A Candid View of Yeast Infections and Their Natural Treatment
By: John Cielo
Submitted: 2011-06-12 13:35:12 | Word Count: 466
Yeast infections are also known as Candida or Candidiasis and occur more in women than men. They are horrible and need to be cured as fast as possible. Here you'll discover the symptoms, causes and treatment of yeast infections.
Candida albicans lives quite happily in the human body along with our other flora, but it's growth is kept well in check by our body's friendly bacteria. It prefers to reside in dark, warm, moist areas of the body, which is why most yeast infections are found in areas like the genitalia, mouth, anus, ears, blood, gut, etc. It can also flare up in skin folds and the arm pits.
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Yeast infections appear when the body's good bacteria and the Candida fungi get 'out of balance' so that the fungi can 'overgrow' and spread. The typical symptoms of a yeast infection -- sometimes called Candida or Candidiasis -- are burning sensation, itchiness, pain, swelling, inflammation, pain when urinating, white discharge, difficulty having intercourse.
Oral signs are white / creamy spots over the tongue and soft tissue, sometimes reddish spots on the lips. Male yeast infection can cause patchy sores on the head and foreskin.
But there are other yeast infection symptoms that are less well-known to the general public, and these are things like, painful / swollen joints, dizziness, fatigue, mood swings, drowsiness, poor coordination, irritability, poor concentration, poor memory, anxiety, and so on. But, of course, these are symptoms of many other things, so you need to consult your doctor for a proper diagnosis.
Your usual over the counter treatments can help to get rid of the symptoms given time. But they can cause nasty side effects for some sufferers. And as they tend to address the symptoms, rather than the root causes of Candida, at least 50% of yeast infection victims will have more than one infection, with many of those having recurring yeast infections, which can cause serious health complications, even death in rare cases.
So more and more people with Candida are using natural treatments for their infections that take into account the main underlying causes of yeast infections, which are a lowered immune system, high blood sugar levels, friendly bacteria depletion, some drug therapies and hormonal imbalance.
Typical natural remedies are the use of things like natural yogurt, probiotics, garlic, tea tree oil, raw apple cider vinegar, echinacea, chamomile, natural supplements, etc. In addition there are important dietary changes to be made as well as some lifestyle adjustments...
