Vaginal Yeast Infections Caused by Cuts and Scrapes

Small cuts or scrapes in the vagina or vulva can allow yeast to invade. Tampons, especially the type with extremely high absorbency, can sometimes cause microscopic cuts. Women who get frequent yeast infections may want to use unscented pads for a while to see if it helps. Sex and the use of sex toys without [...]

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Yeast Infections Caused by Sharing Dirty Needles

The sharing of dirty needles by drug users can inject yeast into the bloodstream or muscles, right along with HIV viruses and hepatitis germs. For a whole lot of reasons, sharing needles is not a good idea. This is especially true if the person using dirty needles is already immune compromised. Although yeast infections are [...]

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Sugar and White Flour Can Cause Yeast Infections

Eating lots of sugar and white flour (in bread, cakes, cookies and pasta) can upset the balance between good bacteria and Candida yeast, and this can allow the yeast population to grow out of control. It can also lead to insulin resistance and a pre-diabetic condition, and these hormone changes can also lead to yeast [...]

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Steroids and Yeast Infections

Steroids that are used to combat illnesses such as asthma, arthritis and lupus have been known to bring on a yeast infection, because these medications lower your immune response. Steroid medications are included in one of the four primary causes of yeast infections, because the immune system is so important in preventing infections. If you [...]

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Some Personal Products Can Cause Yeast Infections

Some personal products contain irritating chemicals that can cause damage to delicate skin, and allow a yeast infection to take hold. Some women have found that scented or colored toilet papers can damage the delicate membranes in the genital area or cause irritation, which then gives yeast a chance to invade. The same is true [...]

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Sitting All Day and Moist Conditions Can Cause Yeast Infections

Sitting for long periods of time, especially if you are confined to a wheelchair, can create a nice environment for a vaginal yeast infection or male yeast infections. Sitting all day can also cause a Candida skin rash in the warm, moist environment inside your clothing. If you aren’t able to get up and move [...]

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Changes in pH Balance Can Cause Yeast Infections

Changes in the pH balance cause yeast infections by making the Candida yeast switch to its infectious form. Our bodies always have yeast populations, both inside and out, and they rarely cause problems. However, chemical changes in the environment surrounding the yeast can trigger an infection. Several things can cause changes in the pH balance [...]

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Hormone Changes and Illness May Cause Yeast Infections

Changes in your hormone balance can bring on a yeast infection, and that’s why so many pregnant women are infected. (Pregnant women should never attempt to treat an infection themselves – always talk to your doctor first! The symptoms could actually be caused by a bacterial infection that could be dangerous to you or your [...]

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Compromised Immune Systems and Candida Infections

Yeast infections caused by Candida albicans yeast can be quite dangerous in patients with compromised immune system. A weakened immune system can be caused by an HIV infection, or by other illnesses such as leukemia and Lyme disease. Chemotherapy temporarily damages your immune system. If you have an organ transplant you’ll be taking drugs to [...]

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Are Yeast Infections Contagious?

If you get chronic yeast infections or if both you and your partner seem to get them at the same time, it’s natural to ask “are yeast infections contagious?” Most medical experts say that yeast infections are not contagious. This actually makes sense when you consider the fact that Candida yeast is on (and in) [...]

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Why Antibiotics Cause 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. [...]

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Why Are So Many Scientists Studying Candida Infections?

A number of authors claim that scientists have no interest in studying Candida infections “because there’s no money in it.” This is not true. Just a few of the recent studies about Candida infections are listed below: One recent study in Italy has found a possible vaccine for Candida infections, and they hope to begin [...]

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The Different Kinds of Yeast Infections

Vaginitis is one of the most common kinds of yeast infections. When the invasive form of C. albicans infects the female genital area, the condition is called Vaginitis, or genital candidiasis. Vaginal yeast infections are so common that 75% of women will have at least one infection sometime in their lives, and 50% of women [...]

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How Harmless Candida Yeast Can Turn Into An Infection

Candida albicans yeast is usually quite benign, but it can change into an infective form when the environmental conditions are right for an infection. Candida switches from the non-threatening round form to the invasive filamentary form when it encounters specific environmental conditions, such as a changing hormone balance or acidosis, which is common among diabetics. [...]

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How Candida Yeast Becomes Drug Resistant

While “normal” yeast infections are usually quite easy to treat, some strains of yeast have been known to become drug resistant. This phenomenon is beginning to alarm world health providers. Scientists are only now beginning to unravel the mystery of the C. albicans lifecycle, although the organism has been extensively studied for many years. One [...]

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The Yeast Infection and Obesity Connection

As if the overweight men and women of the world didn’t have enough to worry about, obesity is one of the risk factors of chronic yeast infections. Why obesity can add to your risk of getting yeast infections There are two reasons why overweight women get more vaginal yeast infections, and why both men and [...]

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Treating Yeast Infections – An Introduction

There are a number of natural and medical ways for treating yeast infections. Some are more effective than others. If you have a weakened immune system for any reason, you should never attempt to treat a yeast infection yourself. If your immune system is compromised, you need to get medical attention as soon as possible. [...]

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Common Symptoms of Vaginal Yeast Infections

Unfortunately, the symptoms of vaginal yeast infections are “nonspecific.” This means that it is not possible to use the symptoms alone to make a diagnosis, because all these symptoms can also be caused by other organisms, and some of the infections with similar symptoms are a lot more serious than a Candida yeast infection. The [...]

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Preventing Yeast Infections – Some Basic Tips

Preventing yeast infections is a matter of finding the most likely cause for a Candida overgrowth. While  poor diet and damp, warm skin are easily-fixed problems that may trigger a yeast infection, there are other risk factors that must also be considered. Hormone changes and the use of antibiotics and steroid medications are probably the [...]

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Yeast Infection Causes and Risks – An Overview

What are the most common yeast infection causes? Why do some people get yeast infections, while others don’t? Why do some yeast infections keep coming back? There is no doubt that humans have been living with yeast as long as we’ve been on this Earth. For that reason, our bodies have developed natural defense systems [...]

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