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Antibiotics and Yeast Infections

The leading cause of a yeast infection is the use of antibiotics.

These drugs kill off bacteria that usually keep the yeast in check. The yeast population then grows too quickly for your immune system to control it. When this happens, yeast may then change over to its infectious form and go on the attack.

Women quite often experience their first yeast infections after taking a prescription for antibiotics, or after using soap containing disinfectants. Other women have no problems with most antibiotics, but may get yeast infections if they take specific types of antibiotics, or if they are treated for an extended time for chronic problems like acne.

Some condoms have a spermicide containing nonoxynol-9, which has been shown to increase the incidence of yeast infections. If you get a yeast infection after having sex using a condom, check the package to see if it has an antibiotic or spermicide. If it does, you might consider changing brands.

Our food supply is also full of antibiotics, because beef and poultry are fed these drugs on a regular basis to keep them healthy in crowded conditions. Some practitioners believe the widespread use of antibiotics in both humans and animals is the cause for both the recent increase in drug-resistant bacteria, and the increased incidence of yeast infections.

If you have a child who gets yeast infections and there is no obvious cause, you may want to switch to certified organic beef, chicken and eggs. (“Free range” is not a regulated term, and does not guarantee that the chicken or egg is antibiotic free.)

The following list includes medications that have been shown to trigger Candidiasis, but this list may not be complete:

Rondomycin
Methacycline
Ceporex
Acne-sol powder
Alprostadil injection
Caverject injection
Edex injection
Muse injection
Ceftazidime

Fortaz
Tazicef
Tazidime
Ceptaz
Ceftazim
Fortum
Tagal
Taloken
Waytrax

To learn more about the causes of yeast infections, please see the following articles

 


Important: The information presented on this page and other pages on this site is based upon the opinions of the author, and on the author's interpretation of published reports and articles. It is not intended to replace your relationship with a qualified health care professional, and is not intended as medical advice. 

The author encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon knowledge of the issues of nutrition and health, and in partnership with a qualified health care professional.

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