The infection from candida begins in the digestive system and affects the skin, intestinal tract, mouth, mucous membranes, throat and the vagina in women.
In fact, the fungal infection from candida is most common in women. The infection can also travel through the blood and in rare cases also affects the heart. When it goes out of control, the yeast multiplies rapidly causing prosthesis and other problems. Antibiotics promote candida infection because they are unable to differentiate between good and bad bacteria and end up killing all. The elimination of good bacteria increases the production of candida.
Candida - Vaginal Yeast Infections and Antibiotics
The vagina contains mucus and harmless bacteria which act together to defend the vagina from candida (or thrush) as well as other germs. If you are taking antibiotics, then these natural defenses can be altered or upset causing the candida to take hold. The conditions candida likes best are those found in the warm, moist and airless parts of the body.
If you having a vaginal discharge and you have recently completed a course of antibiotics, then it is likely that you have thrush.
For many years now, it has been common practice for women on antibiotics to eat a daily tub of yogurt as a remedy to prevent thrush.
In fact, forty per cent of women on antibiotics tend to take yogurt for this very reason and in addition, many doctors and pharmacists also recommend this therapy to women when prescribing or dispensing antibiotics.
However, in findings published in the British Medical Journal very recently, it was stated that lactobacillus acidophilus (a key bacterium in yogurt) was not effective in the prevention of thrush after a course of antibiotics.
But there are other ways in which you can help to prevent thrush while on antibiotics:
* Avoid wearing tight clothes or tight underwear.
* Avoid wearing synthetic-fiber underwear – cotton is much healthier.
* Change wet clothing as soon as possible – don’t sit around in a wet swim suit.
* When using the toilet, wipe with toilet paper from front to back.
* Wash and thoroughly dry the genital area as often as possible and avoid perfumed and colored soaps, bubble baths and vaginal douches.
* Avoid using tampons just during this time.
* Take warm, salty baths frequently or sit in a bowl of warm, salty water.
Some home remedies for the treatment of yeast infections
If you are suffering from yeast infections, you might like to try out these home remedies in addition to your regular treatment:
* For yeast infections on any part of the body other than the vagina, apply a fresh garlic paste directly on to the affected area – garlic is a natural antiseptic.
* Plain yogurt is another home remedy – this time for the vagina. Dip a tampon in plain yogurt containing acidophiulus and insert it into the vagina twice a day. Repeat this until one day after the symptoms disappear.
Read on about Male Yeast Infections
Male Yeast Infections and Candida
Balanitis affects males and is the inflammation of the end of the penis called the glans. Many germs live on the skin in small numbers and do not cause any harm. Sometimes they can multiply quickly and cause an infection such as candida (or the balanitis can also be caused by a bacterial infection).
In males, the skin of the glans is particularly sensitive and may become inflamed if it comes into contact with certain chemicals or other substances. Indeed, an infection is even more likely in males who are not circumcised and/or may have other medical problems.
Symptoms include redness, irritation and soreness of the end of the penis (the glans). Sometimes the foreskin can be inflamed at the same time. There can be a small patch of redness on part of the skin surface of the glans or the whole glans can become red, swollen and painful.
There is sometimes a discharge from under the foreskin. This discharge has the appearance of thick clumps. There may also be some pain when urinating. Some of the chemicals and other substances that may cause irritation are:
* Perfumed soaps and shower gels.
* Overwashing or scrubbing
* The chemicals found in some condoms, spermicides and lubricants.
* The chemicals which may spill on your hands and are then spread to the penis when going to the toilet and
* The residue from some washing powers or fabric softeners used when washing underwear.
In addition, bad hygiene can cause old skin, urine, sweat and other matter to collect under the foreskin of the penis. This in turn may irritate the glans and lead to inflammation.
Some of the other conditions (including medical conditions) that can cause an infection to develop are:
* Diabetes – if the diabetic male does not have his disease well controlled, glucose can pass out in the urine leaving drops on the foreskin.
* Phimosis – this is a condition in which the foreskin cannot be pulled back fully over the glans and therefore washing is more difficult – although rare in teenage boys and men, it is normal in young boys up to the age of around five.
* Sexual intercourse with a woman who has vaginal thrush.
* Taking a course of antibiotics for another medical condition.
If the balanitis is caused by a bacterial infection , then you may need a course of antibiotics.
If the balanitis is caused by a candida infection, then it can be treated in the same way as any other yeast infection but remember that if your partner has vaginal thrush, then you both need treatment to avoid re-infecting each other. Refrain from having sex, or use a condom, while the infection is being treated. Most cases will clear up in just a few days.
Candida and Yeast Infection
Candida or candida albicans is a yeast or an asexual fungus that causes a fungal infection within the human body. But under normal circumstances candida causes no harm – it is actually one of the thousands of bacteria’s and fungal elements that remain within the human body and benefit the various processes.
Also known as ˜thrush’ candida begins to create a problem when there is an increase in the production of this yeast. The infection of this yeast is known as ‘candidiasis’.
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