Saturday, January 31, 2009

Reliable Yeast Infection Treatments

By June Lyons

You may have heard about yeast infections before, but your actual knowledge about this condition may be quite limited, inaccurate, or even next to nothing. If you or someone you know is pregnant, it's more important to learn the basic facts about yeast infection, as pregnancy puts anyone at higher risk of contracting this disease.

When most of us think of a yeast infection, we think of it in connection with women. However, the Candida albicans fungus (yeast) can cause infections in anyone of either gender, because it is present in all of our bodies. This will come as an unwelcome surprise to men, but hang on, because it gets worse.

Yeast infections can cause so many different symptoms and you can go round in circles trying so many different diets and creams and antibiotics that you don't know if you are coming and going. The list of symptoms are endless, burning, itching, redness and so on. The list goes on and on but if you just suffered from one of these it would be bad enough but to suffer from all of them at the same time is horrendous.

Of the usual treatments it is common to see vaginal creme, suppositories, and oral medications being used. To avoid and prevent Yeast Infection is a matter of which advice you trust, but generally it is advisable to avoid wearing tight-fitting clothes, remove damp clothes immediately, and don't bath in soapy baths. Also, you may also consider avoiding bread, and sugar.

What most women do not realize is that the over the counter medications that we often use to treat yeast infections can be harmful. These type of medications treat only the symptoms of the infection and not the infection itself. Even doctor prescribed medications can do nothing more than treat the symptoms of an infection.

When your healthy child or adult gets affected by yeast infection, you will try some kind of medication. But, in case the medication fails or symptoms deteriorate, do not persist with the medication. Try to consult your doctor at the earliest convenience. If your immune system is weakened and you notice any new infections or symptoms, you should contact your doctor. - 16004

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