Paula, I don't know if anyone suggested Gentian Violet.  I have found it to
be a good "test" of yeast.  It can bring quite rapid releif of pain if it
is yeast related.

I have had several mothers who, after Diflucan didn't resolve their yeast,
agreed to "go purple" for a few days and found that their pain was
resolved.  In these resistent cases it sometimes took a week of GV to
totally resolve the problem. I like to use GV along with Diflucan.  It also
is very good for resolving the "blebs" that often accompany a yeast infection.

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Upper Midwest USA
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