the service could have picked it up from the close quarters and less than hygienic conditions I can only imagine are present in the military, and then passed it along to you via more personal contact.
The problem with GBS infections is that they can be difficult to cure. You could have some underlying condition that makes it difficult for your body to keep it in check on its own, otherwise exposure to it would simply make you colonized vs. infected.
If your colonized partner is not treated at the same time as you are treated, yes, you can be reinfected. The best case scenario would be that both of you are treated and both of you are clear of GBS after the first treatment. However, if the infection recurs, you could be looking at a very difficult struggle with doctors who have no idea how to treat a recurring infection in a non-pregnant adult as it is rare, less than 1 in 100,000 cases! And it can recur even if you had no additional contact with someone who is colonized simply because the initial infection wasn't cleared completely. It may take a few weeks for the overgrowth to return to the point that it causes symptoms again.
If the infection does recur, repeated treatments with antibiotics can also have serious problems. It can cause colitis or a gastrointestinal infection with the bacteria C difficile which can cause persistent watery diarrhea up to 10 times a day. You can develop an allergic reaction to the antibiotics which can damage your lymphatic system, heart and even your brain. And the strain you are carrying can develop antibiotic resistance making it even more difficult to cure.
If treatment doesn't work, a group b strep infection can progress to a bladder infection even if you no longer have vaginal symptoms and possibly cause kidney damage. And worst case scenario, it can get into your blood stream, known as sepsis, and can cause meningitis, heart infections and even be fatal. So if anyone says don't worry about it, it's just your normal flora being out of whack, get a second opinion. Get vaginal swabs taken and get your urine analyzed until you are sure that it is gone! And not just the week after you finish the antibiotics, but again a few weeks later after it has had a chance to "grow back".
All of that said, if you are a healthy adult, you should be able to fight it off. But you may have a difficult time finding a doctor who is willing to take the time to help you solve the mystery, know what tests to order, and when. And don't forget to look for any underlying conditions that might be affecting your immune system including diabetes, cancer, vascular issues, hormone imbalances, and HIV.
Best of luck to anyone who does have to deal with a recurrent infection.
Just wondering if any of you ladies are still active on here? Does anyone know of a cure? I’m living in hell right now :(
Well said. I worry as my antibiotics did not work. Now I am taking more antibiotics and feel like crap. I think it is serious especially when you feel the symptoms. I get night sweats, nausea, vomiting sometimes, headaches, and cramps, I even have a rash down there that I am guessing is the strep? So yes it is serious and can go from just strep to INVASIVE strep B.
I was diagnose with strep b when i was pregnant with my 3rd child. The doctor told me not to worry and that a round of IV antibiotic would clear it up. Well, since before I found out I was strep b positive I have been having horrible what I thought was yeast infections. My doctor was also treating me for the same thing. I also have had bloating, spotting between periods, pelvic pain, headaches, yellow/green dischrage, itching,swelling, etc... The doctors said that strep b wouldn't cause any symtoms. I say bull ****. I have been tested for everything and nothing has every come up positive. I have had the same partner for 12 years and he also experiences some symtoms. Especially after we have sex. I finally found a OBGYN that is looking further into it and says yes it can cause symtoms. I also found an article on it in livestrong.com that says:
Adults with Strep B that are not pregnant:
Group B streptococcus does not typically cause symptoms in healthy adults. However, the Minnesota Department of Health notes that those with conditions that may impair the immune system, such as diabetes or cancer, are at higher risk, as are the frail elderly. GBS infection in an adult may lead to a urinary tract infection, with resultant irritative voiding symptoms, fever, and abdominal or back pain. It may also cause a skin or joint infection, with symptoms such as redness and pain, swelling, pus drainage and fever. Pneumonia is also possible, with symptoms such as fever, productive cough, weakness and shortness of breath. GBS is also a rare cause of meningitis in adults. Symptoms could include fever, neck pain and stiffness, headache, and confusion or altered levels of alertness. Also rare, but possible, is an invasion into the bloodstream. Fever, fatigue, increased heart rate and decreased blood pressure could signal sepsis in an adult.
I do hope you all take this seriously. If your doctor doesn't listen, find one that does.
I found another article that said you can pass it from prson to person. Even if you went to the bathroom and didn't wash your hands. The bacteria is now on your hands and you can transfer it to someone. This was a medical site.
Adults with Strep B that are not pregnant:
Group B streptococcus does not typically cause symptoms in healthy adults. However, the Minnesota Department of Health notes that those with conditions that may impair the immune system, such as diabetes or cancer, are at higher risk, as are the frail elderly. GBS infection in an adult may lead to a urinary tract infection, with resultant irritative voiding symptoms, fever, and abdominal or back pain. It may also cause a skin or joint infection, with symptoms such as redness and pain, swelling, pus drainage and fever. Pneumonia is also possible, with symptoms such as fever, productive cough, weakness and shortness of breath. GBS is also a rare cause of meningitis in adults. Symptoms could include fever, neck pain and stiffness, headache, and confusion or altered levels of alertness. Also rare, but possible, is an invasion into the bloodstream. Fever, fatigue, increased heart rate and decreased blood pressure could signal sepsis in an adult.
I do hope you all take this seriously. If your doctor doesn't listen, find one that does.
I found another article that said you can pass it from prson to person. Even if you went to the bathroom and didn't wash your hands. The bacteria is now on your hands and you can transfer it to someone. This was a medical site.
I was diagnosed with strop b early this year. Went to my physician with what I thought was a urinary tract/bladder infection but later learned it was strep b. I had three pregnancies and tested negative with each. It's been 10 years since my last daughter was born and now I'm diagnosed with GBS. Was treated with oral antibiotics but they didn't work. Went to ER in pain, is when I learned the urine test had come back with strep b so they treated me with IV antibiotics. They told me my husband didn't need treatment. Not only am I am beginning to have symptoms again, but I am starting to believe this infection can spread through intimate contact. Strangely, with the first diagnosis we both had a recurring pain in our right upper thigh near the groin. He went to urologist and got a clean bill of health, but now his pain is back and I have it again too. Clearly, GBS is more complicated than the medical community understands. For now, I am opting to try probiotic/kefir/kombucha and other fermented foods, along with some of the supplements mentioned in other posts to see if any marked improvement. Will post again later with an update.
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Oh my god I had / have experienced the upper right side groin pain too!! That was my first real symptom as I also have ibs so the abdominal pains seemed to be from that...but they are more uterus based now and the area feels hot and sensitive to my hand. I also believe it was caused by becoming sexually active again with an x who I recall having similar symptoms like this with (I thought it was thrush) one year ago.. I have had strange pains since then. Especially after sex.
At first I was diagnosed with a vaginal baterial infection got give a cream to syringe up my V. That improved my energy levels back up to normal but after only two weeks I got heavy discharge and pain again especially during and after sex, and lower abdominal pain was and is still persistent. Nausea started today and slight blood in the mass of discharge I’m producin.
Today I was diagnosed with Strep B.. not what I was expecting, kinda feeling hopeless. Got the penicillin I was prescribed... feeling a bit lost and confused as I’m sure it’s PID too... the pain is too persistent and odd around my ovaries but ultra sound came back as normal. No cysts. I like my dr but as a lot of you have said the dr passes it off as nothing serious... guess I’ll just do what she said and take the penicillin but if I should be taking anything else... it’s be good to know.
At first I was diagnosed with a vaginal baterial infection got give a cream to syringe up my V. That improved my energy levels back up to normal but after only two weeks I got heavy discharge and pain again especially during and after sex, and lower abdominal pain was and is still persistent. Nausea started today and slight blood in the mass of discharge I’m producin.
Today I was diagnosed with Strep B.. not what I was expecting, kinda feeling hopeless. Got the penicillin I was prescribed... feeling a bit lost and confused as I’m sure it’s PID too... the pain is too persistent and odd around my ovaries but ultra sound came back as normal. No cysts. I like my dr but as a lot of you have said the dr passes it off as nothing serious... guess I’ll just do what she said and take the penicillin but if I should be taking anything else... it’s be good to know.
Based on comments here, I also tried Allimax (and Allicin Max, which appear to be the same product manufactured in 2 different countries.) Ultimately, it helped, but it took quite a bit of the stuff. Here's my whole treatment history, including dosages of the Allimax:
Vulvovaginitis from Group B Strep was diagnosed by doctor through lab culture. Doctor-prescribed ampicillin was temporarily effective; symptoms returned 1.5 weeks after treatment ended.
Home remedy of sliced garlic clove intravaginally (nightly, overnight) for 3 weeks greatly reduced symptoms but did not remove them completely.
Allimax (and sometimes AllicinMax, I ordered both) capsules, 180 mg 5x per day for 3 weeks did same as garlic: reduced but did not eliminate symptoms, so I doubled the dose. Unless you have difficulty with blood clotting, the product literature indicates this is still a safe amount: Allimax or AllicinMax capsules 360 mg (2 capsules at once) 5x per day for 3 weeks: I am no longer experiencing symptoms and a recent lab culture was negative.
Vulvovaginitis from Group B Strep was diagnosed by doctor through lab culture. Doctor-prescribed ampicillin was temporarily effective; symptoms returned 1.5 weeks after treatment ended.
Home remedy of sliced garlic clove intravaginally (nightly, overnight) for 3 weeks greatly reduced symptoms but did not remove them completely.
Allimax (and sometimes AllicinMax, I ordered both) capsules, 180 mg 5x per day for 3 weeks did same as garlic: reduced but did not eliminate symptoms, so I doubled the dose. Unless you have difficulty with blood clotting, the product literature indicates this is still a safe amount: Allimax or AllicinMax capsules 360 mg (2 capsules at once) 5x per day for 3 weeks: I am no longer experiencing symptoms and a recent lab culture was negative.
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Can I ask what symptoms you had ? I want to try this allimax as I have been diagnosed with group b strep and the symptoms are horrible ! I cant function normally on a day to day basis and it is ruining my relationship I will try anything
And if it can be passed to a baby, you betcha it can be passed during sex. I have cloudy dark yellow cm, strong odor, and yes, over time my husband has begun to smell (uncircumsized, bacteria trapped under forskin.) and his senen has turned yellow. I could bet a thousand dollars that gbs is in his semen. So far, he's asymptomatic which is good though. This has hampered my sex life, as it's extremely painful too. I want my life back. Ladies, I hear you.
Antibiotics don't do squat. You name it I tried it. Name a natural remedy, tried it. Wasted more money than I'd like to admit trying to calm down the gbs. Underlying causes can trigger the gbs. Immune system dysfunctions and endocrine disorders. Off I go to request these tests from my GYN. Here's to hoping she doesn't get mad at me. I feel like all doctors argue with me, then are done with me. This gyn seems compassionate, here's to hoping.
I'm appalled by the lack of knowledge that most ob/gyn's have with this infection. Yes, in some it's fine, the gbs just colonizes a woman with no problems. But in some cases it reproduces like crazy, triggered by another issue. Gbs can often piggy back other bacteria as well. Mine has migrated to my ovaries and has caused two painful accesses and chronic PID (which the doctors say isn't possible from PID). Hello?!?! Ugh there's tonnes if info out there, but it seems the professionals know only what they teach them regarding strep b and pregnancy. I've been suffering for 8 years and I'm not a step closer to seeing the end than when this started. It's truly emotionally and physically devastating for a woman.
I am so relieved to find some info on GBS for non-pregnant women younger than 60. I've been dealing with the almost debilitating symptoms for more than a year and have hesitated to do any medications in fear of treating the wrong symptoms and creating a bigger problem. After much research on a range of possibilities I finally went into the OBGYN & the culture came back positive for GBS.
I'm a bit unsettled with the prescribed treatment and the nurse who spoke to me on behalf of my doctor didn't seem to think it was that big of a deal. Clearly neither she nor mrstdd from above (Jul 02, 2013) have personally experienced this. Do they know what it's like to want to claw out one's own vagina with a grapefruit spoon for some type of relief? Just because it isn't taught in medical school or by medical teams, agreed upon by medical boards, or plastered all over the internet doesn't negate its reality. People used to be taught that the Earth was flat. Once that was dispelled, they believed the Sun rotated around the Earth. We know better now. I'm hoping the future will bring more understanding and answers for those of us dealing with this curse.
There are clearly so many medical processionals who have no idea how to battle this. I think I'll be giving the homeopathic methods a try too. Has anyone found success in treating their partner as well, and what was their treatment? It only seems to be common sense that if the bacteria was in the vagina and he came in contact with that bacteria he could be a carrier and re-infect. I'm so ready to be done with this curse!
I'm a bit unsettled with the prescribed treatment and the nurse who spoke to me on behalf of my doctor didn't seem to think it was that big of a deal. Clearly neither she nor mrstdd from above (Jul 02, 2013) have personally experienced this. Do they know what it's like to want to claw out one's own vagina with a grapefruit spoon for some type of relief? Just because it isn't taught in medical school or by medical teams, agreed upon by medical boards, or plastered all over the internet doesn't negate its reality. People used to be taught that the Earth was flat. Once that was dispelled, they believed the Sun rotated around the Earth. We know better now. I'm hoping the future will bring more understanding and answers for those of us dealing with this curse.
There are clearly so many medical processionals who have no idea how to battle this. I think I'll be giving the homeopathic methods a try too. Has anyone found success in treating their partner as well, and what was their treatment? It only seems to be common sense that if the bacteria was in the vagina and he came in contact with that bacteria he could be a carrier and re-infect. I'm so ready to be done with this curse!
Hi, not sure if you check this, but in the case that you do, I just ordered Allimax and was wondering what dosages you took to get this bugger under control?
Hi- I have been dealing with a Group B Strep infection for 5 years now. After reading the protocol you used, I was just wondering how you are doing present day? Has your body completely healed itself of the infection?
Um yes get a clue, she is obviously being molested to have blood coming out of her vagina AND an infection. WAKE UP
a question............
to those who have used lavender oil, how is this taken?
Orally?
Vaginally?
I have started and am in my 10th day of the many items:
bee propolis and so much more........
even went on a complete fast except supplements.
am going back onto food gradually now.
I didn't eat a lot of sugar in the first place, but carbs were more
of my ugh/sin or whatever the term is.
thank you
to those who have used lavender oil, how is this taken?
Orally?
Vaginally?
I have started and am in my 10th day of the many items:
bee propolis and so much more........
even went on a complete fast except supplements.
am going back onto food gradually now.
I didn't eat a lot of sugar in the first place, but carbs were more
of my ugh/sin or whatever the term is.
thank you
I was told I had strep b today. I have not received any treatment or information about it, just told not to worry. It all started over a month ago. I had itching, burning, swelling and clear watery discharge when swabbed everything came back normal. 2 weeks later the symptoms started again but worse and my discharge has been brown and greenish. I'm really frustrated as me and my partner are trying for a baby and haven't been able to as sex (when symptoms have cleared) is very painful. Would using balance activ help?
I have been treated for strep b for several years on and off since I started the menopause. The infection seems to be triggered by my infrequent periods. My now retired GP treated this successfully with antibiotics and always took me and my symptoms seriously and up until last year this treatment worked.
Last year the infection reappeared and the GP's at my local practice who were unfamiliar with my history failed to take my situation seriously. My normal GBS symptoms progressed from a discharge with odour, to containing blood and then intense pelvic pain on the left side. The infection started in April and in June I was rushed into hospital with a sceptic ovary which was removed. The only thing they ever found when they took the swabs was a heavy growth of GBS.
I now have another infection and I have all of the same symptoms back. I'm not sure what will happen next as the course of antibiotics I have been prescribed has not worked. I will try the BV treatment that someone suggested.
My advice to anyone reading this with GBS symptoms is don't be fobbed off with the 'it lives naturally in women' line. If the BV treatment works I will post it on this site.
Last year the infection reappeared and the GP's at my local practice who were unfamiliar with my history failed to take my situation seriously. My normal GBS symptoms progressed from a discharge with odour, to containing blood and then intense pelvic pain on the left side. The infection started in April and in June I was rushed into hospital with a sceptic ovary which was removed. The only thing they ever found when they took the swabs was a heavy growth of GBS.
I now have another infection and I have all of the same symptoms back. I'm not sure what will happen next as the course of antibiotics I have been prescribed has not worked. I will try the BV treatment that someone suggested.
My advice to anyone reading this with GBS symptoms is don't be fobbed off with the 'it lives naturally in women' line. If the BV treatment works I will post it on this site.
I have been treated for strep b for several years on and off since I started the menopause. The infection seems to be triggered by my infrequent periods. My now retired GP treated this successfully with antibiotics and always took me and my symptoms seriously and up until last year this treatment worked.
Last year the infection reappeared and the GP's at my local practice who were unfamiliar with my history failed to take my situation seriously. My normal GBS symptoms progressed from a discharge with odour, to containing blood and then intense pelvic pain on the left side. The infection started in April and in June I was rushed into hospital with a sceptic ovary which was removed. The only thing they ever found when they took the swabs was a heavy growth of GBS.
I now have another infection and I have all of the same symptoms back. I'm not sure what will happen next as the course of antibiotics I have been prescribed has not worked. I will try the BV treatment that someone suggested.
My advice to anyone reading this with GBS symptoms is don't be fobbed off with the 'it lives naturally in women' line. If the BV treatment works I will post it on this site.
Last year the infection reappeared and the GP's at my local practice who were unfamiliar with my history failed to take my situation seriously. My normal GBS symptoms progressed from a discharge with odour, to containing blood and then intense pelvic pain on the left side. The infection started in April and in June I was rushed into hospital with a sceptic ovary which was removed. The only thing they ever found when they took the swabs was a heavy growth of GBS.
I now have another infection and I have all of the same symptoms back. I'm not sure what will happen next as the course of antibiotics I have been prescribed has not worked. I will try the BV treatment that someone suggested.
My advice to anyone reading this with GBS symptoms is don't be fobbed off with the 'it lives naturally in women' line. If the BV treatment works I will post it on this site.
Seriously...read what you are writing. If a baby can contract it in the VAGINA get sick and die does it make sense to you that it can cause sickness and symptoms? It is not NORMAL to have a substantial amount of GBS in the vagina or anywhere for that matter .It migrates from the intestines via the rectum quite easily as it isn't a far distance;) If one cultures positive for GBS and nothing else and IF they have symptoms as have been listed like burning itching, discharge then clearly it is being caused by the GBS. If on the other hand one has not been cultured or tested for STD's and bacteria then one should do that not self diagnose. GBS does not always present problems or symptoms but it can and does. Occasionally it will even cause stomach problems if the good bacteria in the stomach is not as it should be. Continued antibiotic treatment in the NON-pregnant woman may not always be the best solution. If antibiotics haves been tried and it is not working there are many natural ways to balance the flora in the vagina. Most importantly balance the bacteria in the gut in the long run if long term results are desired. Here are some suggestions from previous posts.
Bee Propolis
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Super Echinacea
PH-Basic (plant caplet to regulate PH- 5 a day)
Vitamin C (1000mg) - might be one tablet
Colloidal Silver (only once a day)
Vaginal flora supplement
Probiotics with L. plantarum
Allicin Max (garlic)
organic lemon water first thing in the morning
garlic daily may be eaten or inserted in the vagina
Aklaine diet http://www.squidoo.com/PHrevolution
Wash the vaginal are with Hibiclens or Lactacyd
Bee Propolis
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Super Echinacea
PH-Basic (plant caplet to regulate PH- 5 a day)
Vitamin C (1000mg) - might be one tablet
Colloidal Silver (only once a day)
Vaginal flora supplement
Probiotics with L. plantarum
Allicin Max (garlic)
organic lemon water first thing in the morning
garlic daily may be eaten or inserted in the vagina
Aklaine diet http://www.squidoo.com/PHrevolution
Wash the vaginal are with Hibiclens or Lactacyd
Please be advised that Group B Strep does NOT cause ANY "outward" symptoms...meaning "outside the body". Therefore, your symptoms are in no way related to Group B Strep!
It can NOT be transmitted through sexual activity; nor is it contagious and able to be passed from one person to another; except from mom to baby during labor/delivery or, occasionally, in the womb.
I hope you will find a doctor to diagnosis your symptoms because it does not sound like it has anything to do with Group B Strep!
The following might help you understand:
http://www.groupbstrep.org/info7.html
It can NOT be transmitted through sexual activity; nor is it contagious and able to be passed from one person to another; except from mom to baby during labor/delivery or, occasionally, in the womb.
I hope you will find a doctor to diagnosis your symptoms because it does not sound like it has anything to do with Group B Strep!
The following might help you understand:
http://www.groupbstrep.org/info7.html
Just wanted to offer this:
http://www.ehow.com/about_5033091_strep-contagious.html
to help clarify things for you (and others interested)
Group B Strep is NOT contagious.
If a person develops illness from it, it's only because they already carried it and it broke through blood barriers in their body OR because they gave birth to a baby without being treated during labor/delivery.
It does NOT pass from one person to another!
http://www.ehow.com/about_5033091_strep-contagious.html
to help clarify things for you (and others interested)
Group B Strep is NOT contagious.
If a person develops illness from it, it's only because they already carried it and it broke through blood barriers in their body OR because they gave birth to a baby without being treated during labor/delivery.
It does NOT pass from one person to another!
Where did you get your information?
Group B Strep is NOT sexually transmitted and can not be sexually transmitted.
It is not "contagious" except that it can pass to a baby while being born and passing through the canal/vagina. (If the mother has not been properly treated with antibiotics during labor)
Group B Strep is just "there" in more than 25-40% of people.
It is usually harmless and produces no symptoms (so the original poster's description of discharge and/or itching is NOT consistent with Group B Strep at all!)
I have been "colonized" and therefore receive antibiotics during labor and delivery of babies...but, your information is inconsistent with everything my medical team has taught me about this bacteria. So, again, where did you get your info?
Being diagnosed as "colonized" simply means that someone has tested positive for the culture but has not developed any illness from carrying the Group B Strep.
Group B Strep "disease" or "infection" is when the baby being born (or the person carrying the culture) becomes "ill" from it. Still...this is when the bacteria invades the same body where it is present...or, a baby's body being born through that person's body...it does not pass to a sexual partner or to another person like a "virus".
Group B Strep is NOT sexually transmitted and can not be sexually transmitted.
It is not "contagious" except that it can pass to a baby while being born and passing through the canal/vagina. (If the mother has not been properly treated with antibiotics during labor)
Group B Strep is just "there" in more than 25-40% of people.
It is usually harmless and produces no symptoms (so the original poster's description of discharge and/or itching is NOT consistent with Group B Strep at all!)
I have been "colonized" and therefore receive antibiotics during labor and delivery of babies...but, your information is inconsistent with everything my medical team has taught me about this bacteria. So, again, where did you get your info?
Being diagnosed as "colonized" simply means that someone has tested positive for the culture but has not developed any illness from carrying the Group B Strep.
Group B Strep "disease" or "infection" is when the baby being born (or the person carrying the culture) becomes "ill" from it. Still...this is when the bacteria invades the same body where it is present...or, a baby's body being born through that person's body...it does not pass to a sexual partner or to another person like a "virus".
Where did you get your information?
Group B Strep is NOT sexually transmitted and can not be sexually transmitted.
It is not "contagious" except that it can pass to a baby while being born and passing through the canal/vagina. (If the mother has not been properly treated with antibiotics during labor)
Group B Strep is just "there" in more than 25-40% of people.
It is usually harmless and produces no symptoms (so the original poster's description of discharge and/or itching is NOT consistent with Group B Strep at all!)
I have been "colonized" and therefore receive antibiotics during labor and delivery of babies...but, your information is inconsistent with everything my medical team has taught me about this bacteria. So, again, where did you get your info?
Being diagnosed as "colonized" simply means that someone has tested positive for the culture but has not developed any illness from carrying the Group B Strep.
Group B Strep "disease" or "infection" is when the baby being born (or the person carrying the culture) becomes "ill" from it. Still...this is when the bacteria invades the same body where it is present...or, a baby's body being born through that person's body...it does not pass to a sexual partner or to another person like a "virus".
Group B Strep is NOT sexually transmitted and can not be sexually transmitted.
It is not "contagious" except that it can pass to a baby while being born and passing through the canal/vagina. (If the mother has not been properly treated with antibiotics during labor)
Group B Strep is just "there" in more than 25-40% of people.
It is usually harmless and produces no symptoms (so the original poster's description of discharge and/or itching is NOT consistent with Group B Strep at all!)
I have been "colonized" and therefore receive antibiotics during labor and delivery of babies...but, your information is inconsistent with everything my medical team has taught me about this bacteria. So, again, where did you get your info?
Being diagnosed as "colonized" simply means that someone has tested positive for the culture but has not developed any illness from carrying the Group B Strep.
Group B Strep "disease" or "infection" is when the baby being born (or the person carrying the culture) becomes "ill" from it. Still...this is when the bacteria invades the same body where it is present...or, a baby's body being born through that person's body...it does not pass to a sexual partner or to another person like a "virus".
Hi im 28 iv just been diagnosed with strep B a few days ago due to illness iv had vaginal and vulval proplems for 4 years now suffer with bad pain and cuts and have seen dr after dr and a specialist who made me worse.my strep B has other symptoms to i feel tired, run down,bad joint pain, bad stomach pain the list goes on. The one thing i am blessed with is an amazing supportive partener who makes all the differece in the world.
do you still have any symptoms? Do you still take the allicin max? how much did u take and for how long? Your sympoms were vaginally?
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