I believe beer is made up mostly of yeast and I believe that is the reason that it is so bad for us. My husband does not drink beer but he is very unhealthy. I see many signs of yeast in his body but he refuses to get healthy. Boaz does not even want us kissing. I know this is probably the most difficult part of our treatment. We work so hard and then our spouses can re-infect us. My heart bleeds at    the sacrifices my husband has made on my behalf but by the same token he could work    at being healthy as well. When he indulges in chocolate chip cookies or ice cream I tell him" well I hope you enjoy those because there goes your sex". Lol but not really funny at all. It's very difficult to be intimate at all because the entire time ai'm thinking how much pain or itching is this going to cause me? Sorry. Wish the answers to your questions could be different. This is a very difficult journey for sure but still worth it to me. 

My partner has lyme and co-infections and during my last appointment with Matia, we had a long talk about the ramifications of his imbalances on me in terms of our sex life.  She basically said that kissing is OK, as our mouths have many ways to deal with microbiota that are foreign, but that we should always have protected sex of all kinds.  She has told me to gargle with goldenseal after sexual encounters to kill any errant bacteria. 

I recognize that yeast is a different thing, but I think as a general rule of thumb you can be careful without driving yourself crazy.  If he's been drinking, don't kiss right away & make him brush his teeth.  My partner rarely drinks, but when he does, I have no interest in kissing, as the smell of alcohol just smells like yeast to me and I want to stay away.

I'm giving this advice, but honestly engaging in sexual activity does make me crazy nervous.  I'm working so hard to regain my balance and I'd hate to think I was throwing myself off by engaging in something that seems benign but is causing upheaval.   

Hey there- Don't panic yet. Each case is totally different. Matia never told me to avoid intimacy of any kind other than having him ejaculate inside. She never told me to ask him to stop drinking beer until I was in treatment for 2 years. Because each case is different, she starts with the big things and goes from there. SO, maybe some people can heal fine without some restrictions, do you now what I mean? As you go along, they may adjust as needed. So, to rule out things, my husband stopped drinking beer at one point. He doesn't miss it or at least he says he doesn't. He feels great and looks awesome!! (he always looked pretty good, though)My husband is very healthy though and always has been so he has never been a large factor in my case according to Dr B. We have sex without condoms but he withdraws. This has been okayed multiple times. IN MY CASE! For a long time, the loss of normal intimacy was the absolute worst part of this. I made a decision 2 years ago that as long as I felt even slightly ok, I wouild still have sex if I wanted to even if it meant I might feel worse after. But I am lucky in that I don't have pain during sex -only flare after a bit (but not always). That was a huge turning point in my coping. I accepted that I didn't feel normal after sex and I mourned that but I decided it wasn't going to stop me feel the pleasure and connection. This is so tough and I don't want you to freak out about something that may not come to fruition in your case. Hang in there (((((((((((((((((hug))))))))))))))))))))))))