Symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection: what symptoms are treated?

Everyone, women and men, carries a certain amount of yeast in their body. This yeast has the purpose of maintaining certain bodily functions. Sometimes the yeast grows faster than normal and causes problems in your body. This is called candidiasis and both men and women can get it. It can go unnoticed at first, especially in men. It typically presents with symptoms such as severe itching, burning, and discharge.

There are many ways to relieve the symptoms of a yeast infection. Once the symptoms are gone, most people think the infection is cured and can’t understand why it seems to come back so easily. That’s because only the symptoms were treated, not the problem. I’ll describe the causes of a yeast infection, some easy ways to find relief, and let you know how you can get rid of the infection for good, quickly, safely, and all-naturally.

Our bodies contain both good and bad bacteria. The good bacteria are the ones that keep the normal amount of yeast in check. If something happens to reduce the amount of good bacteria, the yeast will have the opportunity to grow out of control, causing the yeast infection. The change in the level of bacteria can occur for various reasons. When we have an infection in any part of our body, we are prescribed antibiotics to eliminate the bacteria that is causing the infection. Unfortunately, antibiotics don’t discriminate between good and bad bacteria, they kill them all. Since the good bacteria have been eliminated, the yeast will easily grow out of control.

Probiotics, also called acidophilus, increase the number of good bacteria in your body. You can find probiotic supplements at your local pharmacy. You can also get relief and increase the number of good bacteria by eating yogurt with active cultures. Try to eat plain yogurt without sugar. The fruit and sugar in yogurt can actually help yeast continue to grow.