February 1, 2009
Causes Of Recurrent Yeast Infections
Recurrent Candida infections are now ruining the health of 5% of women worldwide. If you’re struggling to cope with recurrent fungal infections I can guarantee you’re not alone in your misery. The good news is there is a definite cause of your recurrent fungal infections, and as soon you have found out what it is you can easily cure yourself naturally.
OTC anti Candida creams
OTC anti fungal products are a major cause of recurrent yeast infections. Large numbers of women, everyday, are buying these products when they don’t need to use them. Many women seem to think that these anti Candida products can be applied to ward off a fungal infection, and this is the opposite of what will happen.
When you apply an over the counter anti fungal cream it will cause the harmless Candida yeast residing in your vagina to transform into a fungus. It does this to protect itself from the OTC treatment that is used to wipe it out. Apart from the side effects of these OTC treatments they are safe to apply for one week to treat a yeast infection, the yeast has no time to transform and become resistant to the OTC treatment.
It’s when the anti fungal remedy is over applied for no reason that the yeast mutates, becomes resistant, and then becomes the reason for chronic fungal infections that become seemingly impossible to cure. And as more cream is used in an attempt to cure your recurring fungal infections the mutated yeast is becoming stronger.
Antibiotics and fungal infections
Antibiotics are the biggest cause of chronic Candida infections. Like OTC treatments, antibiotics force the yeast to mutate in its battle against a medicine that is continually attempting to kill it. As well as wiping out the fungus and bacteria that the drugs are planned for, the oral anti fungals kill all of your beneficial bacteria that are one of your system’s natural defenses against yeast infections.
Anti fungal drugs also weaken your body’s cells, and this results in problems like a weakened immune system which is also one of your systems defenses against infections.
Underlying illness
Another reason for your recurrent fungal infections may be an underlying health condition. This is why it’s so important that you go and see your doctor when you first suspect any reoccurrence of your fungal infection. Diabetes and the HIV/AIDS virus are a couple health problems that are responsible for chronic fungal infections.
If you’re suffering from diabetes you can get it under control with a more suitable medication, then you can can get down to successfully curing your Candida infection.
If you’re suffering from AIDS/HIV then you will probably be on constant medication due to the fact that your immune system will not be strong enough to fight of the Candida.
Chronic yeast infections cures
If you have the misfortune of recurrent fungal infections, and under the impression that have no chance to cure yourself you do still have options of treatments left. And these options have helped tens of thousands of men and women eliminate from their bodies the mutated Candida so they can carry on their lives in excellent health.
Filed under Yeast Infection by Jennifer King