How To Prevent Yeast Infection

A Recurrent Yeast Infection is simply a yeast infection that keeps coming back, maybe up to four or five times a year. Some people are simply susceptible to them. Read on to find out why!

A Yeast Infection is a condition caused by and also known as "Candida Albicans". Candida is a naturally occurring yeast found in everyone and in the air. It seeks to overgrow and rule the body when suitable conditions are present. This overgrowth can be extremely hazardous! It can change to a pathogenic from non pathogenic state, producing Rhizoids which are root like structures.These can actually penetrate the walls of the intestine and allow yeast and toxic waste to enter the bloodstream. Scary!

A Yeast Infection or overgrowth happens when your natural inner balance is affected.

Some of the causes of this could be...

* A high sugar diet - a leading cause, as it feeds the yeast and allows it to spread and multiply.
* Diabetes - Diabetics are often sufferers due to excessive sugar.
* Antibiotics - You take these for some other infection or bacteria and they will kill all the good bacteria too! The body does it's best to stay in balance but antibiotics can "overcorrect".
* A compromised immune system - this may be you feeling under par after an illness or prolonged stress or if you are an HIV or Aids sufferer.
* Sex with a person with a high level of yeast themselves.
* Hygiene - Candida Albicans loves warm, damp and dark environments like the intestines, vagina, mouth and between the toes etc.
* Clothes that don't "breathe" or are tight and restrict the flow of air.

A Recurrent Yeast Infection can have lots of different symptoms! They serve to tell you all in the body is not as it should be. Among the symptoms can be

* Burning, swollen, itching rashes.
* Discharges and odours
* Migraines, mood swings and brain fog
* Food cravings
* Lack of energy, vitality and good quality of life
* Gas, bloating, poor digestion and digestive pain
* Eczema
* Yeast Infections in the toe and fingernails
* Muscle & joint aches and pains
* Sinus disorders

Not good!

So what is the best way to stop these Recurrent Yeast Infections?

You've probably tried lots of creams, remedies and over the counter treatments. The problem with these, however, is that they just address the external symptoms and not the internal root cause! So you take them, the infection goes, you stop taking them and Hey! Back comes the infection. Again!

The best and only approach that works permanently is to tackle the problem holistically. This means following a multi pronged approach. Some of the points to look at include

* Diet - among the issues here are sugar, alcohol and yeast products.
* Stress management - don't reduce the effectiveness of your immune system further.
* Exercise and sleep optimisation - build up your inner self.
* Clothing - breathable or natural fabrics and not too tight.
* Good personal hygiene - keep everything dry - yeast loves damp bits!
* Scented products - Not good. They can throw out the PH of your body and upset it's balance further.

You need to get to the bottom of the cause and not just the symptoms!
You need to alter the particular conditions in which your Yeast Infection is encouraged to overgrow.
Recurrent Yeast Infections happen because you keep feeding the yeast!