| Diflucan Fluconazole is a synthetic antifungal agent that can be used for the treatment of a variety of Candida albicans infections. For the breastfeeding mother in particular, it can be used to treat recurrent Candida infections of the nipples, and, if such a thing exists, as I believe it does, Candida infections of the milk ducts.
Candida (Yeast) Infections of the Nipple and Ducts -
Candida infections of the nipples may occur any time while the mother is breastfeeding. Candida albicans likes warm, moist, dark areas. It lives normally on us, and 90% of babies are colonized by it within a few hours of birth. It only becomes a problem under certain circumstances.
Candida infections of the skin or mucous membranes are more likely to occur when there is a breakdown in the integrity of the skin or mucous membrane-another reason why a good latch is very important from the very first day. Many Candida infections would, perhaps, not have occurred, if the mother had not had sore nipples and a breakdown of the skin of the nipples and areola. The oozing of serum that occurs often in cracked nipples turns Candida albicans from its harmless form to a disease causing form.
The widespread use of antibiotics also encourages the overgrowth of Candida albicans. Many pregnant women, women in labor, and new mothers, as well as their babies receive antibiotics, sometimes with very little justification.
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