What is a Yeast Infection?
Candida, commonly called yeast infection or thrush, is a fungal infection of any of the Candida species, of which Candida albicans is possibly the most common.
The symptoms of a yeast infection are intense itching, redness, burning, discharge, painful urination and painful sexual intercourse, which can severely reducing your enjoyment of life. Men can also suffer from yeast infection in the form of inflammation at the tip of the penis. It is less common in men than in women.
If you wish to finally eliminate yeast infections from your life, feel more energetic and enjoy better health without using potentially dangerous prescription drugs, then read on.
Yeast infections can be treated successfully with either home remedies or, in the cases of a more severe infection, with either over the counter or anti fungal prescription medications. Below you will find links to the best information on home remedies and prescription medication. http://yeast-infection-free.info
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From my personal experience of using a variety of prescription-medications, over time it seemed that my body became immune to them, Yeast/ Candida infections seemed more frequent, more painful. The pharmacy-drugs were also causing me to stink!.
I found better relief and results using a good quality (preferably) bio- yogurt. I inserted a soaked a tampon with yogurt over night for one week. I can also recommend the "tampon treatment" with Propolis (i got a tincture from a natural pharmacy with a 20% propolis. I let the tampon be covered with the propolis drops and inserted it for during the day 4-6h, after rinsing out the vagina from the yogurt).
This is 100% natural, safe and doesn't damage your natural vaginal-flora What's more, after one treatment of the wondrous Propolis drops (thank you universe for creating the bees!!!) and yoghurt, I have enjoyed 2 years free of yeast infection!!!
If you are a woman prone to recurring Candida / Yeast infections:
- Make sure your sexual partner gets treated as well. Most men carry yeast infections without knowing it. They give it back to you time and again. He may be having an affair with a woman who is infected.
- Use a condom if you don't trust him or if he refuses to undergo treatment with you.
- You may be reacting allergically, subconsciously or psychosomatically to having intercourse with someone you don't really want to do it with. Use EFT on this to clear out resentments, fear, anger, frustrations, blame and shame. Empower yourself!
- Avoid sitting naked in Spas or saunas or other people's toilets. Sit on a personal towel and make sure you sit on same side, not on the one that was in contact with a public surface!
- Take care what you eat. Some foods (sugars and carbohydrates) tend to cause an imbalance in our stomach. The bacteria will migrate from there. I recommend you to eat bio-yogurt every day and drink a tablespoon of natural bio-apple-vinegar in a glass of water. This is also great for combating hunger. More info in a great site is: www.mercola.com
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How to Treat Yeast Infections Naturally
By Dr. Kendra Pearsall
Infection of the vaginal tract (vaginitis) is one of the most common
reasons for women seeking medical attention. There are many types
of vaginal infections, but one of the most common is the yeast infection,
Candida albicans, which is demonstrated by a thick, curdy white,
itchy discharge and reddened, raw vaginal tissue. When the ecology
of the vagina is disturbed, the beneficial bacteria in the vagina
are destroyed, and Candida is allowed to proliferate, leading to
a yeast infection. Therefore, if you are a woman and you have a
yeast infection, you must always ask yourself what may have caused
this imbalance.
Here are some questions to consider:
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Do you eat sugar, or are you diabetic? (Candida thrives on
sugar.)
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Are you wearing synthetic panty hose or panties without a cotton
crotch?
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Do you wash your vagina with soap? (Soap can irritate the tissues.
In most cases only water and a washcloth are necessary.)
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Do you have a depressed immune function due to an illness or
unhealthy lifestyle? (Eating junk food or inadequate sleep,
etc.)
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Are you taking antibiotics (which kill healthy flora), steroids
or birth control pills (which adversely affect the pH of the
vagina)?
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Are you pregnant?
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Have you ruled out food, pollen, detergent or semen allergies
with a medical practitioner trained in allergies?
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Are you sexually active? (Sexual intercourse is contraindicated
while you are infected as you may pass the Candida to your partner
and continue to pass it back and forth.)
Natural treatments for yeast infections
include:
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You must eat a healthy, low-sugar, low-grain diet as prescribed
in Dr. Mercola's
Total Health Program, which I co-authored.
You can get an idea of the program by checking out the nutrition
plan.
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You will want to increase your probiotic intake with probiotic
capsules or by eating cultured
foods because these contain the good bacteria that keep
your vagina and gastrointestinal tract healthy and will replace
the Candida. This is especially important if you are taking
antibiotics.
After I met Donna Gates, author of The
Body Ecology Diet, in February, I have become a strong believer
in the importance of cultured foods and eat them with every
meal to aid in digestion. When people complain to Donna that
they don't have time to shred vegetables, she recommends
people make it into a party and prepare it in bulk while socializing.
Cultured vegetables are amenable to mass production because
they keep for months on end without spoiling.
Other good cultured foods are plain organic yogurt and miso.
Cultured foods are eaten in every culture and ideally should
be eaten with every meal because of their amazing health benefits.
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Other dietary considerations include avoidance of all simple
sugars, dairy (except if cultured), alcohol, cheeses, dried
fruits, melons, peanuts and all suspected food allergens as
all these will exacerbate Candida.
Natural topical treatments include:
- Inserting one Boric acid powder capsule morning and evening
for three to seven days for an acute infection, and 14 to 30 days
for a chronic infection. I have not seen Boric acid capsules widely
available in health stores or pharmacies but women can make their
own by buying a bottle of Boric acid powder and gelatin capsules
(a capsule-making machine makes the process go faster).
Studies show the effectiveness of Boric acid is very high especially
in women with chronic resistant yeast infections--one study
with 100 women showed a 98 percent success rate with this condition.
If you find that the Boric acid irritates your external genitalia
you can protect the tissue with vitamin E oil (preferred) or
Vaseline.
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Insert a garlic clove into the vagina in the morning and an
acidophilus capsule in the evening for three to seven days.
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Prepare a retention douche with bentonite clay, Pau D'
Arco tea, yogurt, tea tree oil and goldenseal and douche two
times a day for seven to 10 days.
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Soak a tampon with diluted tea tree oil and keep it in the
vagina overnight.
Allopathic treatments include the following
anti-fungals:
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Clotrimazole, Miconazole, Terconazole suppository creams available
over-the-counter or by prescription.
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Fluconazole, a single-dose treatment.
In my experience as a physician, I have been able to treat some
of my female patients with the natural herbal remedies successfully.
On the other hand, I've had female patients who've spent
painful itchy days on end because they insisted allopathic treatments
were evil, only to go nearly insane from their agonizingly raw,
irritated vaginas.
Ultimately, a few of these women, perhaps temporarily insane from
the pain, wound up crawling to the store for the anti-fungal creams,
ripping open the box, and inserting the cream right there in the
pharmacy aisle!
The moral of this story is that you may wish to experiment with
Boric acid or herbal treatments, but if you do not see results after
five days you may wish to use an allopathic treatment, which is
relatively harmless if used infrequently.
In conclusion, the best way to prevent and treat yeast infections
is to eat a healthy, low-sugar, low-grain diet, eat cultured foods,
avoid the high-risk behaviors described above and experiment with
any of the above treatments that you are intuitively drawn to, and
I will bet that Candida albicans shall not hold your vagina hostage
ever again.
Related Articles:
Vaginal Yeast Infections
Drug Treatment of Vaginal Infections Linked To Premature Delivery
Vaseline May Increase Yeast Infections In Babies
Article courtesy of www.mercola.com our thanks to the good work of Dr. Mercola, who dedicates his life to informing the public about what they would never know from regular media.
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