Website design By BotEap.comAbout 75% of women will have a yeast infection at some point in their lives. What more than half! Many women don’t know how to treat it or just ignore it because they don’t know it’s a yeast infection. So here is everything you need to know about a yeast infection.

Website design By BotEap.comSo what is a yeast infection? A yeast infection is an infection of the vagina and the area around it called the vulva. It’s an overgrowth of yeast, which is called Candida (which is a fungus). There is always a small amount in the vagina, but when your body produces too much, you get an infection.

Website design By BotEap.comThere are a few factors that can cause or contribute to an infection. Such as hormonal changes during your periods, having your period, pregnancy, lack of sleep, illness, stress, taking certain medications such as antibiotics, birth control and steroids, and poor eating habits (high sugar diets). You can also get an infection from having sex and also by mouth. You can also pass this on to your partner, so make sure you treat it as soon as possible.

Website design By BotEap.comHow do you know you have an infection? The most common symptom is itching around the vagina. Other symptoms include swelling, burning, and redness of the vagina and vulva, pain during and after intercourse, and pain when urinating. You will also get a lumpy white discharge (like cottage cheese). This discharge will not have an order and may not always occur in some people.

Website design By BotEap.comStay away from antibiotics when you have a yeast infection. Because? Because the antibiotics actually make the Candida colonies grow at a faster rate.

Website design By BotEap.comThe way yeast infections are usually diagnosed is that you have to go to the doctors and the doctors will take a scraping from the inner walls of the vagina and test for Candida. There are also over-the-counter ways to test for yeast infections, what they do is measure your body’s pH. Knowing your body’s pH can help you know if you have a yeast infection and if you need treatment.

Website design By BotEap.comThere are many treatments for a yeast infection, oral creams, tablets, ointments and suppositories. The ones that come in vaginal tablets are called clotrimazole, miconazole, terconazole, and nystatin. The one you would take by mouth is called fluconazole. All of these must be prescribed by a doctor. And with these drugs come side effects and it may take a while to see results. And most of them just treat the infection and don’t prevent the infection from coming back.

Website design By BotEap.comA great supplement that treats the infection and prevents it from coming back is called Candidol from micro-nutra. This supplement helps your body maintain a normal balance of yeast without the negative side effects. It boosts your immune system so it can fight the growth of Candida and helps increase your pH levels.