Having a yeast infection can be a truly miserable experience. It can lead the sufferer to feel alone and isolated - it seems that yeast infections are classed as 'embarrassing' ailments, but having a yeast infection is no more your fault than having a common cold. Luckily though there are a number of different cures for a yeast infection, ranging from prescribed medication, to over the counter drugs, and even common household items.
How to get rid of yeast infections
One of the most successful methods of combating an infection is simply changing your diet. Although this sounds simple it really is an effective cure for yeast infections, and there are many sources of information about the type of foods that you should cut out of your diet, and more importantly which foods you should eat more of to help fight your yeast infection. Once the infection is cured you can re-introduce the 'banned' foods, but you should have them in moderation.
Of course, in some cases this is not enough, so the next stage is to seek the advice of your doctor regarding the different prescribed medications that are available, including yeast infection treatment pills, creams and ointments,
Prescribed treatments
There are a number of various yeast infection treatment pills available; most are Fluconazole based and are marketed under common names such as Diflucan and Trican. Fluconazole is an antifungal drug which fights the yeast infection, and can usually deliver results within about 3 days. This cure for yeast infections also boasts a cure rate of about 80%, making it a very effective treatment for the majority of people.
Do yeast infection pills have any side effects
As with any form of medication, there are a few general side effects that you may suffer from when using treatments like this, the most common of which are headaches and slight feelings of nausea. However these are usually short lived. If you find you get very severe side effects then you should consult a doctor, as you may be allergic to one of the ingredients in your medication. While this pill will not interfere with birth control pills, it may be incompatible with certain medications such as some antidepressants and antibiotics.
These types of pill are a really good way to get rid of yeast infections, especially if you don't want to have to deal with the mess of using a cream or ointment. Using a pill based treatment is fast, easy and convenient.
Conclusion
While you may feel ashamed about having a yeast infection it's important to remember that this is a common problem. Just because people don't talk about having a yeast infection doesn't mean that they never had one, so it's very important that you seek out help. Some cures for yeast infections are only available with a prescription, however there are also a number of herbal 'home remedies' that you could try. It's worth bearing in mind though that these home remedies can take a very long time to work, and in fact many people don't see any improvements at all with them.
Marnie Wallace a woman's health medical researcher and editor of yeast-infection-gone.com For more information on Natural Cures For Your Yeast Infection visit us at http://www.yeast-infection-gone.com/ and read our Free natural cures articles.
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
A Skin Rash Might Be a Sign That You Have a Yeast Infection
Do lesions and rashes on your skin point to a yeast infection? Before we discuss the relationship between those symptoms and yeast infection with Candida, we should quickly examine what yeast infection really is and how Candida infection can appear on skin with symptoms that maybe internal or external.
When your body is healthy, the bacteria in your intestines and your immune system cooperate to keep Candida in check. But if the beneficial bacteria disappear, if your body is under serious stress or if you eat a lot of fat food, which gives Candida the chance to over grow and infect, then this wrecks the balance with the beneficial microorganisms. Yeast is the scientific term for fungus that only has one cell. The type of yeast which is most often present in your body is called candida and the infections that can be caused by these yeast microbes are called candidiasis or yeast infections. Candida grows rapidly and becomes fungal when conditions allow. It then pierces the intestinal tissue to get into the bloodstream and to spread the yeast infection everywhere in the body.
Candidiasis can have local and also systemic manifestations as far as the body goes. Candidal skin infection which is yeast skin infection is one of the most frequent kinds of yeast infection and can appear in numerous places. Some examples are: anywhere there is a skin fold; in the groin; in the skin around the fingernail; in obese people, under the folds of the skin of the abdomen; beneath the arms; and underneath the breasts.
Medications, antibiotics and oral contraceptives can all impact the immune system, as can excessive consumption of refined carbohydrates, caffeine, alcohol and other processed foods which all act negatively on the beneficial bacteria. This in turn triggers candida growth and increases the risk of candidiasis. If a person does not have a strong immune system (for example those who are in a stressful situation or to insist on poor diet plans, like refined carbohydrates and yeasty food that encourage candy the overgrowth), they are more likely to contract yeast infection. In addition those people who wear shoes that are tight fitting or closed-toe and who participate in sports activities, are likely to contract skin infection due to Candida on their toes.
Local symptoms may also act in parallel with inner problems on a mental or emotional level when the yeast infection is severe. Symptoms will include digestive problems, bad breath, gas and bloating of the intestines, vision problems, abnormal desire for sugar, strange modifications in mood without warning, and tiredness. You need to recognize these kinds of symptoms if you want to make a good self-diagnosis of Candida and skin infection that is due to yeast. Typical local infections will include a rash which is brown or red in color and which can ooze. There may also be maceration or cracking of the skin or wetness and soreness in skin folds. All of this can be accompanied by pain burning and itching sensations in the affected areas and the onset of papules and pustules.
Yeast infections are the results of internal factors more than external and therefore if you want to cure Candida overgrowth and related symptoms, you need to do more than just treat the visible external manifestation. You cannot neglect the underlying causes. If the underlying reasons that provoked the yeast infection are not tackled, the disease can increase in severity and provoke further symptoms that degenerate even more. Although for years people thought that yeast infections of the skin were all local and could be effectively cured by topical medications, scientific information now shows us otherwise. However doctors persist in treating skin candidiasis with topical anti-fungal creams.
Get the facts here about the only way to really eradicate yeast infections by using an all-natural long-term holistic program that impacts from within and gets rid of yeast infections forever. Did you hear the news? Your yeast skin infection can be safely and permanently eliminated with the powerful holistic methods that rely only on natural solutions.
Linda Allen is a medical researcher, certified nutritionist, health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book, "Yeast Infection No More- Open The Door To a Yeast Infection Free Life". Linda has written dozens of holistic health articles and has been featured in ezines and print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide.
To Learn More About Linda Allen's Unique 5-Step Holistic Yeast Infection Cure System Visit: Yeast Infection
When your body is healthy, the bacteria in your intestines and your immune system cooperate to keep Candida in check. But if the beneficial bacteria disappear, if your body is under serious stress or if you eat a lot of fat food, which gives Candida the chance to over grow and infect, then this wrecks the balance with the beneficial microorganisms. Yeast is the scientific term for fungus that only has one cell. The type of yeast which is most often present in your body is called candida and the infections that can be caused by these yeast microbes are called candidiasis or yeast infections. Candida grows rapidly and becomes fungal when conditions allow. It then pierces the intestinal tissue to get into the bloodstream and to spread the yeast infection everywhere in the body.
Candidiasis can have local and also systemic manifestations as far as the body goes. Candidal skin infection which is yeast skin infection is one of the most frequent kinds of yeast infection and can appear in numerous places. Some examples are: anywhere there is a skin fold; in the groin; in the skin around the fingernail; in obese people, under the folds of the skin of the abdomen; beneath the arms; and underneath the breasts.
Medications, antibiotics and oral contraceptives can all impact the immune system, as can excessive consumption of refined carbohydrates, caffeine, alcohol and other processed foods which all act negatively on the beneficial bacteria. This in turn triggers candida growth and increases the risk of candidiasis. If a person does not have a strong immune system (for example those who are in a stressful situation or to insist on poor diet plans, like refined carbohydrates and yeasty food that encourage candy the overgrowth), they are more likely to contract yeast infection. In addition those people who wear shoes that are tight fitting or closed-toe and who participate in sports activities, are likely to contract skin infection due to Candida on their toes.
Local symptoms may also act in parallel with inner problems on a mental or emotional level when the yeast infection is severe. Symptoms will include digestive problems, bad breath, gas and bloating of the intestines, vision problems, abnormal desire for sugar, strange modifications in mood without warning, and tiredness. You need to recognize these kinds of symptoms if you want to make a good self-diagnosis of Candida and skin infection that is due to yeast. Typical local infections will include a rash which is brown or red in color and which can ooze. There may also be maceration or cracking of the skin or wetness and soreness in skin folds. All of this can be accompanied by pain burning and itching sensations in the affected areas and the onset of papules and pustules.
Yeast infections are the results of internal factors more than external and therefore if you want to cure Candida overgrowth and related symptoms, you need to do more than just treat the visible external manifestation. You cannot neglect the underlying causes. If the underlying reasons that provoked the yeast infection are not tackled, the disease can increase in severity and provoke further symptoms that degenerate even more. Although for years people thought that yeast infections of the skin were all local and could be effectively cured by topical medications, scientific information now shows us otherwise. However doctors persist in treating skin candidiasis with topical anti-fungal creams.
Get the facts here about the only way to really eradicate yeast infections by using an all-natural long-term holistic program that impacts from within and gets rid of yeast infections forever. Did you hear the news? Your yeast skin infection can be safely and permanently eliminated with the powerful holistic methods that rely only on natural solutions.
Linda Allen is a medical researcher, certified nutritionist, health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book, "Yeast Infection No More- Open The Door To a Yeast Infection Free Life". Linda has written dozens of holistic health articles and has been featured in ezines and print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide.
To Learn More About Linda Allen's Unique 5-Step Holistic Yeast Infection Cure System Visit: Yeast Infection
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Vaginal and Male Yeast Infections-Why Antifungal Herbs Might Make Things Worse
If you now suffer from a vaginal yeast infection or a male yeast infection, you've probably searched the Web for a mild, natural cure. And you've probably landed on web pages that suggest a variety of antifungal herbs, such as oregano oil, grapefruit seed extract, black walnut, etc.
If so, you found web pages written by people who believe in a syndrome that the medical community does not acknowledge or accept as scientifically valid - called "systemic yeast infections," "systemic candidiasis," or "Candida overgrowth."
The folks who believe in this syndrome have a long list of symptoms that are supposed to be caused by having too much yeast in your gut. Genital yeast infections are included on the list, but there are over 30 other vague symptoms, too - including such things as fatigue, insomnia, digestive problems, and infertility.
In fact, if you feel less than perfect, these folks will blame it on Candida.
It seems natural, then, to assume that the remedies recommended for this general, systemic type of yeast infection will also work for your vaginal yeast infection or male yeast infections. However, there is no proof that this is true, and there are good reasons to believe that the antifungal herbs can actually make things worse for you.
You could even find yourself with chronic yeast infections, instead of the one irritating rash you've got now.
Why? Because the most common cause of yeast infections is the use of antibiotics. And the herbs listed above are mild antibiotics. They may kill off some of the yeast in your intestinal tract (which is not the yeast that's actually making you itch), but at the same time your beneficial bacteria population will also be damaged.
For this reason, the systemic yeast infection crowd always suggests that you start eating yoghurt or taking probiotic supplements - exactly the same recommendation you would get from your doctor to lower your risk of getting a yeast infection when you need to take antibiotics.
In other words, if the herbs have the killing power that's claimed for them, using the herbs will damage the bacterial population that is your body's first line of defense against yeast infections.
It would be in your best interest to skip the herbs altogether, and eat the yogurt. Some people with genital yeast infections also put the yogurt directly on the infected area, to get the beneficial bacteria right where they're needed. There have been no studies that prove that this works, but thousands of people swear by it, and it certainly can't hurt.
The "systemic yeast infection" web pages also recommend fairly complicated Candida diets, and there is one aspect of these diets that you should follow - if you're suffering from a vaginal or male yeast infection you should stop eating sugar and white flour, at least until the symptoms and rash are gone.
Sugar has mild antibiotic properties and yeast loves it. It won't hurt you to give it up for a week or so.
If you want a natural, soothing yeast infection remedy, apply a mild vinegar solution to the affected area. One safe way to do this is to put a cup or more of apple cider vinegar in hot bath water, and then get in for a nice relaxing soak. Or you can sponge your genital area with a vinegar solution, if a relaxing bath doesn't appeal to you for some reason.
Ladies, do not use a vinegar douche if you have the symptoms of a yeast infection - if you've guessed wrong and actually have a bacterial infection instead, you could cause permanent damage to your reproductive organs.
(Yeast and other fungi really don't like vinegar, so if you ever have athletes' foot or nail fungus, remember this remedy and give your tired feet a good soak in a tub of warm vinegar solution. It may smell funny, but the fungus will almost always disappear without resorting to more expensive and invasive medications from the drug store.)
So stay away from antifungal/antibiotic herbs if you have a vaginal or male yeast infection, stop eating sugar and white flour at least until the symptoms are gone, and try soaking your rash in a nice warm vinegar bath.
If these mild and safe home remedies don't work in a few days, it's time to get yourself to a doctor. No home remedy is guaranteed to cure every yeast infection.
And it's important to remember that a self-diagnosis is not always right - your home remedy might not be working because you don't have a yeast infection. If you itch for some other reason, you need to know what really is causing your symptoms so your doctor can help you get rid of it before it does any lasting damage.
Jonni Good is the author of the definitive guide to vaginal and male yeast infections, which includes an extensive discussion about safe natural remedies, and which also shows you how to easily avoid getting another yeast infection in the future. You can read about her new book online at http://www.YourYeastInfection.com
If so, you found web pages written by people who believe in a syndrome that the medical community does not acknowledge or accept as scientifically valid - called "systemic yeast infections," "systemic candidiasis," or "Candida overgrowth."
The folks who believe in this syndrome have a long list of symptoms that are supposed to be caused by having too much yeast in your gut. Genital yeast infections are included on the list, but there are over 30 other vague symptoms, too - including such things as fatigue, insomnia, digestive problems, and infertility.
In fact, if you feel less than perfect, these folks will blame it on Candida.
It seems natural, then, to assume that the remedies recommended for this general, systemic type of yeast infection will also work for your vaginal yeast infection or male yeast infections. However, there is no proof that this is true, and there are good reasons to believe that the antifungal herbs can actually make things worse for you.
You could even find yourself with chronic yeast infections, instead of the one irritating rash you've got now.
Why? Because the most common cause of yeast infections is the use of antibiotics. And the herbs listed above are mild antibiotics. They may kill off some of the yeast in your intestinal tract (which is not the yeast that's actually making you itch), but at the same time your beneficial bacteria population will also be damaged.
For this reason, the systemic yeast infection crowd always suggests that you start eating yoghurt or taking probiotic supplements - exactly the same recommendation you would get from your doctor to lower your risk of getting a yeast infection when you need to take antibiotics.
In other words, if the herbs have the killing power that's claimed for them, using the herbs will damage the bacterial population that is your body's first line of defense against yeast infections.
It would be in your best interest to skip the herbs altogether, and eat the yogurt. Some people with genital yeast infections also put the yogurt directly on the infected area, to get the beneficial bacteria right where they're needed. There have been no studies that prove that this works, but thousands of people swear by it, and it certainly can't hurt.
The "systemic yeast infection" web pages also recommend fairly complicated Candida diets, and there is one aspect of these diets that you should follow - if you're suffering from a vaginal or male yeast infection you should stop eating sugar and white flour, at least until the symptoms and rash are gone.
Sugar has mild antibiotic properties and yeast loves it. It won't hurt you to give it up for a week or so.
If you want a natural, soothing yeast infection remedy, apply a mild vinegar solution to the affected area. One safe way to do this is to put a cup or more of apple cider vinegar in hot bath water, and then get in for a nice relaxing soak. Or you can sponge your genital area with a vinegar solution, if a relaxing bath doesn't appeal to you for some reason.
Ladies, do not use a vinegar douche if you have the symptoms of a yeast infection - if you've guessed wrong and actually have a bacterial infection instead, you could cause permanent damage to your reproductive organs.
(Yeast and other fungi really don't like vinegar, so if you ever have athletes' foot or nail fungus, remember this remedy and give your tired feet a good soak in a tub of warm vinegar solution. It may smell funny, but the fungus will almost always disappear without resorting to more expensive and invasive medications from the drug store.)
So stay away from antifungal/antibiotic herbs if you have a vaginal or male yeast infection, stop eating sugar and white flour at least until the symptoms are gone, and try soaking your rash in a nice warm vinegar bath.
If these mild and safe home remedies don't work in a few days, it's time to get yourself to a doctor. No home remedy is guaranteed to cure every yeast infection.
And it's important to remember that a self-diagnosis is not always right - your home remedy might not be working because you don't have a yeast infection. If you itch for some other reason, you need to know what really is causing your symptoms so your doctor can help you get rid of it before it does any lasting damage.
Jonni Good is the author of the definitive guide to vaginal and male yeast infections, which includes an extensive discussion about safe natural remedies, and which also shows you how to easily avoid getting another yeast infection in the future. You can read about her new book online at http://www.YourYeastInfection.com
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