Treatment of Yeast Infection

Both men and women have a small number of minute organisms, called candida fungus on their body. Many times their number grows, particularly at underarms, nails, mouth , ganitals and between toes. This produces irritation and uncomfort. This is known as yeast infection. Any part of the body can be infected by yeast.

Yeast infection may be caused due to poor hygiene, low body immune power, diabetes, pregnancy, poor nutrition, and due to antibiotics and birth control pills. The acidity in the vagina prevents yeast from growing too much there. But if the acidity of the vagina decreases, then yeast growth may be too much causing vaginal infection.

Avoiding Yeast Infection

If you follow simple hygiene, then you can avoid yeast infection. it is better to avoid it rather than having it and then use treatment. Following are the tips to avoid the yeast infection:
Do not keep your vagina wet for a long time.
Do not douche vagina with vinegar after menstrual periods or sexual intercourse as it may remove the healthy bacteria in the vagina. Seek the advice of your doctor.
Yeast can live in your underwear (particularly non-cotton panties), so you should wash it well, definitely during and after a yeast infection. You should wear a skirt with no underwear (or wear unbleached, un-dyed cotton underwear) and no pantyhose. You should not wear synthetic-fiber underwear.
You should improve your immune system. People who have week immune system, are prone to vaginal yeast infections, thrush or yeast infection of the throat.
The use of antibiotics may be the cause of vaginal yeast infections. The antibiotics kill the unwanted bacteria of disease, but can also kill the good bacteria in your vagina, allowing the yeast to develop.

Yeast Infection Treatment

The yeast infection should be treated as soon as it is detected. It can enter into the blood stream leading to health problems. The best thing is to avoid yeast infection as mentioned above.
Before you start any treatment, you should consult a doctor to know that the problem is not due to other resons. The symptoms of vaginal yeast infection such as itching, swelling or burning around the vulva and in the vagina, and a thick white vaginal discharge may be due to HIV & STDs infections.

Some of the possible treatments of the yeast infection are given below:
If you know the cause of your yeast infection, you can treat them early as soon as the symptoms appear. You should also work to prevent them so as not to get yeast infection in future.
Apply garlic paste on the infected area other than vagina.
Eat 1 cup of plain yogurt containing live acidophilus cultures daily for a long period of time until symptoms disappear.
Insert a tampon dipped in plain yogurt into the vagina twice a day until symptoms disappear.

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