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Hello doctors... I am 31 weeks pregnent. My doctor suggested to take candid v6 veginal pessaries for 6 days. Now I completed 2 days. I have few drops of watery milk color discharge now. Is this amniotic fluid?
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Candid V6 (clotrimazole) pessaries commonly dissolve and cause milky/watery discharge, which is normal during treatment.
✔ Continue the medication as advised.
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If there is continuous watery leakage, foul smell, abdominal pain, or reduced baby movements, consult your doctor promptly.
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Candid V6 vaginal pessaries (clotrimazole) for a yeast infection
It is very common for vaginal pessaries to cause a watery or milky discharge as the tablet dissolves and is expelled from the body. This is typically the medication itself and not a cause for alarm.
However,
because you are 31 weeks pregnant, it is crucial to distinguish this from amniotic fluid (the water breaking(PPROM )
How to Tell the Difference
Signs it is likely the Medication (Candid V6): if colour is
milky-white or white, reflecting the dissolving tablet.
primarily in the morning after using the pessary at night.
Signs it may be amniotic fluid (Watery Leakage):
Constant, uncontrollable watery flow:
If you put on a pad, it keeps getting wet/damp despite the discharge, often after standing up.
usually odorless,
Next Steps
Contact your doctor for physical examination .
keeping counting fetal movements.
Health Tips
Continue & complete with your treatment
can use sanitary pad .
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Dr. Sravya Naramchetti
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
6 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
Noo its not fluid, its maybe cause of the medication
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Dr. Pushpa Gour
Gynecologist
32 yrs exp
Bhopal
Milky discharge is not amniotic fluid.
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
Gynecologist
22 yrs exp
Chandigarh
Discharge needs to be examined meet a doctor in person
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Dr. Prateeksha B S
Obstetrician
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
No amniotic fluid is water like
So it could the pessary that's giving that colour
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Dr. Neha Vashisth
Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Jaipur
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Dr. Pratibha P S
Gynecologist
10 yrs exp
Bangalore
better to directly get it checked
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