The factors promoting development of the thrush:

• reception of antibiotics;
• syringing;
• carrying of tight underwear (especially synthetic);
• physiological conditions of an organism (age; dysfunction of ovary, the lowered function of a thyroid gland; changes of the hormonal status, for example, pregnancy; adiposity);
• presence of the basic disease (a cancer, a diabetes, infringements of cellular immunity);
• use of oral contraceptives;
• incorrect feed, in particular, surplus sweet.

It is also possible to catch the thrush by sexual intercourse.

Certainly, some of the specified factors are difficult for avoiding, but, knowing the possible reasons of occurrence of thrush, you may be careful about your health. It is necessary to start treatment of thrush from elimination of the reason which has led to occurrence of candidiasis. It is necessary to cancel an antibacterial preparation, to stop to use or to choose other contraceptive means, to take up treatment of infringement of metabolism. For today there are many methods of treatment of thrush. You can use local means for treatment of thrush, for example, vaginal creams, suppositories or tablets, course of treatment with which takes 5-7 and more days. When using such means it is necessary to consider their inconvenient way of receipt. Besides they can cause irritation of skin and a mucous membrane of genitals and do not affect the fungus centers in intestines, in oral cavity, that can promote repeated flashes of thrush.

An advantage of a single ingestion of Diflucan lies in absence of inconveniences and discomfort with which vaginal application of topical means is usually connected. Moreover, you will not have to remember about necessity of reception Diflucan during 3-7 days.

In case of thrush Diflucan is to be accepted once, inside, in a doze of 150-300 mg. In case of difficult and relapsing forms of thrush Diflucan is appointed in a doze of 150-300 mg inside once a week during 3-4 weeks. For preventive measures of thrush – 50 mg 1 time a day. The lightening of symptoms may start already in an hour. Diflucan is possible for reception any time irrespective of reception of food.
Diflucan is released in drugstores without the recipe, nevertheless, for achievement of the best result in treatment of the thrush consultation of the doctor is recommended. Safety of Diflucan is confirmed in more than 40 countries of the world by millions patients. Efficiency of treatment of thrush by Diflucan makes up 99 %.

Diflucan is used for treatment of fungi infections. The most frequent activator of fungi infections is yeast-like fungus of Candida. The preparation may be appointed by the doctor for treatment of following infections:

• oral moniliasis or the thrush of an oral cavity or gullet (an infection of mucous membranes). The thrush is caused usually by Candida fungus.
• candidiasis infections of lungs, urinary systems, skin.
• candidiasis infections of oral cavity of the patients, carrying dental artificial limbs (ulcers of a mucous membrane of the oral cavities connected with carrying of dental artificial limbs).

Diflucan is also possible to apply for prevention of repeated fungoid infections.

The preparation is also appointed in case of following infections:

• infections of skin, for example, tinea pedis, dermatomycosis, the infections of nails
• fungoid (system) infections of internal bodies caused by Candida, for example, infections of blood (candidemia), uric ways (candiduria) or other bodies
• infection of patients with insufficient function of immune system in branches of intensive therapy
• fungoid (system) infections of the internal bodies caused by cryptococcus, for example, cryptococcal meningitis or infections of other localization, in particular, of lungs and a leather.

Diflucan can be appointed for the prevention of the repeated infections caused by cryptococcosis. Diflucan may be appointed for the prevention of repeated infections of genitals, for example, vaginal candidiasis, and also for reduction of frequency of relapses of vaginal candidiasis (3 or more times a year).

Diflucan is also applied for treatment of:

• candidiasis balanitis (of a balanus and/or foreskin)
• preventions of occurrence of repeated fungoid infections (if you have dysfunction of immune system).
• The preparation is also intended for treatment of patients with rare fungoid infections, such as coccidioidomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, sporotrichosis and histoplasmosis.

By-actions

It is extremely rare for the patients, who have accepted Diflucan, that toxic effects from a liver side were observed. Generally the given displays were observed among patients with heavy fungoid infections. Usually similar effects disappeared after the termination of treatment. If your doctor will connect occurrence of toxic effects with application of Diflucan, treatment by a preparation will be stopped. Similarly seldom during reception of Diflucan the changes in blood/function of a liver/urine or biochemical parameters were observed. Only in rare cases similar changes of parameters have been connected with reception of Diflucan. If these phenomena have arisen, your doctor will steadfastly observe your condition.

The patients that received Diflucan, heavy skin reactions developed extremely seldom. The patients with AIDS have a considerably raised risk of development of heavy skin reactions to many preparations.

In rare cases people have allergic reactions to medicines being developed. If you have any of following undesirable effects, immediately inform on it to the doctor:

• sudden attack of asthma, difficulty of breath or constraint in a breast
• edema of eyelid, face or lips
• protrusive skin eruption or red itching spots
• itch on all body

If you feel badly or you have any other phenomena troubling you, inform the doctor or the pharmacist about it.